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What Did We Miss? 10 Early Disasters May 21, 2024

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00:00 - What did we miss?

Here are the early round picks who have really screwed their teams; we left out players with massive injuries, such as Spencer Strider and Luis Robert. Beside each player, is their NFBC Main Event ADP and their Earned Auction Calculator value at the start of play this week.

03:30 - Julio Rodriguez, 4, 9

09:15 - Corbin Carroll, 7, -1

17:00 - Yordan Alvarez, 14, 12

21:30 - Matt Olson, 18, 2; Austin Riley, 21, 1; Ozzie Albies, 27, 8; Michael Harris, 28, 6

30:00 - Difficult in actually to “buy low”

35:10 - Francisco Lindor, 29, 12

38:30 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 32, 7, Bo Bichette, 40, -5

46:00 - Corey Seager, 37, 3

51:00 - Kevin Gausman, 33, -13

56:30 - Edwin Diaz, 34, -6; Josh Hader, 44, 0

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FAAB Adds & Drops / Yankees On Fire May 20, 2024

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the Yankees recent hot streak, Corbin Carroll, Edwin Diaz, Luis Gil and then break down all the adds and drops from the weekend of FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Diamonds in the Rough With Mike Carter May 19, 2024

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) discuss the good players going overlooked on the worst teams in baseball.

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00:00 Headlines

18:30 Chicago White Sox

35:30 Miami Marlins

44:45 Colorado Rockies

49:45 Los Angeles Angels

56:15 Oakland Athletics

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FAAB Targets (Week of May 20, 2024) May 18, 2024

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations.

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024) May 17, 2024

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Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking fantasy baseball news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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0:00 Intro/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Pickups

5:30 Jalen Beeks - $9
Nick Gonzales - $4
Alec Burleson - User comment
10:40 Tylor Megill - $4
Charlie Blackmon - $3
Luke Raley - $3
Carlos Santana - $3
Eddie Rosario - $2
Griffin Jax - $0
13:35 Clay is still waiting on James Wood

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024)

Slade Cecconi 1
Chris Sale 5
Charlie Morton 3
Kyle Bradish 4
Tanner Houck 3 (Todd 4)
Javier Assad 3
Andrew Abbott 2 (Todd 1)
29:15 Ben Lively 1 (Todd 2)
Cal Quantrill 0
Erick Fedde 2
Garrett Crochet 3 (Todd 4)
Reese Olson 3 (Todd 4)
Casey Mize 2
Michael Wacha 1
Reid Detmers 1 (Todd 2)
Gavin Stone 3
Ryan Weathers 3
Joe Ross 1
42:00 Pablo Lopez 5
Tylor Megill 3 (Todd 2)
Marcus Stroman 2
Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 4)
Aaron Brooks 0
45:30 Ranger Suarez 4
Martin Perez 0
Michael King 4 (Todd 3)
Dylan Cease 5 (Todd 4)
Logan Gilbert 5
Bryan Woo 3
Logan Webb 5
Sonny Gray 4
Taj Bradley 3
Jon Gray 3 (Todd 2)
Jose Berrios 4
Yusei Kikuchi 4
Mitchell Parker 1

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The History of Fantasy Sports May 16, 2024

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Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports." (https://tinyurl.com/b63urwjx)

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00:00 - The History of Fantasy Sports

03:00 - 18 Months of Research

04:20 - First Tabletop Games in 1800’s

05:20 - Difference between fantasy & Strat-O-Matic / APBA

08:00 - Paring Down to Make the Book

09:30 - FSTA / FSGA

13:00 - Founders of Rotisserie

19:00 - Early Reviews

22:30 - Early different formats

25:00 - Variations of the game

30:00 - Larry’s personal background - CDM

31:45 - Transitioning to LABR/Tout

34:30 - Mixed Leagues

35:40 - Football dwarfs baseball

37:30 - Role of the leagues / players’ associations

39:00 - AL ToutWars this year

42:30 - NFBC Main Events

43:20 - Corbin Carroll

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The New Best Prospects w/ Aram Leighton May 15, 2024

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James Wood
Coby Mayo
Walker Jenkins
Xavier Isaac
Dylan Crews
Brady House
Colson Montgomery
Lazaro Montes
Roman Anthony
Aidan Miller

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First Quarter Observations and a Bad Streaming Week May 14, 2024

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Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson view some of the surprising results from the first quarter of the season and discuss whether they are sustainable, plus they review the paltry streaming options for the week.

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00:00 - We are roughly ¼ of the way through the season.

02:15 - Do we buy MIL as a top-5 offense?

15:30 - Alexis Diaz blows it

19:45 - CIN as a bottom-5 offense?

27:30 - Reds Godfather Offer?

31:30 - Will SEA strike out this much all season?

36:00 - Streaming for strikeouts instead of wins

43:00 - Is the OAK offense actually decent?

49:00 - Is the STL offense this bad?

55:00 - Hitters called up really struggled

58:30 - Shaky Streamers

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Skenes Debuts + Week 8 FAAB Breakdown May 13, 2024

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops across fantasy leagues this weekend and also talk Paul Goldschmidt, Teoscar Hernandez and of course, the Paul Skenes debut. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScotJenstad I @RotoWire

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Drops and Disappointments With Dave McDonald May 12, 2024

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Erik Halterman (@Erik_Halterman) and guest Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) discuss the latest headlines and some difficult drop decisions.

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00:00 Happy Mother's Day/Happy Paul Skenes Day

07:45 More Headlines

22:50 Overall Drops Strategy

39:15 12-team Pitcher Drops

51:15 12-team Hitter Drops

1:02:30 15-team Drops

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