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Jake Ciely joins DVR and Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast, turning the My Guys column into a show. The trio highlights the players they like comfortably better than the consensus.
Players discussed include Victor Robles, Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Julio Urías, Charlie Morton, Alex Bregman, Starling Mate and more.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss Nando's growing love for Ronald Guzmán, the benefits of utilizing 2020 Postseason stats, and their takeaways from the weekend's Tout Wars festivities.
Rundown
2:48 Ronald Guzmán’s Push Back Into the Lineup
8:26 Adding 2020 Postseason to 2020 Stats
17:49 A Fun Tout WARS Weekend
21:04 OBP vs. AVG as a Category
27:03 Auction Madness
37:52 Ian and Nando Step Away
42:07 Joey Gallo is Underpriced
49:19 Intriguing Cheap Buys
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It's MLB win total over/under season, and we at The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast are celebrating by devoting an entire episode to our favorite overs and unders of the year.
Senior editor for sports gambling Andrew DeWitt joins Beller and DVR for this episode. The guys have strong takes on, to name a few, the Braves, Nationals, Blue Jays, Yankees, Cardinals and Pirates. Plus, they discuss some of the most interesting teams in the over/under market, including the Dodgers, Padres, Mets and Twins.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss a few players that the projections disagree about, how they prefer to mix and match players across multiple rosters, 2021 pitcher management, expectations for Joc Pederson in Chicago, and more.
Rundown
2:35 Disassembling the Cushbot to Understand Christian Walker
8:40 Players that Projection Systems Disagree About
16:39 Andrew Vaughn vs. Walker; Ceiling vs. Floor
22:03 Do You Diversify or Pick the Same Players, Generally?
33:13 2021 Pitching Workload Questions
39:38 Re-Examining Joc Pederson in Chicago
42:29 Players Returning From Suspension
45:56 Nando Gets Ty France in the Tout Wars Draft-and-Hold League
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DVR is joined by Clay Link, Senior MLB Editor at RotoWire to discuss his expectations for Vlad Jr., faith in productive 2021 debuts from Wander Franco and Jarred Kelenic, balancing skills vs. job security with closers, pitching targets outside the Top 200, and more.
Rundown
2:11 Vlad Jr. Expectations in Year 3
9:16 Wander Franco & Jarred Kelenic Arrivals
12:39 Stashing Prospects in Redraft
17:52 Balance of Skills vs. Job Security In Closer Target
26:46 Former First & Second-Rounders at a Discount
32:07 Favorite Pitching Targets Outside Top 200 Overall
36:54 Are the Reds’ Bats Undervalued?
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Nando, Ian & DVR discuss several under the radar players this draft season -- including Amed Rosario, Amir Garrett, Archie Bradley, Nomar Mazara, and Tigers Rule 5 pick Akil Baddoo -- before diving into Ian's strategy in AL LABR.
Rundown
2:34 Interest in Amed Rosario as a Late Target?
10:00 Amir Garrett vs. Archie Bradley
14:38 Jake Bauers? Nope.
18:23 Is Nando Right to Believe in Nomar Mazara?
25:09 Akil Baddoo’s Chance in Detroit
30:04 Franklin Barreto, Cristian Pache and Enrique Hernández
36:00 Shohei Ohtani’s Return to the Mound
41:23 Hunter Greene is Lighting Up the Radar Gun
45:19 Ian’s AL LABR Auction Strategy & Counsel
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Ottoneu creator Niv Shah joins DVR and Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast, and given the style of play in Ottoneu leagues, it's no surprise that the guys are focused on youngsters. Specifically, they discuss the young hitters and pitchers they're targeting in keeper and dynasty leagues.
In addition to talking about players like Alec Bohm, Nick Senzel, Kyle Lewis, José Urquidy and Triston McKenzie, Niv also gets into the ins and outs of Ottoneu leagues and the virtues of adding holds to your fantasy league.
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Nando, Ian and DVR dig into a few sleepers from The Athletic's team beat writers and discuss the chaos of juggling multiple drafts simultaneously as draft season heats up, their search for saves in Atlanta, and a candidate to fill the shoes of Jedd Gyorko in Nando's heart.
Rundown
1:55 Drafts Are in Full Swing
8:58 Making Nando’s Tout Wars Decision on the Wheel
17:00 Ty France is the New Jedd Gyorko
20:54 Is Rowdy Tellez Really Under the Radar?
28:26 A Rebound For Hunter Dozier?
31:18 Digging Deep for Saves in Atlanta
33:45 Avisaíl García’s Transformation
38:16 Javier Báez & Losing Focus
48:21 Shogo Akiyama’s Second Season
54:00 Getting Drunk For A Box Break?!
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This may be just one person's point of view (the person writing this show description), but this is going to be one of the most fun-filled years to draft pitchers in a long time. From pocket aces, to the increasing price of pitching, to the likelihood that at least 30 starters will be off the board within the first 100 picks of most drafts, the posture a drafter takes at starting pitcher will determine, more than any one input, the overall shape of his or her team.
Vlad Sedler joins DVR and Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast to break it all down. They discuss the risk surrounding the increasing price of mid-round pitchers, the early round guys they want to avoid, and late starters to target. They also get into a number of draft-day player vs. player debates, including Trevor Bauer vs. Yu Darvish, Brandon Woodruff vs. Clayton Kershaw, and Blake Snell vs. Tyler Glasnow.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss the opportunities for several young players in Seattle, potential rebounds from Yoán Moncada and Ketel Marte, Ian's new approach for dynasty rankings, and more!
Rundown
2:14 Baseball Pods Bracket
7:24 Opportunities for Young Players in Seattle
17:15 Interested in Discounted Yoán Moncada?
27:29 Banking on a Rebound From Ketel Marte?
32:06 Ian’s New Dynasty Rankings
40:53 Rylan Bannon & José De León Snubbed
42:27 Sheldon Neuse as a Dodger
50:33 Fitting ADP Info to Auction Values
55:01 Naming DVRisms
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