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USA Today's Steve Gardner joins Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast to break down the Mixed LABR draft, which took place on February 16. The guys look at the draft through the lens of Steve's team. which he selected from the 12 spot in a 15-team league.
The guys get into why it makes sense to believe in a Christian Yelich bounceback season, Yu Darvish's move to San Diego, Stephen Strasburg's discount window, Giancarlo Stanton's range of realistic outcomes, the pocket aces strategy, and a whole lot more.
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Nando and DVR are joined by Mike 'The Mouth' Massotto to discuss draft-and-hold leagues, trusting Randy Arozarena and Framber Valdez, Nando's "bike spoke players", and an opportunity to take his money in the 2021 NFBC Main Event.
Rundown
4:30 As a High Stakes Player, Why Talk During Draft Season?
9:21 Why Go High Stakes in the Draft-and-Hold Format?
13:46 Trusting Randy Arozarena
21:35 Early Pitching Foundations & Framber Valdez
26:35 Pushing Players Late & Bike Spoke Players
33:01 A Quick Trip Back to the 80s
40:15 DVR’s Drafting Style as Diagnosed by MTM
44:18 David Price vs. Dustin May for 2021
48:38 An Opportunity to Take Mike’s Money in the NFBC Main Event
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Derek Carty of ESPN and RotoGrinders joins Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast. The guys dive into Derek's new projection system THE BAT X, and its differences from its predecessor, THE BAT. The guys then use those projections to discuss players such as Vlad Guerrero Jr., Justin Turner, Wander Franco and more.
The trio also gets into how the shortened 2020 season changes and, perhaps more interestingly, doesn't change the projections process, with a look at 2020 breakouts we can trust, and some others we might want to approach a bit more carefully.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss the under the radar winners from the Elvis Andrus-Khris Davis deal, their interest in Forrest Whitley following two disappointing seasons, Keston Hiura's long-term value with the move to first base, their approach toward closers in 2021, and more.
Rundown
2:48 The Catchers Win in A’s-Rangers Swap
8:31 Interest in Forrest Whitley After Two Disappointing Seasons?
17:52 Keston Hiura’s Long-Term Value Moving to First Base
24:14 Mychal Givens and Recent Rockies Closers
31:34 Approach w/Closers Generally
41:33 Making a Keeper Decision: Biggio vs. Kelenic
53:15 Can You Even Reach in the Later Rounds?
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It all starts at the top, even for a couple of fantasy baseball industry veterans who are already immersed in draft prep. Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller focus their attention on the top of the draft on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast.
This season features the deepest pool of realistic 1.1 candidates in a long time. So, if you're in that chair, who should you take? How early must you act on starting pitchers, and what happens if you pass the point of no return? How heavily should we weigh 2020's siloed division schedule structure in our 2021 valuation of starting pitchers? The guys get into all that, and a whole lot more.
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss the Angels' rotation in search of pitching values, possible playing time routes for Jared Walsh and Franklin Barreto, trading tips from Ian, and projections for roles in the Colorado infield sans Nolan Arenado.
Rundown
4:34 Assessing The Angels’ Rotation
10:13 Finding Time for Jared Walsh
13:48 Does Franklin Barreto Have a Path to Playing Time?
16:27 Still Interested in Justin Upton?
19:09 Optimistic Season Will Start On Time?
24:48 Nando’s Draft-and-Hold Partnership
28:33 Looking for a Rebound From Ross Stripling?
35:04 Trading Tips From Ian
44:34 Projecting the Rockies’ Infield Without Nolan Arenado
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Nando, Ian & DVR discuss Jameson Taillon as a Yankee, Ian's attempt to influence Steve Cohen, and DVR's disappointment in fourth-and-goal field goals before discussing deep dynasty league draft picks considerations, how they each begin their prep for a new season,
Rundown
3:31 Predicting Ian’s Feelings About the Jameson Taillon Deal
6:15 Bringing the Blue Check Mark to Steve Cohen
12:05 Football's Blake Snell Moment
16:04 Should We Expect a Better Draft Class Following the Smaller 2020 Group?
24:38 Thoughts on Isaac Paredes?
32:00 An Attempt to Go Outside the Box with a Keeper Decision
36:48 Level of Concern w/Wander Franco's Underlying Numbers
41:03 Setting Up Individual Draft Prep
47:45 Playing to Your Strengths as a Fantasy Player
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss several late-round considerations for deep leagues in the wake of DVR's first draft-and-hold league, plus the Cleveland offense after the Francisco Lindor trade, Masahiro Tanaka's falling price, and concerns about Dinelson Lamet's health in the wake of the Padres' trade for Joe Musgrove.
Rundown
3:39 DVR’s First Draft And Hold of 2021
5:30 Ian Pries for Late-Round Darts
13:59 Ian Shares Some of His Own Late-Round Darts
26:20 A Look at Cleveland Post Lindor
35:30 Are We Still Undervaluing Lance Lynn (Especially in Long-Term Formats)?
45:36 Understanding Masahiro Tanaka’s Falling Price
47:53 Concerns About Dinelson Lamet w/Joe Musgrove Deal?
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss the intriguing and undervalued group of utility-only hitters in the 2021 player pool, the importance of DJ LeMahieu staying in the Bronx, and a Nando's foray deeper into the eBay abyss.
Rundown
6:43 Comfortable with DJ LeMahieu in the Early Rounds?
9:09 The UT-only Players Are Undervalued (Again)
21:13 Tommy Edman, Leodys Taveras, Shohei Ohtani & Jeimer Candelario
27:10 Considering the Repetition in the 2020 Schedule
31:21 The Official Prospect of Under the Radar?
36:35 Extreme Sabotage
41:38 Getting Caught in a Christin Stewart eBay Worm Hole
46:57 Scratching the Itch with Baseball Cards Instead of Roster Spots
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Nando, Ian and DVR dig into the early NFBC ADP numbers and discuss Luis Robert's early-round price for 2021, expectations for him in the short (and long) term, plus intrigue with Austin Riley, the seemingly undervalued Joey Gallo, and another year with uncertain playing time for Clint Frazier.
Rundown
4:30 A Podcast-Driven Industry Keeper League?
7:08 Mike Piellucci: Time Traveler?
10:31 Nando's Case for Avoiding Top 40-50 Players in Auctions
15:16 Luis Robert with a Third-Round ADP
22:42 Targeting Jo Adell for a 2021 Step Forward?
28:39 Buying Austin Riley's Improved Plate Skills?
32:39 Shohei Ohtani’s 2021 Role
38:06 Concerns About Clint Frazier Playing Time
41:31 Joey Gallo's Discounted Price
48:30 Appreciating Raisel Iglesias
52:19 Ian's Valuation of the 2020 Season
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