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Nando and Ian deal with some co-manager drama, Ian discusses his thoughts about the top of his updated dynasty rankings, DVR regrets not asking Glenn Colton to step in for him on the pod this week, and a case is made to drop Shohei Ohtani in shallow mixed leagues.
Rundown
0:42 Did Ian Betray Nando by Meddling in His Queue?
8:33 Maybe It Was Just a Misunderstanding?
13:39 Ian’s New Dynasty Rankings
16:05 Are You Looking at 2020 Only, or 2019-2020 Together?
23:31 Nando Doesn’t Care About Winning the Triple Crown
28:22 Glenn Colton Should Have Stepped In
36:13 Dropping Shohei Ohtani in Shallow Redraft Leagues?
44:21 Ian Speed Reads A Long Mailbag Question
50:20 Buying Low on Shogo Akiyama?
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Casey Mize! Triston McKenzie! Joey Bart! The prospects are here, and this is likely the last wave of them to arrive on MLB's shores in the 2020 season. Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller take a look at all the prospects, as well as 20-plus more players, from a FAB perspective on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast.
Rundown
2:42 Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal
9:24 Triston McKenzie
13:56 Sixto Sanchez
17:27 Matt Barnes Takes Over in Boston
19:48 Phillies Bullpen after the Brandon Workman Trade
21:39 Padres Bullpen after the Drew Pomeranz Injury
25:06 Richard Rodriguez the Guy in Pittsburgh?
27:18 Ugly Week for Streamers
29:28 Jonathan Loaisiga
31:25 Joey Bart is Up!
34:18 Ryan Mountcastle
37:10 Isaac Paredes
39:58 Brad Miller
43:48 Abraham Toro
46:32 Taylor Jones
47:49 Dexter Fowler
49:55 Jake Cave and Cristian Pache
52:05 Drops, Including Omar Narvaez, Justin Upton and Khris Davis
55:38 Listener Questions
DVR's Adds and Drops Column
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This figures to be a big weekend on the fantasy baseball FAB front, with Joey Bart, Casey Mize, Sixto Sanchez and others all getting the call this week. We're also just 10 days away from the trade deadline, which could also spur action in the fantasy baseball world. Fred Zinkie joins Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller to discuss all that, and more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast.
Rundown
1:59 Joey Bart Leads This Week's Packed Waiver Wire
6:09 Pitching Prospects Who Debuted This Week
7:41 Craig Kimbrel Back in the Closing Mix for the Cubs?
11:35 Real-Life Trade Candidates
17:06 Mid-Tier Position Players Who Could Get Traded
21:44 Players to Target in Trades
24:38 Players to Trade Away
26:34 How the Remaining Schedule Plays Into Trade Decisions
29:57 Why "Bad Closers" Are Great Targets at This Point of the Season
32:21 Non-Closer Relievers We Want
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss the flurry of trade activity across their leagues in recent days, plus Ian’s disappointment in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., their general enjoyment of the 2020 rules modifications, Anthony Santander’s strong start, Shane Bieber’s dominance, and a changing of the guard atop Ian’s dynasty rankings.
Rundown
2:28 Is This Offer Offensive?
6:54 Enjoying the New Rules in 2020?
12:38 A Geography Lesson
16:00 Ian Is Souring on Vlad Jr.
26:16 Checking In On the Fraziers
33:07 Lowering 2020 Expectations for Jo Adell?
38:39 Buy Gavin Lux Now In Long-Term Formats?
43:33 Updating Dynasty Rankings
48:04 Shane Bieber Reaches Another Level
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Derek VanRiper and Michael Beller discuss the arrival of another group of prospects, headlined by Alec Bohm, along with two young catchers, sources of speed, a Yankee with a clear path to short-term playing time, pitchers to stream, and more!
Rundown
1:19 Big Bids for Bohm?
4:20 The Problem with Luis Garcia
7:20 Lewin Diaz Can Mash
11:43 Varsho, Ruiz Offer Hope in Two-Catcher Leagues
18:13 Clint Frazier Finds Playing Time!
23:06 Has Robbie Grossman Changed Something?
25:41 Speed Targets: Andres Gimenez & Magneuris Sierra
30:44 Two Tigers to Consider: Jeimer Candelario & Willi Castro
37:51 Stream City: Gonsolin, Quantrill, Young & Allard
49:17 Closer Corner: Pomeranz, Kela & Cards Situation
54:32 Drop Candidates
58:33 Buying Martin Perez?
61:21 Concerns About Reds’ Schedule?
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Dalton Del Don of Yahoo joins DVR and Beller on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast. The guys discuss the revelation of secret humidors across the league, the arrivals of Alec Bohm and Dylan Carlson, the perils of chasing saves in 2020, when to say when on struggling players, Curb vs. Seinfeld, and more.
Rundown
1:27 Secret Humidors!
5:05 Hitters Starting to Catch Up
8:40 Alec Bohm Has Arrived
10:45 The Perils of Chasing Saves
15:45 Dylan Carlson Is on His Way
17:42 Leveraging Cardinals Hitters?
19:23 Any Prospects Worth Stashing?
20:52 Watching the Tigers' Prospects
25:08 Patience with Vlad Jr.
28:28 When Do You Cut Bait with Mid-Tier Players?
29:48 Playing Time Issues vis-à-vis Oscar Mercado
31:54 Talking Yordan Alvarez's Return
34:20 Curb vs. Seinfeld
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss another injury problem for the Yankees, Aaron Nola’s early-season resurgence back toward ace status, and several under the radar targets to consider picking up in long-term formats.
Rundown
3:40 Yankees Replacements for Stanton (and Possibly Judge)
8:55 What is Shohei Ohtani’s Ceiling as a Hitter in 2020?
13:53 Buying the Jake Arrieta Rebound?
17:07 Is Aaron Nola Back to Ace Status?
22:23 Trevor Bauer’s Spin Rate Goes Way Up, Ian Turns on Gerrit Cole
30:14 Ian’s Frustration with Mike Matheny
32:37 Do You Prefer a Manager with Previous Experience?
39:42 Monte Harrison’s Early Struggles
46:22 MadBum’s Velo Drop & Under the Radar Targets
51:53 Ian Receives a Gift
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It's waiver day in the fantasy baseball world, and while this weekend falls short of last Sunday's bounty, there are still players worth chasing in all formats. It all starts with Mike Tauchman, who should be a regular starter with Giancarlo Stanton on the IL. Spencer Howard will make his MLB debut on Sunday, and Rafael Montero is locked into the closer's role in Texas. DVR and Beller discuss all those players, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Baseball Podcast.
Rundown
1:54 Mike Tauchman in Line for a Regular Gig
4:50 Time to Buy in on Todd Frazier
7:39 Could Ben Gamel Lead Off?
9:58 Rockies Home All Week — Interested in Matt Kemp or Chris Owings?
14:17 Catcher Remains a Wasteland
19:17 Spencer Howard Makes His Debut
22:51 One More Mention for Tyler Mahle
23:23 Going after Framber Valdez?
26:27 Randy Dobnak and Streaming Against the Brewers
28:49 Could Bryse Wilson Be Coming Soon?
31:08 Rafael Montero is The Guy in Texas
34:46 Ty Buttrey Takes Over in Los Angeles
36:07 Would You Rather?: The Rafael Montero Edition
41:20 Drops, Including Craig Kimbrel, Sean Doolittle, the Cardinals, and Some Prospects
49:42 Listener Questions
DVR's Adds and Drops Column
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The Padres are making big changes, promoting Luis Patiño while demoting Joey Lucchesi. George Springer sprained his wrist, and the Astros are just 6-6 while dealing with a spate of pitching injuries. And the Red Sox? Well, they're just plain bad. On this episode of The Athletic's Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper discuss how all of those developments affect the fantasy world. They also look at interesting two-start pitchers and offenses we can stream against with confidence.
Rundown
1:02 The Changing Makeup of San Diego's Staff
5:33 Time to Speculate on These Prospects
10:32 Our Kingdom for a Miguel Andújar Trade
15:53 George Springer's Injury = More Time for Kyle Tucker?
21:44 The Red Sox are Bad
24:53 Thumbs up to Lance McCullers in a Two-Start Week
26:20 Time to Believe in Tyler Mahle
28:14 Strong Two-Start Week for Randy Dobnak
30:21 Dakota Hudson Kicks off Our List of Two-Start Maybes
32:19 Rick Porcello against Washington and Philadelphia
34:02 Why We Believe More in Alex Cobb with the Same Matchups as Porcello
36:10 No Thanks, Jon Gray
37:31 Offenses We Want to Stream Against
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Nando, Ian and DVR discuss Justin Upton's fall into small-side platoon player status, an idea to target players based on excess games remaining on the schedule, and Aaron Judge's push back toward top-10 overall status.
Rundown
3:45 Justin Upton is Now a Platoon Player?
9:17 Di Fino Family Dinner Conversation
13:13 Targeting Players Based on Remaining Schedule?
21:09 Nando vs. Costco
26:25 Is Nando's Marlins Love Excessive?
33:53 Revisiting Aaron Judge as a Top-10 Pick
39:20 IanKahn2022.com
47:24 Deep League Appreciation for Matt Kemp
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