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**Turn Two Fantasy Baseball Podcast**

Fantasy baseball explained through sabermetrics and sarcasm by host Matt Williams of The Athletic.

Latest Episodes:

Starting Pitcher Breakouts w/ Steve Gardner Apr 27, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Steve Gardner of USA Today to discuss early season breakouts in fantasy baseball.

- Detroit's Walk-off Nightmare

- Rizzo Power Surge

- Kyle Wright's Value

- Buy High Candidates

- Is Cody Bellinger Back?

Slow Starts & Low HR Totals w/ Grey Albright Apr 20, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Grey Albright of Razzball to discuss:

- Buy Low on Gerrit Cole?

- Robbie Ray's Slider

- Low HR Totals

- Early Season Slow Starters

- Pitch Clocks and Goofy Rules

Early Season Trends w/ guests Joe Pisapia & John Laghezza Apr 13, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Joe Pisapia of FantasyPros and John Laghezza of The Athletic to discuss early season trends.

- Players off to hot/cold starts

- Metrics to minor early in the season

- Early buy low/sell high

Players To Watch Early w/ guests Frank Stampfl and Sara Sanchez Apr 06, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Frank Stampfl of CBS and Sara Sanchez of Bleed Cubbie Blue to discuss early season strategy in fantasy baseball.

- Things to watch for

- How to manage a roster during the first month

- Players with a short leash

- Award Predictions

- Outlandishly Bold Predictions

Projection Outliers & Bold Predictions w/ guest Derek Carty Mar 30, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Derek Carty, creator of The Bat and The Bat X, to discuss outliers in 2022 MLB projections.

- How The Bat/Bat X differentiates from other projections

- How to evaluate & project rookies

- Outliers who should outperform ADP

- Environmental impact of projections

- 2022 Bold Predictions

- "Draft Justin Turner or you are a bad fantasy player"

How To Find A Discount Ace w/ guest Nick Pollack Mar 23, 2022

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Matt (MattWi77iams) is joined by Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss methods of locating a discount ace in fantasy drafts.

- What analytics/metrics to watch for

- The Andrew Heaney conundrum

- Context is key for understanding

- Using Stat Parameters to Locate Value

- Opportunity, Stuff, and Consistency

Evolution of Analytics & Modern Fantasy Baseball w/ Ron Shandler Mar 16, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Ron Shandler from Baseball HQ to discuss the evolution of analytics and modern-day fantasy baseball analysis.

- How fantasy baseball has changed in recent years

- Is there too much data?

- Favorite analytics for hitters/pitchers

- Tips for new fantasy managers

- What is missing is data analysis?

- How proposed rule changes can change baseball

- Latest news in MLB

Bullpen Strategy & Saves w/ guests Greg Jewett & Doug Dennis Mar 10, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Greg Jewett of The Athletic and Doug Dennis of Baseball HQ to discuss how to value relief pitchers in fantasy this season.

- Are elite closers worth the investment?

- FAAB/Waivers vs Draft & Hold

- Closer Handcuffs

- Talent vs Opportunity

- Late Round RP Options

- Elite Middle Relievers

Projected Lineup Discussion & How To Deal With A Delayed Season Mar 03, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) was joined by Matty Kiwoom of SPStreamer and Christopher Torres to discuss how the delayed season may impact fantasy baseball and talk about some of their disagreements with popular lineup projections like Roster Resource.

- How the delayed season may impact player value

- Be careful with platoons when projecting playing time

- Value could change drastically with activity following the lockout

- Disagreements with Roster Resource

- We've been Nootbaar'd

Opportunity Cost & Draft Strategy w/ guest Ariel Cohen Feb 23, 2022

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Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Ariel Cohen, the creator of ATC projections, to discuss opportunity cost and how to apply it to draft strategy in fantasy baseball.

- What is opportunity cost?

- Using ADP & projections to your advantage

- Positon/Category scarcity

- Position by position examples