Ditka, Sausage, & Fantasy Sports

I'd like to think the title says it all. If not, the football side of Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Sports will be moving to the Razzball Football Podcast feed. Go subscribe there to get more B_Don and Donkey Teeth in your life. First show under the new feed is an interview of the co-founder, Rudy Gamble!

Grey joins Donkey Teeth to discuss DT's top 20 starting pitchers for 2020. Find out how the guys are valuing Max Scherzer, Gerrit Cole, Jacob deGrom, Walker Buehler, Justin Verlander, Blake Snell, Trevor Bauer, Luis Castillo, Chris Sale, Shane Bieber and many others with an eye toward the future.

On this week's football show, Donkey Teeth and B_Don discuss their RazzBowl drafts off the top before diving into their rookie tight end profiles. The guys agree on the two exciting young Iowa tight ends as their top two in this class, but the agreements are short lived. B_Don explains what he loves about both former San Diego State rookies, Josh Oliver and Kahale Warring aka future Gronk according to B_Don. And Donkey Teeth makes his case for the Vikings second round pick Irv Smith Jr. Other rookie tight ends discussed include Jace Sternberger, Drew Sample, Dawson Knox, Trevon Wesco, Foster Moreau, and Alize Mack.Then Ditka dudes each share their favorite of the undrafted rookies: Indy WR Jonathan Duhart for B_Don and Tampa RB Bruce Anderson for DT. And for dessert, the sausage fest is topped off with a top 25 dynasty rookie list from each of the co-hosts. Eat up!

Only hours after the MLB trade deadline, Donkey Teeth and B_Don are joined by Razzball's new head prospect writer The Itch (starting Sept 1st). The gang breaks down the fantasy implications of the most impactful deadline deals including the Bauer, Greinke, Stroman, Castellanos, and Gallen trades. Guest Itch also gives his thoughts on the most relevant of the prospects involved in each deal.Then B_Don and Donk grill Prospector Itch on the early edition of his late season top 100 prospects list. The youngsters discussed include Luis Robert, Jo Adell, Bo Bichette, Kristian Robinson, Marco Luciano, Gavin Lux, Josh VanMeter, CJ Abrams, George Valera and Tommy Edman. Finally, The Itch proclaims one of his favorite prospects Trent Grisham aka The Reckoning, "Should be in the majors right now". Just minutes after the show recording is complete, Trent Grisham is called up by the Brew Crew! Get your lotion out, The Itch is here to stay!

Donkey Teeth and B_Don are joined by a special guest on this week's podcast, Ryan McDowell of Dynasty League Football and Rotoworld.While B_Don fights technical difficulties, DT and Ryan discuss the Scott Fish Bowl draft and some situations including the NE and SF running back situations and expectations for top tight ends this season. Once the whole crew is together, the guys look at B_Don's approach to super flex/OP drafting and then get into some rookie rankings with the dynasty guru.During the show, we talk about some ranking differences between the 3 of us including Darrell Henderson, Hakeem Butler, and what to do with rookie TEs for this season and going forward. Get you fill of Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Sports right here. There's so much smoke when Ditka smokes stogies because Ditka's 'stache smokes its own cigar.  Ditka did attack Area 51. Lastly, Sweetness, Walter Payton would've turned 65 on 7/25/19. In honor of his greatness as the best RB of all time (don't @ me).

The Fantasy Master Lothario joins the Ditka Boys again on this week's baseball podcast. They discuss Grey's industry leagues for way too long before diving into some real baseball talk about 2nd half rankings. Grey discusses his process in compiling his preseason rankings compared to his 2nd half top 100 and then Donkey Teeth grills him on ranking of Vlad Jr (#71). After some discussion about mid-season fantasy baseball trading, the guys chat about Donkey Teeth's ranking of Trevor Bauer in his most recent Top 100 Starting Pitchers post. And finally Grey really begins to sweat when German Marquez's name is brought up. Find out what Grey, B_Don, and Donkey Teeth expect from Marquez moving forward, and don't miss out on the big announcement from the football side! 

A lot has happened since B_Don and Donkey Teeth were last on the air talking Rookie Wide Receivers Part 1. Zeke Elliot was allegedly a victim of extortion, Melvin Gordon is threatening to hold out, and Richie Incognito was suspended for trying to cut his dead father's head off. Just another normal week in the NFL!On this week's episode, the guys discuss all of the wide receivers drafted in rounds 3 thru 6 of the 2019 NFL Draft. They go in depth profiling Diontae Johnson, Jalen Hurd, Terry McLaurin, Miles Boykin, and Hakeem Butler. These in depth profiles are followed by more quick hitting profiles on Gary Jennings Jr, Riley Ridley of Da Bears, Hunter Renfrow, Darius Slayton, KeeSean Johnson, Travis Fulgham, Juwann Winfree, Marcus Green, Kelvin Harmon, and Scott Miller.There's a ton of valuable information jam packed into this episode to help you dominate your dynasty rookie drafts. And if you make it to the back end of the show, there just might be a surprise announcement and opportunity waiting for you. Grab your sausage and get ready for some football!

Back from break, B_Don and Donkey grab their sausages and dig right in on some genius all-star break ideas. For profiles this week, the guys look at 2018 vs 2019 for two under-performing starting pitchers: Jack Flaherty & Zack Wheeler.The Ditka dudes profiled Flaherty on a podcast last season if you're looking for a more in detailed description of his offerings, demeanor, and more. For this show, Donkey Teeth explains what he thinks went on with Flaherty in the first half and why the Cardinals' youngster is his favorite buy-low pitcher for the second half. Then, B_Don breaks down Wheeler's repertoire and looks into the numbers from his 2019 first half compared to his dominant second half last year. Should you be buying Zack Wheeler also? Find out now on the one and only Fantasy Sausage Podcast. The Sausage Bros also run through some quick pick up recommendations to round out the show. Taste that sausage.

B_Don and Donkey are back at it this week profiling two more young ball tossers. But first DT has a few words for B_Don regarding some of his pickup recommendations on the Razzball Podcast earlier this week.Donkey then digs in on his profile of exciting Cubs prospect Adbert Alzolay, who features two impressive off speed pitches. The guys speculate that a longer-term opening may arise in the Chicago rotation for Alzolay; since recording Cole Hamels has hit the IL, so be sure Alzolay is owned in all leagues.For his profile B_Don breaks down Marlins youngster Jordan Yamamoto, who has burst onto the scene with three very solid outings. The show is topped off with some rapid fire pickup suggestions: B_Don loves Ian Kinsler and Mike Fiers. Sausage, sausage, get your sausage here!

B_Don and Donk Teeth are back talking football and sausage on the Ditka Pod this week. Digging in on the 2019 rookie wide receiver class, the sausage stuffers profile each of the wide outs taken in the first two rounds of this year's NFL draft. It's a deep class with lots of speed and deep threats.Marquise "Hollywood" Brown was the first WR off the board this year, mainly because he's Antonio Brown's cousin...and he's good at football too. N'Keal Harry was the only other receiver taken in the first round of the NFL draft, but the second round saw a whopping seven receivers go off the board: Deebo Samuel, A.J. Brown, Mecole Hardman, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Parris Campbell, Andy Isabella, and D.K. Metcalf. Find out which of these studs to target in your dynasty rookie drafts, who has the most redraft potential, and who to invite over to your house for stimulating conversation over a juicy bratwurst.

On this week's Sausage Fest, B_Don and DT discuss the call up of top pitching prospect Zac Gallen off the top. DT then profiles another young Marlins arm in Elieser Hernandez, which leads to a bit of disagreement between the hosts regarding Elieser's current fantasy value and future outlook. B_Don later delves in on his profile of Astros starter Framber Valdez. The fellas are mostly in agreement on Framber's upside as well as some risks involved with owing the lefty. The Ditka Crew stuffs the sausage to the brim down to the last minute with a flurry of rapid fire pick up options. Touch and squeeze the sausage today!

Back for a second week talking rookie running backs, B_Don and Donkey Teeth roll through the rest of the 2019 RB class. The guys both have rose colored glasses for Justice Hill in Baltimore; they also dig deep on boom or bust candidate Bryce Love in Washington and Bowling Ball Benny Snell in Pittsburgh.Later in the show B_Don highlights a few of his favorite deep targets from this class in Ty Johnson, Travis Homer, and Miles Gaskin while DT expresses some strong feelings for late rounders Darwin Thompson and Rodney Anderson. Other under the radar names featured on this episode of The Sausage Fest include Tony Pollard, Ryquell Armstead, Trayveon Williams, Dexter Williams, Jordan Scarlett, Kerry Whyte, Mike Weber, Qadree Ollison, and Bruce Anderson. We're giving away our football summer sausage, come and get it!

B_Don and Donkey Teeth are joined once again by the Fantasy Master Lothario on this week's special guest edition of the Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Sports Podcast about Baseball. As a warm up, Grey ejaculates stories of his many, many, MANY visits to the sperm repository. Once the guys finally pry Albright's mind away from Porn Hub, they get to discussing their level of belief in some of this year's mid-season breakout players. As late June approaches, find out to what degree you should trust hot hitting Eduardo Escobar, Josh Bell, Rafael Devers, Edwin Encarnacion, and Hunter Pence. The Ditka Dudes featuring Albright also chat about a couple of the hottest arms in the game: post hype breakout, Lucas Giolito, and surprise ace, Jake Odorizzi. Grab a cup, some lotion, and your favorite nudie magazine; we're heading straight to the bank!

Our sausages are half staff for this year's rookie running back class, but don't worry, there's a few youngsters that can still help get your blood flowing. Tune in as we give an in depth breakdown of every running back selected in the 1st three rounds of the 2019 NFL Draft. We'll tell you everything you need to know about Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, Darrell Henderson, David Montgomery, Devin Singletary, Damien Harris, and Alexander Mattison. And find out which of these RBs might be able to give consensus the #1, Josh Jacobs, a run for his money in 2019 fantasy value. Scratch that June football Itch with the Ditka Dudes today.

The Donk and Don are back talking sausage and baseball again this week. Off the top they discuss the fresh signing of Craig Kimbrel with the Chubbies along with B_Don's recent trade of Kimbrel for Noah Syndergaard in the RCL Perts League. How much risk is there with Kimbrel after missing the first 10 weeks of the season? The guys also discuss whether there's reason for concern with Chris Paddack and Trevor Bauer moving forward.In the profiles segment, DT breaks down rookie unknown Zach Plesac while B_Don takes a close look at Nicky Pee-pants Pivetta. There's a lot to like about both of these youngsters, but one of them provides a decidedly higher floor; find out which!The show is rounded out with some rapid fire pick ups for 10-12 team leagues as well as deeper formats, including Jay Bruce, Garrett Cooper, Ramon Laureano, Bryan Reynolds, Alex Reyes, Scott Kingery, Luis Urias, Jon Duplantier, Trevor Richards, Willy Adames and many more. This June sausage is extra plump, put some in your mouth and ears now!

It's the return of the Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Sports Podcast about Football! Start you prep for dynasty rookie drafts with Donkey Teeth and B_Don as they break down the entire rookie QB class on this week's show.The big debate with this year's class is two sport star Kyler Murray vs. one sport stud Dwayne Haskins. Find out which of these talented youngsters is the better fantasy football bet for the 2019 season and beyond. The guys also breakdown Daniel Jones, Drew Lock, Will Grier, Ryan Finley, Jarrett Stidham, and several other dark horse QBs. Don't wait, dive back into fantasy football with the Ditka Crew today!

Polish, Italian, Kielbasa, Chorizo: there's a vast array of exquisite sausages to be discussed on the world's foremost fantasy sausage podcast. Instead, B_Don and Donkey chat about baseball on this week's show. DT shares one of his better terrible ideas for speeding up pace of play before the guys grind in on two rookie pitcher profiles.The impressive, and always entertaining, Griffin Canning along with the rather disappointing Corbin Martin, headline this week's show. Is Canning for real? Is it worth buying low on Martin? Did Grey feed Donkey Teeth today? Tune in and find out the answers to all these pressing questions as well as some hot names who might be worth picking up in your league. And don't forget to try the cocktail weenies.

This week on the one and only Fantasy Sausage Pod about Baseball, Donkey Teeth travels to Nashville and catches a Triple-A game while B_Don takes in a Twins/Mariners showdown in the Emerald City. The guys discuss some of the stand outs from both of these games: Donkey Teeth shares some thoughts on Genesis Cabrera, Adolis Garcia, Hunter Cole, Eli White, and Lane Thomas while B_Don regales the audience with tales of Byron Buxton's moonshot grand slam and the grand slam breakfast Miguel Sano ate in at Denny's.The Sausage Lover's also tease next week's featured profiles of exciting rookie pitchers, Griffin Canning and Corbin Martin. The show is rounded out as usual with some pick up recommendations as B_Don and Donkey share their thoughts on Brendan Rodgers, Cavan Biggio, Kevin Cron, Josh Naylor, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez, plus the state of the Rangers, Rockies and Braves bullpens. Grab a wiener and tune in!This week on the one and only Fantasy Sausage Pod about Baseball, Donkey Teeth travels to Nashville and catches a Triple-A game while B_Don takes in a Twins/Mariners showdown in the Emerald City. The guys discuss some of the stand outs from both of these games: Donkey Teeth shares some thoughts on Genesis Cabrera, Adolis Garcia, Hunter Cole, Eli White, and Lane Thomas while B_Don regales the audience with tales of Byron Buxton's moonshot grand slam and the grand slam breakfast Miguel Sano ate in at Denny's.The Sausage Lover's also tease next week's featured profiles of exciting rookie pitchers, Griffin Canning and Corbin Martin. The show is rounded out as usual with some pick up recommendations as B_Don and Donkey share their thoughts on Brendan Rodgers, Cavan Biggio, Kevin Cron, Josh Naylor, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez, plus the state of the Rangers, Rockies and Braves bullpens. Grab a wiener and tune in!

B_Don returns triumphantly from Puerto Rico, just in time for a flurry of prospect calls ups. The sausage lovers kick the show off by going over each of the recent promotions, giving their thoughts on Keston Hiura, Austin Riley, Oscar Mercado, Willie Calhoun, Nicky Lopez, Corbin Martin, and several others.During the profiles segment, Donkey Teeth breaks down post-hype breakout candidate Lucas Giolito, while B_Don shares his thoughts on rookie stud Mike Soroka. Find out what to expect from each of these youngsters moving forward and how you should be valuing each in the fantasy game. The sausage fest is topped off with some Dijon mustard and a flurry of pick up recommendations. Grab a wiener and get comfy, summer is coming!

While B_Don is off taking care of "family business" in Puerto Rico, Grey swoops in to steal the one and only Fantasy Sausage Show about baseball. As usual, nobody has any idea whether or not the show is actually recording. After 10 minutes of standard Grey Albright nonsense, Donkey Teeth and the Fantasy Master Lothario dig into Donkey's most recent Top 100 Starting Pitchers post. The guys take a closer look a Hyun-Jin Ryu, Robbie Ray, Chris Sale, Martin Perez, Lucas Giolito, Griffin Canning, Clayton Kershaw, and Joey Bag O Butts Lucchesi. Grey also admits he may have been mistaken about Zack Greinke and Madison Bumgarner, while Donkey Teeth makes yet another case for Yusei Kikuchi.The show is rounded out with a comparison of two of Grey's early season offensive darlings: Hunter Dozier and Christian Walker. Find out what to expect from these two young bats moving forward and where they might be drafted if fantasy drafts were taking place today. Enjoy this special Grey Albright Sausage episode while supplies last!

B_Don and Donkey Teeth are back at it, discussing various forms of sausage along with a little fantasy baseball. Journeyman Chris Bassitt is the object of Donkey's affection this week while B_Don sifts through hours of Caleb Smith film and Coach Ditka highlights. Find out whether you should be buying or selling both of these arms in your respective league.In the rapid fire pickups segment, the guys chat up youngsters Carter Kieboom and Nate Lowe. Other potential pickups discussed include Griffin Canning, Jesus Aguilar, Jose Peraza, Luis Rengifo, Harrison Bader, and Jorge Mateo. It's time to get your sausage into midseason form, tune in now!

Ron Swanson: Lover of meat, woodworking, hunting, whisky, and breakfast foods. Also, a promising rookie pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. That's Erik Swanson, dummy. Who keeps inviting the random italicized voice and why is it so condescending? Donkey Teeth and B_Don discuss the ins and outs of young Erik Swanson's game, only hours prior to Swanson's second major league start against the San Diego Padres. They then take a look at an early pitching breakout candidate, Matt (Matthew?) Boyd. Can these guys please stop changing their names on us already?In the final segment a bunch of hot pickup names are flipped around, fresh off the grill: Cole Tucker, Michael Chavis, Renato Nunez, Hunter Dozier, Mike Soroka, Mike Tauchman, Jesus Luzardo, and Alex Reyes, just to name more than a few. Grab your sausage and prepare for pleasuring on this week's episode of the world's #1 fantasy sausage podcast.

B_Don and Donkey are back talking fantasy football this week after completing two way too early fantasy football mock drafts this past week. After B_Don informs Donkey that LeVeon Bell is now a New York Jet, the guy's dig into their mock draft results. Is Saquon Barkley deserving of the number one pick in all formats? Should Patrick Mahomes be taken in the first round? How are the quarterback and tight end positions shaping up in the early going? Is sausage an acceptable Easter meal?Find out all of these answers and much more on this early spring edition of Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Football!

The Ditka Pod is once again graced with the presence of Fantasy Master Lothario Albright this week. After an ad nauseam discussion regarding the confusing nature of the podcast name (it's a play on SNL's Super Fans by the way), Grey breaks down B_Don & Donkey's recent blockbuster trade in the RCL Perts League.Then it's time for some early season victory laps where Tim Anderson, German Marquez, and Jose Ramirez are examined at length. Other topics of discussion include fantasy strategy in the extra juiced ball era, expectations for Chris Sale & Jacob deGrom moving forward, Hunter Dozier's ongoing breakout, whether Miguel Cabrera is a pile of sh*t, and the mostly irrelevant Mike Ford. Uncontrollable giggles and sausage will flow when Master Grey comes around.Thanks for listening to Ditka, Sausage, and Fantasy Sports: A Fantasy Baseball Podcast.

B_Don and Donkey Teeth are back at it: grinding the sausage, stuffing the sausage, and inserting the sausage into various holes. This week they take a close look at two young arms off to very promising starts to the 2019 season: Yonny Chirinos and Spencer Turnbull. The guys also discuss German Marquez's first rocky 2019 outing in Coors, Max Fried's emergence into relevance, and Baseball Savant's fantastic new film review features. The show is rounded out with some rapid fire pickup options. Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to insert the sausage into your ear holes!

Ryan Faye9:32 AM (2 hours ago)to meB_Don and Donkey are back to profiling dudes who play with balls. This week they look at two young bucks as Donkey digs in on Blue Jay's unknown rookie Trent Thornton and B_Don puts Matt Strahm's shaking debut under the microscope. Is Trent Thornton the real deal? Will Matt Strahm rebound? How many times can Donkey Teeth say "spin rate in a 20 second clip? Tune in and find out!The Ditka Degenerates also talk about some week one pickups including Kolten Wong, Sandy Alcantara, Freddy Peralta, Jon Duplantier, and many more. The show is rounded out by a quick discussion on strategic differences in OPS leagues versus standard 5x5 leagues. The regular season sausage is super moist and extra steamy, taste it for yourself! P.S. Rate and review the podcast on iTunes and be entered into a drawing to win one of these sweet puppies:

After being left off of the last podcast, B_Don returns for this post Opening Day podcast with Ditka of Razzball, Grey Albright. We let Donkey Teeth jump in occasionally to make dick jokes, ask some questions, and provide commentary. Yes, we say we are going to wrap up and talk for 20 more minutes.Start with some nonsense, finish with some division and World Series prediction, but in the middle there’s some solid information about opening day and some players that ended up on our teams or that we are looking at on the wire. We never know if the show is actually recording or if anyone is listening, but it’s always fun talking shop with the boss. We get to some mutual love on German Marquez ($13, really?), Adalberto Mondesi, Fernando Tatis Jr., and more. *I shouldn't have to say this since it's Razzball, but warning there may be some adult language.

DT and B_Don are dipping back into the the sausage rankings this week on the world's #1 fantasy sausage pod, this time discussing their overall rankings. Find out which players they each have ranked outrageously high or unacceptably low, and how you might want to utilized overall rankings in general.The guys also talk about what actually matters when looking at spring training performance along with which players are rising or falling this spring. Some of the names thrown around include Alex Reyes, Ryan McMahon, Zack Wheeler and Nick Senzel. The show builds to a climax discussion of auction strategy and execution. Speaking of climax, insert the sausage in your ear-hole while it's still fresh!

The master of bots himself, Rudy Gamble, joins B_Don and Donkey Teeth on this episode of the Ditka Pod. Discover what forms of sorcery Rudy finds most useful in his utter domination of Tout Wars each year. Speaking of sorcery, you can subscribe to all of Rudy's tools and dominate your fantasy leagues right here.Mr. Gamble also pontificates on fantasy strategy for the coming season. These strategic conversations touch on the art of stashing relief pitchers, modern day SAGNOF as it relates to both saves & steals, drafting a fantasy ace, RCL approaches, and much more. Rudy then shares a few of his favorite targets have been this draft season before the crew discusses the results of his LABR and Tout drafts. Bring your own sausage to this special guest episode of the world's foremost fantasy sausage fest.

Drafting outfielders for the 2019 fantasy baseball season is a hot topic. There's tons of outfielders, but the top couple tiers dry up quickly. On this show, B_Don and Donkey Teeth discuss several outfielders you might consider targeting once all the top OFs are off the board.The first of those potential targets is Byron Buxton. The juicy fantasy sausage upside that oozes from every single one of Byron Buxton's pores is both sweet and savory. Studies have also shown this ooze can cure cancer and other terminal diseases. Buxton is off to phenomenal start this spring, boasting added muscle and claims of, "The best shape of his life". Which is always true.The guys also discuss expectations for rising star Michael Conforto and relative unknown rookie, Christin Stewart. Then some late round outfield targets are thrown around to finish up the show. Opening day is coming, make sure you get your fill of sausage and sausage juices before time runs out!

Fantasy Master Lothario, Grey Albright, joins Donkey Teeth to discuss Jackson Hole, along with many other holes. They dig into their AL and NL-Only industry league auction results, breaking down how each team shaped up and the optimal draft strategy for these formats. The guys talk about their shared Adalberto Mondesi love, how one might come to draft Bryce Harper in an AL-Only league, and $1 bargain buys in only-leagues, as Albright struggles to conquer his addiction to lists of letters. The show is rounded out by Grey requesting Donkey's handyman services at his new California home and a discussion about 2019 expectations for Byron Buxton.Buckle up and prepare to feast on this special episode of the one and only fantasy sausage pod!

THOME: Not just a big sexy retired baseball player now employed by MLB Network. Steve Paulo, and/or Neil deGrasse Tyson,joins the sausage fest to discuss his brainchild, Thomeprojections.com. Steve deGrasse Tyson explains whatan IMPACT player is and breaks down how they can be utilized for fantasy baseball success. And he shares one youngoffensive catcher his projection system loves for this season and nobody is talking about.Paulo also attempts to dumb down the inner workings of his projection system so even Donkey Teeth can understand it.If you're interested in sports investing, team win totals, simulation baseball, or just listening to a really smart guy talk about really smart guy things, this is the fantasy sausage pod for you.Speaking of projections, be sure to check out Rudy's tool, I mean tools, here.Follow everyone @StevePaulo, @PastimeLabs, @DonkeyTeeth87, @DitkaSausagePod

B_Don and Donkey dig their hands and hoofs in the the starting pitcher sausage this week on the Ditka Pod.What will they find as they sift through this years pitching mystery meat? Could Joe Musgrove be in for a breakout season?Is Trevor Williams's beard top 5 in the NL? Will Chris Paddack be the best rookie SP in 2019?Are Donkey Teeth's Top 100 Starting Pitchers pure nonsense? Are cucumbers better pickled?What kind of a lazy intro just lists 6 questions in a row? If you don't have time to listen to the podcast, the answers to those questions are: 1) You don't want to know2) Yes 3) Debatable 4) Maybe 5) Definitely 6) No 7) Good Question. On second thought, you should probably just listen to the podcast. Oh, and also check out our starting pitcher rankings below...

Donkey Teeth is back with some new wheels for a full show this week. In this episode The Ditka Dudes profile promising young third baseman Rafael Devers; they also touch on early round stud Eugenio Suarez along with late round mystery man, Joey Wendle.Encased in this week's sausage links you'll also find some discussion about the on going TGFBI industry drafts. The full Ditka Pod fantasy thirdbase rankings are dissected during the show and can be found below. The season is coming, put some sausage in your ears before it's too late!

Ditka could’ve showed up at Spring Training and made the Baseball Hall of Fame without playing a regular season game. Ditka would’ve brought back the two-way player in baseball well before Shohei Ohtani. Ditka would DH in the NL. Ditka’s ‘stache would put such fear into hitters when he was on the mound that they would leave the batter’s box, never to return. Donkey Teeth and B_Don discuss the young Mets SS Amed Rosario in part 1 of the shortstop profile this week. Amed showed a little power, and in a game where stolen bases are harder to come by in bunches, Rosario stole 24 bases in 2018. There were some swing changes that the guys noticed during their review and look for some growth in 2019. In part 2 of the shortstop review, The Itch joins the show to talk about the recently completed Ditka, Sausage, and Dynasty league FYPD draft. B_Don and The Itch then dive into Adalberto Mondesi, Fernando Tatis Jr., and the SS position as a whole for fantasy and the real game. As the hot stove finally gets going (at the end of February), grab a cold brew and get your hot sausage here.

Ditka could’ve showed up at Spring Training and made the Baseball Hall of Fame without playing a regular season game. Ditka would’ve brought back the two-way player in baseball well before Shohei Ohtani. Ditka would DH in the NL. Ditka’s ‘stache would put such fear into hitters when he was on the mound that they would leave the batter’s box, never to return. Donkey Teeth and B_Don discuss the young Mets SS Amed Rosario in part 1 of the shortstop profile this week. Amed showed a little power, and in a game where stolen bases are harder to come by in bunches, Rosario stole 24 bases in 2018. There were some swing changes that the guys noticed during their review, and look for some growth in 2019. In part 2 of the shortstop review, The Itch joins the show to talk about the recently completed Ditka, Sausage, and Dynasty league FYPD draft. B_Don and The Itch then dive into Adalberto Mondesi, Fernando Tatis Jr., and the SS position as a whole for fantasy and the real game. As the hot stove finally gets going (at the end of February), grab a cold brew and get your hot sausage here.

Ditka once hit a HR off Sandy Koufax, took a HR away from Hank Aaron, and was called the best defensive CF of all time by Willie Mays. Ditka could’ve been the greatest baseball player of all time, but he decided it wouldn’t be fair to everyone else be the GOAT in 2 sports. There was no velocity reading on Ditka because the means to measure that level of speed did not exist in the 60s. With this week’s helping of sausage, the Ditka dudes deep dive on Yoan Moncada to see if the former top prospect is worth his current 158 ADP. B_Don and Donkey Teeth also take a look at Brian Dozier and Rougned Odor to evaluate their bounce back potential at different points in their respective careers. After the profiles, the guys discuss some later options at the position that could be steals in your draft. Come and get your sausage here! Follow B_Don (@DitkaSausagePod) and Donkey Teeth (@DonkeyTeeth87) on Twitter. Please go subscribe, and rate and review the podcast wherever you listen to us!

Following a midseason trade, Luke Voit put together an incredible 2018 second half. In doing so, he earned himself Yankee fans’ fleeting adoration, a sleeper post from Fantasy Master Lothario and most importantly, the spotlight profile on the Ditka, Sausage 2019 first baseman preview show. It just goes to show you, dreams really do come true. Determination, hard work, and a healthy obsession with sausage are always rewarded. After the comprehensive look into Voit’s past and future, B_Don and Donkey move their gazes towards two of the young shiny options at the position: Peter Alonso and Jake Bauers. Find all this and more inside this week’s edition of the one and only Fantasy Sausage Pod. The guys’ 2019 first baseman rankings can also be viewed below.

Jorge Alfaro joins the one and only Fantasy Sausage Pod this week. Not literally, for some reason he wouldn't answer our calls. B_Don and Donkey Teeth are instead forced to talk about Jorge behind his back. Your hosts tell you everything you want to know, and more, about the up and coming Phillies catcher, who slots in at #12 and #7 respectively in their 2019 fantasy catcher rankings. You can find their entire catcher rankings below.

Jorge Alfaro joins the one and only Fantasy Sausage Pod this week. Not literally, for some reason he wouldn't answer our calls. B_Don and Donkey Teeth are instead forced to talk about Jorge behind his back. Your hosts tell you everything you want to know, and more, about the up and coming Phillies catcher, who slots in at #12 and #7 respectively in their 2019 fantasy catcher rankings. You can find their entire catcher rankings below.The Sausage Bros also dig in on a few other young dudes who handle balls for a living on this episode: Gary Sanchez, Willians Astudillo, and Danny Jansen. Find out what's to like, or not like, about each of these youthful pitch receivers. Plus, Donkey Teeth shares a couple really deep catcher names to keep an eye on for the 2019 fantasy season. There's nothing quite like greasy January baseball sausage!

With B_Don away, Donkey Teeth is joined by CBS Sports's Scott White to discuss their early season 12 team roto mock draft. But first, DT grills Scott about his on going tout wars battle with Razzball's own Rudy Gamble. Find out what White has learned from the past two seasons of combat with Rudy, how he approaches 15 team leagues vs. 12 team leagues, and what he feels is changing across the fantasy baseball landscape in general.As the guys dig into the mock draft results, they highlight the picks of pitchers Blake Treinen, Jacob deGrom, Corey Kluber and German Marquez, sharing some thoughts about each of these arms. The show then takes a turn for the worst when Scott bashes Donkey's selection of Ronald Acuna at #5 overall. Blows are exchanged and tears are shed before finally, amends are made. Other draft picks that are discussed in depth include Nolan Arenado, Adalberto Mondesi, and Luke Voit. Baseball sausage is the juiciest form of sausage, taste it while its fresh:

It's that time of year: Santa has come and gone, the ball has dropped, you're ready to avoid your family for 10 months and fantasy football season is officially over. On this week's wrap up episode B_Don & DT revisit each of their 2018 fantasy football stogie bets, as well as some of their bad calls, and even a few good calls for the 2018 season.The guys also discuss 2019 draft strategy along with some players who could have drastic value changes in the coming season. Those players include LeVeon Bell, Kareem Hunt, Tevin Coleman, Damien Williams and Baker Mayfield. Thanks for sharing your sausage with this football season.

The dust has settled from a mostly depressing fantasy football week 15, and the Ditka boys are here with shoulders for you to cry on. If you survived the week 15 chaos, congratulations on your championship berth, we knew you could do it! On this week’s show, B_Don and Donkey profile two more relative unknowns: Bills WR Isaiah McKenzie and 49ers RB Jeff Wilson. Find out if these two are worth rostering in 2019. The guys also discuss what to do with Melvin Gordon, Spencer Ware, Damien Williams and Jamaal Williams for the week 16 championship match ups. And of course it’s no surprise that week 15 provided plenty of A-holes of the week to choose from, B_Don rattles each of them off, giving them the credit they deserve. The show is rounded out by a lengthy segment of Sausage/Cheesehead/Ditka featuring Chris Carson, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley, Mike Williams, along with a few others. The holiday sausage is flowing, join the party!

Jesus's teachings are highlighted on this week's Ditka Pod. Razzball's own Prospect Jesus that is. Ralph Lifshitz takes a brief break from prospecting over at ProspectsLive.com to discuss a bunch of prospects who could have significant fantasy impacts in 2019.First, Jesus shares his prophecies regarding when some of the top prospects in the game will arrive to the big show, including Vlad Jr, Eloy Jimenez, Fernando Tatis Jr, Forrest Whitley, Keston Huira and many others. Then Ralph settles some debates on which prospects are most worth gambling on at their current early draft season ADPs before rattling off some deeper prospects with legitimate 2019 fantasy potential. When Jesus talks, we listen!

The Itch needs to be scratched on this weeks Sausage Pod. The guys review some film of another unknown, undrafted rookie in Robert Foster and share their expectations for the youngster into the future.Then The Itch shares his lists of players to buy or sell in dynasty football. The merits of selling Jared Goff and David Johnson are discussed before an intense debate ensues regarding the long term value of breakout tight end Eric Ebron. Grab some Gold Bond and kick back with a juicy Polish Saaaasage as you enjoy this week's episode.

Back from baseball hiatus, the sausage lovers are joined by another fellow wiener lover, Walter McMichael of Friends with Fantasy Benefits. Off the top, the guys discuss three exciting prospects and potential 2019 league winners: Eloy Jimenez, Vlad Jr and Victor Robles.Walter then dissects several of his own picks from the recent FWFB30 dynasty draft including Royce Lewis, Byron Buxton, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Lowe. Other topics include: Christian Yelich and Corey Kluber early ADPs, Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Villar and the ever-polarizing Adalberto Mondesi. Grab a sausage and pull up a chair, the stove is heating up!

Have you ever seen Ditka and Jesus in the same place at the same time? Just think about it.Week 13 is in the books and most listeners are gearing up for week 14 playoff match ups or crying in a dark corner. In honor of playoffs eve, B_Don and Donkey breakdown two Jacksons who may have the potential to lead teams to everlasting fantasy glory: Justin Jackson and Lamar Jackson. Find out if they’re fantasy gold or fool’s gold.Between the profiles your hosts dig up the dirty buried lede and discuss the Kareem Hunt bombshell news and expectations for his future in the NFL. Kareem’s also one of several A-holes of the week. The show is wrapped up with an in-depth discussion revisiting the dynasty valuation of the rookie QB class. Put the sausage in your earhole now:

Full of Thanksgiving Sausage and Ditka dreams, the guys return to the mic with analysis of the monstrous David Njoku along with yet another up and coming undrafted running back, Peyton Barber. Do these two have the potential to lead your team to fantasy glory? Uh, no, doubtful; but they're worth taking a look at anyway.In the special dynasty segment of Sausage/Cheesehead/Ditka, find out whether to buy, sell or hold James Conner, Antonio Brown, Julio Jones and Lamar Jackson in dynasty leagues. Don't ask how the sausage is made, just enjoy it!

Happy Thanksgiving fantasy football addicts! Set your lineups, make a plate, and enjoy the 3 divisional match-ups. I understand the whole family meal thing, but part of family is ignoring everyone and shoving mounds of food down your gullet while watching a bad Lions team and the Cowboys.This week on the Ditka, Sauasge, and Fantasy Sports podcast, Donkey Teeth and B_Don profile 2 undrafted rookies that are hot waiver wire pickups this week, Josh Adams and Gus Edwards. The guys talk about their film review, the roles in the offense, and their value for this year and going forward. Donkey Teeth racks up his dental bill with more candy and the guys do some Sausage, Cheesehead, Ditka with Aaron Jones, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and Larry Fitzgerald. Of course the guys bring you the best segment in fantasy football podcasting as each of the guys gives you an A**hole of the Week! Follow the podcasters on Twitter @DitkaSausagePod and @Donkey Teeth87. Subscribe to the podcast wherever you listen and if you have any questions or would like the guys to profile somebody, let us know in the comments or on Twitter. 

Get your sausage, juicy sausage, right here! On this week’s Ditka affair, Donkey Teeth and B_Don chat about the LeVeon Bell aftermath, AFC/NFC favorites, and then dive into some film review of Aaron Jones and John Ross. Later in the spectacle, the fellas tell you whether to hold the Ditka on Alshon Jeffery, Allen Robinson, Josh Gordon, and Donte Moncrief. And guess who might be the A-hole of the week and possibly the year! Hint: his name rhymes with Flaveon Snell. Sniff the free sausage fumes below: