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Show No. 1 is a Friday Full Edition featuring interviews with Gene McCaffrey, fantasy baseball writer at The Athletic, and Brent Hershey, co-GM, BaseballHQ.com... in our first expert interview (2:15), Gene and PD discuss some of the hitters he'll be featuring in his columns at The Athletic, including Yainer Diaz, Vlad Guerrero, Zach Gelof, Francisco Lindor, Gunnar Henderson, and Riley Greene ... and in the second expert interview (1:59:10), Brent and PD discuss the new BaseballHQ website and prospects being taken in drafts this season, like Wyatt Langford, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ricky Tiedemann, Dylan Crews, and Kyle Manzardo ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (1:08:35) and the NL (1:40:15) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:56:20), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at HOU 3B Zach Dezenzo ... Runs 3:03:15
Show No. 34 is a Friday Full Edition featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey of the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball and a columnist at The Athletic... in Part 1 (2:05), Gene and PD discuss items in the news and SPs for 2024 ... and in Part 2 (1:34:40), Gene and PD discuss post-hype hitters, the 2024 catcher scene, his Boons and Banes for 2024, and a couple of cool music acts, including a young female singer who has just the most amazing voice... (there are a couple of tunes in a Coda segment after the main show; starts at 2:26:10) ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy of BaseballHQ.com discuss hitter and pitcher news from the AL (46:40) and the NL (1:10:00) ... In the Frequent Flyer (2:12:40), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at MIL LHSP Robert Gasser ... And in Extra Innings (2:16:00), PD looks at the end of another HQ Radio season ... Runs 2:26:15 (2:34:55 with Coda)
Show No. 5 of 2023 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an expert interview with Gene McCaffrey, of a fantasy baseball columnist at The Athletic, discussing his series at The Athletic analyzing the fantasy outlooks for the hitters in our drafts,and his Boons and Banes (new version!) ... Runs 1:23:20 Show Rundown > Feature expert interview 1 (1:05): Gene McCaffrey > Feature expert interview 2 (49:50): Gene McCaffrey
2022-05-27 Show No. 20 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey, the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball, of The Athletic, discussing Julio Rodriguez vs. Mike Trout, the early days of experts' leagues, assessing our fantasy teams and individual players now that we're one-quarter of the way into the season, arriving prospects, and his Boons and Banes ... also NL news with Harold Nichols and AL News with Ray Murphy ... Plus BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey has his Frequent Flyer commentary and BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt has his Extra Innings comment ... Runs 2:32:50
2022-03-09 Show No. 5 is a Tuesday Tout Edition, featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey, the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball and a columnist at The Athletic, discussing his early drafts, the wisdom of drafting top closers early, and a position-by-position review of players, including a boon and a bane at every one! ... Runs 1:25:00
With DVR and Ian away, Nando goes to the bullpen for a pair of ace relievers. Joe Sheehan and Gene McCaffrey join the show to help pick up the pieces after a crazy trade deadline. Is Nestor Cortes being stretched out? With Tatis Jr., out is Ha-Seong Kim now relevant for fantasy owners? What is Abraham Toro's long-term value in Seattle? How does Luzardo fit with Marlins? All that and much more on an exciting episode of Under The Radar! Follow Nando on Twitter: @nandodifino Follow Joe on Twitter: @joe_sheehan Follow Gene on Twitter: Gene left Twitter e-mail: fantasypods@theathletic.com, use subject line 'Under the Radar' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
IOL gets to the good stuff as they discuss the first half of A Dark and Hungry God Arises. Drew suffers the effects of day drinking and Gene's background in New York rock n roll comes to light. The Final Draft features coffee and a beer from Anchorage. Inking Out Loud is Drew McCaffrey and Rob Santos. Sound engineering by Patrick McCaffrey. Artwork by Danielle "FelCandy" Prosperie. Intro music: "Moonlight" by Jivemind. Outro music: "This is the End" by Gene McCaffrey (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dre3c5fJ7qs) Visit our website at www.iolpodcast.com/ and join the conversation on Twitter @IOLPodcast Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/inkingoutloud
2021-05-21 Show No. 25 is a Friday Full Edition, featuring an interview with Gene McCaffrey of The Athletic, discussing why the latest 'year of the pitcher' has so many bad pitchers, his pending world record, parsing hard contact, how hitters deal with particular pitches, also NL news with Harold Nichols and AL News with Ray Murphy ... Plus BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey has his Frequent Flyer commentary and BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt has his Extra Innings comment ... Runs 2:36:35
2021-02-02 We launch our 2021 season Tuesday Tout edition featuring our traditional Opening Day starter, Gene McCaffrey, of The Athletic and Wise Guy Baseball, talking about draft strategy; pitchers, hitters and relievers; how you can get a free e-copy of his 2021 Wise Guy Baseball, how he won a wet T-shirt contest in New Rochelle, New York; and how Trevor Bauer could become his Number 1 starting pitcher for 2021 ... Runs 1:33:40
2020-08-07 Aug 7, Show 22 ... Another Friday Full Edition features a guest expert interview with Gene McCaffrey, the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball and a fantasy baseball writer at The Athletic, discussing closers in the time of Covid, selling low, chasing relief wins, playing the percentages, home-field advantage ... Also, NL news with Ray Murphy, discussing Max Scherzer leaving a game, Will Smith returning to the ATL bullpen, two star STL players positive for Covid... and AL News with Ray Murphy, discussing Jo Adell, Shohei Ohtani, Roberto Osuna, and Surprisingly Productive Years ... Also our Hey, Taxi commentary, and Extra Innings... Runs 2:18:00
Episode 99- Aging Player EpisodeGuest – Gene McCaffreyCOVID-19 DiscussionGeneral CircumstancesCurrent MLB PlansKBOStrategy SectionAging PlayersAre aging players affected by a short season?Which aging players will benefit the most / hurt the most?If there is no season, what happens to some of these players? Do they retire?Yadier MolinaNelson CruzAlbert PujolsRich HillOthersOlder/aging players that might surprise us the most in 2020.TeamsWhich teams will be affected most by a shorter season / more intense schedule?BallparksWhat are the effects on players playing with no fans present?What are some of the effects of playing in different home ballparks?Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
On this episode, Gene McCaffrey from The Athletic joins our own Scott Pianowski to break down their recent Tout Wars auction draft, how to approach advanced stats and the increase in power, the Colorado Rockies latest attempt to soothe their Coors hangover on the road, and more.The guys begin with breaking down the results of their recent Tout Wars auction, a 15-team mixed league draft. Gene made a big move early taking Mets pitcher Jacob DeGrom for $50. That was $10 more than fellow ace Gerrit Cole went for, but he explains why if he had the opportunity he’d do it all over again, and even pay a little bit extra to do it. (01:50)His early expenditures on blue-chippers meant grabbing a plethora of $1 players at the end of the draft, but Scott explains why he prefers keeping budget flexibility to grab players at $2 or $3 dollars at the end of drafts. (04:30)Gene and Scott then go through some of their favorite picks in Gene’s draft, including Jesus Luzardo, Mitch Garver, and Julio Urias. (12:57)Gene’s a Colorado native and was one of the first baseball writers to notice that ex-Rockies tended to hit better when they left Colorado for a new team. They also discuss what to expect from current Rockies players like Trevor Story, Garrett Hampson, and Ryan McMahon. (25:00)They wrap up by discussing draft strategy at the end of the first round (31:30), why low-walk hitters like Tim Anderson and Javier Baez are being undervalued (34:30), and in honor of Tom Brady soon wearing a Tampa Bay jersey, have a draft of baseball players who looked really strange in a team’s uniform. (40:15)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-02-04 Tuesday guest expert Gene McCaffrey, The Athletic, discusses about Draft strategy, high-impact offseason moves, more than 40 players, and his Boons and Banes for 2020 ... Also a special HQ offer for our podcast listeners... Runs 1:38:50
As the 2019 MLB regular season and most fantasy leagues draw to a close, Scott Pianowski is joined by Gene McCaffrey of The Athletic to take a look back at the year that was and set sights on the year ahead. This episode, Scott & Gene deliver some of their major takeaways from the 2019 season including:- why you shouldn't over-react to off years from good pitchers (3:50)- taking note of the growing divide between the good teams and bad teams (8:00)- why you should potentially invest in riskier mid-round players next year (12:35)- how to find the sweet spot of mid-range closing pitchers (16:40)Later, they take stock of some contenders in the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros as the postseason draws near (22:25) before closing out the episode mocking the first 10 picks of a 2020 fantasy draft (31:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Gene McCaffrey of The Athletic was kind (or foolish) enough to join the boys of the Nasty Cast on this very special trade deadline recap show! Ron, Nate, Van, and Gene discuss a bunch of the deals from the day touching on the Trevor Bauer trade, Zack Greinke's last minute blockbuster, and everything in between! Stay tuned to hear who they think is closing in Atlanta and also to hear Ron rage about the Rays!
The Athletic's Gene McCaffrey joins Scott Pianowski this week on the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast coming out of their Tout Wars mixed league auction draft over the weekend. They start the episode off with some general auction strategy (0:30) and how it pertains to pitchers like Max Scherzer and Jacob DeGrom (3:50).Also on the show this week:- The differences between fly ball pitchers and ground ball pitchers (8:10)- Breaking down the 2019 Colorado Rockies (9:55)- A deeper look at the Chicago Cubs starting rotation (13:55)- Quick thoughts on Nathan Eovaldi, Shawn Armstrong, Dellin Betances & Kirby Yates (16:30)- An update on Vlad Guerrero, Jr. and how he compares to Miguel Cabrera (22:45)- What to expect from Andrew McCutchen (26:35)- Jesús Aguilar and the 1B market (28:00)- Analyzing Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros pitching staff (30:15)Scott wraps up the show asking Gene to draft his five most overrated musicians of all time (33:30). Bring some sunscreen because there are some hot takes.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_Pianowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Gene McCaffrey of The Athletic joins host Justin Eleff to talk baseball: what to expect from the sons of Hall of Fame fathers, which players the space-age forecasting systems are getting wrong this spring, what to do about the sudden scarcity of undisputed closers. Sponsored by Fantasy Baseball Index -- new Cheat Sheet Updates available Tuesdays beginning March 5!
Adam Ronis is not too surprised by Clayton Kershaw's injury. Adam likes the upside of the Twins Byron Buxton. He was injured last year and has a ton of potential. Gene likes Byron Buxton but only as a 4th outfielder, Gene is high on Adalberto Mondesi because he will hit at least .265 and we know the power will be there. Gene and Adam put Clayton Kershaw on the do not touch before the 5th round list. Gene says its possible pitchers are being over-drafted but you need two aces. Zach Wheeler was dominate late last year and should continue his good pitching this year. Gene says draft Javy Baez early in the 2nd round. He is all in! Trevor Story > Javy Baez. Gene is a little concerned with JD Martinez going as high as he is in drafts. Bryce Harper going in the middle of the second round. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Adam Ronis is not too surprised by Clayton Kershaw's injury. Adam likes the upside of the Twins Byron Buxton. He was injured last year and has a ton of potential. Gene likes Byron Buxton but only as a 4th outfielder, Gene is high on Adalberto Mondesi because he will hit at least .265 and we know the power will be there. Gene and Adam put Clayton Kershaw on the do not touch before the 5th round list. Gene says its possible pitchers are being over-drafted but you need two aces. Zach Wheeler was dominate late last year and should continue his good pitching this year. Gene says draft Javy Baez early in the 2nd round. He is all in! Trevor Story > Javy Baez.Gene is a little concerned with JD Martinez going as high as he is in drafts. Bryce Harper going in the middle of the second round.
Dr. Roto and Adam Ronis recap the Tout Wars Mixed Draft and are joined by Gene McCaffrey to discuss his team! The guys also discuss how successful the DFS optimizer has been as of late! #FNTSYRadio #FNTSY #fantasyBaseball #MLB #ToutWars #DFS #NBA #NHL #FantasyHockey #FantasyBasketball
The takeover is complete as Nando Di Fino hosts Nando Thursdays! He is joined by Gene McCaffrey, Joe Sheehan, and Craig Alexander! #FNTSYRadio #FNTSY #FantasyBaseball #MLB #Royals #Rangers #Angels #Mariners #Athletics #Astros #Nationals #Mets #Phillies #Marlins #Braves #Cardinals #Pirates #Cubs #Reds #Brewers #Dodgers #Rockies #Giants #DBacks #Padres #RedSox #Orioles #BlueJays #Yankees #Rays #Indians #Tigers #WhiteSox #Twins Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
2018-02-22 Guest expert: Gene McCaffrey, of the Wise Guy Baseball 2018 annual and wiseguybaseball.com, discussing players, trends and 2018 nabbers and slabbers
2017-08-25 Guest expert Gene McCaffrey, the Wise Guy of fantasy baseball, discusses the sustainability of some unexpectedly good seasons, a look at some players who could be next year's "Last Year's Bums" and more
2017-07-11 Tuesday Special Edition: In our mid-season Round Table, guest experts Gene McCaffrey and Todd Zola join host Patrick Davitt to discuss the seasons
2017-05-05 Guest expert Gene McCaffrey, of WiseGuyBaseball.com, discusses all those pitcher injuries and much more ... ... also the Minor League Minute
2017-03-14 Show #6 of 2017 is also our first 'Tuesday Tout' special edition, with guest expert: Gene McCaffrey of WiseGuyBaseball.com ... plus Playing Time and Frequent Fliers commentaries
2016-06-17 Guest expert: Gene McCaffrey, Wise Guy Baseball
2015-03-31 Tuesday guest expert: Gene McCaffrey ... Runs 1:07:20
2013-06-21 Fantasy baseball's favorite 'Wise Guy,' Gene McCaffrey ... Runs 1:26:05
2013-04-26 Gene McCaffrey of Wise Guy Baseball ... Runs 1:24:25
2012-08-17 Gene McCaffrey of Wise Guy Baseball ... Runs 1:37:40
2011-03-19 Part 2 with Wise Guy Baseball author Gene McCaffrey
2011-03-12 In the first of two parts, Wise Guy Baseball author Gene McCaffrey discusses some of his theories about fantasy pricing and player selection.