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PullHitter merch is here! Welcome to the PullHitter Podcast, your destination for actionable resources and tools to grind your way to ultimate fantasy baseball success. Support my work and join the Pull Hitter Patreon: -Access to lively Discord with highly active members sharing player evaluations, draft boards and strategies..get a leg up on your league mates! -Player Breakdowns series in audio and video form -Draft recaps from me -additional Launch Angle episodes -additional Guest episodes -ad free listening -Much more! https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link I am back with the Consortium, RotoSaurus - all the fun names that is Dave McDonald , Jake Halusker, Tony Spectre We discuss a big range of topics Tony and Dave's run in the Main Event Overall Jake on auction practice before a high stakes league Roster Construction in 2025: the push for more batting average and power? Setting your 80th percentile goals ADP Regressors from 2024 to 2025 drafts, players moving both up and down and are we in or out Tracking Injuries In or out on players who ended the season hurt ADP Battles Players in the top 100 who might bust Follow on Twitter: @pullhitterpod https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod @deadpullhitter https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Website: pullhitter.com My link tree with all of my links in one spot: https://linktr.ee/pullhitter Also check out me cohosting the Launch Angle Podcast with Jeff Zimmerman and Rob Silver! https://anchor.fm/robe
Dave McDonald from Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Rotosaurus and EARTH joins Sara and Shelly for a series of debates as we enter the final two months of fantasy baseball.Discussions:Finding impact players on last place teams: We look at the Marlins and discuss Xavier Edwards, Jonah Bride and Jake Burger.Late round impact bats: Both Brent Rooker and Brenton Doyle went after pick 200 and have been worth more than $20 this season, who would we rather have rest of season?Second half studs: Four starting pitchers have been worth more than $30 in the second half, we debate Blake Snell, Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez and Bailey Ober rest of season.White Sox Woes: Luis Robert Jr. has had a disappointing 2024, what does it mean for his 2025 draft capital?The hot corner is heating up with news that top prospect Junior Caminero has been called up by the Rays. Would you rather take a chance on Caminero's upside or stick with the steady production Jake Burger has offered in Miami?Sneaky good outfielders Daulton Varsho and Ceddanne Rafaela have similar production by wRC+, who are you more into rest of season?Love it or Leave it:Can managers just tell us what's going on with injuries?The Olympics are great -- and will include baseball in 2028!Shōta Imanaga fans brought heart-shaped Shōta fans to Cleveland and it was great.Guest: Dave McDonaldHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
Dave McDonald from Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Rotosaurus and EARTH joins Sara and Shelly for a series of debates as we enter the final two months of fantasy baseball.Discussions:Finding impact players on last place teams: We look at the Marlins and discuss Xavier Edwards, Jonah Bride and Jake Burger.Late round impact bats: Both Brent Rooker and Brenton Doyle went after pick 200 and have been worth more than $20 this season, who would we rather have rest of season?Second half studs: Four starting pitchers have been worth more than $30 in the second half, we debate Blake Snell, Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez and Bailey Ober rest of season.White Sox Woes: Luis Robert Jr. has had a disappointing 2024, what does it mean for his 2025 draft capital?The hot corner is heating up with news that top prospect Junior Caminero has been called up by the Rays. Would you rather take a chance on Caminero's upside or stick with the steady production Jake Burger has offered in Miami?Sneaky good outfielders Daulton Varsho and Ceddanne Rafaela have similar production by wRC+, who are you more into rest of season?Love it or Leave it:Can managers just tell us what's going on with injuries?The Olympics are great -- and will include baseball in 2028!Shōta Imanaga fans brought heart-shaped Shōta fans to Cleveland and it was great.Guest: Dave McDonaldHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network
PHI J.T. Realmuto, ADP 28, Min 22, Max 43 TOR Daulton Varsho, ADP 41, Min 32, Max 55 Alejandro Kirk, ADP 104, Min 88, Max 120 Danny Jansen, ADP 202, Min 161, Max 239 LAD Will Smith, ADP 60, Min 52, Max 67 BAL Adley Rutschman, ADP 64, Min 45, Max 75 KC Salvador Perez, ADP 69, Min 52, Max 84 MJ Melendez, ADP 103, Min 77, Max 119 STL Willson Contreras, ADP 101, Min 77, Max 116 ATL Sean Murphy, ADP 124, Min 102, Max 145 Travis d'Arnaud, ADP 204, Min 157, Max 247 MIL William Contreras, ADP 126, Min 102, Max 156 CIN Tyler Stephenson, 133 SEA Cal Raleigh, 157 WAS Keibert Ruiz, 197 TEX Jonah Heim, 242 MIN Christian Vazquez, 251 Ryan Jeffers, 473 LAA Logan O'Hoppe, 262 ARI Gabriel Moreno, 263, Min 187, Max 344 Carson Kelly, 399, Min 340, Max 474 OAK Shea Langeliers, 271 **UT ONLY to start season** CWS Yasmani Grandal, 272 CLE Bo Naylor, 302, Min 253, Max 402 NYM Francisco Alvarez, 322 **UT ONLY to start season** MIA Nick Fortes, 336 SF Joey Bart, 341 NYY Jose Trevino, 366 PIT Endy Rodriguez, 387 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
PHI J.T. Realmuto, ADP 28, Min 22, Max 43 TOR Daulton Varsho, ADP 41, Min 32, Max 55 Alejandro Kirk, ADP 104, Min 88, Max 120 Danny Jansen, ADP 202, Min 161, Max 239 LAD Will Smith, ADP 60, Min 52, Max 67 BAL Adley Rutschman, ADP 64, Min 45, Max 75 KC Salvador Perez, ADP 69, Min 52, Max 84 MJ Melendez, ADP 103, Min 77, Max 119 STL Willson Contreras, ADP 101, Min 77, Max 116 ATL Sean Murphy, ADP 124, Min 102, Max 145 Travis d'Arnaud, ADP 204, Min 157, Max 247 MIL William Contreras, ADP 126, Min 102, Max 156 CIN Tyler Stephenson, 133 SEA Cal Raleigh, 157 WAS Keibert Ruiz, 197 TEX Jonah Heim, 242 MIN Christian Vazquez, 251 Ryan Jeffers, 473 LAA Logan O'Hoppe, 262 ARI Gabriel Moreno, 263, Min 187, Max 344 Carson Kelly, 399, Min 340, Max 474 OAK Shea Langeliers, 271 **UT ONLY to start season** CWS Yasmani Grandal, 272 CLE Bo Naylor, 302, Min 253, Max 402 NYM Francisco Alvarez, 322 **UT ONLY to start season** MIA Nick Fortes, 336 SF Joey Bart, 341 NYY Jose Trevino, 366 PIT Endy Rodriguez, 387 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We welcome the @deadpullhitter Rob DiPietro for a long-awaited appearance on High Stakes Heat! Rob goes deep about where he got his love of fantasy, how he's grown into a high stakes sniper, and a lot of his overarching draft prep process. We also learn a lot about Rob as a person with some deep topics of interest at the end. Strap in! *Rob's origins with his family and Strat-O-Matic *Basketball before baseball?? *What led to the Draft Champions overall title in 2020 *Following that success up with a massive 2021 *Tag team partners with Jenny Butler *Where should we draft saves? *EARTH leagues conversation *Does Rob subscribe to the Player Eliminator practice? *How does Rob use and aggregate projection systems? *SGP and how to use it *Rob as "The Sponge," soaking up all the info he can *Lessons learned from 2021 *Rob's biggest weakness and edge as a fantasy player *Build your own "supergroup" for success AND FOR FUN *Music of the 90s, and how we are affected by it to this day *Rob's colloquialisms *Victory Garden with the DeadPullHitter *IS ROB DR. DAVE?? ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake recently finished their Battle of the Podcasts league draft, presented by Zack Waxman and hosted by the NFBC. This pod is a full review of the league, looking at each team in depth (including their own) and offering strengths, weaknesses, perceived strategy, best/worst picks, and their selections to compete for the title. The draft order and represented pods for this 50 round NFBC draft & hold format league is: *1 Justin Mason, Friends with Fantasy Benefits *2 John Laghezza, Corked Stats *3 Matt Williams, Turn Two *4 Jake and Dave *5 Chris M, @baseballpods *6 Zack Waxman, Draft Champions Network *7 Eric Cross/Chris Clegg, Fantrax Toolshed *8 Rob DePietro, Pull Hitter (Season 2 champ) *9 Matthew Davis, FTN Fantasy Baseball *10 Drew Morris, Common Sense Fantasy Baseball (Season 1 champ) *11 Michael Simione, SP Streamer *12 Bubba Entrekin, Benched with Bubba *13 Toby Guevin, BatFlipCrazy *14 Jorge Montanez/Mike Kurland, Bases Loaded *15 Michael Govier, Hey It's Enrico Pallazzo! *We discuss Jake's recent exercise of separating the top 150 ADP players (over the last three weeks) into three different categories: players he'd draft at or before ADP, players he'd consider in certain situations with a discount, and players he is crossing off his list. He tweeted about it here on Saturday. There were surprising results, even though we've been crossing players off our draftlists for well over a decade. *We also go over our TGFBI leagues, 4 and 5 ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Special guest Joe Gentile digs deep for some post 600 sleepers and everyone gives a few of their favorites
The first installment of Rotosaurus interview with Dave and Jake as we play fantasy relevant Jeopardy Features Baseball Bytes with Brian Seymour.
The Vegas crew of Dave, Tony, and Jake are very excited to bring on the do-it-all of the National Fantasy Championship contests, Darik Buchar @dbuchar). We had a ton of fun and laughs talking shop with Darik about all things NFBC (@TheNFBC)and everything their live events can be! *A viking among cheeseheads; a kicker AND a catcher *Darik's history as an NFBC player, and how he moved to the other side of the game *A couple of hot takes *Who is the best high stakes player? Who will win the Main Event in 2022? *Tons about the live events in Vegas/NYC/Chicago, and why you'll never want to draft any other way *NFBC is the gold standard of contests *Storytime: a broken hair dryer, Dave oversleeps a main event, the half-eaten cookie, "draft" beers, and the infamous Bellinger autodraft *Darik's early beef with Mark Srebro (Gekko) *His unique perspective on how our seasonal game is changing *Don't just copy someone else; find what works for you on your own! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Jason Duponte @papelbeast joins the guys to give the perspective of a long-time NFBC player with tons of experience at the highest of stakes! Quite a bit of extremely useful strategy in this one! *Jumping right into the deep end for $5000 *Cue the Duckboats, better than going to Disney World *Stories of the Red Sox beating Cleveland in the 2007 ALCS, much to our delight *More on why the Guardians' ownership can suck it *Mike the Mouth NYC Ultimate leagues: like a home league, only more expensive *The challenges of playing at the $15000 price point in the NFBC Platinum *Why auctions are the best thing in fantasy baseball *Shifting focuses and contest selection *Who is the best player in the high stakes world? *Jason's biggest strength and weakness *More on how the seasonal fantasy baseball game is changing...adapt or die! *Are we in or out on players going within the ADP Top 50 -Fernando Tatis, Jr -Ronald Acuna, Jr -Mookie Betts -Mike Trout -Nick Pivetta > Jacob deGrom?? -Shane Bieber -Cedric Mullins -Whit Merrifield -Robbie Ray -Tyler O'Neill -Chris Sale ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The boys flip the calendar to 2022 by bringing in one of the best players in the NFBC right now, and he has the hardware to prove it! 2020 Main Event overall champion Jim Tomony joins the show to explain just what goes into being a consistent winner at the highest level of fantasy baseball. *Jim's start in fantasy, and how he married the Fantasy Baseball Queen of Ann Arbor *What spurred his big win in 2020? *Why does he use song titles to name all of his squads? *12 team or 15 team leagues? *Jim's biggest weakness and strength as a player *How is the high stakes realm changing over the last few years? *The gentlemen give one player to hit and one player to bust from four different ADP ranges! ----> 1-100: Sal Perez, Alex Bregman, Jose Abreu, Francisco Lindor, Mookie Betts, Trevor Rogers ----> 101-200: Rhys Hoskins, Eduardo Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi, Chris Taylor, Carlos Rodon, Justin Verlander ----> 201-300: Alex Wood, Jesus Sanchez, Gavin Lux, Bailey Ober, Nathaniel Lowe, Andrew Kittredge ----> 301-450: Luis Arraez, Rowdy Tellez, Carlos Carrasco, Kyle Lewis, Cristian Javier, Tylor Megill ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
On The Wire - Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD), cohost of the Friends with Fantasy Benefits fantasy baseball podcast (@FantasyBenefits) and the Rotosauraus High Stakes Heat podcast (@RotoSaurus) to discuss the world of high stakes fantasy baseball, his recent EARTH overall championship, and players going post 350 ADP that we expect to see a bump come March. Welcome Dave (1:58) What is "High Stakes"? (3:28) Why draft in October/November? (11:54) What is EARTH? (15:53) Format influencing ADP? (27:48) Draft/Hold vs FAAB league risk plays (35:22) Prospects who should shoot up ADP (41:11) Relievers who should shoot up ADP (53:22) Free Agents who should shoot up ADP (1:04:32) Wild Cards who should shoot up ADP (1:10:36) Kevin's Final Word (1:17:37) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus
On The Wire - Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD), cohost of the Friends with Fantasy Benefits fantasy baseball podcast (@FantasyBenefits) and the Rotosauraus High Stakes Heat podcast (@RotoSaurus) to discuss the world of high stakes fantasy baseball, his recent EARTH overall championship, and players going post 350 ADP that we expect to see a bump come March. Welcome Dave (1:58) What is "High Stakes"? (3:28) Why draft in October/November? (11:54) What is EARTH? (15:53) Format influencing ADP? (27:48) Draft/Hold vs FAAB league risk plays (35:22) Prospects who should shoot up ADP (41:11) Relievers who should shoot up ADP (53:22) Free Agents who should shoot up ADP (1:04:32) Wild Cards who should shoot up ADP (1:10:36) Kevin's Final Word (1:17:37) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com| Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus
Dave and Jake dive into ADP for the last three weeks of NFBC Draft Champions leagues, giving you some players they think you should move up or down your draft boards. *Going too early: Kopech, Semien, Witt Jr., Franco, Gallegos, Chisholm, C Seager *Going too late: Torres, Bogaerts, Lindor, Story, Snell, Kimbrel, Rogers Jake is taking part in his first NFBC DC, which also happens to be the "Beat Razzball's Grey Albright" league. *Jake runs through his strategy going in from pick 12, and how it ended up playing out *Analysis of the roster construction of each team, highlighting items to keep in mind when you're drafting *They feel that lots of teams have no shot at this league; lots of incomplete teams in this one ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The commissioner has locked out the players because he "had to," but that won't stop us from commenting on the absolute flurry of activity in MLB leading up to this dreadful day. Jake and Dave discuss the fantasy implication of tons of moves, and also laugh heartily at the teams that deserve it (we're looking at you, Guardians). *Astros resign Justin Verlander, 2y/$50mil *Cubs sign Marcus Stroman, 3y/$71mil *Dodgers resign Chris Taylor, 4y/$60mil *Max Muncy's injured elbow *Twins resign Byron Buxton, 7y/$100mil *Cards sign Steven Matz, 4y/$44mil *Orioles sign Jordan Lyles, 1y/$7mil *DBacks sign Mark Melancon, 2y/$14mil *Phillies sign Corey Knebel, 1y/$10mil *Padres sign Robert Suarez, 1y; Nick Martinez, 4y/$20mil *Rays sign Corey Kluber, 1y/$8mil; extend Wander Franco, 11y/$182mil *Marlins acquire Joey Wendle; extend Sandy Alcantara, 5y/$56mil; sign Avisail Garcia, 4y/$53mil *Mariners sign Robbie Ray, 5y/$115mil; acquire Adam Frazier *Jays resign Jose Berrios, 7y/$131mil; sign Kevin Gausman, 5y/$110mil *Would you rather draft deGrom or Gausman? *Red Sox sign Rich Hill, 1y/$5mil; sign Michael Wacha, 1y/$7mil; sign James Paxton, 1y/$10mil w option *Brewers acquire Hunter Renfroe from Red Sox for Jackie Bradley, Jr. *Angels resign Raisel Iglesias, 4y/$100mil; sign Noah Syndergaard, 1y/$21mil; Michael Lorenzen, 1y/$7mil *Giants resign Anthony DeSclafani, 3y/$36mil; resign Alex Wood, 2y/$25mil; sign Alex Cobb, 2y/$20mil *Tigers sign Javier Baez, 6y/$140mil; sign Eduardo Rodriguez, 5y/$77mil *Rangers sign Corey Seager, 10y/$325mil; sign Marcus Semien, 7y/$175mil; sign Jon Gray, 4y/$56mil; sign Kole Calhoun, 1y/$5.2mil *Mets sign Eduardo Escobar, 2y/$20mil; sign Mark Canha, 2y/$25.5mil; sign Starling Marte, 4y/$78mil; sign Max Scherzer, 3y/$130mil *Marcell Ozuna's suspension is over, where should you draft him? *Our slow drafting plans *Should you have a strategy for drafting from every single draft slot? NFBC vs lower stakes ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The illustrious SPStreamer Michael Simione (@SPStreamer) lends his talents to High Stakes Heat tonight as he walks the boys through his growth both as a player and as an analysis brand. *The FPAZ experience: people, panels, and poker *A look at the FPAZ draft from mid-October with many fantasy analyst participants *Michael's journey to high stakes *Learning from 2021 and moving forward to 2022 *The TURF League, members of EARTH *Does a league have to have an entry fee to be a priority for all? *The method of the Stream *Michael's 2021 record for streaming *Early overvalued/undervalued starters Make sure to check out Michael and the crew over at SPStreamer.com! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Today on High Stakes Heat, we take a detailed look at Jake's 2021 fantasy season, with all its ups and more frequent downs. Strap in and get ready to learn from his trials and tribulations... *Dave recounts his GLARF league and EARTH overall championships *A quick look at Dave's season; check out the FWFB pod #718-719 for more details *A detailed rundown of Jake's 2021 teams *Major trends and practices that contributed to his downfall *Mea culpa session on players like Corbin Burnes and Lance McCullers, Jr. *How to move on and grow from a season that isn't up to your standards ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Episode 713- Hot August Nights Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFBCo-Host: Dave McDonald @RunDMCDNewsTrout has no timetableWood and Cueto to the ILPaddack to returnPeralta to returnMatt Barnes to the ILBellinger to platoonCardinals BullpenPlayers with Hot August NightsGiancarlo StantonCJ CronYordan AlvarezStarling MarteAnthony SantanderHunter RenfroeMatt Chapman Brandon LoweJorge SolerAaron JudgeJoin our Discord Community at: https://t.co/MtkLkNW7VD?amp=1Intro and Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZMEver thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!NFBC - 150 Draft Championshttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338NFBC - Cutline ChampionshipWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339NFBC - Main EventWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championshiphttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
8/1/21 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Follow us on Twitter @justinmasonfwfb – Host/Producer @JasonCollette – Co-Host @thedustmite – Guest: Jake Halusker of RotoSaurus.com Trade Deadline Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Dodgers Danny Duffy to the Dodgers Anthony Rizzo to […]
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jake Halusker (@thedustmite) of RotoSaurus and the High Stakes Heat Podcast to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Zack and Graham host the Rotosaurus boys and discuss how to identify breakout starters including why we nailed some and why we whiffed on others. Also discussed are how to avoid the landmines, not waste FAAB and our approach to relief pitchers next year. Players discussed: - Freddy Peralta - Trevor Rogers - Carlos Rodon - Robbie Ray - Patrick Sandoval - Tarik Skubal - Alek Manoah - Cristian Javier - Luis Garcia - Nate Pearson - Shane McClanahan - Jameson Taillon - Joe Musgrove - Trevor Bauer - Blake Snell - Jordan Montgomery - Tony Gonsolin
Dave, Jake, and Tony @Spectre14 all together IN THE SAME STUDIO! What better way could there be to jump start High Stakes Heat again!? *An update on our high dollar and industry league teams *Players that each of us has gotten right and wrong, as we currently stand *Some players that look due for a good or improved second half *A speculative saves list of ten relievers from Dave *A look at possible innings limits in the second half *What should you be doing right now if you're in an overall competition? (Hint: NOT GIVING UP) ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Justin Mason and Jason Collette are joined by Dave McDonald of RotoSaurus and the High Stakes Heat Podcast to talk about ice cold players!
Introduction: The injury list grows further, but hope looms with an excellent debut by Toronto's Alek Manoah. Main Segment: Dave McDonald from RotoSaurus and RotoGraphs joins the crew to recap the first quarter of the season, and to talk about what to expect from here. Question of the Week: Which MLB player would make the best Hollywood actor? Game of the Week by Lil Cheesecake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 698- Cleveland Tourism VideoHost: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB Co-Host: Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFBGuest: Dave McDonald @RunDMCDTopics discussed: NewsdeGrom leaves startKe’Bryan Hayes to 60-Day ILTrevor Larnach makes his debutVotto to the ILKelenic coming up on ThursdayCJ Cron to the ILStruggling PitchersLuis CastilloKyle HendricksPatrick CorbinGerman MarquezDylan BundyCharlie MortonFrankie MontasNathan EovaldiRyan YarbroughKenta MaedaWatch the replay: https://youtu.be/q4p0BBS8HgkJoin our Discord Community at: https://t.co/MtkLkNW7VD?amp=1Intro and Outro music provided by Lawr MichaelsEver thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!NFBC - 150 Draft Championshttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338NFBC - Cutline ChampionshipWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339NFBC - Main EventWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championshiphttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
We are one week from another beautiful (full) baseball season, and Jake and Tony @Spectre14 are here to give you an evergreen draft strategy pod for the ages! This episode is essentially devoid of specific player analysis, and it is meant for you to use as a comprehensive strategy primer for any of your drafts this last week of March, and even beyond to other seasons. *Why drafting live is just plain awesome *What to do to prepare for your live draft (with us in Vegas) *What to expect at the live draft table, and how it's different from drafting from your home computer *Overarching strategy for 12 team Roto, like the $350 NFBC Rotowire Online Championship *Overarching strategy for 15 team Roto, like the $1700 NFBC Main Event *15 team auction strategy from the 2019 $1400 NFBC Auction Overall Champion ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Big Sexy John L @MLBMovingAvg is back for Round 2 with Dave and Jake, and the heat does not stop until the outro plays! *The @baseballpods Podcast Bracket "controversy" *John breaks down the NFBC Tag Team draft and doesn't hold back...Check the DRAFT BOARD *Checking in on our TGFBI drafts after one week (John #19, Dave #3, Jake #2) *The Great Lakes Area Roto Fantasy (GLARF) League update, Dave's and Jake's teams *Differences when approaching a QS/OBP league as opposed to the norm ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Big John Stud @MLBMovingAvg joins the boys and there's no stopping this train! We went for a whopping 225 minutes, so we slashed this episode in two; look for the second part to drop Tuesday. *Injuries to Calhoun, Bogaerts, Woodruff, Kelenic *John's feeling on the Yankees rotation *Aaron Civale has new mechanics *How do we feel about Bellinger's recovery? *Kimbrel and Colome got blasted *Flaherty looked better the second time around *John's background and start in fantasy *It's all an investment; gotta make that money *Diversifying your portfolio *How did John change his process coming into the 2021 draft season? *The Trout vs. Soto debate finally happens ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Check this behemoth! Shout out to the Dingers pod for our epic first round battle in the Baseballpods Tourney! *Justin Mason's Podapolooza this Saturday/Sunday Feb. 27-28 *When will the Blue Jays migrate back to Buffalo? *COVID cases, news, and signings *How can you determine who closes in a murky backend bullpen situation? *Do people still think that Mondesi hits second? Referencing this tweet *Jacob deGrom is a first round talent, but we're not comfortable drafting him *Just stop listening and trust yourself *Dave and Tony break down their NFBC Tag Team Tournament draft from Feb. 22; the live analysis from John L and others here! *Our leagues in TGFBI ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and host of the RotoSaurus podcast, Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD), discuss the various draft strategies possible to winning your fantasy baseball league in 2021. Dave, who has participated (and won) in high-stakes fantasy baseball leagues for over a decade, joins the show in hopes to share the wisdom that has come with playing with the best-of-the-best.Kev and Dave cover:-Dave's general draft strategy-What types of players to avoid-How worrisome preseason COVID diagnoses are-Handcuffing closersPlayers mention include:-Jacob deGrom-Zach Plesac-Shane Bieber-Corbin Burnes-Nelson Cruz-Kenley Jansen vs Kirby Yates-Jordan Romano-Frankie Montas...and a whole lot more including 3 players Dave is higher/lower on!
Episode 128- Master CrochetmanHost: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About Guest: Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD)Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) of Rotosaurus and the High Stakes Heat Podcast to discuss strategies and roster construction!Intro and Outro music provided by Michael GovierGet the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFVEver thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!NFBC - 150 Draft Championshttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338NFBC - Cutline ChampionshipWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339NFBC - Main EventWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championshiphttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
On episode 20 of the show, Brian (@BrianJSeymour) talks to High Stakes Heat podcast host, runner of Rotosaurus.com and NFBC high stakes player, Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD). They discuss edges to be gained now that spring training is underway, the goals of projections systems and how they differ from drafting a fantasy team, having confidence in your analysis and MUCH more. Follow the show on Twitter: (@RotoWagerPod) Please Rate and Review the show so we know you enjoy this content. It motivates us to continue producing it and book the guests you want to hear. Intro/Outro Music is "26 Ghosts III," by Nine Inch Nails from their 2008 album "Ghosts."
The Rotosaurus crew from the High Stakes Heat podcast Jake Halusker (@TheDustMite) and Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) are here to go head to head with Deary and Mike in a tag-team showdown. We're an independent podcast so we welcome your support with donations or contributions if you like what we do: PayPal miguelgovier@gmail.com Cash App $MichaelGovier Venmo @PallazzoPodcast. Email us at pallazzopodcast@protonmail.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @pallazzopodcast. Here is the layout and the timestamps for the show:Housekeeping (18:27)Leading Off (24:37)Enrico's Inquisition (49:00)Fantasy Breakdown-Insane Fantasy Takes/2019 or 2020/Breakouts (65:45)Benintendi Trade (117:00)Projections Debate (119:35)
We heard you missed us; we're back! There are tons of things to cover in the world of fantasy baseball: *So many transactions! 15+ players/situations to discuss *MLB changing the baseball and actually TELLING us about it?? *Can there be objective truth in fantasy? *How much we should use or "rely on" projections *Battle of the Podcasts draft review (courtesy of @draftchampagne) Thanks to everyone for putting us over the 5000 listen mark!!! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Back in the saddle! *The Browns are the greatest team in football *Nickelodeon shows that didn't suck (except for the ones Dave likes) *Lindor and Carrasco to the Big Apple *Hendriks, Schwarber sign *Sticky situation in LA *Closers whom you might feel totally comfortable drafting, but you probably shouldn't *Certain players that we will be watching in spring *Lots of teams ran a ton last year; will it continue? *Invest in skills, not results *ADP risers and fallers in NFBC Draft Champions *Battle of the Podcasts, Season 2, Preview Thanks for your listenership!! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
--INITIATE SHOW NOTE TRANSMISSION-- The Robot's infamous System has seized control of High Stakes Heat! Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27) has written our entire script for us and is forcing us to execute his fantasy baseball wishes. Tune in for a wide variety of heinous topics that the Robot has prepared for us! *Landing spots for Bauer and Lindor *Can Giolito be elite? *Stolen base theories *The Consortium on Survivor? *Dave and Jake, South Korean immigrants *Luis Robert vs. Kyle Tucker *ADP comparisons *Injured pitchers that we won't touch in 2021 *Auction build strategies *Closer free agents that could steal jobs *A hitter, starter, and reliever that we both like post-300 ADP This episode is brought to you by Sports Jerseys Canada, selling NHL jerseys as well as custom hockey and baseball jerseys for your own teams! The custom jerseys are only for Canadians but the NHL jerseys can be shipped worldwide. If you are interested, check out the website sportsjerseyscanada.ca or contact Phil Dussault on Twitter @PhilDussault27 ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Happy December! Only the best and bravest are diving into their analysis at this point, and we have you covered as you foray deep into your prep for 2021. Topics covered include: *Analyzing the non-tenders of note *Urshela elbow surgery, Wander Franco biceps injury *Concerns with Tyler Glasnow *Why all the hate for Dylan Moore? *Dave rantin' on Stanton *Jake approach to the #pullhitterbestball draft *Early NFBC trends/observations *Hit up the Rotosaurus Merch Department! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com/merch to support the pod; new Christmas Dino gear dropping on Sunday! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Designs - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
It's time to turn the page to 2021! Well, at least in terms of fantasy baseball anyway...still gotta get through 6 more weeks of this garbage in real life. Dave and Jake are back and they're ready to move forward with draft prep for the new season. Let's start getting ready to dominate! *Why the Dolans are horrible *Smyly gets $11mil? *Clevinger gets Tommy John *We're trying to help, really! *Digging deep into Dave's mock draft with the boys from RotoFanatic, find the board here *Why Dave won't draft deGrom this year *Some early round NFBC ADP looks ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com... NEW MERCH DROPPING SOON! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The second half of our season retrospective closely examines the pitching hits and misses from the less than optimal year 2020. Dave, Tony (@Spectre14), and Jake blaze through a vast number of starters and relievers...would they do it all again the same way? Listen in to find out! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The band gets back together to closely examine the offensive hits and misses from the 2020 season. Dave, Tony, and Jake recap their fantasy seasons and lay it all out there for you all to absorb and grow your own game. Part 2 will cover pitching, due sometime next week. ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake work to carry you to the finish line in today's episode, both helping you to set that final weekend offensive lineup in NFBC and looking ahead to a number of topics that will dominate our thoughts heading into 2021. Best of luck to all our listeners as they close out their championships! *Injuries and players returning that could affect your weekend *Reevaluate your standings *Hitters to get into your lineups for the last three days *Our top 5 SPs heading into 2021 *Limited pitcher workloads in 202 and how it could affect next year *What we'd like to hear from others in the industry *How much will this season change what we do next year? *Our most valuable takeaway from this outlier year ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The boys are again joined by their close friend and another member of The Consortium, Tony DiVincenzo (@Spectre14), and together they tackle what everyone should be looking at heading into the final week of baseball. There's a ton of great strategy points in here, and they also have an opportunity at the end to give some advice on targets for your final Sunday of FAAB. What's inside: *Injury returns now: Teoscar, Pham, Hosmer *Injury returns soon: Sonny Gray, Gallegos, Berti, deGrom, Clevinger *Other news of the weekend *Teams and their playoff pictures; will they play it out, or will they rest guys? *Starting pitchers who could be rested as teams align postseason rotations *Teams whose hitters to target/avoid *Strategy when approaching the end of the season *How to tailor your lineup and roster to attack categories *Overall team schedules to target *Players to look at in the last week of FAAB *Shout outs and thank yous ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - the great Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake are excited to welcome another incredible NFBC stalwart to the pod in RotoWire's Scott Jenstad (@ScottJenstad)! The gentlemen hit on tons of ever-in-flux closer situations, some injury and promotion news, plenty of in-season management strategy topics, and a number of great listener questions. Scott is an exemplary guest, and it was an absolute blast having him on the pod! We will cover: *Scott's early fantasy career pre-NFBC *How he got started in the industry *Scott doesn't know how to share *Closer situations for 15 different teams *Unwritten rules are dumb *Starter call-ups - Ian Anderson (likely), McKenzie, Mize, Skubal, Dunning, Sixto *Hitter call-ups - Mountcastle, Bart *Injuries to Chirinos, Yordan, Buxton, Paxton, Dylan Moore *Challenges in the short season *What are we seeing in FAAB as we move into the second half? *Possible other FAAB targets in week 6: Tapia, Candelario, Mullins, Haggerty, Paredes, Farmer *Tons of great listener questions ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter; be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Episode 9 of the pod features the incredibly successful high stakes redraft and DFS player Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) of Guru Elite fame! This is an absolutely jam-packed show, full of insights into who Vlad is and what makes him a winner, plenty of player analysis and news, and short season adjustments. More specifically, we will cover: *Vlad's beginnings playing and analyzing fantasy *The makings of a FAAB Whisperer *Tough pitcher holds - Manaea, Boyd, Ray, Verlander, Morton *Hot FAAB hitters - Cronenworth, Tauchman, Dylan Moore, Andres Gimenez, Slater, Lopes, Rio Ruiz *Streamers and whether they could be more - Gausman, Peterson, Sandoval, Toussaint, Elieser Hernandez, Pablo Lopez, Brad Keller, Arrieta, Milone *Injuries to Judge, Cron, Yates, McNeil *Dylan Carlson and Alec Bohm getting the call *Vlad's short season adjustments *Bundy and Castellanos love *Vlad's most owned players this year *Great listener questions from Lucas Biery, Dave Duncan, Aaron Stoltenberg ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The boys return with special guest Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB), the busiest analyst in fantasy baseball and an all-around great guy. He is nothing but candid with us about his process, experience, and life in general; plenty to take out of this episode! Among the topics covered: *Justin and his career *FWFB, TGFBI, and the Mason Face *Cleveland's discipline breakdown *Pitchers galore on the IL *Tons of other news *Toxic masculinity *Sunday's NFBC FAAB results *FAAB processes in a shortened season *Justin's Main Event approach and live drafting strategies We are displeased with Dave's audio quality in this episode, but unfortunately we are unable to make it any louder. Rest assured that it will not be an issue in the future! ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake are joined by the Robot himself, Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27)! Phil has only played in the NFBC for four seasons, but he brings a wealth of successful experience and heavy analysis to the pod. Together they cover a plethora of topics: -The wackiest NFBC Sunday FAAB we've ever seen -Tons and tons of closing situations in flux -A retrospective on Phil's heavily automated draft system, with discussion about any factors that he would change -Covid and injury news galore -Our first ever round of listener questions ****************************************** Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The boys are back after their long drafting hiatus, and they brought in their long-time friend and Dave's Main Event partner, Tony DiVincenzo (@Spectre14)! The three review their strategies for drafting their four total $1200 NFBC Sprint Main Event leagues, as they highlight their primary points of focus in building their teams facing the Covid nightmare season. They then turn to the topic of injury risk assessment, which all RotoSaurus followers know as one of their main foundations of draft prep and analysis in any season. Then they finish with a flurry of MLB news, obviously covering the unfortunate outbreak in the Miami clubhouse, along with a lot of other nuggets. Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts, Jake's two-start pitcher lists, and their comprehensive three-week pitching schedules! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak (www.coroflot.com/krysiart) Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
The summer rolls on, and your intrepid NFBCers fill you in on the news, some of which can be found at the Covid Watch. The Main Event drafts started on Sunday, but there's not enough ADP data yet for solid analysis; however, there is more than enough July Online Championship data to get a good feel for where we are. Dave and Jake also take a look at pitcher schedules through week 3, highlighting some delectable matchups and others not so much. Plus, Dave stuck another of his #NoFilter rants in there...are we developing a bit here? Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts and other info! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak Show Tune - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake return to bring you some summer updates and direct you to RotoSaurus's Covid Watch. The boys touch on setting your KDS (Kentucky Derby Style) order for your drafts, some rarer resources to be targeting, and many of their DOs and DON'Ts for drafting in roto leagues. They may even debut a new segment! They then close by evaluating how the 60 game season affects 15 different prominent hitters. Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts and other info! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak Show Open - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Dave and Jake wrangle all of the news from the beginning of the 'Summer Training' period (You like that, Jon Heyman?) for you: Covid diagnoses, opt-outs, new births, managerial comments...all to help you organize everything as you prep for more drafts. Dave warns you again about drafting Josh Hader as your first closer, when you should be drafting your first or second SP. Then the boys break down an interview from March of NFBC Hall of Famer KC Cha conducted by Vlad Sedler of Elite Fantasy, highlighting a ton of great insights provided by the high stakes stalwart. This interview is from four months ago, but the guys touch on an array of evergreen points within it that you can apply to your drafts this July and beyond. Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts and other info! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Logo Design - Matt Krysiak Show Open - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
In round 2 of High Stakes Heat, the boys touch on the news of the day, with players opting out and even *gasp* a trade! Dave breaks down spring training stats for starters that could be indicators of future performance, and then he highlights specific performances of pitchers from Spring 2020 whose 'summer training' we should be keeping an eye on. Lastly, the guys express their new opinions on fifteen early to mid-round starters in light of our new 60-game season. Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts and other info! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Music promoted by 1HMNC - No Copyright Music - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
Welcome to the highly-anticipated RotoSaurus High Stakes Heat podcast! The boys banter about their childhoods, origins in fantasy baseball, NFBC experience, and... oh yea! Baseball is coming! They give a flyover of things to expect in a 60-game, travel-reduced season. We'll keep pumping out the episodes; thanks so much for listening! Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Check out RotoSaurus.com for all of Dave's closer charts and other info! Follow Dave (@RunDMcD) and Jake (@TheDustmite) on Twitter, be sure to send them your barbs and accolades. Music promoted by 1HMNC - No Copyright Music - The 126ers - Black Moons --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/high-stakes-heat/support
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