Podcasts about Tout Wars

Tout Wars veteran and author Larry Schechter joins to discuss his book: The History of Fantasy Sports: And the Stories of the People Who Made It Happen. Jesse and Larry go back through the earliest 'inventions' of fantasy and all the entrepreneurs, developments, and changes that made the sport what it is today. You can buy Larry's book on Amazon.Subscribe to Dynasty Sports Life for great dynasty talk about four dynasty sports. Some music by Kevin MacLeod. Follow on twitter at @dynsportslife or BlueSky at @jessesevere.bsky.social.

Fantasy Baseball BeatThe guys talk about the Angels with Jeff Fletcher and Dan Prepas and then review Chris' big weekend of drafts. Players discussed:Jo AdellMike TroutTim AndersonYoán MoncadaLogan O'HoppeNolan SchanuelKenley JansenBen JoyceZach NetoRobert StephensonAnthony Rendon From there, Dan Prepas joins the gang and discusses life as a fan of the Angels, while answering the questions:Can the Angels compete?Is Mike Trout worth a draft pick?How good can Yusei Kikuchi be?Which of the following are worth their current draft cost: Jo Adell, Logan O'Hoppe, and Luis Rengifo Then the guys examine Chris' teams from last weekend's Main Event and ToutWars.Comparing both formatsHow Chris prepared for these draftsHow money was allocated within the various positionsHow having spots on the Injured List was treatedSurprise picks and valuesPlayers discussed:William ContrerasWillson ContrerasVladimir GuerreroJuan SotoSpencer SchwellenbachBryan WooYusei KikuchiChristopher SanchezCasey MizeJack LeiterKris BubicFrancisco LindorJazz Chisholm Jr.Paul GoldschmidtBrendan DonovanOtto LopezPlus, who is Chris' deep sleeper pick at the end of drafts?Finally, our Mental Health Minute Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Fantasy Baseball BeatThe guys talk about the Angels with Jeff Fletcher and Dan Prepas and then review Chris' big weekend of drafts. Players discussed:Jo AdellMike TroutTim AndersonYoán MoncadaLogan O'HoppeNolan SchanuelKenley JansenBen JoyceZach NetoRobert StephensonAnthony Rendon From there, Dan Prepas joins the gang and discusses life as a fan of the Angels, while answering the questions:Can the Angels compete?Is Mike Trout worth a draft pick?How good can Yusei Kikuchi be?Which of the following are worth their current draft cost: Jo Adell, Logan O'Hoppe, and Luis Rengifo Then the guys examine Chris' teams from last weekend's Main Event and ToutWars.Comparing both formatsHow Chris prepared for these draftsHow money was allocated within the various positionsHow having spots on the Injured List was treatedSurprise picks and valuesPlayers discussed:William ContrerasWillson ContrerasVladimir GuerreroJuan SotoSpencer SchwellenbachBryan WooYusei KikuchiChristopher SanchezCasey MizeJack LeiterKris BubicFrancisco LindorJazz Chisholm Jr.Paul GoldschmidtBrendan DonovanOtto LopezPlus, who is Chris' deep sleeper pick at the end of drafts?Finally, our Mental Health Minute Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | SpotifyConnect: Twitter | EmailHosts: Trevor Hooth | Nate KosherJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Take 10 with Tim – March 21, 2025 – 8:30 am ET1.What are your thoughts on the Japan Series?a.Did you get up to watch it?b.Roki Sasaki – five walks?c.The Dodgers won relatively easily without Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman2.Let's talk about your Tout Wars teama.League Draft Result - Fantrax3.Let's talk about your LABR Teama.Fantasy Football Baseball Basketball and DFS | RealTime Fantasy Sports4.Five Bold Predictions for the 2025 seasona.The Yankees will not make the playoffs5.Second Bold Predictiona.The Tigers will be the AL Representative in the WS6.Third bold Predictiona.Dylan Crews and Jason Dominguez will be first-round picks next season7.Fourth bold predictiona.Corbin Carroll will be the number one outfielder in fantasy baseball8.Fifth bold predictiona.Sugano will be a disaster with the Orioles moving him to the bullpen by May and good old Albert Suarez getting the starts.9.What batter will you be targeting for this week's FAAB?10.Which pitcher will you target for this week's FAAB?

Erik Halterman is joined by Tristan Cockcroft of ESPN to review their NL-only Tout Wars draft, discussing their strategies and favorite value picks. Draft board: https://tinyurl.com/2025ToutWars.---00:00 Headlines14:30 Hitter/pitcher balance17:45 Building a deep-league bullpen21:00 $1 players26:20 Building a deep-league rotation32:30 Building a deep-league lineup36:45 Infield vs. Outfield40:35 Bidding tricks44:40 Tristan vs. Erik playing time battles49:30 Other interesting buys and builds57:10 Best bullpen buys---NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live!  Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season.  Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000!  Sign up today!FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you'll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Brett Ford (@FadeThatMan) joins Scott Chu (@IfTheChuFits) discuss the season-opening Tokyo Series before diving into Tiers 6-12 of Scott's Top 300 Hitters List. Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott ChuSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | RSS Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson share the players they've drafted the most so far this season, and the ones that got away. ---00:00 Fred Pod 3-17-2500:30 Fred's Guys – the players who Fred has drafted the most often this year.02:15 Hitters:02:30 Trea Turner05:45 Bo Bichette11:10 Jeff Hoffman interlude15:00 Back to Hitters15:30 Alec Bohm19:45 Brandon Nimmo22:15 Jake McCarthy27:00 Nolan Schanuel34:00 FanTrax35:00 Pitchers:35:30 Clarke Schmidt, Nestor Cortes,41:20 Cole Ragans46:25 Spencer Strider Helium49:00 Quinn Mathews52:20 NFBC53:30 Jeff's Main Event Preview1:02:20 BlueWire1:02:30 Jeff's Tout Wars Recap1:12:00 Kristian Campbell1:17:15 Max Scherzer1:18:45 Demoted: Zebby Matthews, David Festa1:20:00 Rangers SPs - Rocker & Leiter---NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today!(hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/1465)FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you'll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools—subscribe now at RotoWire.com/pod

Brett Ford (@FadeThatMan) joins Scott Chu (@IfTheChuFits) discuss the season-opening Tokyo Series before diving into Tiers 6-12 of Scott's Top 300 Hitters List. Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott ChuSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | RSS Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Brett Ford (@FadeThatMan) joins Scott Chu (@IfTheChuFits) discuss the season-opening Tokyo Series before diving into Tiers 6-12 of Scott's Top 300 Hitters List. Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott ChuSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | RSSJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network Hosts: Brett Ford | Scott ChuSubscribe: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | RSSJoin: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Death, taxes and Royce Lewis getting hurt (4:50). ... Tyler Stephenson has an oblique injury and will start on the IL (7:35). ... Cody Bradford and Jon Gray got hurt this weekend (10:30). ... News (16:28): Spencer Strider is going to pitch on Monday. ... Kodai Senga's velocity was down on Friday (32:43). ... The vibes are off with Luis Castillo (38:00). ... Alan Roden and Cam Smith continue to make noise this spring (40:16). ... Let's take a look at Chris' Tout Wars team from the 12-team H2H points auction (49:27). ... We wrap up by looking at Frank's Tout Wars team from the 15-team Roto auction (1:01:30).

Sleepers 2.0! Chris kicks things off with Jackson Jobe (2:50). ... Robbie Ray is throwing a new changeup (8:05). ... Gavin Williams looks healthy and has upside (12:07). ... Jeff Hoffman could be a steal as the Blue Jays closer (18:54). ... Josh Lowe is getting no respect (22:37)! ... Jorge Soler offers power and Jesus Luzardo's velocity is back up (25:50). ... Scott is back in on Jake Burger (29:20). ... Lars Nootbaar is a good hitter (31:45)! ... We list off the rest of our Sleepers 2.0 (36:00). ... News (43:17): Adolis Garcia is dealing with an oblique injury. ... Here's a quick reminder of our Sleepers 1.0 (52:11)! ... We wrap up with a look at Scott's 15-Team Roto (w/ OBP) Tout Wars draft (1:00:22). Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday Download and Follow Fantasy Baseball Today on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/QiKv Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Bubba (@bdentrek) and the Bloom (@RyanBHQ). On BATB 219, the guys continue draft season with their LIVE Tout Wars Draft!!! patreon.com/BubbaBloom

Draft season is upon us and this week on the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast hosts Geoff Pontes and Dylan White breakdown Geoff's 2025 Tout Wars draft. They go through his strategy in the 15 team alternative categories league. This league uses on-base percentage over batting average as well as innings pitched and saves/holds.You can view the draft board HERE.(5:00) Tout Wars draft(10:00) Top three round plan(15:00) Going Greene(20:00) Jared Jones steal(25:00) Mason Miller and the closer run(30:00) First catcher too late?(35:00) Reliever run rounds 18-23Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/baseball-america/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of the Journey of My Mother's Son podcast, I talk with Larry Schechter. Larry is the author of the 2014 Amazon bestseller “Winning Fantasy Baseball.” He has been called one of the best fantasy baseball players in the world. Larry was a two-time winner of the CDM Sports national salary cap contest, defeating 7,500 teams in 2002 and 6,000 teams in 2005. He has competed in the two most prestigious expert's leagues, winning the USA Today-sponsored LABR league three times and the Tout Wars experts league six times. One of his keys to success in fantasy baseball is attention to detail. He used that ability in researching, conducting interviews, and writing his most recent book, “The History of Fantasy Sports.” It's not written as a boring research paper, but rather tells the stories of the entrepreneurs who created an industry that has gone worldwide. More than 50 million men and women in the USA play fantasy sports. 200 million play fantasy Cricket in India. There's never been a book like this and it's getting rave reviews. Fantasy sports have become a cultural phenomenon, where five nuns in a convent co-manage a football team, where a plumber and the CEO of a major company sit next to each other at a draft table talking like they're best buddies. It brings together co-workers, parents and their children, and keeps college friends in touch for years after graduation. Fantasy sports have become as ingrained in American culture as baseball and apple pie. And they have spread worldwide. There are versions of these games for football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, cricket, bull riding, bass fishing, Iditarod and many more. It is one of the most popular forms of entertainment today. But the millions who play mostly have no idea about the people and events that created this phenomenon. The History of Fantasy Sports provides the first complete telling of how we got from the spontaneous ideas for games years ago, to the multi-billion-dollar industry of today. Larry spent 18 months researching and interviewing dozens of key players, pioneers, and entrepreneurs to uncover their stories. This reader-friendly book is ready to take its place alongside some of the best in sports history. You will be entertained and inspired by these stories of humble beginnings turned into multi-million-dollar enterprises. Schechter does a great job of capturing the passion, obsession, and love of the game behind these businesses. Larry is now retired and lives in Florida. You can follow him on X @LarrySchechter. To pick up a copy of Larry's newest book, check it out on Amazon.

Justin Mason and Jason Collette discuss Joe Musgrove's injury, stat changes in baseball from 2023-2024, and industry leagues like Tout Wars, LABR and TGFBI! Source

Sky Domboske of Fantistics joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his league-leading Tout Wars head-to-head team, the latest injury news with the Orioles and Yankees and a lot more! --- 00:00 - Sky Dombroske podcast 00:30 - News & Notes: 01:00 - Gerrit Cole returns; Aaron Judge (hand) sits 06:30 - Kyle Bradish out for the season; Jordan Westburg (hip) sits 08:00 - Walker Buehler to IL 13:00 - CJ Abrams sits with wrist injury 14:30 - Nolan Arenado, Kyle Gibson latest STL woes 16:00 - Willie Mays passes; Rickwood Field game 19:00 - Head-to-Head Leagues 19:15 - Increase in market share 21:00 - Types 23:30 - Tout Wars format 26:00 - Sky's Team 31:00 - Getting to know Sky & his work 31:05 - How did you get into “the industry”? 35:00 - Where/when can we find your work? --- Home Run Forecast Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up --- Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola welcomes first-year Touts Joe Orrico and Corbin Young to the show. They discuss their early Tout Wars experiences, how to make roster decisions, trading, and Would You Rather, hitting style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Zola of Rotowire, ESPN, Mastersball, Fantasy Index and Sirius XM Radio joins Sara and Shelly to debate topics inspired by recent Tout Tables.DiscussionsA.J. Puk returns to Miami in a bullpen role. He's really struggled this season walking more batter than he's struck out, but there's a non-zero chance he'll be in the saves mix for Miami. Are you holding Puk for the hope of saves or out given the skills decline?Brandon Drury has been dreary to start the season in Anaheim and now he's on the IL with a hamstring issue. Is it bad luck that should turn around or are you dropping Drury?It's been a rough month for corner infielders and if you lost Triston Casas he's hard to replace on the waiver wire. Are you holding Casas for the power upside later in the season or looking for alternatives on the waiver wire?Japanese rookie pitchers are thriving in MLB this season, who would you rather have rest of season Shōta Imanaga or Yoshinobu Yamamoto?To trade or not to trade? How aggressive should you be in trading and what's the best way to approach league mates for deals?Performing outfielders on underperforming teams would you rather have Jo Adell or Bryan De La Cruz rest of season?Love it or Leave itWords mean things and Todd is begging everyone to abandon the term scuffling players and properly differentiate between command and control.Jenny Cavnar and Julia Morales brought their daughters to work to broadcast an A's v. Astros game and it was adorable.Statcast's new bat speed metrics are up and we are all loving the latest wave of baseball data.Guest: Todd ZolaHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Todd Zola of Rotowire, ESPN, Mastersball, Fantasy Index and Sirius XM Radio joins Sara and Shelly to debate topics inspired by recent Tout Tables.DiscussionsA.J. Puk returns to Miami in a bullpen role. He's really struggled this season walking more batter than he's struck out, but there's a non-zero chance he'll be in the saves mix for Miami. Are you holding Puk for the hope of saves or out given the skills decline?Brandon Drury has been dreary to start the season in Anaheim and now he's on the IL with a hamstring issue. Is it bad luck that should turn around or are you dropping Drury?It's been a rough month for corner infielders and if you lost Triston Casas he's hard to replace on the waiver wire. Are you holding Casas for the power upside later in the season or looking for alternatives on the waiver wire?Japanese rookie pitchers are thriving in MLB this season, who would you rather have rest of season Shōta Imanaga or Yoshinobu Yamamoto?To trade or not to trade? How aggressive should you be in trading and what's the best way to approach league mates for deals?Performing outfielders on underperforming teams would you rather have Jo Adell or Bryan De La Cruz rest of season?Love it or Leave itWords mean things and Todd is begging everyone to abandon the term scuffling players and properly differentiate between command and control.Jenny Cavnar and Julia Morales brought their daughters to work to broadcast an A's v. Astros game and it was adorable.Statcast's new bat speed metrics are up and we are all loving the latest wave of baseball data.Guest: Todd ZolaHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Eric Samulski on NBC RotoWorld joins Jeff Erickson to review the AL Tout Wars league and some of the early-season storylines, including Maikel Garcia's newfound power, Shane Bieber's velocity and AJ Puk's rough start to the season. --- 00:00 - Eury Perez 08:00 - A.J. Puk 13:45 - Ohtani's start 17:30 - Dodgers pitchers 20:40 - Maikel Garcia 24:40 - Shane Bieber 28:30 - Tanner Bibee 32:00 - BOS rotation - is Andrew Bailey making that big of a difference? 38:30 - Tout Wars start --- Rival Fantasy Promotional Copy It's officially fantasy baseball season, and it's time for MLB Best Ball and DFS on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Vivid Seats Promotional Copy This MLB season, knock it out of the park with Vivid Seats and score great tickets to the biggest games of the year. Every fast ball, every home run, and every eye-popping play of your favorite team, live and in person. Plus, with Vivid Seats Rewards, you earn rewards with every single purchase. Just buy ten tickets, then cash in your credit toward your FREE eleventh ticket.  Sign up for Vivid Seats Rewards today! Home Run Forecast Promotional Copy Home Run Forecast is offering a special for the start of the baseball season. You can receive access to the premium site for the entire season for only $28, a savings of nearly 30%.  Go to https://www.homerunforecast.com/rotowire now to sign up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe (@joegallina) and Scott (@iftheChufits) discuss the fantasy baseball implications of the recent accusations against Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and provide their take on expected potential fantasy production from rookies who made the Opening Day roster and those who didn't but could see playing time later on this season.   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Joe (@joegallina) and Scott (@iftheChufits) discuss the fantasy baseball implications of the recent accusations against Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and provide their take on expected potential fantasy production from rookies who made the Opening Day roster and those who didn't but could see playing time later on this season.   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Joe (@joegallina) and Scott (@iftheChufits) discuss the fantasy baseball implications of the recent accusations against Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and provide their take on expected potential fantasy production from rookies who made the Opening Day roster and those who didn't but could see playing time later on this season.  

A recap of our LABR & Tout Wars drafts, with strategy lessons. Source

Erik Halterman is joined by Grey Albright to discuss Grey's unusual Tout Wars NL squad, which featured zero starting pitchers. The duo discuss draft strategy as well as the latest news, including worrying developments for Shohei Ohtani. --- 00:00 - News & Notes 03:30 - Shohei Ohtani potential legal issues 10:30 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto's bad debut 14:00 - Robert Suarez closing in San Diego? 18:00 - Matt McLain possible shoulder surgery 22:45 - Grey's zero-SP Tout Wars NL team 44:00 - How to adjust to unusual drafters in your league --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you'll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy It's officially fantasy baseball season, and it's time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sara and Shelly are joined by Rotowire's Erik Halterman for an ADP deep dive as the MLB regular season kicks off in Korea.Discussions:Where do you want to draft? We hash out KDS and the benefits of drafting from the ends or the middle.Pitching injuries abound and both starters and closers are being pushed up. We discuss whether you should follow the crowd or invest in bats while early pitching goes.Our cases for round two  aces looks at Zack Wheeler, Corbin Burnes, and more.When pitching gets up, bats move down we debate Nico Hoerner v. Matt McLain in the fifth.O'Neil Cruz is rising, find out why Sara is still in and Erik is out.The Devin Williams injury news creates save opportunities for someone in Milwaukee, are those saves going to Joel Payamps, Abner Uribe or would you be better off drafting someone else entirely?Love it or Leave it?Erik shouts out Nick Pollack on his well-deserved Lawr Michaels Award at Tout Wars, and there's no debate about this, everyone agrees Nick rules.Shelly is very into the new MLB Spring Breakout and all of the prospect love from MLB this spring.Sara loves that Sammy Sosa returned to Chicago for some Cubs adjacent interviews, which is (hopefully) a first step to Sammy being back in the fold  on the North Side.Guest: Erik HaltermanHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Blake Snell finally signed, closers are dropping like flies, and Tout Wars Weekend just wrapped up. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson break down a news-heavy set of days and review Jeff's AL Tout Wars team. --- 00:00 - News & Notes 01:00 - Jhoan Duran, oblique strain! When we pitcher injuries end?! Griffin Jax time? 05:30 - Jordan Romano & Erik Swanson - who's next for the Jays? 14:00 - Blake Snell to the Giants. Good fit. Too late? 23:15 - Eury Perez. Where to draft him now? Same question with Josh Lowe. 33:10 - Drop TJ Friedl? Could be out for half of the season. And, value up for Jake Fraley and Will Benson? 41:00 - DJLM, bone bruise. Unlikely for opening day. 43:20 - Garrett Crochet to start Opening Day. Sleeper? 45:15 - Jackson Merrill officially made the team. 49:45 - Jordan Westburg hit on the elbow. 54:00 - Jeff's Tout Wars team! 1:11:00 - Main Event draft slot! --- Fantrax Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you'll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Rival Fantasy It's officially fantasy baseball season, and it's time for MLB Best Ball on Rival Fantasy. Sign up at joinrival.com/rotowire for a $200 deposit match and $25 in free entries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sara and Shelly are joined by Rotowire's Erik Halterman for an ADP deep dive as the MLB regular season kicks off in Korea.Discussions:Where do you want to draft? We hash out KDS and the benefits of drafting from the ends or the middle.Pitching injuries abound and both starters and closers are being pushed up. We discuss whether you should follow the crowd or invest in bats while early pitching goes.Our cases for round two  aces looks at Zack Wheeler, Corbin Burnes, and more.When pitching gets up, bats move down we debate Nico Hoerner v. Matt McLain in the fifth.O'Neil Cruz is rising, find out why Sara is still in and Erik is out.The Devin Williams injury news creates save opportunities for someone in Milwaukee, are those saves going to Joel Payamps, Abner Uribe or would you be better off drafting someone else entirely?Love it or Leave it?Erik shouts out Nick Pollack on his well-deserved Lawr Michaels Award at Tout Wars, and there's no debate about this, everyone agrees Nick rules.Shelly is very into the new MLB Spring Breakout and all of the prospect love from MLB this spring.Sara loves that Sammy Sosa returned to Chicago for some Cubs adjacent interviews, which is (hopefully) a first step to Sammy being back in the fold  on the North Side.Guest: Erik HaltermanHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

JOIN OUR FBT BRACKET GROUP- https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2he4dknjvgq3q====?pool-join-key=loce5fr9njhhbrodalvjt29colznzr6z&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytkmrugm2temjx&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF24_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite&sender-role=mtalnfa0gcenrr Eury Perez reportedly has soreness in his elbow (2:29). ... Josh Lowe will start the season on the IL with an oblique injury (8:25). ... TJ Friedl has a fracture in his wrist (13:55). ... What's the latest on Bryce Harper and Aaron Judge (21:22)? ... It's time! Who's in our FBT listener leagues (27:48)? ... What's the latest on Wyatt Langford (34:23)? ... What about the non-Rangers news (37:29)? ... Let's recap Frank's Tout Wars draft from the weekend, starting with his hitters (49:10). ... What about his pitching staff (56:30)? Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Show No. 6 is a Friday Full Edition, coming to you on Thursday because of Tout Wars weekend... We'll have interviews with Peter Kreutzer, from the Rotoman Guide at Substack and the Rotoman Fantasy Baseball Guide, and Matt Beagle, Strat-o-matic analyst at BHQ.com... In our first expert interview (2:30), Peter and PD discuss Tout Wars and drafting philosophies; differences of valuation opinion between Peter and various experts' leagues, like Juan Soto and Grayson Rodriguez; and prospect values, including Jackson Chourio, Curtis Mead and Colt Keith ... And in our second expert interview (2:09:50), Matt tells PD about the Strat-O-Matic game format, some players he has identified as good bets, and how those players (like Ryan Borucki and Wilmer Flores) map to standard Roto formats... ... In the Market Watch player news report, PD and Ray Murphy discuss pitcher news (1:11:20) about Gerrit Cole, Devin Williams and Emmanuel Clase, and hitter news (1:43:15), including Jose Altuve and Pete Alonso ... In the Minor League Minute (3:06:15), BHQ scouting team member Rob Gordon looks at more intriguing spring training roster battles involving prospects, including Wyatt Longford, Colton Cowser, Orion Kerkering and many more ... Runs 3:12:00

Sara and Shelly are joined by the Senior Manager of Fantasy Content at Rotoworld, D.J. Short to discuss the Tout Wars 15-Team Mixed League draft Shelly and D.J. participated in last week.Link to the draft board.Discussions:Are you a standard draft type of player or do you prefer a salary cap draft/auction league instead?Two players in this draft used two of their first three picks on pitchers stacking Corbin Burnes and Logan Webb in one instance and Gerrit Cole and Tarik Skubal in another. Late injury news aside, we discuss pocket aces as a strategy this draft season.Would you rather start big power or a mix of power and speed? We discuss D.J.'s Aaron Judge/Pete Alonso startHow early are you taking closers this season? We discuss Devin Williams, Adbert Alzolay, José Alvarado and more.How early are we drafting Kyle Schwarber in an OBP league?Catcher strategy in 15-teamers, how early do you want two guys?Love it or Leave it?Jackson Merrill makes the Padres roster and is heading to Korea for the early season opener.We are all over pitching injuries this week.Joey Votto returns to Canada on a minor league deal with the Blue Jays and this is just good for baseball.Guest: D.J. ShortHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Sara and Shelly are joined by the Senior Manager of Fantasy Content at Rotoworld, D.J. Short to discuss the Tout Wars 15-Team Mixed League draft Shelly and D.J. participated in last week.Link to the draft board.Discussions:Are you a standard draft type of player or do you prefer a salary cap draft/auction league instead?Two players in this draft used two of their first three picks on pitchers stacking Corbin Burnes and Logan Webb in one instance and Gerrit Cole and Tarik Skubal in another. Late injury news aside, we discuss pocket aces as a strategy this draft season.Would you rather start big power or a mix of power and speed? We discuss D.J.'s Aaron Judge/Pete Alonso startHow early are you taking closers this season? We discuss Devin Williams, Adbert Alzolay, José Alvarado and more.How early are we drafting Kyle Schwarber in an OBP league?Catcher strategy in 15-teamers, how early do you want two guys?Love it or Leave it?Jackson Merrill makes the Padres roster and is heading to Korea for the early season opener.We are all over pitching injuries this week.Joey Votto returns to Canada on a minor league deal with the Blue Jays and this is just good for baseball.Guest: D.J. ShortHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

LINK TO SCOTT'S TOUT WARS DRAFT BOARD- https://www.fantrax.com/fantasy/league/1ojcq64zltc8i9la/draft/board Breakouts 2.0 begins with Triston Casas (3:35)! ... Christopher Morel might finally have a place to play (7:25). ... This is the year Seiya Suzuki puts it all together (12:05). ... News (16:50): we have injury updates on Justin Verlander and Lucas Giolito. ... Jackson Holliday and Tylor Megill had big performances on Tuesday (30:07). ... Let's quickly recap our Breakouts 1.0 (32:45)! ... Bo Naylor and Jake Burger are ready to take the next step (44:30)! Nolan Gorman has huge power while Ke'Bryan Hayes is making adjustments (48:50). ... Why are the guys in on Kerry Carpenter and Kyle Harrison (51:30)? ... Chris added four pitchers to Breakouts 2.0 (55:05). ... Why does Frank like Gavin Williams and Brayan Bello (59:06)? ... We wrap up with Scott's Tout Wars draft, which was a 15-team 5x5 Roto with OBP instead of batting average (1:00:40). Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shelly is off for her Tout Wars draft but Sara is joined by Justin Mason and Paul Sporer to make the cases for some of our favorite players this draft season.Discussions:Ronald Acuña Jr. had his surgically repaired knee evaluated for an irritated meniscus, is he still the 1.1?Battle of the Reds 1B options, do you want Spencer Steer or Jeimer Candelario 100 picks later?Are we drafting Corey Seager where he goes despite the injury risk?Why are we into (or out on) Christopher Morel?Was the Ke'Bryan Hayes breakout real and is there another level?Is Yu Darvish a good value in 2024?As you fuel up for your drafts are pancakes or waffles the undisputed king of breakfast/brunch?Love it or Leave it?Jason Benetti joins the Tigers as their play-by-play guy and that might be the move of the offseasonMatt Chapman signs in San FranciscoTarik Skubal absolutely dazzles against the Red SoxGuests: Justin Mason & Paul SporerHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Welcome back to another episode of Bubba (@bdentrek) and the Bloom (@RyanBHQ). On BATB 114, the guys stream another LIVE draft as they go head-to-head in TOUT Mixed 15-team league.

Shelly is off for her Tout Wars draft but Sara is joined by Justin Mason and Paul Sporer to make the cases for some of our favorite players this draft season.Discussions:Ronald Acuña Jr. had his surgically repaired knee evaluated for an irritated meniscus, is he still the 1.1?Battle of the Reds 1B options, do you want Spencer Steer or Jeimer Candelario 100 picks later?Are we drafting Corey Seager where he goes despite the injury risk?Why are we into (or out on) Christopher Morel?Was the Ke'Bryan Hayes breakout real and is there another level?Is Yu Darvish a good value in 2024?As you fuel up for your drafts are pancakes or waffles the undisputed king of breakfast/brunch?Love it or Leave it?Jason Benetti joins the Tigers as their play-by-play guy and that might be the move of the offseasonMatt Chapman signs in San FranciscoTarik Skubal absolutely dazzles against the Red SoxGuests: Justin Mason & Paul SporerHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Chris' Tout Wars league uses OBP, innings pitched and saves plus holds as categories (1:10)! ... Should Juan Soto be a top-three pick in an OBP league (2:50)? ... How did Chris' Tout Wars team turn out (7:25)? ... Our latest prospect spotlight is Christian Scott from the New York Mets (19:30). ... Let's get into your mailbag questions, starting with Shohei Ohtani in daily dynasty league (24:55). ... Who are some relievers that have SP eligibility on CBS (28:30)? ... Does Chase Silseth have sleeper appeal (31:15)? ... Any concerns with Yoshinobu Yamamoto (33:07)? ... What do we make of the current hitting and pitching environments (41:50)? ... Which Dodgers pitchers should you target long term (44:48)? ... Why don't we talk more about H2H points leagues (48:55)? ... Which websites and resources do we use most (54:03)? Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FSWA Award-Winning Writer John Laghezza from The Athletic joins Jeff Erickson to discuss moving averages, his award-winning Best Baseball Ongoing Series, how he sets up his draft tiers, and his Tout Wars draft where he started off with Aaron Judge. --- 00:00 - FSWA Award 01:45 - Player Sheets and Tiers 05:00 - Moving Averages 13:00 - Do you Mock Draft? 17:00 - Kodai Senga 21:00 - Grayson Rodriguez 29:00 - Compact Categories 32:00 - Tout Wars SOLDS League 38:00 - Brandon Pfaadt 40:00 - Pirates Pitchers 42:45 - Early Projections vs. Spring Training Results 48:00 - Teams Running 52:30 - Teoscar Hernandez 56:00 - Lane Thomas vs. Teoscar vs. George Springer vs. Evan Carter --- Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you'll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today.  Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sara and Shelly are joined by Chris Towers to recap the DARF draft through a  series of debatable moments, moves and strategies during the draft.Link to draft boardDiscussions:Alternate Categories: this league uses OBP instead of batting average, innings pitched instead of wins and saves+holds instead of saves. Do we love all the categories, some of them or do you just adapt to the draft in front of you?How does a livestreamed/public draft impact decision-making and is it preferable to drafting online in a more private setting?ADP is a useful tool but in an alternate categories draft players like Willson Contreras, Nick Pivetta and Seiya Suzuki went earlier than anticipated. How much should ADP inform your draftStarting pitchers flew off the board with the league changing from 12-teams to 15-teams is it better to go with safe bets like Martín Pérez or upside plays like Edward Cabrera late?Reliever strategy: how late can you wait in a saves+holds league?Sara took Spencer Strider at number two overall, is that brilliant or mad?Decision points: Sara was picking second and Chris was picking third which led to the following back-to-back picks: Francisco Lindor v. Corey Seager, Justin Steele v. Max Fried & Josh Jung v. Noelvi Marte. We break it all down.Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.Games are back and we are stoked!Shelly & Chris are live drafting their LABR teams in Florida this weekend.Cody Bellinger returns to the Cubs, we break down the deal and the Boras stare down with the league.Guest: Chris TowersHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Sara and Shelly are joined by Chris Towers to recap the DARF draft through a  series of debatable moments, moves and strategies during the draft.Link to draft boardDiscussions:Alternate Categories: this league uses OBP instead of batting average, innings pitched instead of wins and saves+holds instead of saves. Do we love all the categories, some of them or do you just adapt to the draft in front of you?How does a livestreamed/public draft impact decision-making and is it preferable to drafting online in a more private setting?ADP is a useful tool but in an alternate categories draft players like Willson Contreras, Nick Pivetta and Seiya Suzuki went earlier than anticipated. How much should ADP inform your draftStarting pitchers flew off the board with the league changing from 12-teams to 15-teams is it better to go with safe bets like Martín Pérez or upside plays like Edward Cabrera late?Reliever strategy: how late can you wait in a saves+holds league?Sara took Spencer Strider at number two overall, is that brilliant or mad?Decision points: Sara was picking second and Chris was picking third which led to the following back-to-back picks: Francisco Lindor v. Corey Seager, Justin Steele v. Max Fried & Josh Jung v. Noelvi Marte. We break it all down.Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.Games are back and we are stoked!Shelly & Chris are live drafting their LABR teams in Florida this weekend.Cody Bellinger returns to the Cubs, we break down the deal and the Boras stare down with the league.Guest: Chris TowersHosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

It's time for Tout Wars! Joe (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by John Laghezza (@JohnLaghezza) of The Athletic as they draft their teams live on stream. John is picking 8th and Joe will draft from the 10th slot. Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) from FanGraphs also makes a special guest appearance

Todd pinch hits for Jeff and welcomes special guest Ron Shandler. Todd and Ron talk about Ron's new book, "Fantasy Expert", BABS and the role of Tout Wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sara and Shelly are joined by Scott Chu in this debut episode with some of the most pressing fantasy baseball debates we're encountering so far this draft season.Discussions:Why we're all about debate on this show.Fantasy Format Wars - Favorite ways to play this game including 12 v. 15 team leagues, head-to-head formats and the Tout Wars alternate categories league (5x5 Roto with innings pitched instead of wins, saves+holds instead of saves, and on-base percentage instead of batting average). Player debates:Elly De La Cruz in round two or Oneil Cruz 60 picks later?Traded for each other and you could be picking between them in the middle rounds of your draft, we debate the possible outcomes for Vaughn Grissom and Chris Sale with their new clubs.The Contreras brothers are right in the middle of the top two tiers of catchers and shockingly similar players, we debate whether William Contreras or Willson Contreras are most likely to make it onto our rosters this season.Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.Guest: Scott Chu Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Sara and Shelly are joined by Scott Chu in this debut episode with some of the most pressing fantasy baseball debates we're encountering so far this draft season.Discussions:Why we're all about debate on this show.Fantasy Format Wars - Favorite ways to play this game including 12 v. 15 team leagues, head-to-head formats and the Tout Wars alternate categories league (5x5 Roto with innings pitched instead of wins, saves+holds instead of saves, and on-base percentage instead of batting average). Player debates:Elly De La Cruz in round two or Oneil Cruz 60 picks later?Traded for each other and you could be picking between them in the middle rounds of your draft, we debate the possible outcomes for Vaughn Grissom and Chris Sale with their new clubs.The Contreras brothers are right in the middle of the top two tiers of catchers and shockingly similar players, we debate whether William Contreras or Willson Contreras are most likely to make it onto our rosters this season.Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.Guest: Scott Chu Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Take 10 with Tim – May 11 - @ 9 am1.Believe it or not, we are approaching the quarter pole, as by the end of the weekend, most teams would have played 40 or so games. a.What two or three observations can you now make about this fantasy season?b.What are you doing as a fantasy expert to evaluate your teams?c.Let's look at your Toutwars and LABR teams, and you can share what, if anything, you are doing to improve your chances of winning.2.If you could do the draft rankings over again today, who would be your tank five players on the board?a.At the end of draft season, it went as follows:i.Ronald Acuna - .347, 7 HR, 15 SBii.Trea Turner - .261, 4 HR, 4 SBiii.Aaron Judge - .273, 6 HR, 2 SBiv.Jose Ramirez - .270, 4 HR, 5 SBv.Julio Rodriguez - .205, 6 HR, 6 SBvi.Tim's Top 51.Ronald Acuna2.Shoei Ohtani3.Randy Arozarena4.Fernando Tatis Jr.5.Kyle Tucker6.Pete Alonso3.It's a big day today in the prospect world as Eury Perez, one of the top pitching prospects in the game, gets the start. He just turned 20 and has been dominant in the minors this year. a.Were you surprised he got the call?b.Are you going to start him today?c.Is he up for good, or is this just a one-and-out start?d.BTW, the Marlins are 19-19 and in second place.4.With Kyle Wright and Max Fried telling reporters that they are out for two months, RosterResource shows only three pitchers in their starting rotation.a.Possible candidates are Mike Soroka and Dylan Dodd. What about Jared Shuster and the forgotten one, Ian Anderson?b.Can the Braves piece this together and maintain their lead in the NL East (currently 6.5)?5.Christopher Morel is back with the Cubs. There's speed and power in the profile. Are you interested?6.Jarred Kelenic has cooled off and has only hit .200 over the past two weeks while striking out nearly 40% of the time. Is this just a slump, or are we going back to the old Kelenic…said another way…back in the minors?7.Should fantasy managers be worried about Dylan Cease? After looking terrific in his first four starts of the season, he's giving up 20 earned runs in the last four (18 IP). His walk rate is up to 4.5 /9. What say you?8.Dane Dunning is 3-0 with a 1.72 ERA. Dane Dunning? Should I be buying into this?a.Josiah Gray is pitching well with a 2.76 ERA. Should I be buying into this?b.Finally, Bryce Elder is also 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA. Is this a guy I should be buying into?9.What hitter are you targeting for this weekend's FAAB? Seth Brown10.What pitcher are you targeting for this weekend's FAAB? Ser Anthony DominguezThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3306394/advertisement

Happy Opening Day (3:00)! What are our plans? ... Which players did Frank pick up in his 12-team H2H points Tout Wars team (6:30)? ... Scott spent 60% of his FAAB budget in his Tout Wars league (9:25)! ... Chris didn't win anybody in his Tout Wars league (18:45). ... News (21:25): we got a positive update on Liam Hendriks! ... Which pitchers can you stream this weekend (32:48)? ... What hitters have the best matchups early on (40:25)? ... To stream or not to stream (46:05)! ... What should we pay attention to early in the season (51:37)? ... We wrap up with five questions in five minutes (56:15). Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Fantasy Baseball Today is a finalist in the Baseball Category for the Sports Podcast Awards! Quickly create an account and vote here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-baseball-podcast/ Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jose Altuve has a fractured thumb (2:35)? How much time will he miss? Who will take his place in Houston? ... How did Frank do in his H2H points Tout Wars draft (10:55)? ... News (20:30): Yordan Alvarez could play in games this week. Jurickson Profar signed with the Rockies. ... Let's talk about under-discussed players, starting with Shane Bieber (37:22). ... Is Luis Garcia overvalued (40:20)? ... What's to like about Drew Rasmussen (43:10)? ... Is Bryan Reynolds risky (47:38)? ... What can we expect from Whit Merrifield (49:18)? ... Josh Hader's velo is down this spring (53:11). ... Eduardo Rodriguez's velo is up this spring (55:20). ... Can Gleyber Torres improve the counting stats (56:55)? ... Let's run through the rest of the names (59:25). Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Fantasy Baseball Today is a finalist in the Baseball Category for the Sports Podcast Awards! Quickly create an account and vote here: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-baseball-podcast/ Get awesome Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: http://bit.ly/3y8dUqi Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott started his Tout Wars draft with a Padres stack (2:15)! ... Drafting a balanced team early allows for flexibility within the draft (8:55). ... Could Scott's team struggle with OBP (15:20)? ... How did Mike Gianella win this league (20:15)? ... News (28:01): Andrew Painter won't need elbow surgery. ... Let's take a look at Frank's NL-only LABR draft (34:00). What is the strategy in AL-only and NL-only leagues? ... Will Christian Encarnacion-Strand make the Reds (43:20)? ... Let's hit some deep sleepers with special guest Neil Shah (49:00). ... Neil has some bold predictions for the 2023 season (54:25). ... What is Masataka Yoshida's upside (1:00:10)?  Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Make sure to join our Fantasy Baseball Today March Madness bracket challenge here: https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2hazdeobwhayq====?pool-join-key=luc355rrnbhkblo9afv0ti95ozzbzg66&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytenztgq2dsojz&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF23_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite Get Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/fantasy-baseball-today?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=fantasy-baseball-collection Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott just finished his Tout Wars draft! What's his initial reaction (1:00)? ... Can Jazz Chisholm stay healthy (4:40)? ... What should we expect from Ozzie Albies (12:12)? ... Is Jake McCarthy assured playing time if he struggles (19:52)? ... News (24:27): we still don't have any updates on Andrew Painter. ... Is there any excitement for Matthew Boyd, Yusei Kikuchi, Shintaro Fujinami and Tanner Houck following strong spring performances (29:23)? ... Fade Dylan Cease and Logan Gilbert (34:26)? ... Jacob deGrom and Freddy Peralta represent big injury risks (39:22). ... So do Byron Buxton and Tony Gonsolin (46:00). ... We wrap up with the rest of our Busts 2.0 (51:28). Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Make sure to join our Fantasy Baseball Today March Madness bracket challenge here: https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/pools/kbxw63b2hazdeobwhayq====?pool-join-key=luc355rrnbhkblo9afv0ti95ozzbzg66&invited-by=ivxhi4tzhiytenztgq2dsojz&via-medium=copy&ttag=FF23_lk_cbssports_cbb_bpm_copySetupInvite Get Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/fantasy-baseball-today?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=fantasy-baseball-collection Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How did Chris Towers' Tout Wars team turn out (3:30)? ... How should you attack saves plus holds leagues (5:35)? ... Which players gain the most in OBP or innings pitched formats (9:50)? ... Who is this year's Aaron Judge (16:10)? ... Which breakout pitcher will actually come through (23:00)? ... Which prospect hitter will make a huge impact (27:37)? ... Which top-30 starting pitcher will implode (35:26)? ... Which prospect will get called up midseason and dominate (38:50)? ... Which questionable pitcher could make a big impact (45:31)? ... News and notes (51:52): Brendan Rodgers might need shoulder surgery. ... What's the word with The Welsh (55:34)!? Fantasy Baseball Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get Fantasy Baseball Today merch here: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/fantasy-baseball-today?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=fantasy-baseball-collection Follow FBT on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fbtpod?_t=8WyMkPdKOJ1&_r=1 Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday Sign up for the FBT Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/fantasy-baseball-today/ For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices