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Fantasy Baseball Live – August 31, 2024 @ 10 am

Segments 1 through 3

1.Spencer Torkelson is hitting .333 with three home runs since returning in mid-August. How’s your confidence with him for the rest of the season and next year?

2.Lawrence Butler hit his 16th home run this week to go along with 12 stolen bases. Since the All-Star break, he’s slashing .298/.340/.557 with seven home runs. His strikeout rate is 17.4%. Is he starting to figure things out?
a.Are you interested in him next season? If so, as what number outfielder?

3.Spencer Arrighetti is another player who has been hot recently. In five August starts, he’s pitching to a 1.95 ERA 47 strikeouts and 10 walks.
a.Same questions. Can you trust him for the rest of this season, and what about next year? Are you interested?

4.Who do you want for the rest of the season? Jackson Holliday or Dylan Crews? What about for 2024?

5.David Bednar. When will the Pirates take fantasy owners out of their misery? Just brutal.

6.Liam Hendrix is about ready to return. Is there any chance that he will get a save opportunity or two?

7.Jared Jones returned and did not pitch well. Are you going to start him for his next start? He has a two-start week next week against the Cubs and Nationals.

8.Kumar Rocker had an amazing outing in Triple-A on Thursday. He went five innings (his longest of the season), he gave up one hit, striking out ten while not walking anyone.
a.Is it possible we will see him this season?
b.Is there any pitcher in the minor league you would rather have on a Dynasty League? Including Jackson Jobe?

9.Vinnie P. injury

The following players were discussed:
1. Roman Anthony (Bos)
2. Aidan Miller (Phi)
3. Nick Morabito (NYM)
4. Cam Smith (CHC)
5. Quinn Matthews (STL)
6. Yordanny Monegro (Bos)

Rich breaks down the Top 50 prospects in detail and then highlights many other players included in Prospect361's Top 400 prospects in Baseball

Segment 3 – Outfield Preview (We will likely do two podcast)
1.How are you approaching this position for your upcoming drafts?
2.We will break down the top 30 to 45 in detail. Then, go through the next 30 in less detail. We will end by jumping around the remaining ranked players.
3.Which player not in the Top 15 has a chance to emerge there next season?
4.Which Top 15 player will not be there next season?
5.Give me a couple of sleepers
6.Give me one, maybe two guys you will just avoid drafting?

Fantasy Baseball Live – January 21, 2024

Segment 1 – Follow-up on our drafts
1.How is your draft going?
2.I will review some of my sleeper picks in my NFBC Draft
3.Dynasty League startup – a few notes on how they are going

Segment 2 – News and Notes
1.The Astros signed Josh Hader for a record 5-year and $95 million.
a.Thoughts on the deal for the Astros
b.What happens to Ryan Pressly

Segment 3 – Outfield Preview (We will likely do two podcast)
1.How are you approaching this position for your upcoming drafts?
2.We will break down the top 30 to 45 in detail. Then, go through the next 30 in less detail. We will end by jumping around the remaining ranked players.
3.Which player not in the Top 15 has a chance to emerge there next season?
4.Which Top 15 player will not be there next season?
5.Give me a couple of sleepers
6.Give me one, maybe two guys you will just avoid drafting?

The following players are disucssed:
1. Jackson Chourio (OF, Mil)
2. Jackson Holliday (SS, Bal)
3. Wyatt Langford (OF, Tex)
4. Junior Caminero (3B, TB)
5. Jordan Lawlar (SS, AZ)
6. Dylan Crews (OF, Was)
7. Paul Skenes (RHP, Pit)
8. Jasson Dominguez (OF, NYY)
9. Evan Carter (OF, Tex)
10. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP, LAD)
11. Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF, CHC)
12. Marcelo Mayer (SS, Bos)
13. Walker Jenkins (OF, Min)
14. Ricky Tiedemann (LHP, Tor)
15. James Wood (OF, Was)
16. Kyle Manzardo (1B, Cle)
17. Kyle Harrison (LHP, SF)
18. Colt Keith (3B, Det)
19. Noelvi Marte (3B, Cin)
20. Sam Basallo (1B, Bal)
21. Cole Young (SS, Sea)
22. Jackson Jobe (RHP, Det)
23. Harry Ford (C, Sea)
24. Ethan Salas (C, SD)
25. Spencer Jones (OF, NYY)
26. Masyn Winn (SS, Stl)
27. Jackson Merrill (SS, SD)
28. Max Clark (OF, Det)
29. Emmanuel Rodriguez (OF, Min)
30. Kevin Alcantara (OF, CHC)
31. Chase DeLauter (OF, Cle)
32. Tyler Black (3B, Mil)
33. Jett Williams (OF, NYM)
34. Brooks Lee (SS, Min)
35. Edwin Arroyo (SS, Cin)
36. Termarr Johnson (SS, Pit)
37. Zac Veen (OF, Col)
38. Andrew Painter (RHP, Phi)
39. Adael Amador (SS, Col)
40. Jacob Misiorowski (RHP, Mil)
41. Tink Hence (RHP, Stl)
42. Drew Gilbert (OF, NYM)
43. Curtis Mead (3B, TB)
44. Matt Shaw (SS, CHC)
45. Brayan Rocchio (SS, Cle)
46. Carson Williams (SS, TB)
47. Colson Montgomery (SS, CHW)
48. Druw Jones (OF, AZ)
49. Colton Cowser (OF, Bal)
50. Sebastian Walcott (SS, Tex)

The following players are discussed:
51. Dalton Rushing (C, LAD)
52. Luisangel Acuna (2B, NYM)
53. Mick Abel (RHP, Phi)
54. Marco Luciano (SS, SF)
55. Ronny Mauricio (SS, NYM)
56. Yanquiel Fernandez (OF, Col)
57. Colt Emerson (2B, Sea)
58. River Ryan (RHP, LAD)
59. Kyle Teel (C, Bos)
60. Bubba Chandler (RHP, Pit)
61. Roman Anthony (OF, Bos)
62. Gabriel Gonzalez (OF, Sea)
63. Heston Kjerstad (OF, Bal)
64. Everson Pereira (OF, NYY)
65. Justin Crawford (OF, Phi)
66. Coby Mayo (3B, Bal)
67. Drew Thorpe (RHP, SD)
68. Gavin Cross (OF, KC)
69. Noah Schultz (RHP, CHW)
70. Alex Ramirez (OF, NYM)
71. Sammy Zavala (OF, SD)
72. Owen White (RHP, Tex)
73. Ceddanne Rafaela (OF, Bos)
74. Brady House (SS, Was)
75. Jace Jung (2B, Det)
76. Diego Cartaya (C, LAD)
77. Jeferson Quero (C, Mil)
78. Jared Jones (RHP, Pit)
79. George Valera (OF, Cle)
80. AJ Smith-Shawver (RHP, Atl)
81. Miguel Bleis (OF, Bos)
82. Dylan Lesko (RHP, SD)
83. Carson Whisenhunt (LHP, SF)
84. Robby Snelling (LHP, SD)
85. Ryan Bliss (OF, Sea)
86. Xavier Isaac (1B, TB)
87. Noble Meyer (RHP, Mia)
88. Orelvis Martinez (3B, Tor)
89. Anthony Solometo (LHP, Pit)
90. Dyan Jorge (SS, Col)
91. Jonatan Clase (OF, Sea)
92. Dustin Harris (OF, Tex)
93. Rhett Lowder (RHP, Cin)
94. Justin Foscue (2B, Tex)
95. Ricardo Cabrera (SS, Cin)
96. Gavin Stone (RHP, LAD)
97. Cam Collier (3B, Cin)
98. Mason Miller (RHP, Oak)
99. Jacob Melton (OF, Hou)
100. Cristhian Vaquero (OF, Was)

The following players are discussed:

1. Wyatt Langord (OF)
2. Evan Carter (OF)
3. Sebastian Walcott (SS)
4. Owen White (RHP)
5. Dustin Harris (OF)
6. Anthony Gutierrez (OF)
7. Justin Foscue (3B)
8. Abimelec Ortiz (1B)
9. Max Acosta (SS)
10. Brock Porter (RHP)

Segments 3 and 4 – Third Base Preview
1.How are you approaching this position for your upcoming drafts?
2.We will break down the top 15 to 20 in detail. Then, go through 20 to 30 in less detail. We will end by jumping around the remaining ranked players.
3.Which player not in the Top 10 has a chance to emerge there next season?
4.Which Top 10 player will not be there next season?
5.Give me a couple of sleepers
6.Give me one, maybe two guys you will just avoid drafting?

Fantasy Baseball Live – January 14, 2024 – 3 pm.

Segment 1 – Breaking down Tim’s NFBC Draft

Segment 2 – News and Notes
1.The Yankees signed Marcus Stroman for two years and $37 million.
a.What did you think of the signing?
b.We will talk about the kind of year Stroman can have for the Yankees.
2.The Cubs sign Shota Imanaga to a four-year $53 million deal with an option for a fifth year. He does get slightly less money than Kodai Senga.
a.Tell us what the Cubs got here.
b.Give me a stat line for 2024: IP, wins, Ks, and ERA
3.The Cubs acquire Michael Busch and Yency Almonte from the Dodgers for Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope.
a.Will Busch finally get a chance to play in Chicago? If so, what kind of player will he be in 2024? Long-term.
b.Any thoughts on Yency Almonte?
c.I’ll briefly touch on Ferris and Hope
4.The Dodgers signed Teoscar Hernandez to a one-year $23.5 million with $8.5 of it deferred. Apparently, Herandez could have signed for a longer-term deal but decided on the big AAV and a chance to play with the Dodgers.
a.Let’s review the Dodgers team for next season to see where their holes are.
5.The Mets get in on the fun and sign Harrison Bader
a.Stat line for 2024 – ABs, SB, HR, and AVG