(2:19) – Top Headlines: Jordan Walker demoted, Blake Snell to IL, update on Tristan Casas and Merrill Kelly injuries (21:21) – More News & Notes: Cody Bellinger dealing with rib issue, Lance Thomas likely landing on IL, Garret Cole’s timeline, rehab stints for Max Scherzer and Bryan Woo (31:48) – Positive Early Exit Velocity: Jordan Westburg, Matt …

April 22: Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Scott Pianowski (@scott_pianowski) break down this weekend’s news and top waiver adds. Can you hold onto Francisco Alvarez in all leagues? How worried should you be about Merrill Kelly and Cristian Javier? Why you should believe in Luis Garcia Jr. and Bryan De La Cruz and why it may be time to be concerned a…

(1:24) – Top Headlines: Jack Leiter back up with the Rangers Thursday, Dodgers call up Kyle Hurt, Landon Knack, and Andy Pages (12:21) – Notable Injuries: Ozzie Albies, Seiya Suzuki, Rafael Devers, Garrett Whitlock, and Tyler Wells (27:09) – Pitchers with increased Whiff%: Reid Detmers, MacKenzie Gore, Bryce Miller, Graham Ashcraft, Clarke Schmidt,…

Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Scott Pianowski (@scott_pianowski) break down the most recent news and transactions, including Bobby Miller, Carlos Correa, and Jake Burger headed to the IL with Justin Verlander and Jameson Taillon returning. They also break down some of Yahoo formats' most added/dropped players. Is it time to add Michael Busch and B…

(0:45) – Top Headlines: Orioles bring up Jackson Holliday, Nick Pivetta and Chase Silseth land on IL, Yoan Moncada suffers leg injury (21:10) – More News & Notes: Jose Miranda called up, Spencer Arighetti joins Astros as Framber Valdez lands on IL, Mets bring up Jose Butto + more intriguing young arms (33:20) – Improved Plate Discipline: Evan Carte…

Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Scott Pianowski (@Scott_Pianowski) discuss the recent string of pitching injuries and whether baseball can fix the issue. They then discuss some of the added and dropped players over the weekend. Can Jose Siri and Jose Caballero help fantasy managers in need of speed? Does Michael Busch warrant an add? Are we finally …

(4:50) - Top Injuries: Josh Jung fractures wrist, Alek Thomas lands on IL (10:30) - More News & Notes: White Sox sign Mike Clevinger, Dodgers claim Taylor Trammell off waivers, Pirates trade for Joey Bart (19:40) - Key Waiver Wire Rules: Adding 10+ strikeout pitchers, targeting multi-pitch starters, prioritizing early saves and speed players (40:00…

(2:00) Breaking down some of the early injuries to notable players such as Royce Lewis, Justin Steele, Eloy Jimenez, Sean Murphy and DJ LeMahieu (29:00) Standout Performers - Esteury Ruiz, Anthony Volpe, Bryce Turang, CJ Abrams, Lourdes Gurriel, Michael Conforto, Mitch Haniger (46:00) Pitchers who caught our eye – Bobby Miller, Tanner Hauck, Zach G…

2:11 - Player news: McLain surgery, Sewald starting on the IL, Montgomery to the D-backs 15:45 – Pitcher Big Bold Predictions 17:05 - Yankees have a losing record 19:35 - DL Hall finishes as a Top-40 starting pitcher 22:11 - Two Mariners Cy Young candidates 23:47 - The Tigers have 5 SP in the Top-70 starting pitchers, Win AL Central 29:20 - Logan W…

3:56 Concern level with Kevin Gausman starting today, might not miss a start. 9:25 Jordan Romano has no more inflammation but will be delayed. Worried? 13:20 Jared Jones has made the Pirates rotation. Where would you draft him? 16:19 Max Meyer will start in the rotation. Can he outlast others when Garrett/Eury return? 21:49 Colton Cowser makes the …

(4:30) – AL East: Red Sox, Orioles, Rays and Yankees win total + Orioles to win the AL (17:30) – AL Central: Guardians and Tigers to win the Division, White Sox win total + fewest regular season wins (31:00) – AL West: Athletics win total, A’s vs Angels to finish last in the Division (37:15) – NL East: Marlins win total (39:10) – NL Central: Cubs, …

(1:00) – Why Spring Training can provide signal for player trends during the regular season (4:00) – Top Headlines: Reynaldo Lopez wins rotation spot with Braves, Aaron Judge’s oblique ailment, troubling Gerrit Cole news + Eury Perez, Josh Lowe, and TJ Friedl injury fallout (30:45) – Spring Training Risers: A.J. Puk, Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki, Wy…

(1:25) - Setting up the Mock Draft order and roster settings (3:00) - Rounds 1-4 (with @ConnorJRogers and @scott_pianowski): Draft positions for Spencer Strider, Corbin Carroll, Aaron Judge, Corbin Burnes, Michael Harris, Bo Bichette, and SP options in the 4th Round (27:30) - Rounds 5-8 (with @RotoPat and @BCB_Sara): Analyzing Nico Hoerner, Josh Ha…

(1:00) – Draft strategy with Relief Pitchers, overview of Closers entering the season, injuries to Devin Williams, Eric Bednar, and Kenley Jensen, intrigue with the Angels and White Sox bullpen (24:40) – Closer Rankings #20-11: Tanner Scott, Adbert Alzolay, Craig Kimbrell, and Alexis Diaz (37:00) – Closer Rankings #10-1: Andres Munoz, Paul Sewald, …

(2:53) – The latest on starting pitcher injuries heading into the 2024 season, including updates on Lucas Giolito, Sonny Gray, Kevin Gausman, and Justin Verlander (14:07) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #20-11: Properly ranking Aaron Nola, expectations for Tyler Glasnow, Bobby Miller, and Grayson Rodriguez (43:28) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #10-1: Dif…

(1:00) – Overview of Starting Pitcher entering the 2024 season, draft strategy, and “floor vs ceiling” philosophy pending league size and settings (23:20) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #40-31: Justin Verlander, Jordan Montgomery, Bailey Ober, Chris Bassitt, and Shota Imanaga (49:00) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #30-21: Difficulty ranking Blake Snell (…

(1:10) – Big-picture look at the top-tier OFs entering 2024, including Cody Bellinger re-signing with the Cubs and Juan Soto in Pinstripes (14:00) – Outfield Rankings #20-13: Jazz Chisholm, Mike Trout, Bryan Reynolds, Kyle Schwarber, Nolan Jones, and Cody Bellinger (39:30) – Outfield Rankings: #12-1: Randy Arozarena, Adolis Garcia, Yordan Alvarez, …

February 26, Outfield Part 1: Eric (@samskiNYC) and Scott (@scott_pianowski) continue the show's annual position preview series with a look at their outfielders ranked 21-40 for 2024 fantasy baseball drafts. Where are they drafting rookies Jackson Chourio and Wyatt Langford? Will we see a Riley Greene or Jordan Walker post-hype breakout? Is Ian Hap…

(0:50) – Surveying 3rd Base entering the year, including notable names in different places and Matt Chapman currently on the open market (10:45) – 3rd Base Rankings #20-13: Ke’Bryan Hayes and Alec Bohm (26:20) – 3rd Base Rankings #12-1: Ha-Seong Kim, Alex Bregman, Manny Machado, Royce Lewis and Austin Riley (46:00) – Other names of interest: Eugeni…

(1:00) – Overview of Shortstop entering 2024, key players on new teams and current free agents (19:10) – Shortstop Rankings #20-13: Trevor Story, Anthony Volpe, Thairo Estrada, Ezequiel Tovar and Jeremy Pena (40:00) – Shortstop Rankings #12-1: Elly De La Cruz, Oneil Cruz, CJ Abrams, Corey Seager and Bo Bichette (57:30) – Other players to monitor: J…

(2:15) - Overall view of Catcher entering the season, draft strategy in 1 vs 2 Catcher leagues, notable names on different teams and Spring Training competitions (28:20) - Catcher Rankings #20-13: Danny Jansen, Shea Langeliers, Luis Campusano, Bo Naylor and Keibert Ruiz (44:00) - Catcher Rankings #12-1: Salvador Perez, Willson Contreras, J.T. Realm…

(1:45) – Overall state of 2nd Base entering 2024, key players on new teams and top free agents (19:30) – 2nd Baseman Rankings #20-13: Brandon Drury, Luis Rengifo, Nolan Gorman and Tommy Edman (38:20) – 2nd Baseman Rankings #12-1: Luis Arraez, Andres Gimenez, Thairo Estrada, Matt McLain and Marcus Semien (53:35) – Intriguing players to monitor: Vaug…

(2:00) – Overall state of 1st Base entering 2024, key players on new teams and current free agents (8:15) – 1st Basemen Rankings #20-13: Spencer Steer, Spencer Torkelson, Justin Turner and Jeimer Candelario (26:50) – 1st Basemen Rankings #12-1: Yandy Diaz, Vinnie Pasquantino, Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (55:30) – Intrigu…

(1:00) - Initial reaction to the Dodgers landing Shohei Ohtani after visiting with the Blue Jays (6:20) - Breaking down Ohtani's 10-year, $700 million deal (11:00) - Ranking Ohtani for the 2024 season (20:15) - Will the Blue Jays target Cody Bellinger in free agency? (26:30) - Analyzing what is next for the Angels…

(1:00) – Winter Meetings Takeaways: Latest Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto reports and potential impact on the market (14:30) – Impressions of Juan Soto to the Yankees and Michael King’s outlook in San Diego (28:50) – National League Deals: Eduardo Rodriguez to the Diamondbacks, Jeimer Candelario and Reds agree to multi-year deal (41:45) – Rat…

(1:30) – Guardians and Cubs switch managers + openings with the Angels, Astros and Padres (11:20) – Notable hitters entering free agency: Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman and Justin Turner (16:00) – Will Shohei Ohtani command the biggest contract in MLB history? (22:15) – Getting to know Yoshinobu Yamamoto (28:00) – Players who could be traded this off…

(3:00) – Impression of the Rangers jumping out to a 2-1 World Series lead over the Diamondbacks (6:30) – Spencer Strider vs Gerrit Cole as the top SP off the board in drafts + targeting Spencer Torkelson and Royce Lewis (15:00) – Examining options and draft strategies at Catcher (20:15) – How high could Tarik Skubal and Bobby Miller climb among the…

(00:00) – Setting the stage for Rangers vs Diamondbacks (16:00) – Analyzing the Offenses (19:30) – Breaking down the bullpens (23:50) – World Series Predictions (26:05) – Recapping the early rounds of 2024 Rotoworld Friends and Family Mock Draftd.j. short, eric samulski által

(0:45) – Rangers vs Astros ALCS takeaways (6:30) – Phillies vs Diamondbacks NLCS impressions (11:40) – SP #1-10: Gerrit Cole and Spencer Strider as the top two options + Kevin Gausman, Corbin Burnes, Zack Wheeler, Tyler Glasnow, Max Fried and Pablo Lopez (26:20) – SP #11-20: Walker Buehler, Tarik Skubal, Grayson Rodriguez, Logan Gilbert and the abs…

(0:35) – Postseason impressions: Wild Card Round concludes quickly, Braves vs Phillies in the NLDS (7:00) – Impact of new rules on the 2023 season: Stolen bases, batting average, ERA, runs and home runs on the rise (27:00) – How much are we buying a spike in saves this season? (42:00) – Examining if there is a correlation between the pitch clock an…

(04:00) – #4 Rays vs #5 Rangers (11:30) – #3 Twins vs #6 Blue Jays (20:30) – #3 Brewers vs #6 Diamondbacks (30:30) – #4 Phillies vs #5 Marlins (39:00) – Analyzing World Series odds, including the Astros and Dodgers (51:30) – How vulnerable are the Braves? (56:00) – World Series predictionseric samulski, brad thomas, d.j. short, george bissel által

(2:50) – Ronald Acuna Jr. as the hands-down fantasy MVP this season (5:45) – Least Valuable Players: Tim Anderson, Jake McCarthy (8:15) – Fantasy Cy Young Award winners + disappointments: Blake Snell, Zach Eflin + Alek Manoah, Aaron Nola (15:20) – Most Improved Hitters + Pitchers: Josh Lowe, Spencer Steer + Kyle Bradish, Adbert Alzolay (22:30) – “T…

(04:40) – Biggest pieces of advice for streaming players during the last weeks of the season (09:00) – Analyzing prospect Sawyer Gipson-Long (13:10) – Pitching staffs and pitchers to target: Braves and Cubs + Lucas Giolito, Wade Miley, Ranger Suarez and Griffin Canning (27:00) – Offenses and hitters of intrigue: Brewers and Twins + Seth Brown, Ryan…

(01:00) – Is the Mets/Jets fandom the most tortured in sports? (10:00) – Breaking down Bobby Witt Jr. going 1.04, Spencer Strider 1.05 overall and Jose Ramirez 1.05 (16:!5) – Analyzing Fernando Tatis at 1.10, Juan Soto at 1.11 and Freddie Freeman 1.12 (20:40) – Is Shohei Ohtani a reach or steal in the 2nd round? (27:20) – Framber Valdez, Kevin Gaus…

(03:30) – Why Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Dylan Cease fell short of high expectations (19:30) – Analyzing Sandy Alcantara and Aaron Nola taking a step back in 2023 (30:30) – What lead to Tyler O’Neill’s subpar season? (36:40) – Breaking down Andres Gimenez and Matt Chapman struggles at the plate (45:00) – Who should be the #3 and #4 overall pick behi…

(03:30) – Bullpen’s in Flux: Felix Bautista’s UCL injury in Baltimore and Tanner Scott’s emergence in Miami (08:45) – Analyzing breakout seasons from Adolis Garcia and Bryson Stott (14:15) – Examining Cody Bellinger’s dramatic turnaround and potential next contract (22:30) – More notable surprising seasons at the plate: Justin Turner, Ha-Seong Kim,…

(8:14) – Which relief pitcher has the highest strikeout percentage in the Majors? (10:44) – Can Mookie Betts or Freddie Freeman nudge Ronald Acuña Jr. in the NL MVP race? (16:04) – Which player leads the AL in multi-hit games? (21:13) – Which qualified pitcher has the lowest ERA in the second half? (25:39) – Who leads the Majors in stolen bases in …

(05:30) – Why the Rockies are team to attack in multiple ways (07:30) – Struggling offenses to stream pitchers against: A’s, Giants, Angels, Guardians and Reds (14:00) – Start or sit: Matthew Liberatore and Johan Oviedo (19:45) – Pitching staffs to attack: Diamondbacks and Yankees (23:00) – Weekend FAB: Cade Marlowe, Roman Laureano, Emerson Hancock…

(04:45) – Why Josh Naylor’s strained oblique makes it hard to keep him rostered (08:15) – Analyzing a down year from Carlos Correa and Seiya Suzuki (13:10) – Breaking down Mitch Keller’s troubling recent trends (21:00) – Willy Adames as a drop candidate due to the depth at SS (26:00) – Notable weekend FAB: Davis Schneider, Brice Turang, Curtis Mead…

00:00) – Overarching thoughts at the deadline: AL teams load up (04:00) – Deadline Winners: Mets, Rangers and Angels (14:45) – Deadline Losers: Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers (19:00) – Players trending up: Carlos Hernandez, Gregory Santos, Andres Munoz, Jeimer Candelario (24:35) – Young players to monitor: Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, Dominic Canzon…

(03:15) – Analyzing Corey Seager’s thumb injury, which Rangers must step up in his absence and middle infielders to target on the waiver wire (11:30) – Expectations for top Brewers prospect Sal Frelick (14:45) – Brandon Woodruff nearing return to Milwaukee (19:30) – Potential Jonathan India trade destinations (26:15) – Why Chase Silseth and Steven …

(01:45) – D.J. makes his pitch for Alex Kirilloff (04:00) – Relief pitchers to monitor: Tanner Scott, Carlos Hernandez, and Kyle Finnegan (12:00) – Why Brendan Rodgers is worth a stash (13:15) – Maybe Michael Lorenzen shouldn’t have been an all-star, but he has fantasy value (15:00) – Should you believe in the Padres making the postseason? (16:50) …

(00:00) – Prioritizing top call ups: Grayson Rodriguez, Endy Rodriguez, Quinn Priester, Liover Peguero, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand (16:50) – Intriguing teams before the trade deadline: Padres and Mets (22:30) – Examining Oswald Peraza’s fit in the Yankees offense (27:00) – Impact of Bryce Harper moving to first base (28:15) – Rehab Assignment…

(00:00) – Is this the most important MLB season this century? (08:15) – 2nd half storylines: Acuna’s quest for history, Ohtani chasing 60 HRs (20:15) – Analyzing the Yankees and their change to Sean Casey as hitting coach (24:10) – Teams to watch at the trade deadline: Cardinals, White Sox, Cubs and Tigers (39:00) – Potential call-ups/young players…

(02:20) – Most exciting weekend takeaways: Tigers combine to no-hit the Blue Jays, Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd and home in one inning (11:00) – HR Derby breakdown: Pete Alonso vs Julio Rodriguez in Round 1, Randy Arozarena as a dark-horse to win it all (22:00) – More likely to regress: Marcus Stroman or Tyler Wells? (24:00) – Candidates for bes…

(02:20) – Why Ronald Acuna Jr. is the unquestioned #1 pick right now + who should be the next three players selected (08:45) – Bounce-back candidates in the 2nd half of the season: Julio Rodriguez and Trea Turner (16:45) – Scott explains why Elly De La Cruz is worthy of an early 2nd round pick (22:30) – Examining Corey Seager’s value despite not st…

(03:10) – Why Twins infielder Royce Lewis is an attractive add (06:15) – Analyzing TJ Friedl as a short-term plug-and-play option (09:00) – Examining Ha-Seong Kim as a possible mainstay in the top of the Padres order (13:10) – Adbert Alzolay appears to have separated himself in the Cubs bullpen (16:00) – Potential power sources: Maikel Garcia and H…

(02:50) – Scott makes a pitch for picking up Reid Detmers (05:00) – Tommy Pham is becoming a reliable player in a struggling Mets offense (08:20) – Julio Teheran continues to post quality starts for the Brewers; Gavin Williams will have favorable matchups (16:00) – Jordan Hicks and Brendan Donovan are Cardinals that are worth an add (18:40) – D.J. …

(02:10) – Francisco Alvarez continue to shine with the Mets (04:00) – D.J. makes the case for why Joc Pederson is a worthwhile pickup (05:35) – Michael Taylor should be a mainstay in the Twins lineup and a solid source of steals (07:30) – Christian Encarnacion-Strand looks to be the next top Reds prospect to be called up to the big leagues now as h…

(06:30) – Is Jacob deGrom a Hall Of Famer right now? (14:40) – Scott and D.J list off their current top 10 starting pitchers' rankings (20:15) – Starting pitchers that have been big surprises: Nathan Eovaldi, Marcus Stroman, Tyler Wells, and more (23:30) – Does the pitch clock negatively affect pitchers? (26:10) – D.J gives Mitch Keller high praise…