Fantasy Feud

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.

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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Jason Collette and Trevor Hooth join the show to discuss the early season run environment and how it's working out (or not) for some players.

Discussions:

Power and runs are down across the board, how will we adapt?

Rostering middle relievers, how do we find the guys who are vulturing wins and saves early like Reed Garrett?

Jordan Walker is off to a slow start again this season, are you riding it out or running away?

There's been a lot of discussion of José Abreu and his struggles, but what about Paul Goldschmidt? Are we worried about the Cardinals first baseman?

Heston Kjerstad is the latest Orioles prospect to get the call up, will they find enough playing time for him to justify the FAAB cost?

The Nationals rotation has been ripe for some enterprising prospects to grab a spot, but Mitchell Parker still caught us by surprise, are we adding him?

Randy Arozarena is off to a slow start but can be streaky, should you leave him in your lineup or bench him and risk missing the start of a hot streak?

Love it or Leave it:

Cole Ragans is still winless and Mason Miller is giving us reasons to watch the As.

Reese Olson looks really good for the Tigers.

Kyle Hendricks has been hit hard to start the season and just landed on the IL, let's look back on the career of a guy who understood pitching.

Guests: Jason Collette & Trevor Hooth

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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Some guys are thriving others are scuffling, Sara and Shelly are joined by Fantrax Senior Writer Lauren Auerbach to discuss how we're making roster decisions early this fantasy baseball season.

Discussions:

To hold or not to hold, which players are droppable and which are you waiting for more information on?

Michael Busch tied a Cubs franchise record with home runs in five straight games, is he a Dude or just a guy riding a hot streak?

Speaking of guys names Mike, Mike Trout is off to a hot start and stealing bases for the first time in years.

Taylor Ward and Tyler O'Neill are both off to hot starts, who do we like more for the rest of the season?

Reid Detmers and José Berríos are both at the top of the FanGraphs player rater for pitchers, who do we believe in more?

Closers on bad teams can still rack up saves, we debate Mason Miller v. Kyle Finnegan.

Love it or Leave it?

Oakland on a bit of a series win streak and we love it that the As are sticking it to John Fisher.

The Red Sox defense has left a lot to be desired.

The Ippei Mizuhara case just keeps getting more intense and if you haven't read the charging documents you should.

Guest: Lauren Auerbach

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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Starting pitchers have been in the news dazzling us with their performances but also decimating us with an onslaught of injuries. Sara and Shelly are joined by the founder of Pitcher List, Nick Pollack, to debate all things starting pitchers.

Discussions:

There are more injuries, we can all see it, but what is causing the spike?

Max Fried has struggled to start the season, is it small sample noise or cause for concern?

We were all excited about Michael King's move to San Diego, but it's been a bit of a bumpy ride.

Were we a year (or two) early on Reid Detmers?

Javier Assad has a 2.96 MLB ERA in 158 IP -- is he legit or not?

Zack Littell has been outstanding in his first two starts, did the Rays do it again?

Love it or Leave it:

The Rogers Centre renovations have made it harder to track home plate lady and that's a loss for all of us.

There is a simple fix to MLB's ongoing quest for the perfect playoff structure.

The Red Sox brought back the 2004 crew to kick off their home opener and you will not want to miss any of it (yes, even if you're a Yankees fan).

Guest: Nick Pollack

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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Baseball is back and with it come a bunch of decisions, we'll debate them today with Michael Govier from the Pallazzo Podcast.

Discussions

Ronel Blanco has the first no-hitter of 2024, are we in on Blanco long term?

Shōta Imanaga made his shutout MLB debut and shoved, but there was a lot of hard contact in this two hit shutout outing - are we worried about what happens when the wind is blowing out at Wrigley?

It wasn't all great starts, Bailey Ober threw 1.1 innings with eight earned runs. Are we already over Ober?

Two early round picks with similar early lines: who has the better overall roto season: Luis Robert Jr. or Elly De La Cruz?

Milwaukee closer watch: Abner Uribe gets his third save as we're recording, does he have a lock on the job long term?

Oswaldo Cabrera has gotten an opportunity to start and is not missing his shot, you could do worse at your CI position.

Love it or Leave it

Govier is overjoyed with all of the baseball news and this is why he's fantasy baseball's number one hype man.

Is the Red Sox rotation good, actually?

This is probably a love it for some and a leave it for others, but man Juan Soto looks like he was born to be a Yankee (sorry, Shelly)

Guest: Michael Govier

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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