FantasyPros - Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Joey P. and The Welsh breakdown the latest in MLB for fantasy, DFS, sports wagering and more!
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Today we talk with Al Melchior, host of The Athletic's Fantasy Baseball in 15 Podcast, about which players will see their values rise or fall the most because of the 60-game season. Avisail Garcia's (7:20) and Dylan Carlson's (23:51) values both drastically increase due to the universal DH and a schedule filled with pitcher-friendly ballparks is primed to hurt Willy Adames (33:02). Later on, we examine closer situations around the league (37:59) and debate whether the shortened season lowers Seth Lugo's (41:02) chances of picking up saves. Players: Byron Buxton - 0:02:03 Shohei Ohtani - 0:05:05 Avisail Garcia - 0:07:20 Julio Urias - 0:10:52 James Paxton - 0:13:12 Michael Kopech - 0:16:24 Nate Pearson - 0:18:54 Casey Mize - 0:19:31 MacKenzie Gore - 0:20:22 Rich Hill - 0:20:56 Jon Berti - 0:21:59 Dylan Carlson - 0:23:51 Nick Solak - 0:27:37 Victor Caratini - 0:29:33 Miguel Andujar - 0:30:32 Brandon Belt - 0:32:10 Willy Adames - 0:33:02 Mike Soroka - 0:36:39 Giovanny Gallegos - 0:37:59 Jordan Hicks - 0:37:59 Andrew Miller - 0:39:02 Yoshihisa Hirano - 0:39:38 Austin Adams - 0:39:38 Seth Lugo - 0:41:02 Jose Leclerc - 0:43:26 James Karinchak - 0:44:18

With no baseball to recap, Dan Harris is breaking down his five most-owned players from this draft season. Why is he willing to give Rhys Hoskins a pass for his third straight year of decline, and what gives him optimism about Mike Foltynewicz's future? Dan also justifies his love for Hunter Harvey, Kyle Hendricks, and Christian Walker, and explains why all three represent draft values.

We are joined today by Jayson Stark of The Athletic to break down our favorite mid-round targets heading into the season. Julio Urias (14:49) has dominant stuff, but will he get enough innings to be fantasy relevant? Also, will Franmil Reyes (22:13) play everyday and is Sean Manaea (32:16) finally starting to live up to his potential? Players: Eduardo Escobar - 0:04:05 Danny Santana - 0:05:37 Mitch Garver - 0:06:47 James Paxton - 0:08:38 Jesus Luzardo - 0:10:03 Nick Anderson - 0:12:08 Zac Gallen - 0:13:35 Julio Urias - 0:14:50 Shohei Ohtani - 0:17:20 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - 0:19:22 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 0:20:53 Franmil Reyes - 0:22:13 Carlos Martinez - 0:24:24 Max Kepler - 0:26:10 Wilson Ramos - 0:27:36 David Dahl - 0:29:09 J.D. Davis - 0:30:49 Sean Manaea - 0:32:16 Kenta Maeda - 0:34:19 Byron Buxton - 0:36:23 Mike Foltynewicz - 0:37:47 Lorenzo Cain - 0:39:12

Mike Podhorzer of RotoGraphs returns to the show as we analyze which players have the best chance to bounce back this season. Why is Justin Upton (6:39) worth the risk after his career-worst 2019 campaign, how come Manny Machado (17:09) is being taken around pick 60 despite his consistency, and is poor durability all that prevents Garrett Richards (31:39) from being a solid option? Players: Yasiel Puig - 0:00:48 Giancarlo Stanton - 0:04:05 Justin Upton - 0:06:20 Wil Myers - 0:10:01 Andrew Benintendi - 0:11:31 Khris Davis - 0:13:45 Manny Machado - 0:17:10 Adalberto Mondesi - 0:19:53 Joey Gallo - 0:21:51 Corey Kluber - 0:23:26 Chris Archer - 0:25:26 Rick Porcello - 0:27:03 Edwin Diaz - 0:28:27 Yusei Kikuchi - 0:29:44 Garrett Richards - 0:31:40 David Price - 0:33:48 Justin Smoak - 0:35:47 Masahiro Tanaka - 0:37:19 Domingo Santana - 0:38:50