RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com hosts Vlad Sedler from FTNFantasy.com and they discuss early observations from the draft pool, including which positions are the weakest.
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00:00 Early Player Pool Observations
00:15 Welcome to Vlad Sedler from FTN Fantasy
03:25 Recent News
03:40 Yordan Alvarez reports without ankle pain
06:20 Zac Gallen signs with Diamondbacks
10:45 Orioles sign Chris Bassitt
14:45 Fantrax
15:45 Hitter Tiers By Position
16:00 2B
16:30 Thin Top, Thick Middle
17:30 How have you attacked the position?
17:45 Punt, Punt, Punt!!!
21:30 Target(s): Players after 200-250; Matt McLain, Brendan Donovan
23:00 Fade(s): Jazz Chisholm
24:50 Breakout: Maybe Luisangel Acuña, Chase Meidroth
27:00 3B
27:20 Minefields all over
30:30 Are you among the legion that gets one early and calls it a day?
31:00 Target(s): Both Japanese players (Okamoto, Murakami), Royce Lewis
33:00 Fade(s): Noelvi Marte, Matt Chapman
35:00 Breakout: Jordan Lawlar
36:15 Catcher
36:30 Many are saying it’s a great era
37:30 Cal Raleigh or not?
39:00 Ben Rice
40:45 Where is Vlad shopping for catchers?
42:00 Target(s): Francisco Alvarez
43:00 Fade(s): Raleigh, Hunter Goodman at cost
43:25 Breakout: Harry Ford
44:09 BlueWire
44:20 1B
44:35 On average none in the first round
47:15 But very deep, with options at many tiers
48:30 Target(s): Pete Alonso
49:50 Fade(s): None for real, but haven’t drafted Josh Naylor
52:00 Breakout: Manifesting Willson Contreras, Andrew Vaughn
55:00 SS
55:15 Ranked a little stronger at the top
55:30 So hard to not to draft three of them!
57:45 Bo Bichette with the Mets
59:15 Target(s): Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto, Masyn Winn
1:00:30 Fade(s): CJ Abrams
1:01:10 Breakout: Konnor Griffin
1:02:30 OF
1:02:45 4-5 on average go in first round
1:03:15 Deep, but remember you need at least five OF
1:07:45 Target(s): Roman Anthony, Byron Buxton, Luis Robert
1:09:00 Fade(s): Questionable BA guys early like PCA, James Wood
1:11:45 Breakout(s): Jordan Walker (Driveline), Chase DeLauter
1:16:00 UnderDog Strategy - Load Up on Early OF’s
1:17:30 Infield Glut
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Jeff Erickson and Ryan Boyer hit on some of their favorite sleepers in the batting average and home runs categories.
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00:00 RotoWire Saturday Podcast
02:00 Headlines
02:30 Castellanos to Padres
05:45 Gallen back to Diamondbacks
11:00 Luis Rengifo to Brewers
12:45 Fantrax
13:45 Batting Average
14:15 Q: What do you look for to find BA sleepers?
15:00 One stat: Playing around with xBA-BA to find hidden value
16:50 Ryan’s BA Sleepers
17:00 Sal Frelick (ADP 200.6)
18:50 Ramon Laureano (ADP 214.8)
21:30 Kevin McGonigle (ADP 316.5)
24:40 Moises Ballesteros (ADP 428.3)
27:25 Miguel Andujar (ADP 542.5)
29:20 Jeff’s BA Sleepers
29:30 Dillon Dingler (ADP 213.9)
31:00 Luis Garcia (ADP 227.2)
32:30 Andrew Vaughn (ADP 310.7)
34:30 Tommy Edman (ADP 314.5)
36:30 Jeff McNeil (ADP 486.7)
37:56 BlueWire
38:00 Home Runs
38:10 Q: What do you look for to find HR sleepers?
39:30 Ryan’s HR Sleepers
39:35 Wilyer Abreu (ADP 221.6)
41:15 Mickey Moniak (ADP 245.2)
44:00 Miguel Vargas (ADP 286.4)
45:45 Marcell Ozuna (ADP 388.1)
47:30 Josh Bell (ADP 405.9)
49:00 Jeff’s HR Sleepers
49:10 Jac Caglianone (219.22)
50:15 Andrew Vaughn (again!) (ADP 310.7)
50:30 Matt Wallner (ADP 347.89)
52:15 Dominic Canzone (ADP 417.27)
54:40 Gavin Sheets (ADP 460.2)
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Intro/Pitchers and catchers report to spring training
Spencer Schwellenbach placed on the 60-day IL with right elbow inflammationWho slots in as Atlanta’s No. 5 starter?

Josh Hader dealing with left biceps inflammation
Hamate madnessCorbin Carroll suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand during a live batting practice session Tuesday, undergoes surgery
Francisco Lindor undergoes surgery, Mets still optimistic for Opening Day.Bo Bichette will remain at third base for now

Jackson Holliday will begin the season on the IL after undergoing surgery ThursdayJordan Westburg dealing with an injury of his own (oblique strain), could miss the first several weeks of Grapefruit League play

Cam Schlittler won’t throw off a mound for a few days due to mid-back inflammation
Chris Bassitt lands in Baltimore
Closer confirmation: Mason Miller in SD, Daniel Palencia for CHC
Ben Rice will still get reps vs. LHP after the return of Paul Goldschmidt
Jesus Sanchez traded to the Blue Jays today in exchange for Joey Loperfido
Late-round selections in the First Pitch Arizona DC:
As Jason Collette would say, “finding value in the scrap heap,” or trying to…
ClayJett Williams
Blaine Crim
Aaron Civale
Masataka Yoshida (round 38)
Jhostynxon Garcia
Michael Kopech

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Todd Zola and Jeff Erickson discuss the differences between the major best ball contests and share strategy tips for each.
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James Anderson and elite high-stakes player Steve Weimer discuss fantasy baseball roster construction strategies and much more!
 
03:30 Extreme hitters
10:30 Risky old hitters
15:20 This year’s George Springer
22:40 Projecting catcher playing time
27:15 How to attack 2B and 3B
32:00 This year’s Drew Rasmussen
37:10 Late-round outfielders to target
43:00 Late-round pitchers to target
 
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