Baseball 365

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are honored to have their first guest on the show, and it is Tim McLeod from Prospect 361. They start off with an interview of Tim (3:20), and then get into the news, starting with injuries to Dahl and Mcmahon and how the Rockies lineup shakes out (10:20), then discuss Clevinger's back injury (19:13), Lester's injury (22:18), Chris Sale's struggles (26:32), hot starts from Bellinger (33:34), Domingo Santana (37:17), Matt Shoemaker (49:38). They then proceed to answer questions from the Baseball 365 group (50:43), including Luis Severino's injury (51:36), Jays prospects (54:52), when they look at the standings (57:55), Jose Ramirez' slow start (1:06:17), Corbin Burnes (1:08:59), waiver wire pitchers (1:11:21) and hitters (1:17:16). Join the discussions on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

The season is underway and Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are talking about what they're seeing so far. They discuss Knebel needing Tommy John Surgery and what that means for the Brewers Bullpen (4:18), Strickland going to the DL and who is in it for saves in Seattle (8:33), Yankee injuries to Stanton and Andujar (11:18), Hunter Greene joining the TINSTAPP club (14:20), other murky closer situations (25:18), performances from the rookies making their debuts (33:47), Yelich' hot start (40:18), Trea Turner is scorching hot and then gets hurt (43:20), the hot Dodgers (45:10). They discuss the Rockies infield situation and the Murphy injury (50:40), Acuna's team friendly extension (57:41) and finally they discuss FAAB strategy for early in the season (1:04:05). Join the facebook discussions in our group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston have their final episode before the season begins, with the predictions podcast. Before that, they do discuss Tatis' promotion (5:43). After that, they discuss division winners (10:42), along with World Series picks (23:39). Then they get into the awards, including Rookie of the Year (25:35), Cy Young (32:31) and MVP (34:24). Then they get into a lot of their own predictions on certain players, including Stanton and Judge, Dahl, Meadows, Pivetta, Mccutchen and many more (39:05). After that they took to the facebook group, reading predictions posted by Baseball 365 members (1:00:13). Those predictions included Eloy, Senzel, Jorge Polanco, Justin Turner, Darvish, Buxton, Mondesi, Dejong and Bryce Harper. You can join the conversations on the baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @Baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston both took part in different dynasty league startup drafts this past month or two. And they're here to talk about them now. Before that, they talk about the 2 Japan games (3:35), and then get into some news. Trout signs an extension with the Angels (7:34) and then everyone else seems to follow, including Eloy Jimenez (10:21). Matt Olson broke his hammate bone (15:21), Luzardo is shut down for 4-6 weeks because of shoulder issues (16:27), Knebel is also shut down (18:19), Alex Reyes is starting the year in the bullpen (20:30). Then, we start off discussing Andrew's Rotomasters 3 draft (27:23). They discussed the entire first round (37:30), Andrew taking 5 consecutive prospects in rounds 3-8 (50:35) and then surprisingly takes a closer after that in round 9 (1:00:24). They discuss the value in taking injured starting pitchers in these drafts (1:04:23). Afterwards, Justin Hughes' startup dynasty is discussed (1:33:05). They discuss the value of Ohtani in a daily league (1:34:15) and Justin also going with heavy youth, taking 7 prospects in a row in the teen rounds as well as taking a bunch of other injured pitchers. You can connect with both hosts at the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow the show on twitter @baseball365pod.

It's the final rankings podcast before the season begins. Justin and Andrew start off the show talking about the most recent news on the second base battle between Hampson and Mcmahon (9:55), Gio to the Yanks (15:53), Cargo to the Indians (17:10), Dane Dunning needing TJ, leading to a TINSTAPP conversation (32:00). Then, relief pitcher talk. They discuss RP strategy in 2019 redrafts (37:30), discuss the new MLB relief pitcher rule (46:50), and then discuss the closers. Edwin Diaz (54:24), Trienan (55:51), Kenley (57:21), Kimbrel still being a free agent (59:30), fears about Doolittle (1:08:22), Josh Hader (1:15:11), Archie Bradley (1:26:22), Trevor May (1:30:05) and other late round fliers. Join our facebook group conversations at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston close out the starting pitcher ranks in this episode. Before starting, they play a fun game of "What happens first?" (1:03). After the game, pitcher discussions include Tyler Glasnow (12:38), why Kyle Freeland is the biggest regression candidate pitcher in 2019 (15:34), Yusei Kikuchi's first year in the MLB (25:56), Jon Lester vs. Quintana (30:07), Alex Reyes' upside and 2019 risk (35:45), along with fellow youngsters Jesus Luzardo (43:55) and Forrest Whitley (44:50). Andrew really likes Anibal Sanchez this year (47:46), why Touki is a big risk (53:37), they express love for Chris Paddock (56:09) and discuss whether Lucas Giolito is cooked (1:04:08). Join the discussions on the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow them on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to discuss more starting pitchers, ranking from 21-40. They discuss Flaherty possibly being the new Cardinals ace (4:30), they express concern over Madison Bumgarner's decline in skills (9:03), whether they'd feel comfortable drafting German Marquez in the 6th round (13:41), whether they'd buy 2018 breakouts Zack Wheeler (24:42) and Miles Mikolas (29:20) at their current prices, they discuss Luis Castillo's upside in 2019 (37:31), Charlie Morton pitching under a new organization (42:07). Andrew explains why he loves the values of Robbie Ray (49:38) and Chris Archer (54:18), why Shane Bieber was unlucky in 2018 (1:07:30), Andrew discusses his favorite pitching value of the year, Nick Pivetta (1:12:42), and they both feel Eduardo Rodriguez still has Cy Young caliber upside (1:21:05). Join the discussions in the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow them on twitter @baseball365pod

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston get started on the ranks of the starting pitchers from 1-20. They start off discussing their strategies for drafting pitchers in redrafts (2:30), and then get started on the aces. They discuss where in the first round they'd take Scherzer (6:15), Andrew shares his reservations on Snell (30:33). They discuss where they'd take the injured pitchers (Severino (36:20) and Kershaw (52:23), plus many more. Join the discussions on our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston finish off the preseason discussion of hitters with the third episode covering the outfielders as well as a quick discussion on the DH's. Players they discuss are Buxton (2:40), Mazara (5:45), Meadows (10:50), Jackie Bradley Jr. (15:27), Domingo Santana (21:09), Cedric Mullins (25:02), Greg Allen (29:07), Verdugo (34:28) and Lewis Brinson (35:35). Finally they cover (Khris Davis (46:50), Nelson Cruz (49:18) and Ohtani (53:38). Visit our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston pick back up on outfielder ranks, discussing outfielders 21-40. Highlights include discussing Puig moving to Cincy (4:17), Justin Upton possibly being undervalued (13:40), they both love Mallex Smith (15:15). They have a lengthy discussion on rookie Victor Robles (17:20), talk about AJ Pollock moving to play for the Dodgers (29:24), Eloy's rookie projections (33:26), and their love for Michael Brantley (39:20) and Andrew Mccutchen (46:20). Visit us on our Baseball 365 group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod