BatFlip Crazy Fantasy Baseball

Episode 108 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast involves a mailbag, holiday Baseball Forecaster giveaway, holiday driving and thoughts on a range of 2020 fantasy baseball strategy questions. Topics include (in order): My thoughts on a “Marmol Strategy” focused on highly-skilled middle relievers, strategies for 15-team leagues beyond “pocket aces,” Shohei Ohtani as a possible keeper, tools and process for identifying late round OBP and QS targets, which ball we should expect in 2020, and the importance of setting category goals before your drafts and tracking them during drafts. Happy holidays to all! Thanks for listening! You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 107 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast involves a holiday giveaway, holiday driving and early thoughts on 2020 draft strategy. Topics include (in order): “Pocket Aces” strategy, approach with early pick in first round versus late pick, some groupings I like from both spots, targeting IF first and focusing on value and later picks in OF, stolen bases, closer strategy, and some names that stick out from early drafts (Albies, Sano and Khris Davis, among others). Happy holidays to all! Thanks for listening! You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 106 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Edition 17 of the Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We record a weekly podcast together focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at some major early offseason moves and discuss our 3 biggest hits and misses at SP from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also provide some general thoughts on how to approach starting pitching heading into 2020. Topics discussed include: Madison Bumgarner signs with the DBacks; Corey Kluber traded to the Rangers; Mets sign Rick Porcello; Mets sign Michael Wacha; Brewers sign Avisail Garcia; Brewers sign Josh Lindblom; Brewers sign Brett Anderson; Reds sign Wade Miley; Rays sign Yoshitomo Tsutsugo; Dodgers sign Blake Treinen; Red Sox sign Jose Peraza; Red Sox sign Martin Perez; Mike Minor; German Marquez; Yu Darvish; Eduardo Rodriguez; Mike Clevinger; Corey Kluber; Nick Pivetta; Noah Syndergaard; Shane Bieber; Trevor Bauer; Zack Wheeler; Reynaldo Lopez; Aaron Nola; and 2020 starting pitching strategy. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 105 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Edition 16 of the Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We record a weekly podcast together focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at some major early offseason moves and discuss our 3 biggest hits and misses at RP from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also provide some general thoughts on how to approach the closer position heading into 2020. Topics discussed include: Mike Moustakas to the Reds, Yasmani Grandal to the White Sox, Jurickson Profar traded time the Padres, Trent Grisham and Zach Davies to San Diego and Luis Urías and Eric Lauer to the Brewers, Padres sigh Drew Pomeranz, Braves sigh Will Smith and Travis d’Arnaud, Rangers sign Kyle Gibson, Stephen Vogt to the DBacks, Kirby Yates, Josh Hader, Will Smith, Ken Giles, Hansel Robles, Liam Hendriks. José LeClerc, Blake Treinen, Edwin Díaz, Raisel Iglesias, Corey Knebel and Aroldis Chapman, and 2020 closer strategy. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 104 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Edition 15 of the Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We’ll be recording a weekly podcast together every Monday focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at our 3 biggest hits and misses at OF from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also provide some general thoughts on 2020 drafts and roster construction. Players discussed include: Max Kepler, Ryan Braun, Ronald Acuña, Eddie Rosario, Victor Robles, Jake Bauers, Andrew Benintendi, Lorenzo Cain, Christian Yelich, Wil Myers and Charlie Blackmon. Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 103 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Edition 14 of the Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We’ll be recording a weekly podcast together every Monday focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at our 3 biggest hits and misses at C from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also go over our recently-completed Pitchers List Expert Mock drafts, including analysis of draft picks, roster construction and overall strategy. Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 102 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball Podcast is the first set of player profiles for 2020: Cavan Biggio (3:35) and Griffin Canning (19:37). Both players performed well in their first year in MLB. What do the numbers say about what we should expect in their sophomore seasons? Why might they thrive or struggle in 2020? Let’s dive in! Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 101 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Episode 13 of the weekly Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We’ll be recording a weekly podcast together every Monday focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at our 3 biggest hits and misses at MI (2B/SS) from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also take a brief look at what we can expect from the positions heading into 2020 and some of the factors fantasy owners should be considering. Players discussed (in order): Jurickson Profar, Jonathan Villar, Yoan Moncada, Garrett Hampson, Lourdes Gurriel, Whit Merrifield, Ketel Marte, Scooter Gennett, Gleyber Torres, Daniel Murphy, Xander Bogaerts, Alex Bregman, Jorge Polanco, Ahmed Rosario, Marcus Semien, Willy Adames, Elvis Andrus, Manny Machado, Andrelton Simmons, José Peraza, Tim Anderson and Jean Segura. Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 100 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball podcast is Episode 12 of the weekly Bubba & The BatFlip pod featuring yours truly and Bubba (@bdentrek on Twitter) from the Benched with Bubba Podcast. We’ll be recording a weekly podcast together every Monday focused on MLB news and notes and fantasy analysis. This week we take a look at our 3 biggest hits and misses at CI (1B/3B) from the 2019 season to see what we can learn and apply to our draft prep heading into 2020. We also take a brief look at what we can expect from the positions heading into 2020 and some of the factors fantasy owners should be considering. Players discussed (in order): Freddie Freeman, Matt Olson, José Abreu, Jesus Aguilar, Matt Carpenter, Josh Bell, Joey Votto, Pete Alonso, Max Muncy, Anthony Rendon, Kris Bryant, Eugenio Suarez, Hunter Dozier, Matt Chapman, Vlad Jr., Jeff McNeil, Travis Shaw, Justin Turner and Rafael Devers. Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.

Episode 99 of the BatFlip Crazy fantasy baseball Podcast is a review of my first draft of 2020, which took place at First Pitch Arizona earlier in October. I share my strategy heading into the draft and how I tried to put it into action during rounds 1-12. I also provide individual player analysis for each pick. Players covered include: Max Scherzer, Walker Buehler, Ozzie Albies, Tommy Pham, JT Realmuto, Tim Anderson, José Abreu, Kyle Tucker, Oscar Mercado, Franmil Reyes, Emilio Pagan and Lorenzo Cain. Intro song from @kaylenprescott. You can follow me on Twitter @BatFlipCrazy.