Todd pinch hits for Jeff and welcomes special guest Ron Shandler. Todd and Ron talk about Ron's new book, "Fantasy Expert", BABS and the role of Tout Wars.
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Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, Fred Zinkie, Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk about the Yankees recent hot streak, Corbin Carroll, Edwin Diaz, Luis Gil and then break down all the adds and drops from the weekend of FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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FAAB Adds & Drops / Yankees On Fire

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) discuss the good players going overlooked on the worst teams in baseball.
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00:00 Headlines
18:30 Chicago White Sox
35:30 Miami Marlins
44:45 Colorado Rockies
49:45 Los Angeles Angels
56:15 Oakland Athletics
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Diamonds in the Rough With Mike Carter

Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations.
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FAAB Targets (Week of May 20, 2024)

Clay Link and Todd Zola are back talking fantasy baseball news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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0:00 Intro/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Pickups

5:30 Jalen Beeks - $9

Nick Gonzales - $4

Alec Burleson - User comment

10:40 Tylor Megill - $4

Charlie Blackmon - $3

Luke Raley - $3

Carlos Santana - $3

Eddie Rosario - $2

Griffin Jax - $0

13:35 Clay is still waiting on James Wood


Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024)

Slade Cecconi 1

Chris Sale 5

Charlie Morton 3

Kyle Bradish 4

Tanner Houck 3 (Todd 4)

Javier Assad 3

Andrew Abbott 2 (Todd 1)

29:15 Ben Lively 1 (Todd 2)

Cal Quantrill 0

Erick Fedde 2

Garrett Crochet 3 (Todd 4)

Reese Olson 3 (Todd 4)

Casey Mize 2

Michael Wacha 1

Reid Detmers 1 (Todd 2)

Gavin Stone 3

Ryan Weathers 3

Joe Ross 1

42:00 Pablo Lopez 5

Tylor Megill 3 (Todd 2)

Marcus Stroman 2

Clarke Schmidt 3 (Todd 4)

Aaron Brooks 0

45:30 Ranger Suarez 4

Martin Perez 0

Michael King 4 (Todd 3)

Dylan Cease 5 (Todd 4)

Logan Gilbert 5

Bryan Woo 3

Logan Webb 5

Sonny Gray 4

Taj Bradley 3

Jon Gray 3 (Todd 2)

Jose Berrios 4

Yusei Kikuchi 4

Mitchell Parker 1


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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of May 20, 2024)

Larry Schechter joins Jeff Erickson to discuss his new book, "The History of Fantasy Sports." (https://tinyurl.com/b63urwjx)
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00:00 - The History of Fantasy Sports
03:00 - 18 Months of Research
04:20 - First Tabletop Games in 1800’s
05:20 - Difference between fantasy & Strat-O-Matic / APBA
08:00 - Paring Down to Make the Book
09:30 - FSTA / FSGA
13:00 - Founders of Rotisserie
19:00 - Early Reviews
22:30 - Early different formats
25:00 - Variations of the game
30:00 - Larry’s personal background - CDM
31:45 - Transitioning to LABR/Tout
34:30 - Mixed Leagues
35:40 - Football dwarfs baseball
37:30 - Role of the leagues / players’ associations
39:00 - AL ToutWars this year
42:30 - NFBC Main Events
43:20 - Corbin Carroll 
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