The following players are discussed:

1. Angel Genoa (SS)
2. Travis Bazzana (2B)
3. Chase DeLauter (OF)
4. Welbyn Francisca (SS)
5. Cooper Ingle (C)
6. Juan Brito (2B)
7. Peter Messick (LHP)
8. Jaison Chourio (OF)
9. Khal Stephen (RHP)
10. Braylon Doughty (RHP)

The following players are discussed:

1. Braden Montgomery (OF)
2. Noah Schultz (LHP)
3. Billy Carlson (SS)
4. Tanner McDougal (RHP)
5. Hagen Smith (LHP)
6. Caleb Bonemer (3B)
7. Jeral Perez (2B)
8. Jaden Fauske (OF)
9. Jairio Iriarte (RHP)
10. Jacob Gonzalez (SS)

Fantasy Baseball Live – October 19, 2025 @ 3 pm ET
Segment 1: ALCS and NLCS Games

Segment 2: Fantasy Questions of the NL Central

Chicago Cubs
1.Matt Shaw played ok, but honestly, did he live up to the hype – he hit .226 with a .295 OBP, 13 home runs, 17 stolen bases.
a.What’s his stat line in 2026 – HR, SB, BA, OBP
i.Tim’s response - .240 BA, 17 HR, 24 SB
2.Michael Busch was great in 2025 with 34 home runs and a .261 batting average, .343 OBP. However, he hit .207 vs. left-handed pitches and only 4 of his 34 home runs. Are you worried that he’ll fall into a platoon roll? Does it matter?
a.Tim’s response. Doesn’t matter. He’s a Top 10 first baseman
3.Cade Horton was one of the leagues breakout rookie pitchers, posting a 2.67 ERA but only striking out less than 7.5 per nine.
a.How should I think about him for next season. A number _________ pitcher
i.Tim: Three starter with upside
4.Danie Palcencia had 22 saves in 2025. Do you consider him a top 10 closer?
a.Tim: No, still likes Porter Hodge
5.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors) – Tim’s response below
a.Moises Ballesteros - Light #1 or strong #2 catcher
b.Jaxson Wiggins – Draft and Hold Leagues

Cincinnati Reds
1.In the first half, Elly De La Cruz hit 18 home runs, stole 25 bases and hit .284. In the second half, with fewer at-bats, he hit 4 home runs, stole 12 bases and hit .236. How worried are you coming into drafts this season?
a.Tim’s response – Not overly – should get 20 home runs and as many stolen bases as he wants. There could be 20-23 upside.
2.Gavin Lux hit five home runs, stole one base. He did hit .269 with a .350 OBP. He’s a fantasy dud, right?
a.If so, then there are two duds on that squad. Ke Bryan Hayes and Lux. Not a good feeling going into the season, no?
i.Tim’s response - Lux is a dud! It’s not a good feeling with Hayes.
3.Where did the stolen bases go for Spencer Steer? He had 25 in 2024 and 7 last year. Baseballsavant shows his sprint speed at 66th, down for 73 in 2024
a.Will the speed return in 2026?
i.Tim’s response – 11 stolen bases. Kind of.
4.Stat line for Chase Burns – Wins, ERA, Ks
a.Tim’s response – 90’s IP, 6 wins, 3.90, 110K
5.Is Tony Santillian really the closer for the Reds? Are you trusting him?
a.Tim’s response - Yes, he likes the setup. Doesn’t think they will resign Emilio Pagan
6.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors) – Tim’s response
a.Noelvi Marte – if he can control the strikezone better, Tim likes him a lot
b.Andrew Abbott – Probably will fall and he might be target

Milwaukee Brewers
1.Jackson Chourio stat line for 2026 – HR, SB, and BA
a.He’s a ____________ round pick?
i.27 HR, 21 SB, .270 BA
ii.Late first, early second
2.Andrew Vaughn showed flashes in 2025, hitting 14 home runs in 112 games. He hits lefties better than righties though - .313 vs. .230 but has power against both.
a.How should I think of Vaughn at the draft table? A bit of a sleeper or a sucker pick?
i.Tim’s response – Is bullish. Hit 20 home runs, drive in 70.
3.William Contreras over/under – 25 home runs.
a.Tim’s response – just under
4.Jacob Misiorowski stat line for 2026
a.Games started, Wins, ERA, K
i.Tim’s response – 120 IP, 12 wins, 3.65, 145 K
5.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors) – Tim’s response is below
a.Abner Urbie – Tim wants him in all his league.
b.Logan Henderson – If healthy, could be somebody – In Draft and Holds, after round 40
c.Caleb Durbin

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5.Give me a sleeper in the organization (minor or majors)

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The following players are discussed:

1. Konnor Griffin (OF)
2. Bubba Chandler (RHP)
3. Seth Hernandez (RHP)
4. Termarr Johnson (2B)
5. Edward Florentino (OF)
6. Hunter Barco (LHP)
7. Khristian Curtis (RHP)
8. Nick Yorke (2B)
9. Esmerlyn Valdez  (1B)
10. Wyatt Sanford (SS)

Fantasy Baseball Live – October 12, 2025 – 3 pm ET
Microsoft Teams

Segments 1 and 2 – Review of playoff games

The Blue Jays defeat the Yankees 3-1
1.Were you surprised by how easy this was?
2.Yankees fans are going nuts, calling for everyone but Judge’s dismissal. Do you think the Yankees will make any managerial or front office changes or strap it up next year and go again?
3.How are the Blue Jays doing this?

The Dodgers defeat the Phillies 3-1
1.This was a tad more exciting series, but the Dodgers are clicking, and with Sasaki now the closer, can they be stopped?
2.Brutal end to the Phillies' season with Kerkiring making the wrong throw to end of the game and their series

Mariners defeat the Tigers 3-2
1.Wow, what a game five. It was a shame a team had to lose. Do you miss teams getting a player on second base in extra innings? Or, do you prefer the old-style 15-inning games like we had with the Mariners and Tigers?
2.The Mariners burned through Kirby, two innings of Gilbert, and 1.1 of Castillo. If you’re a Mariners fan, are you worried about their starting pitching entering the ALCS?

Cubs and Brewers – Tonight is the deciding game 5

ALCS and NLCS - Predictions

Segments 3 and 4 – Let’s draft the third round
First Round – from 9/28 Podcast
1.Shohei Ohtani - Tim
2.Aaron Judge - Rich
3.Juan Soto - Tim
4.Bobby Witt Jr. – Rich
5.Jose Ramirez – Tim
6.J-Rod – Rich
7.Elly De La Rosa – Tim
8.Francisco Lindor – Rich
9.Corbin Carroll – Tim
10.Tarik Skubal – Rich
11.Fernando Tatis Jr – Tim
12.Kyle Schwarber – Rich
13.Gunnar Henderson – Tim
14.Kyle Tucker – Rich
15.Paul Skenes – Tim

Second Round
1.Jackson Chourio - Rich
2.Junior Caminero – Tim
3.Garrett Crochet – Rich
4.Jazz Chisholm – Tim
5.Ronald Acuna – Rich
6.Vlad Jr – Tim
7.Yamamoto – Rich
8.Pete Alonso – Tim
9.James Wood – Rich
10.Cal Raliegh – Tim
11. Hunter Brown – Rich
12. Freddy Peralta - Tim
13. Zach Neto – Rich
14. Nick Kurtz – Tim
15. Ketel Marte - Rich

Third Round
1.Rafael Devers – Tim
2.Trea Turner – Rich
3.Wyatt Langford – Tim
4.Bryce Harper – Rich
5.Vinnie P. – Tim
6.Logan Gilbert – Rich
7.Max Fried – Tim
8.Cristopher Sanchez – Rich
9.Riley Greene – Tim
10.Trevor Story – Rich
11.Edwin Diaz – Tim
12.Jacob deGrom – Rich
13.Randy Arozerena – Tim
14.Roman Anthony – Rich
15.C.J Abrams – Tim

The following players are discussed:
1. Jesus Made (SS)
2. Luis Pena (SS)
3. Jeferson Quero (C)
4. Cooper Pratt (SS)
5. Logan Henderson (RHP)
6. Braylon Payne (OF)
7. Andrew Fischer (3B)
8. Bishop Letson (RHP)
9. Robert Gasser (LHP)
10. Coleman Crow (RHP)

The following players are discussed:

1. Sal Stewart (3B)
2. Afredo Duno (C)
3. Rhett Lowder (RHP)
4. Steele Hall (SS)
5. Tyson Lewis (OF)
6. Cam Collier (3B)
7. Hector Rodriguez (OF)
8. Chase Petty (RHP)
9. Ricky Cabrera (3B)
10. Edwin Arroyo (SS)

Fantasy Baseball Live – October 5, 2025 – 3 pm – 1:15 to 1:30 time

Microsoft Teams
Segments 1 and 2 – Review the playoffs
The wild card games were quite exciting.
•Yankees beat the Red Sox – 2-1
oCam Schlitter was dominant in the closing game. 8.0 IP, 5 hits, 0 ER, 12K/0BB
He was one of my targets last week. I’m not going to get him, am I?
oDuran hit .091. He was good during the regular season, but did he return 2nd round value?
•Tigers beat the Guards – 2-1
oI was pulling for the Guards, but it wasn’t meant to be. Skubal WOW!
•Cubs beat the Padres – 2-1
oThe Padres keep throwing everything at it to win, but they are just not good enough. Thoughts on the direction of the team?
•Dodgers beat the Reds – 2-0
oHunter Greene didn’t have it on Tuesday, but Shoehi certainly did.
Divisional Series – Predictions, and we’ll talk about each series
•The Blue Jays blew out the Yankees – 10-1
•The Brewers blew out the Cubs – 9-3
•The Dodgers beat the Phillies – 5-3
•The close game with the Mariners vs. Tigers

Segment 3 and 4 – Draft 2nd round
•Last week, we drafted the first round. Let’s continue. Let’s do round 2, and if we're a little into round 3
First Round – from 9/28 Podcast
1.Shohei Ohtani - Tim
2.Aaron Judge - Rich
3.Juan Soto - Tim
4.Bobby Witt Jr. – Rich
5.Jose Ramirez – Tim
6.J-Rod – Rich
7.Elly De La Rosa – Tim
8.Francisco Lindor – Rich
9.Corbin Carroll – Tim
10.Tarik Skubal – Rich
11.Fernando Tatis Jr – Tim
12.Kyle Schwarber – Rich
13.Gunnar Henderson – Tim
14.Kyle Tucker – Rich
15.Paul Skenes – Tim

Second Round
1.Jackson Chourio - Rich
2.Junior Caminero – Tim
3.Garrett Crochet – Rich
4.Jazz Chisholm – Tim
5.Ronald Acuna – Rich
6.Vlad Jr – Tim
7.Yamamoto – Rich
8.Pete Alonso – Tim
9.James Wood – Rich
10.Cal Raliegh – Tim
11. Hunter Brown – Rich
12. Freddy Peralta - Tim
13. Zach Neto – Rich
14. Nick Kurtz – Tim
15. Ketel Marte - Rich


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The following players are discussed:
1. Moises Ballesteros (C)
2. Owen Caissie (OF)
3. Jefferson Rojas (SS)
4. James Triantos (2B)
5. Kevin Alcantara (OF)
6. Cristian Hernandez (2B)
7. Jaxon Wiggins (RHP)
8. Ethan Conrad (1B)
9. Jonathon Long (1B)
10. Pedro Ramirez (2B)
11. Kane Kepley (OF)
12. Dominick Reid (RHP)
13. Brandon Birdsell (RHP)
14. Juan Tomas (SS)
15. Josiah Hartshorn (OF)
16. Juan Cabada (2B)
17. Jostin Florentino (RHP)
18. Will Sanders (RHP)
19. Tony Schlaffer (RHP)
20. Carter Trice (OF)

Fantasy Baseball Live – September 28, 2025 – 5 pm
Segment 1 – Review the Weekend Games and Playoff situation

Additional Questions:
1.One playoff spot is left – Mets or Reds
2.Both the Guards and Tigers make it, but for the first time in years, the Astros are out of the playoff race.
a.Zach Cole looked really good to end the season. Hit his fourth home run yesterday and stole his third base. Thoughts?
3.The Brewers and Phillies get byes in the NL and in the AL it’s the Mariners and either the Yankees or Blue Jays that get the bye
4.Give me the ALCS and NLCS finalist and ultimate WS opponents?

Segment 1.5 – My Team Top 20s drop on Friday with the Cubs
1.Two per week after that until we are done
2.I’ve modified my approach and will be discussing.

Segment 2 and 3 – Let’s draft the first round
1.Shohei Ohtani - Tim
2.Aaron Judge - Rich
3.Juan Soto - Tim
4.Bobby Witt Jr. – Rich
5.Jose Ramirez – Tim
6.J-Rod – Rich
7.Elly De La Rosa – Tim
8.Francisco Lindor – Rich
9.Corbin Carroll – Tim
10.Tarik Skubal – Rich
11.Fernando Tatis Jr – Tim
12.Kyle Schwarber – Rich
13.Gunnar Henderson – Tim
14.Kyle Tucker – Rich
15.Paul Skenes – Tim
16.Junior Caminero - Tim

Segment 4 – 3 to 5 sleepers entering next season – Here are mine

Sleepers (5)

1.Emmet Sheehan – ERA of 2.82, xERA of 3.01. Three plus pitches of a fastball with a huge whiff rate, signature pitch in his slider (43.6% whiff rate) and a good enough change-up. Above average control.
2. Ranger Suarez – Will continue to be underrated because he’s not an elite strikeout guy, but ground ball machine 3.04 xERA on a 3.20 ERA
3.Eury Perez – Had a rough spot that drove his ERA up, but xERA is 3.24 with nearly a 10 K/9 strikeout rate. Fastball is back to averaging 98 MPH and his change-up is still ridiculous (60% whiff rate).
4.Jac Cag – I’m hoping a .158 batting average surpresses his value. Had a 89 MPH exit velo, which is not elite (more average), but huge bat speed metric and I believe he’s going to hit the ball hard. xBA is .249, reasonable strikeout rate of 22% (just below league average).
5.Dylan Crews – Call me crazy, but speed is at 90th percentile, average exit velo is at 89.7 mph, bat speed ranks in upper third of the league, xBA is .248 on his .210 BA. Strikeout rate is a bit high (23%) and walk rate a bit low (7.5%), but nothing too alarming.
Failed sleeper
1.Coby Mayo – I got intrigued a few weeks ago, and now he’s continued to hit and now has become a bit of Darling going into next season. That said, the data doesn’t not support a breakout. He’s not hitting the ball hard and striking out too much. Oh, he’s been great over the last month, but the exit velos are worse with a .228 xBA. All his power is derived from pull and loft. This might be a sucker a pick, so I’m backing off.

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