Fantasy Baseball Today

The Braves advance to the NLCS thanks to a clutch Freddie Freeman home run (1:00)! ... News and notes (4:40): Carlos Rodon's velo was back up and Lance McCullers left with a forearm injury. ... Vladimir Guerrero finally came through on his upside in 2021 (8:10). Is Paul Goldschmidt back? ... What happened with Jose Abreu this season (19:05)? Is Joey Votto back? ... What went wrong with these guys (35:32)? ... Let's dive into Scott's 2022 first base rankings (42:44)? Will Pete Alonso come at a discount? Can Rhys Hoskins be discount Max Muncy? ... We wrap up with first base prospects you need to know (1:01:27). 

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Before we get into the catcher position, what's going on in the playoffs (1:35)? How high will Wander Franco be drafted? Logan Webb or Shane McClanahan? ... News and notes (12:13): Clayton Kershaw got a PRP injection and more. ... 2021 catcher review (14:20): who finished top-10 in Roto? What happened to J.T. Realmuto? ... What went wrong with Christian Vazquez, James McCann, Sean Murphy and others? ... Who was the biggest surprise at the position (37:35)? ... Who are Scott's Top-10 catchers for 2021 (42:26)? What about the 11-20 rankings at the position (50:14)? ... Who are we planning to target and avoid at catcher (55:22)? ... Which prospects should you know at the position?

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Gerrit Cole face planted in the Wild Card game against the Red Sox (2:40). Is there any reason to be concerned? ... News and notes (13:53): C.J. Cron re-signed with the Rockies, A.J. Hinch named Gregory Soto the Tigers 2022 closer and more. ... We have some quick prospect updates including who is playing in the Arizona Fall League and what's next for Nate Pearson (20:43). ... What did you miss in September (21:46)? Just how good was Tyler O'Neill? ... We have a bunch of awards to give out for the 2021 season (33:51)! Who were the most improved hitters? What about 'The Gonzo'!?

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The 2021 MLB regular season is over! How'd we do (2:27)? ... Luis Rojas is out as the Mets manager (10:16). ... Top-five catchers (13:47): did Salvador Perez have the best Fantasy season for a catcher? ... Top-five first basemen (17:39): Vlad Jr. is a first-round pick for years to come. ... Top-five second basemen (19:41): where might Semien wind up? ... Top-five third basemen (25:53): Rafael Devers is a rock-solid second rounder next year. ... Top-five shortstop (30:26): elite names up top. ... Top-five outfielders (34:21): where will Juan Soto go in Roto? ... Top-five starting pitchers (40:51): don't doubt the Dodgers. ... Top-five relievers (45:45): Raisel Iglesias was awesome. ... Who led the league in each of the 5x5 stats (46:10)? ... How did 2021 compare to 2019 (49:40)? ... We wrap up with postseason predictions (58:07)! 

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Congrats to Scotty and the Braves for winning the NL East (1:30)! ... What happened to Joe Ryan and Alex Cobb (3:30)? ... How concerned should we be about Carlos Rodon and Shane Bieber (12:00)? ... News and notes (18:05): DJ LeMahieu left early, Yu Darvish went on the IL and more. ... Prospect awards (24:45)! When might we see Adley Rutschman and Spencer Torkelson? ... We have sleeper hitters and pitchers to stream for the final weekend (35:00)! Trevor Story, Pete Alonso and Byron Buxton are finishing strong (43:40). ... We wrap up with leftovers, bullpens, and Fantasy Justice (52:15)! 

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Scott's first two rounds for 2022- https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/early-2022-fantasy-baseball-rankings-how-the-first-two-rounds-of-your-draft-might-look/

The Cardinals have won 17 in a row to clinch the second NL WC spot (1:00)! A lot of that has been thanks to Adam Wainwright. ... Does this big September for Eugenio Suarez mean anything (4:26)? How good can Luis Robert be? ... Prospects Roansy Contreras and Matt Brash were called up by the Pirates and Mariners, respectively (12:51). ... News and notes (18:40): Jacob deGrom won't pitch again this season, Luis Castillo will start Friday and more. ... Is it too risky to have Ronald Acuña up near the top of the first round for 2022 (28:43)? ... Is Mookie Betts a second-rounder now (37:24)? ... Let's recap the past few days starting with Jonathan India and Eloy Jimenez (46:40). ... We wrap up with bullpen updates and streamers (1:01:48). 

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Giancarlo Stanton is finally healthy and carrying Fantasy teams (4:07). ... Ranger Suarez and Max Fried both threw shutouts this weekend (5:34)! ... Will teams that clinched the playoffs rest their players this week (14:35)? ... News and notes (21:45): Shane Bieber returned, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Jameson Taillon are due back Tuesday. ... There's no stopping the St. Louis Cardinals right now (32:03)! ... Do we have any love for Nathaniel Lowe or Myles Straw this week (34:27)? ... We have waiver wire pitchers (40:30)! ... Start or sit pitchers like Sean Manaea and Freddy Peralta this week (52:20)? ... We wrap with bullpens and streamers (1:00:45)!

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Championship week is just about here! You should add Joe Ryan and/or Alex Cobb if you need pitching (3:06). ... News and notes (9:25): Shane Baz will start Sunday, Shane Bieber returns Friday and more. ... Championship week sleepers (19:42)! Which two-start pitcher and hitters should you target? ... Would Scott rather have Keibert Ruiz or Mitch Garver (31:13)? How about Brandon Nimmo, Austin Hays or Gavin Lux? ... Start or sit names like Aaron Civale and Aaron Nola in the final week (36:10)? ... We wrap up with leftovers, bullpen updates, weekend streamers and your emails (49:30).

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Shane Baz was awesome in his debut (2:08). Will he make a second start this week? ... Adam Duvall has 37 home runs (9:14)! Should you start Kevin Gausman in the final week? ... News and notes (15:14). Chris Bassitt will return Thursday, Shane Bieber should be later this week and more. ... Prospect updates on Adley Rutschman, Max Meyer, and Oswald Peraza (26:44). ... Where should you add these hitters for the final week (32:58)? ... Which pitchers should you stash now for next week's matchups (42:25)? ... Should you add any of these pitchers who performed well on Monday or Tuesday (46:26)? ... Start or sit these pitchers next week (50:19)? ... We wrap up with leftovers, bullpens, and streamers (56:13). 

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The Rays are promoting Shane Baz on Monday (4:35). Should he be added anywhere? ... Where does Brendan Rodgers rank among other shortstop adds (8:28)? Where does Jarred Kelenic rank among outfield adds? ... News and notes (16:06): Shane Bieber made another rehab start Sunday, we had a bunch of players go on the IL, and start/sit injury decisions. ... Let's rank the top waiver hitters by position (33:51). ... Which starting pitchers should you target off the waiver wire (46:36)? ... Should you start or sit pitchers like Chris Sale, Corey Kluber and others (51:27)? ... We wrap with bullpen updates, streamers, and your emails (57:34).

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