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What is our general Roto strategy this season and has it changed (2:30)? ... Roto lineups are deeper than H2H (9:27). ... What did you need to finish third place in each hitting category last season (15:30)? ... What did you need to finish third place in each pitching category (22:14)? ... Can you punt in Roto (25:45)? ... Always protect your ratios (30:47)! ... What early-round pairings make sense (35:07)? ... Which players are better in Roto (41:02)? ... News (44:28): Bryce Harper is OK after getting hit by a pitch. ... Who are some sleepers in the hitting categories (49:32)? ... What about sleepers in pitching categories (1:00:07)?

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Frank Stampfl, Scott White and Chris Towers continue their first live mock draft of the offseason! This one is a 12-team H2H points league. In Part 2, we run through the final 10 rounds of the draft, with analysis on some of the interesting picks. See time codes below:

(2:00)- 12th round

(7:18)- 13th round

(13:34)- 14th round

(19:47)- 15th round

(25:00)- 16th round

(30:34)- 17th round

(38:30)- 18th round

(42:43)- 19th round

(47:30)- 20th round

(52:22)- 21st round

(57:20)- Recapping our teams

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Frank Stampfl, Scott White and Chris Towers are doing their first live mock draft of the offseason! First up, a 12-team H2H points league. In Part 1, we run through the first 11 rounds of this draft, with analysis on some of the interesting picks. See time codes below:

(3:23)- First round

(8:08)- Second round

(14:51)- Third round

(18:40)- Fourth round

(25:17)- Fifth round

(29:45)- Sixth round

(37:17)- Seventh round

(42:42)- Eighth round

(48:30)- Ninth round

(54:23)- Tenth round

(59:51)- Eleventh round

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Welp, Sean Manaea has an oblique injury and will start the season on the IL (2:30). ... Cole Ragans' velo was up while Zac Gallen's velo was down on Monday (9:37). ... What is our general strategy in H2H points leagues (16:10)? ... Which players gain the most value in H2H points (22:50)? ... How much does consistency matter in H2H leagues (25:34)? ... How important are SPARPs in H2H points (31:03)? ... Welcome to the show, Joe Orrico (35:50)! ... What is our draft strategy in H2H categories (38:50)? ... Should you punt in H2H categories (44:52)? ... What is our pitching strategy in this format (49:44)? ... How do things change in daily lineup leagues (54:55)? ... Should there be weekly transaction limits in daily lineup leagues (59:35)? ... Should we be drafting injured pitchers to use in the H2H playoffs (104:08)?

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We got some headlines from the weekend, starting with Felix Bautista who faced live hitters (2:35). ... Players are getting hurt, including Wyatt Langford who has an oblique injury (8:20). ... Corbin Burnes' velo was down while Triston McKenzie's velo was way up (14:31). ... We got some fun team debuts from Clay Holmes, Alex Bregman and others (21:08). ... Some prospects got in on the action (24:31). ... Why play in auction leagues (26:22)? ... How to develop a plan in auction leagues (37:01)? ... Stars and scrubs or spread the wealth in an auction draft (41:25)? ... How does one create auction values (47:10)? ... What's the optimal hitter vs. pitcher split (49:19)? ... What is our nomination strategy (51:25)? ... What about bidding (1:03:00)? ... We wrap up with any other final auction thoughts (1:10:30).

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There are a bunch of pitchers working on new pitches this offseason. Clay Holmes is working on a changeup to help neutralize lefties. Jackson Jobe is adding pitches to get more strikeouts. Grayson Rodriguez is bringing his sweeper back.

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We saw the ABS challenge system in the first spring game and it worked well (3:34)! ... Justin Turner signed with the Cubs this week, Ty France to the Twins and more (7:18). ... News (16:57): Vlad Jr. will be test free agency after the season. ... Clay Holmes, Jackson Jobe and others are working on new pitches this spring (29:31). ... Mailbag (37:28): will Shohei Ohtani run less? ... You should target pitchers with strikeouts (40:07). ... Are two-starting pitchers fading in Fantasy (43:01)? ... What is our draft strategy in H2H categories leagues (48:41)? ... What are our trade principles in Fantasy (55:03)? ... We wrap up with some rapid-fire mailbag questions (1:00:48).

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Happy First Spring Training Game Day to all (2:30)! ... What's the strategy with Util-only hitters (4:35)? ... Let's get into ADP, starting with Shohei Ohtani (13:50)! ... Rank Brent Rooker, Marcell Ozuna and Kyle Schwarber (19:50). ... Giancarlo Stanton is hurt already, Joc Pederson signed with the Rangers and Kyle Manzardo has an opportunity with the Guardians (31:50). ... Let's get into our positional recaps, starting with catcher (40:54). ... What is our strategy at first base (46:05)? ... Who are our favorite second basemen to draft (49:15)? ... What is our strategy at third base (53:57)? ... Who are our favorite shortstops to draft (58:50)? ... How does our strategy change in 3 OF vs. 5 OF leagues (1:02:19)? ... Starting pitcher is as deep as it's ever been (1:05:27)! ... Which closers and SPARPs are we targeting (1:11:56)?

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What is the state of saves in Fantasy Baseball (2:20)? ... What about saves plus holds leagues (9:23)? ... What is our relief pitcher strategy in Roto leagues (16:07)? ... How to tackle H2H categories leagues (19:18)? ... Avoid closers and draft SPARPs in H2H points leagues (21:52)? ... Let's try and predict the saves leader for each American League team (28:58). ... Who will lead each National League team in saves (36:24)? ... Let's get into ADP, starting with Emmanuel Clase (49:40). ... Devin Williams or Josh Hader (51:16)? ... How to rank Edwin Diaz, Mason Miller, Ryan Helsley and Raisel Iglesias (55:45)? ... What about The Mountain Felix Bautista (1:01:50)? ... Will Muñoz and Duran get enough saves (1:03:50)? ... Ryan Walker was awesome with the Giants last season (1:05:38). ... Tanner Scott should get the majority of the Dodgers saves (1:07:50). ... Fade Pete Fairbanks (1:13:25)? ... What about the rest of ADP (1:20:02)? ... We wrap up with sleepers, breakouts and busts (1:25:30).

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Let's kick things off with Scott's sleepers (2:44)! ... Why do we all like Spencer Arrighetti (8:34)? ... Frank explains why he's in on Bowden Francis, Jesus Luzardo and Reese Olson (14:04). ... Who are our favorite breakouts at starting pitcher (18:50)? ... Who are we avoiding (26:00)? ... Let's get back into starting pitcher ADP, beginning with Kodai Senga (34:06). ... Can Jared Jones take that next step (39:30)? ... Is Robbie Ray undervalued (46:53)? ... Can Brandon Pfaadt take the next step (53:58)? ... Are people sleeping on Ronel Blanco (1:01:55)? ... Clarke Schmidt is a popular late-round target (1:08:50). ... Walker Buehler signed with the Red Sox this offseason (1:15:24). ... Jeffrey Springs was traded to the A's this offseason (1:20:51). ... Nestor Cortes was traded to the Brewers this offseason (1:23:41). ... We wrap up with interesting names outside the Top 300 ADP (1:26:52).

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