Fantasy Baseball Today

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Josh Lowe is a prototypical post-hype breakout. Will he build off of it in 2024? Lane Thomas had a huge season but took a step back in the second half. Should we have Justin Steele ranked higher?

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Before we get into the breakouts, Marcus Stroman is signing with the Yankees (3:45)! ... Michael Busch was traded to the Chicago Cubs and has finally been set free (7:55)! ... Will these breakouts repeat, starting with Josh Lowe (15:55). ... Is Yainer Diaz worth the cost (24:35)? ... Are we all in on Kodai Senga (30:37)? ... Was the Lane Thomas breakout for real (37:38)? ... What about TJ Friedl (42:50)? ... And what about Chas McCormick (49:40)?? ... Should Justin Steele be ranked higher (55:18)? ... Where's the love for Tanner Bibee (1:00:28)?

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Japanese lefty Shōta Imanaga is signing with the Chicago Cubs (2:03)! ... Cole Ragans was ridiculous down the stretch (12:42). ... Nolan Jones costs a hefty price (23:55). ... Seiya Suzuki put everything together over the final two months (27:40). ... The Orioles have two studs in Grayson Rodriguez and Kyle Bradish (30:47). ... Which of these late-season pitching standouts do we like most (38:31)? ... Elly De La Cruz really scuffled in the second half (47:00). ... Any concerns over Randy Arozarena (52:55)? ... What about Christian Yelich and Lane Thomas (56:00)? ... We wrap up with late-round pitchers that finished poorly (57:48).

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The gang is back together! The Dodgers are at it again, this time with Teoscar Hernandez (6:05). ... Sean Manaea signed a two-year deal with the Mets (10:37). ... Harrison Bader also signed with the Mets (15:25). ... We had a bunch of trades last Friday, starting with Robbie Ray to the Giants (17:10)! ... How likely is a first-round pick a bust in Fantasy Baseball (30:32)? ... Let's make the case for and against Ronald Acuña and Julio Rodriguez (33:13). ... Bobby Witt nearly put up a 30-50 season in 2023 (39:25). ... Will Mookie Betts maintain this power (47:55)? ... What is the case for and against Fernando Tatis (53:41)? ... Freddie Freeman is as safe as they come (1:00:10). ... Nobody has more power upside than Aaron Judge (1:03:51).

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Chris Towers is back and he's all baseball (2:00)! ... Let's get into the players we have questions about, starting with JT Realmuto (3:43). ... What will the playing time look like for Christian Encarnacion-Strand (8:28)? ... Will Ha-seong Kim's power take a step back (15:02)? News (20:15): the Padres signed Korean reliever Woo-Suk Go. ... Who is the real Jake Burger (23:28)? ... CJ Abrams is a third-round pick (27:24)! ... Do we buy Nolan Jones (34:13)? ... What is the ADP on Tyler Glasnow and Tarik Skubal (39:49)? ... Should you target Blake Snell and/or Hunter Greene (52:48)?

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We've got pitchers on the move, starting with Chris Sale to the Braves (3:00)! ... Vaughn Grissom is set to be the Red Sox starting second baseman (9:50). ... The Red Sox then turned around and signed Lucas Giolito (15:18). ... Frankie Montas got a one-year deal with the Reds (18:36). ... Yamamoto and Pablo Lopez keep on rising up draft boards (23:23)! ... Gleyber Torres is also moving up (37:30). ... Is Jackson Chourio worth a top-150 pick (41:28)? ... Josh Jung and Eury Perez are two names falling in ADP (46:10). ... Should we buy the dip on Junior Caminero and Wyatt Langford (53:00)?

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Welcome to the podcast, Lance Brozdowski (2:00)! ... Lance tells us about working at Driveline Baseball (4:35). ... Let's take a macro look at the state of pitching (11:10). ... Which analytics does Lance lean on most when evaluating pitchers (19:25)? ... Could Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggle a bit at first (34:36)? ... What should we expect from Shota Imanaga (41:21)? ... Could we see more splitters in the coming years (48:15)? ... Could Justin Steele build off his breakout 2023 (57:00)? ... We wrap up with some of Lance's early 2024 sleepers (1:02:19).

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Frank Stampfl and special guest Greg Jewett discuss Mitch Garver signing a two-year deal with the Mariners. Will his ADP climb? Should Garver go ahead of Logan O'Hoppe?

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Please welcome Greg Jewett to help us recap relief pitchers (2:30)! ... Closers seem more stable than previous years (7:15). ... What is our strategy in saves plus holds leagues (16:35)? ... Let's recap the top-10 relievers, starting with Devin Williams and Alexis Diaz (19:51). ... Camilo Doval and David Bednar both broke out in a big way (27:07). ... Can Tanner Scott maintain his control gains (30:41)? ... What happened with Emmanuel Clase (36:00)? ... Jordan Romano and Raisel Iglesias both seem rock solid (40:21). ... News (42:31): Mitch Garver signed a two-year deal with the Mariners. ... Let's wrap up 2023 by predicting each team's closer on Opening Day (48:07)!

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How does strategy change in a shallower league vs. a deeper one (3:17)? ... Which players in the first two rounds gain or lose value in H2H points leagues (8:25)? ... What about the hitters that gain or lose the most in the middle rounds (13:05)? ... News (24:10): we have more rule changes in 2024. ... How were starting pitchers drafted in this H2H points mock draft (29:15)? ... Why do relief pitchers lose value in this format (35:53)? ... Let's recap Scott's team, who was drafting 11th overall (42:00). ... We wrap up with Frank's team, which was drafted second overall (51:20).

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