On The Wire

By Adam Howe, Kevin Hasting

Join Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) every Sunday with insights and updates on how to use your fantasy baseball FAAB before your bid deadlines hit.... more

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April 18, 2021OTW 11 - Time Manipulation with Shelly Verougstraete
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Tout Wars competitor Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643), managing editor and podcaster with Dynasty Guru (@dynastyguru), Pitcher List, and Over The Monster (@OverTheMonster), to break down the fourth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide insight into the possible prospect call ups to come as the "time manipulation date" has passed.
Welcome Shelly (1:59)
Update from San Diego (3:43)
Injuries abound in LA (5:35)
Logan Webb back in the rotation (8:31)
Michael King has entered the chat (9:30)
Kyle Wright looking alright (10:34)
Milwaukee outfield options (11:45)
Covid outbreak in Minnesotta? (13:13)
April 16th has passed (15:19)
Nico Horner back in Chicago soon? (16:44)
Spencer Howard back in Philly soon? (18:05)
Is the Bobby Witt Jr hype real? (20:23)
Waiting for real minor league games - and Jo Adell (25:52)
Logan Gilbert, MacKenzie Gore, Wander Franco (28:27)
Chances we see CJ Abrams in San Diego this season? (31:48)
Power: Avisail Garcia, Colin Moran, Adam Duval, Albert Pujols (35:47)
Speed: Niko Goodrum, Nick Ahmed, Robbie Grossman (39:55)
Opportunity: Ardolis Garcia (43:32)
Wins and K’s: Danny Duffy, Michael Fulmer (45:54)
Hot Arm: JP Brubaker (50:33)
Saves: Rafael Dolis, Kendall Graveman, Hansel Robles, Lucas Sims (53:56)
Wild Card: Rougned Odor, DJ Stewart (1:00:46)
Future Specs: Logan Webb, Anthony DeSclafani (1:05:45)
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April 11, 2021OTW 10 - Let's Talk About Specs w/ Tim McLeod
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Tout Champion Tim McLeod (@RunTMcP361), contributor to Prospects 361 and the Fantasy Baseball Live podcast with Rich Wilson (@RichWilsonP361), to break down the third FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide insight into Tim's personal FAAB strategy and speculate on a few deeper players that may be worth stashing away for a rainy day.
Welcome Tim McLeod (1:23)
Ha-seong Kim short term fix in San Diego? (2:31)
Zach McKinstry staying in the line up? (3:38)
Roster moves in Arizona (7:03)
Blue Jays’ injuries (8:42)
Rougned Odor loses the beard (10:18)
Domingo German demoted (13:42)
Kolton Wong to the IL, who benefits in Milwaukee? (15:14)
Michael Fulmer added to the rotation in Detroit (17:05)
Is it Brent Honeywell SZN? (18:27)
Rockies infield carousel continues (21:15)
What to do with the St. Louis outfield (22:16)
FAAB Strategy with Tim McLeod (24:13)
Cutline FAAB strategy with Kevin (35:26)
FAAB recommendations....
Power: Travis Shaw, Ryan Zimmerman, Tyler Naquin (40:46)
Speed: Kyle Isbel, Cedric Mullins, Anderson Tejada (46:12)
Opportunity: Akil Baddoo, Stephen Vogt - (55:28)
Wins and K’s: Wade Miley, Stephen Matz, Huascar Ynoa, Johnny Cueto (58:37)
Long Relief: Tejay Antone, Chris Rodriguez, Ryan Weathers (1:01:55)
Saves: Archie Bradley, Nick Wittgren, Chris Martin, Corey Knebel, Yimi Garcia, Kendall Graveman (1:05:44)
Wild Card: Zach McKinstry (1:10:47)
Future Specs: Logan Gilbert, Mackenzie Gore, Shane McClanahan, Michael Fulmer, Jarren Duran, Edwin Rios (1:11:50)
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1h 21min
April 04, 2021OTW 9 - Everyone's Injured w/Mike Kurland
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland), host of the Bases Loaded Fantasy Baseball Podcast (@BasesLoadedPod) to break down the second FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide suggestions on players that your league may help fill holes or, in Mike's case, replace all the injured players.
Welcome Mike Kurland (1:34)
Jake Diekman SZN? (3:32)
Alex Reyes' added value (6:59)
Brent Rooker worth a buck? (8:27)
Chad Pinder gets a look (10:57)
Ke'Bryan Hayes and Andrew Benintendi leave Saturday games (14:40)
Mike Kurland: Line Up King (18:31)
Breakdown of last week's FAAB results (30:15)
Power options: Evan Longoria, Garrett Cooper, Adam Duvall, Yermin Mercedes, Michael Taylor (42:40)
Speed options: Kyle Isbel, Taylor Trammell, Jazz Chisolm (1:02:53)
Hit options: David Peralta, Donovan Solano (1:16:45)
W, K options: Danny Duffy, Matt Shoemaker, JT Brubaker, Brett Anderson, Jose deLeon, Nick Pivetta (1:22:38)
Ratios: Carlos Hernandez, Tejay Antone (1:28:48)
Saves: Jake Diekman/Sergio Romo, Yimi Garcia, Alex Reyes, Wade Davis/Josh Staumont, Cesar Valdez?, (1:33:09)
Wild Card: Geraldo Perdomo (1:43:04)
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1h 50min
March 28, 2021OTW 8 - Let's Get FAAB
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) break down the first FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide suggestions on players that your league may have missed out on draft day
Kirby Yates out, Jordan Romano in? (3:05)
Is the entire D-Backs rotation available? (5:36)
Eloy, Springer injuries make way for others (9:33)
Nate Lowe, Jake Bauers named starting 1B (13:38)
Do the Yankees have a lefty in their line up? (15:29)
Eugenio Suarez: Starting Shortstop? (17:12)
Pros and Cons of drafting FAAB leagues early (22:19)
Power options: Justin Upton, Jay Bruce, Maikel Franco (29:49)
Speed options: Manual Margot, Elvis Andrus, Cedric Mullins, Tim Locastro (41:15)
Hit options: Yoshi Tsutsugo, Raimel Tapia (48:14)
W, K options: Brett Anderson, Adbert Alzolay (but don't drop Alec Mills, Tejay Antone) (56:26)
Ratios: Logan Allen (1:07:50)
Saves: Adam Ottavino, Ian Kennedy (1:11:05)
Wild Card: Ahmed Rosario (1:16:24)
Kevin's final thoughts (1:24:41)
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1h 27min
March 21, 2021OTW 7 - What A Relief with Rick Graham
Adam and Kevin talk with Rick Graham of Pitcher List about how to prioritize your closer selections in drafts and throughout the season off the wire.
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Welcome Rick (3:11)
Kike Hernandez leading off in Boston? (5:31)
Can Jake McGee be trusted in San Francisco? (11:41)
All aboard the Bobby Witt Jr hype train (15:20)
Perception of the 2020 alternate sites (22:48)
Budgeting FAAB with closers in mind (26:42)
MLB Team and manager tendencies (35:08)
Concerned when closers change teams? (39:41)
Top 11 closers: who loses the job first? (41:44)
Kevin's draft strategy (49:47)
Who is really closing games in Cleveland? (54:34)
Handcuffs to target (1:02:13
Non-closers to roster all year (1:10:31)
Trade targets, their replacements and when to pounce (1:17:02)

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1h 27min
March 15, 2021OTW 6 - Post 350 Mock with In The Deep & Keep or Kut
Adam and Kevin are joined by the hosts of In The Deep (Jordan White and Christopher Weber) and Keep or Kut (Chad Young and Pete Ball) to discuss their selections in the inaugural post 350 ADP Mock Draft.

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Welcome Jordan and Chris from In The Deep (1:04)
Welcome Chad and Pete from Keep or Kut (1:59)
Pick 1 / In The Deep (Chris): Dylan Cease (4:52)
Pick 2 / Keep or Kut (Pete): Brendan Rodgers (11:39)
Pick 3 / On The Wire (Kevin): Marwin Gonzalez (17:59)
Pick 4 / On The Wire (Adam): Alex Reyes (24:17)
Pick 5 / Keep or Kut (Chad): Josh Naylor (29:15)
Pick 6 / In The Deep (Jordan): Jackie Bradley Jr (35:41)
Pick 7 / In The Deep (Chris): Miguel Rojas (42:50)
Pick 8 / Keep or Kut (Pete): Madison Bumgarner (49:42)
Pick 9 / On The Wire (Kevin): Kyle Wright (58:48)
Pick 10 / On The Wire (Adam): Christian Pache (1:04:36)
Pick 11 / Keep or Kut (Chad): Evan White (1:08:19)
Pick 12 / In The Deep (Jordan): Brandon Belt (1:11:22)
Pick 13 / In The Deep (Chris): Trevor Rogers (1:18:06)
Pick 14 / Keep or Kut (Pete): Casey Mize (1:21:15)
Pick 15 / On The Wire (Kevin): Tejay Antone (1:26:04)
Pick 16 / On The Wire (Adam): Carter Kieboom (1:28:02)
Pick 17 / Keep or Kut (Chad): Gregory Soto (1:31:38)
Pick 18 / In The Deep (Jordan): Emmanuel Clase (1:35:41)
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1h 47min
March 07, 2021OTW 5 - Going Streaking w/ Alexander Chase
Adam and Kevin talk with Alexander Chase of Pitcher List and the Dugout Study Hall podcast about how to evaluate hot and cold steaks in season and what stats to trust when determining where to spend your FAAB.
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Welcome Alex and Dugout Study Hall (1:04)
Alex loves Josh Naylor (5:33)
Will Mike Matheny go with Josh Staumont in the 9th? (10:53)
Should we care about the nice things Yasmani Grandal said about Dylan Cease? (13:16)
Is Luis Severino worth a stash? (18:36)
What's luck got to do with it? (28:00)
How long can you wait? (31:28)
Sticky stats / How to make a smoothie (32.38)
Opponents, parks, and splits...oh my (41:18)
What causes vets to get cold and how can they get warm again? (41:18)
Learning from past cold spells (53:23)
That's a rookie move (55:42)
Missing out on a breakout (1:01:16)
Coaches have stuff to say too (1:02:50)
Mailbag: Auction strategy question (1:07:47)

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1h 14min
February 28, 2021OTW 4 - TGFBI Prep w/ Danielle Salinger and Justin Mason
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) and Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb) to discuss all the things Danielle has learned going into The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (@TGFBI).
Welcome Danielle and Justin (0:43)
You have have how many teams? (8:54)
Benefits of drafting early?. (11:40)
Can Jake Arietta help your team early? (19:33)
Cesar Hernandez is leading off for Cleveland, again (22:47)
Hunter Renfroe will platoon in Boston, or will he? (24:26)
Danielle wants to root for Brandon Belt (26:33)
Danielle explains Stand Alone vs Overall (31:46)
What is TGFBI? (33:17)
The community is here to help (37:32)
Budgetting FAAB (46:56)
Pay for closers? (51:15)
Injury concerns (52:59)
Bothering with prospects? (59:42)
Late round draft strategy (1:00:44)
TGFBI Predictions (1:06:15)
Mailbag: Justin outlines how to place FAAB bids on NFBC (1:17:08)
Mailbag: Kevin explains what you can learn from looking at different ADP sets (1:21:05)

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1h 31min
February 21, 2021OTW 3 - 2021 Prospects to FAAB w/Adam Lawler
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by @OnTheFarmPL contributor Adam Lawler to discuss prospects that may get the call and be worth saving FAAB for during the 2021 season.
Welcome Adam Lawler (1:12)
Wade Miley will be useful early on...yes, THAT Wade Miley (4:51)
Boring is good, and Asdrubal Cabrera is boring. (8:16)
Is Alex Wood the next Drew Smyly? (11:22)
Myles Straw leading off in Houston? (15:04)
Draft and cut strategy (17:35)
C - Adley Rutschman, Cal Raleigh (23:42)
1B - Triston Casas, Andrew Vaughn, (28:35)
2B - Zach McKinstry, Taylor Walls vs Wander Franco, Jeter Downs (39:25)
SS - Royce Lewis, (49:51)
3B - Nolan Jones, Nolan Gorman, Josh Jung (55:40)
OF - Jarren Duran, Drew Waters, Taylor Tramell, Jarred Kelenic, Julio Rodriguez, Yusniel Diaz, Kyle Isbel (1:01:37)
P - Daniel Lynch, Jackson Kowar, Matt Manning, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Emerson Hancock, Jhoan Duran, Jordan Balazovic, Garrett Crochet (1:15:17)
Vote for us in the 2021 @baseballpods bracket (1:30:00)

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1h 32min
February 17, 2021OTW 2 - Best Ball vs Draft and Hold w/ Yancy Eaton
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Yancy Eaton (@YancyEaton) to discuss the differences between Best Ball and Draft and Hold formats, and how leagues without transactions can help you prep for your FAAB league drafts.
Our very first guest, Mr. Yancy Eaton (1:24)
Is Robbie Ray worth your time? (10:33)
Robbie Grossman in Detroit is a good thing (18:14)
Yancy doesn't know how to follow rules (23:53)
Overall FAAB stratgey (28:31)
Breaking down Best Ball, Cutline, and Draft and Hold formats (34:00)
Players with less Best Ball value (37:07)
Starting Pitchers
Hyun Jin Ryu, Tony Gonsolin, Nate Pearson, Michael Kopech, Dane Dunning
Hitters
Manuel Margot, Jon Berti, Wander Franco, Wilson Ramos
Drafting prospects in these formats: Yay or Nay? (42:50)
Players with better Best Ball value (48:21)
Starting Pitchers
German Marquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Justus Sheffield, Mike Minor, Matthew Boyd
Hitters
Jean Segura, Chris Taylor, Jorge Polanco, David Fletcher, Ryan McMahon, Bryan Reynolds
Does playing different formats help or hurt your draft prep? (57:54)
How to make up your bench in a 50 round draft (1:02:37)
How do the deep draft formats help your FAAB game? (1:09:00)

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1h 15min

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