On The Wire

By Adam Howe, Kevin HastingSports Fantasy Sports Baseball

On The Wire episodes

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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Chad Young (@ChadYoung)
Pete Ball (@PeteBBaseball)
Keep or Kut (@KeepOrKut)
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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1 hr 47 min
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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1 hr 14 min
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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1 hr 31 min
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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1 hr 32 min
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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1 hr 15 min
February 07, 2021OTW 1 - Resist ADP Reliance
Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) discuss the reliability of Average Draft Position (ADP) as a tool to use, and not a crutch to lean on, during your 2021 drafts.
Is Miguel Cabrera better off without 1B eligibility? (2:22)
Can Tanner Houck build on his 3 starts from 2020? (12:35)
Using ADP the right way during drafts (17:09)
Should you build your roster around Adalberto Mondesi? (22:48)
How to use projections (31:43)
How do you weigh 2020 performances? (40:02)
ADP min/max pick swings (51:03)
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1 hr 2 min
February 01, 2021 OTW Trailer
2021 Trailer for On The Wire
Spend your fantasy baseball FAAB every Sunday with Adam Howe (@EightytGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin).
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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.