Prospect B-Sides

The Rook comes off the developmental list to get back to some mud as he and Nate talk about more observations from their B-Side looks, check in on some prospects trending in dynasty leagues, and take a look forward at this week's interesting minor league watches. Some players discussed include: Jackson Holliday, Gavin Conticello, Will Simpson, Henry Bolte, Brooks Baldwin, Edgar Quero, Luke Gold, Trevor Werner, Yoyner Fajardo, Mark Coley, Brant Hurter, Reid VanScoter, Carson Palmquist, Trystan Vrieling, Owen Wild, Ben Kudrna, A.J. Blubaugh, Jaden Hamm, Jackson Ferris, Adam Serwinoski, Hayden Mullins, Lazaro Estrada, Michael Darrell-Hicks, Yujanyer Herrera, Joey Loperfido, Jarel Perez, Jose Fernandez, Reynaldo Yean, and others.

With The Rook out, Nate takes a stab at covering the first full week of MiLB action, sharing thoughts and observations of what he was taking in, including a twist in the Gavin Conticello appeal, some impressive season debuts by some B-Side arms, and much more, including a look at the week ahead and some trending prospects.

Players talked about inculde: Gavin Conticello, Felix Arronde, Carlos Jimenez, Juan Flores, Allessandro Ercolani, Caden Dana, Mason Adams, Dayan Frias, Jackson Humphries, Kade Morris, Nacho Alvarez, Logan Evans, Gary Gill Hill, Cameron Weston, Adam Mazur, Andrew Morris, Edgar Quero, Edinson Batista, Quinn Matthews, Ben Kudrna, Tink Hence, George Klassen, Jonah Tong, Will Simpson, Adam Maier, Chen-Wei Lin, Noble Meyer, Samuel Aldegheri, C.J. Culpepper, TJayy Walton, Creed Willems, Nick Goodwin, Agustin Ramirez, Matthew Etzel, Benny Montgomery, Alex Iadisernia, Diego Velasquez, Blake Adams, Trystan Vrieling, Byron Chourio

Nate and Matt get into the season's first looks at all four full season levels of the minor leagues, sharing observations and thoughts on George Klassen, Jonah Tong, Yoander Suarez, Reid VanScoter, Owen Murphy, Jhonathan Diaz, Yariel Rodriguez, Joe Rock, Christian Scott, Jack Leiter, Logan Evans, Adam Maier, Rhett Lowder, James Gonzalez, Caleb Durbin, Brett Wisely, Jimmy Herron, Matt Kroon, AJ Vukovich, TJayy Walton, Agustin Ramirez, Alex Ramirez, Roderick Arias and plenty others. The two also take a look at prospects with trending roster percentages and a preview of the MiLB week to come. Strap on your mudders and let's go!

Nate and the Rook share some observations from the first weekend's MLB and Triple-A action and then preview the rest of the minor leagues, including the best broadcasts to watch and which rosters are shaping up to be the most interesting looks.

The Rookie and Nate compare notes on their looks at MLB's first try at 13 Spring Breakout games showcasing top prospects from their respective organizations.

Nate and The Rookie are joined by a guest long time listeners will appreciate. The crew takes some excellent questions from the Handy Dandies, getting into whether we should be excited about Ryan Weathers, as well as a several other topics. The Rookie shares some thoughts on pitch command inspired by Alex Chamberlain's recent dig on the subject. Thank you listeners!

Nate and The Rookie cover all things fringy this early MLB spring training; from their B-Side selections' early performances, to position battles, to rotation battles, and much more in a thorough meandering through the early spring mud.

Points league guru Beck joins the pair to talk about all things points leagues, discussing players category leagues just don't understand, on both the MLB and MiLB side of dynasty.
Bonus: The Rook gets an education on Supper Clubs.

(Format details promised during the show:)
Beck Points league: SB = 3, rbi = .5, r/bb/hbp =1, TB = 1.25, SO = -.5, CS = -1.5
Power heavy SB = 6, H, R, RBI, HBP, 2B = 4, 3B =8, HR = 12, SO = -1, CS = -2
K-penalty heavy SB = 2, H= .1, 2B = 2, R/RBI/BB/1B = 1, 3B =3, HR = 4, SB = -1, CS = -1

Nate and Da Rook share 10 unpopular MLB arms they're interested in moving forward, in a myraid of fantasy formats. They also share some findings looking at some starting pitching prospects' 2023 performance later in starts.
9:30 Steven Matz
17:10 Zack Thompson
24:33 J.T. Brubaker
28:32 Ryan Feltner
35:08 Wade Miley
40:16 Jhony Brito
45:49 Kutter Crawford
52:44 Cody Bradford
1:05:35 J.P. France
1:09:32 Ben Lively
1:14:00 Reid VanScoter and some other juicy prospect SP tidbits.

The two put on their big boy mudders and talk through twenty-some lightly drafted, lightly rostered in dynasty MLBers who juuust might have some nice fantasy return of investment and/or signs of more to come from them:

4:34 Jose Miranda
20:55 Joey Gallo
27:35 Enmanuel Valdez
36:11 Akil Baddoo
41:54 Casey Schmitt
50:23 Jack Suwinski
54:31 Jordan Diaz
1:01:08 Dominic Calzone
1:08:43 Alec Burleson
1:15:49 Kyle Lewis
1:18:46 Keston Hiura
1:24:42 Jake Meyers
1:28:52 Kyle Isbel
1:20:51 Tyler Gentry
1:31:31 Jose Caballero
1:36:26 Darion Blanco
1:38:48 Richie Palacios
1:41:15 Stuart Fairchild
1:43:06 Josh H. Smith