Jeff, Rob, and Van welcome special guest host James Anderson of Rotowire fame to the show today to talk prospects in high-stakes leagues. They discuss whether or not they think "prospect people" are causing rookies to be over drafted, how to appropriately value them in redraft leagues, and of course discuss individual rookies as well. There's also time for some ADP analysis and the four talk Josh Rojas, Jo Adell, and complain loudly about Noah Syndergaard

Ep 161 | Prospects w/ James Anderson of Rotowire

Hosted by Rob DiPietro (@deadpullhitter) and featuring industry titans Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) and Rob Silver (@RobSilver), the Launch Angle Podcast (@LaunchAnglePod) takes a look at the world of fantasy baseball and offers up advice on draft strategies, player evaluation, ownership trends, player call-ups, and everything in between! So if you're looking for the podcast that will help you win your fantasy league then look no further. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-dipietro8/support

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Fantasy Sports

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠⁠ here⁠⁠
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
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 Spencer Strider
 Injuries & Fantasy
  Movers/fallers if we were drafting today
  Mining The News: Blanco, Bradford
  FAAB Reactions : Blaze Alexander, Oliver Dunn
  Early Concerns: Paul Goldschmidt
  Discord Questions



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Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 201 | Jackson Holliday Optioned Reaction + In-Season Non-Mock Draft

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠ here⁠
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Spencer Strider
 Injuries & Fantasy
  Movers/fallers if we were drafting today
  Mining The News: Blanco, Bradford
  FAAB Reactions : Blaze Alexander, Oliver Dunn
  Early Concerns: Paul Goldschmidt
  Discord Questions



Underdog Fantasy

  Promo Code: PULLHITTER
  Signup Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-pull-hitter-media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 200 | Spencer Strider, Injuries in Fantasy and Small Sample Reactions

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch here
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Gerrit Cole MRI
 Devin Williams
  Noelvi Marte PED suspension
  ADP: Steven Kwan, Jeimer Candelario, Braxton Garrett, Carlos Estevez, Jared Kelenic, Cristopher Sanchez



Underdog Fantasy

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Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 199 | Gerrit Cole, Noelvi Marte, Devin Williams + ADP Talk

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
We welcome guest Ed DeCaria from Baseball HQ to talk about his research into the field of playing time. Ed has written some wonderful abstracts in the BHQ Baseball Forecaster about how we can look at playing time in a better lenses than we currently are. He talks about breaking down the plate appearances into several different buckets such as active starts per week, plate appearances per active week and plate appearances per active start. 
Then we get a pop in visit from Jason R.R. Martinez as Jeff Zimmerman summoned him mid pod! 
Enjoy! 


Underdog Fantasy

 Promo Code: PULLHITTER
 Signup Link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-pull-hitter-media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 198 | All Things Playing Time w/ Ed DeCaria

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
 Jackson Holliday
 Clayton Kershaw
  Brandon Marsh
  Kenley Jansen

  ADP: Ryan Pepiot, Aaron Civale, Shoto Imanaga, Nathan Eovaldi, Yu Darvish, Lars Nootbaar, Nathaniel Lowe



Underdog Fantasy

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Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-dipietro8/support

Ep 161 | Prospects w/ James Anderson of Rotowire

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