Welcome to The Fantasy Six Pack Hour Podcast. Joe Bond and A.J. Applegarth will be your hosts. This week they are going to be doing their 2019 Baseball Buy Low-Sell High.
We also will be doing our usual injury, bullpen and waiver wire update.
First, since they are beer lovers, Joe and A.J. decided to bring up the big merger between Sam Adams and Dogfish Head Brewery.
Beers of the Week
Joe: Flying Dog Thunderpeel Hazy IPA
A.J.: Victory Brewing No Brainer IPA
2019 Baseball Buy Low-Sell High
Now that the season is more than a month old you know where your team is good and bad. If you really want to improve you need to do it via trade. To help with this Joe and A.J. tell you some players that are on the radar as 2019 Baseball Buy Low-Sell High options. Some of the players they discuss are
- Jose Ramirez
- Yasiel Puig
- Jack Flaherty
- Cody Bellinger
- Tim Anderson
- Mike Minor
What to do with Catchers
The catcher position is putrid this year. It really feels like it gets worse every season.
This year injuries are adding to the fact that they are struggling, but even the "studs" aren't performing as we would like them to.
A.J. and Joe talk briefly on how to manage the catcher position this season and should you consider getting rid of the position altogether?
Injuries
They discuss the recent injuries including...
- Khris Davis
- David Price
- Steven Matz
- Jameson Taillon
Bullpen Update
A.J. updates the closer chart on the site so he gives an update on the more recent changes including.
- Chicago Cubs
- Oakland Athletics
- Texas Rangers
Waiver Wire Targets
Here are some of their favorite waiver wire targets at this point of the 2019 season.
- Jake Odorizzi
- Martin Perez
- Pablo Lopez
- Alex Verdugo
- Franmil Reyes
- Hunter Pence