The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational

Episode 108- FAAB 60 Episode

Guest – Scott Jenstad

Strategy Section
Rule Changes
Rule changes that we are seeing in leagues this season?
FAAB / Player Pickups / Drops / Roster
General: How will FAAB generally be different than in a normal season?
Which area should one concentrate on more on FAAB in 2020 - Upside player available vs weak spot on your roster?
Roster churning - How much more churn will you have in 2020 vs. in a normal season?
Sitting / Cutting players - How quick will you give the hook to players in 2020 from poor performance?
Does it matter hitter vs. pitcher?
How do you distribute FAAB spending in a normal season?
Spend early and often / evenly per week / save for end of season (September), etc.?
How might that change in 2020?
COVID - How are you handing players that test positive for COVID mid-season?
Handcuff situations / backups worth owning? (Closers/Catchers/Utility players)
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.

Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Michael Ajeto (@dysthymikey) of Pitcherlist and Lookout Landing to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!

Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Matthew Davis (@_MattyWood_) of FTN to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!

Episode 105- Baseball is Back Episode
Guest – Frank Stampfl
Strategy Section
Redraft Leagues?
Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted?
Rule Changes
Rule or scoring changes for Roto Leagues / Head to Head Leagues / Points Leagues ?
League format changes?
Increase IL slots / Increase Bench slots?
Minimum Thresholds
What should be the minimum IP?
What should be the minimum number of games played for the fantasy season to count?
Suspended Season
What happens if baseball stops playing in the middle?
Drafting Strategy
How should you alter your drafting strategy for the short season?
ATC Player Discussion
ATC Risers
Yoenis Cespedes / Dom Smith - Mets Situation
Austin Riley - Braves Situation
Jay Bruce - Phillies SItuation
Ryan Braun - Brewers Situation
Rich Hill / Charlie Morton - Aging pitchers
ATC Fallers
Robbie Ray / Madison Bumgarner - Diamondbacks
Charlie Blackmon
Mallex Smith / Jean Segura / Adalberto Mondesi / Jonathan Villar - Speedsters
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Yankees - Aaron Hicks / Aaron Judge / Giancarlo Stanton
Others

Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) of Rotowire to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!

Episode 103- Redraft Episode
Guest – Jen Piacenti
COVID-19 Discussion
General Circumstances
Foley’s Closing
PitchCon
Current MLB Plans
Minor Leagues
Strategy Section
Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted?
What to do with players that opt out of playing in 2020?
Keepers
How should keeper leagues handle the short season?
What if there is no season in 2020 - How should keepers be handled?
Designated Hitter
Which NL teams / players are affected by a potential DH in the NL?
Drafting Strategy
How should you alter your drafting strategy for the short season?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
ATC Projections
Mercado vs. Buxton
D. Santana vs. Votto vs. D. Murphy
D. Carlson vs. Nimmo vs. Madrigal vs. Fletcher
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.

Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Eddy Almaguer (@EddyAlmaguer) of Prospects Live to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!

Episode 101- KBO Episode
Guest – Sung Min Kim
KBO 2020
The Lotte Giants
What is the KBO Format, and rules differences
KBO and social distancing
Key players to watch
Former MLB players who will make an impact
KBO & MLB
Differences between the KBO and the MLB
The KBO players likely to jump over to the MLB in the near future
Free agent system and international posting
MLB 2020
Owners vs. Players
KBO imports
Universal DH
Injuries in a short season
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.

Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jason Collette @JasonCollette of Rotowire and The Sleeper and the Bust Podcast to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!

Episode 99- Aging Player Episode
Guest – Gene McCaffrey
COVID-19 Discussion
General Circumstances
Current MLB Plans
KBO
Strategy Section
Aging Players
Are aging players affected by a short season?
Which aging players will benefit the most / hurt the most?
If there is no season, what happens to some of these players? Do they retire?
Yadier Molina
Nelson Cruz
Albert Pujols
Rich Hill
Others
Older/aging players that might surprise us the most in 2020.
Teams
Which teams will be affected most by a shorter season / more intense schedule?
Ballparks
What are the effects on players playing with no fans present?
What are some of the effects of playing in different home ballparks?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.