U Down With OBP? Fantasy Baseball

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Mock draft episode!

TIME STAMPS:

0:00- March Madness Bantz

4:00- Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Tucker, and OF Scarcity

7:45- Manny Machado at shallow 3B and a discussion of how to attack SP

11:00- Fernardo Tatis Jr. risk/reward, Spencer Strider upside, and not sacrificing output because of scarcity (2B)

14:30- Ozzie Albies and the 2B cliff after Jose Altuve injury

18:00- Devin Williams, WBC talk, and lots of SP in a similar tier

24:30- Rule change discussion regarding stolen bases, shift ban, and who benefits

28:00- Luis Castillo, potential AL Cy Young? And getting on starting pitching after the tier has thinned

29:55- Salvador Perez, the last catcher before a huge dropoff in ZAR (z-score above replacement value)

31:15- Corbin Carroll, his zinc-based sunscreen, and his 20/20 potential

33:50- Kenley Jansen will get the ball in the 9th for the Red Sox (closer job security discussion) and waiting on deep 1B position

38:00- George Kirby breakout and STILL waiting on 1B

40:00- Giancarlo Stanton and solidifying our well-rounded five category team with DINGERZ

41:15- Hunter Greene has already broken out, Joe Ryan Fan Club, and David Bednar the last of a tier at closer

44:05- Rowdy Tellez, Sacramento native and Team Mexico star, is a steal this late

45:00- Recapping the team as it stands, the embers of James's Joey Gallo love still burn, and Jose Miranda's versatility

49:00- Jonathan India bounceback? Nico Freakos? Horny for Hoerner?

50:10- Lars Nootbaar and buying the improvements

51:35- Ramon Laureano showcase SZN?

52:55- JD Martinez in the heart of Dodgers' lineup

53:40- Jose Berrios flyer

55:10- Summarizing the draft and signing off

TIME STAMPS

3:15- Why is hitting down across the league?

WAIVER WIRE

6:55- George Kirby

14:40- Ramon Laureano

19:22- Royce Lewis

22:17- Jorge Mateo and Robbie Grossman

26:30- Jorge Lopez, Anthony Bender

BREAKOUTS

29:00- Manuel Margot (Now on the IL)

31:45- Jeremy Pena

36:20- Garrett Whitlock, Ryan Helsley, Jhoan Duran

BUY LOWS/UNDERACHIEVERS

46:30- Marcus Semien

50:19- Justin Turner

52:40- Rhys Hoskins (He’s turned it around since the pod!)

55:30- Joey Gallo (Is James finally done with him?!)

BATTING AVERAGE HELPERS

1:00:30- Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini

1:02:30- Andrew Benintendi

1:06:00- Steven Kwan, Jeff McNeil

The @udownwithobp gang is back as James (@JMurder187) and Mick (@mickeybell3) dive into a mock draft and discuss Ronald Acuna, Robbie Ray, Jose Berrios, Joey Gallo (of course), Justin Verlander, Willy Adames, Marcus Stroman, closers, steals, and much more!

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James & Mick are back to discuss those players that can give you a boost in specific roto categories (BA, R, RBI, HR, and SB), all of whom are rostered in 50% of leagues or less. They also discuss whose stock rose or fell at the trade deadline. Find us at @udownwithobp on Twitter and at our website: www.udownwithobp.com.

Time Stamps:

Trade Deadline Risers

3:37- CJ Cron

7:58- Cesar Hernandez

10:46- Abraham Toro

14:30- Patrick Wisdom

15:40- Ian Kennedy

17:30- Chris Sale tangent

20:25- Joey Gallo tangent

Trade Deadline Fallers

24:26- Jon Gray/German Marquez

26:07- Jarren Duran

Category Standouts

Batting Average

27:50- Max Stassi

30:06- Lorenzo Cain

Runs

32:40- Brandon Nimmo

RBI

33:40- Lewis Brinson

HR

36:00- Rowdy Tellez

37:55- Evan Longoria

SB

39:50- Yonny Hernandez

42:00- Myles Straw

We had so much fun with Matt (@TheCorkedMatt) and Alexander (@chase_rate) of the Dugout Study Hall podcast on the Pitcher List network. We discussed saves, our waiver wire approaches, outlier players like Shohei Ohtani, and of course Joey Gallo! 

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James and Mick are back to discuss potential values at pitcher who are getting drafted around 250 or later.

Time Stamps:

0:00- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (and James) in #BestShapeofHisLife

1:28- Joakim Soria

6:05- Archie Bradley

8:15- Jordan Romano, Richard Rodriguez, and Greg Holland

9:32- Rangers bullpen injuries. Take a flyer on Ian Kennedy?

12:22- Giovanny Gallegos valuable even if he doesn't close?

17:12- Adam Wainwright

19:52- Zach Davies

21:21- Favorite Projection Systems?

29:00- Sale, Syndergaard, Severino: The Tommy John Gang

37:50- Elieser Hernandez

41:20- DYK "Macho Man" Randy Savage was a minor leaguer? And other wrestling musings.

James and Mick are back with a 5x5 roto mock draft episode! They discuss strategy and prep for the start of the season by testing their wits against the evil robots they draft against. Will they draft Joey Gallo and other pod favorites? Duh!

Tommy Heinsohn tribute at 2 min mark. The mock draft starts around the 7:30 mark. 

Note: Sorry about some less than optimal sound quality. We recorded on Zoom. Never again.

James & Mick talk shop about who has stood out to them so far. This was recorded before Laureano's brawl and the Indians' pitchers COVID faux pas so we stick to their performances on the field.

Time Stamps:

2:00: Ramon Laureano

5:00: Trent Grisham

7:15: Sonny Gray

9:15: Renato Nunez

12:40: Trevor Bauer

16:45: Mike Yastrzemski

19:00: Dansby Swanson

26:30: Obligatory Joey Gallo and Franmil Reyes talk

34:40: Cleveland Indians discussion

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