Van and Steve breakdown the latest set of MLB transactions including Fernando Tatis Jr.'s new mega-deal and talk about a few players whose projections they disagree with including Kyle Hendricks, Kenta Maeda, and Giancarlo Stanton. The debut of Fantasy Faceoffs segment - a debate between players with similar ADP's. This week's Industry TL;DR (too long, didn't read): an explanation of Alex Chamberlian's Blast metric.

Rundown

4:49 Fernando Tatis Jr. contract extension

11:03 Trevor Rosenthal to the A's

13:40 Taijuan Walker heads to Queens

15:40 Jake Lamb to the Braves potential impact on Austin Riley's playing time.

18:33 Colorado enters the Cron Zone: C.J. Cron signs with the Rockies

22:40 Puzzling Projections: Kyle Hendricks

27:30 Puzzling Projections: Kenta Maeda

33:30 Puzzling Projections: Lance Lynn

37:40 Puzzling Projections: Giancarlo Stanton & Lance McCullers

42:43 Fantasy Faceoffs: Aaron Nola vs Luis Castillo

45:35 Fantasy Faceoffs: Paul Goldschmidt vs Anthony Rizzo

50:31 Fantasy Faceoffs: Nick Castellanos vs Yordan Alvarez

53:21 Fantasy Faceoffs: Carlos Correa vs Kris Bryant

61:56 Industry TL;DR: Blasts: A Subset o Barrels

Alex Chamberlian on Blasts: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/blasts-a-subset-of-barrels/

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The debut episode of Wins Above Fantasy, part of the Pitcher List Podcast Network! Van Burnett and Steve Gesuele discuss draft strategies including some targets and fades, finding values by comparing ADPs 2020 to 2021, James Paxton back in Seattle and Justin Turner re-upping with the Dodgers. Van and Steve also discuss the changes to the baseball and breakdown baseballs' hottest new metric: seam shifted wake. 

Rundown

3:00 Draft Strategies

16:14 Targets & Fades

36:54 Finding value in year-over-year ADP fallers

44:24 James Paxton returns to Seattle

47:23 Justin Turner back with the Dodgers

49:50 Changes in the baseball and the impact on fantasy

56:06 Seam Shifted Wake: What is it and how can it help your fantasy team

Eno Sarris on SSW: https://theathletic.com/2337324/2021/01/22/seam-shifted-wake-sleeper-pitchers/

Barton Smith on SSW: https://www.baseballaero.com/2020/12/23/cliff-notes-seam-shifted-wake-post-65/

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