On this season's final episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, The Athletic's Derek VanRiper joins Scott Pianowski to look back at the 2020 MLB Season and the big questions we have heading into next season.We lead off with a look back at the 2020 season and how the Universal DH changed fantasy baseball strategy going into the season. Will the bullpen breakout of 2020 remain here in baseball for good? Scott and Derek share their thoughts on drafting relievers next year. We look at some of the players who had unexpected seasons, like the Twins' Byron Buxton, Kenta Maeda and Nelson Cruz, J.D. Martinez and Andrew Benintendi in Boston, the Yankees' Luke Voit, and Corey Seager and A.J. Pollock in Los Angeles.And we wrap up the year with our World Series predictions, and draft our favorite Wisconsinite athletes.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Derek @DerekVanRiperCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this season's final episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, The Athletic's Derek VanRiper joins Scott Pianowski to look back at the 2020 MLB Season and the big questions we have heading into next season.We lead off with a look back at the 2020 season and how the Universal DH changed fantasy baseball strategy going into the season. Will the bullpen breakout of 2020 remain here in baseball for good? Scott and Derek share their thoughts on drafting relievers next year. We look at some of the players who had unexpected seasons, like the Twins' Byron Buxton, Kenta Maeda and Nelson Cruz, J.D. Martinez and Andrew Benintendi in Boston, the Yankees' Luke Voit, and Corey Seager and A.J. Pollock in Los Angeles.And we wrap up the year with our World Series predictions, and draft our favorite Wisconsinite athletes.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Derek <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekVanRiper" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@DerekVanRiper</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The biggest questions heading into 2021

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, USA Today's Steve Gardner joins Scott Pianowski to look back at the 2020 MLB Season and discuss where baseball goes from here.We're not the first people to notice that the 2020 MLB Season was unlike any other as the regular season winds to a close. But that got us wondering, what will the 2021 baseball season look like? Will we see the return of the traditional 8-team playoff format, designated hitters who live only in the AL and starting pitchers who go 6 or 7 innings? Or will the 2020 season be a turning point in how baseball is played?Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Steve @SteveAGardnerCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, USA Today's Steve Gardner joins Scott Pianowski to look back at the 2020 MLB Season and discuss where baseball goes from here.We're not the first people to notice that the 2020 MLB Season was unlike any other as the regular season winds to a close. But that got us wondering, what will the 2021 baseball season look like? Will we see the return of the traditional 8-team playoff format, designated hitters who live only in the AL and starting pitchers who go 6 or 7 innings? Or will the 2020 season be a turning point in how baseball is played?Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Steve <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveAGardner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@SteveAGardner</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Lessons learned from an abnormal baseball season

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Fred Zinkie joins Scott Pianowski to talk playoff strategy, pickups and our favorite no-hitters in history.[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]Congrats to those of you who made your head-to-head playoffs! Fred and Scott get you prepped for the next two weeks with ideas for pickups and schedules to exploit (the Cardinals play *TEN* times this week), end-of-season strategy for roto leagues, tips for those of you in the playoffs and wrap up the show by paying homage to Cubs Starter Alec Mills no-hitter by drafting our favorite no-hitters in history.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Fred @FredZinkieMLBCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Fred Zinkie joins Scott Pianowski to talk playoff strategy, pickups and our favorite no-hitters in history.<a href="https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]</a>Congrats to those of you who made your head-to-head playoffs! Fred and Scott get you prepped for the next two weeks with ideas for pickups and schedules to exploit (the Cardinals play *TEN* times this week), end-of-season strategy for roto leagues, tips for those of you in the playoffs and wrap up the show by paying homage to Cubs Starter Alec Mills no-hitter by drafting our favorite no-hitters in history.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Fred <a href="https://twitter.com/fredzinkiemlb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@FredZinkieMLB</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Tips for your playoff run

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Rotowire's Jeff Erickson joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the fallout from MLB's trade deadline, keys to make trades in your own fantasy league and their favorite San Diego Padres of all time![Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today] With 2020's MLB Trade Deadline behind us, Scott and Jeff look at the winners (Mike Clevinger, Bobby Dalbec) and losers (Francisco Mejia, pretty much every fringe Rockies hitter) from trade season. And it's not just you (well, it is sort of you) but trades seem to be declining in fantasy baseball leagues this season. Scott and Jeff share their tips to pull off trades with your league mates. Hint: the other team has to benefit too. We tip our caps to the immortal Nelson Cruz who's putting up his highest OPS in a season in his career at the age of 40. And in honor of trading for everyone, we wrap up the show with a draft of our favorite San Diego Padres of all time.Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @Scott_PianowskiFollow Jeff: @Jeff_EricksonCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Rotowire's Jeff Erickson joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the fallout from MLB's trade deadline, keys to make trades in your own fantasy league and their favorite San Diego Padres of all time![<a href="https://yhoo.it/349E6Bh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today</a>] With 2020's MLB Trade Deadline behind us, Scott and Jeff look at the winners (Mike Clevinger, Bobby Dalbec) and losers (Francisco Mejia, pretty much every fringe Rockies hitter) from trade season. And it's not just you (well, it is sort of you) but trades seem to be declining in fantasy baseball leagues this season. Scott and Jeff share their tips to pull off trades with your league mates. Hint: the other team has to benefit too. We tip our caps to the immortal Nelson Cruz who's putting up his highest OPS in a season in his career at the age of 40. And in honor of trading for everyone, we wrap up the show with a draft of our favorite San Diego Padres of all time.Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @<a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Jeff: <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeff_Erickson" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Jeff_Erickson</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Trade deadline winners and losers, tips for trading in your fantasy league

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don discuss how they're handling free-agent pickups, why the struggle for saves is even more difficult this year and their favorite Radiohead songs in our silly draft.[Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today] Scott and Dalton look at the FAB waiver period that typically goes through Sunday night in their leagues to see if they should shift their strategy to deal with the short year (02:25). And, it's not just you, saves have been really, really difficult to find this year. It seems that no matter who looks to be the next breakout reliever, they soon crumble in the role. Is it time to give up on saves and focus on middle relievers and wins (07:50)? We take a look at some changing park effects in San Francisco, and Buffalo, aka "Coors Light" (32:00), and we wrap up the show by drafting our favorite Radiohead songs (46:00). No, we will not play Creep.  Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @Scott_PianowskiFollow Dalton: @Dalton Del DonCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/daltondeldon" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dalton Del Don</a> discuss how they're handling free-agent pickups, why the struggle for saves is even more difficult this year and their favorite Radiohead songs in our silly draft.[<a href="https://yhoo.it/349E6Bh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today</a>] Scott and Dalton look at the FAB waiver period that typically goes through Sunday night in their leagues to see if they should shift their strategy to deal with the short year (02:25). And, it's not just you, saves have been really, really difficult to find this year. It seems that no matter who looks to be the next breakout reliever, they soon crumble in the role. Is it time to give up on saves and focus on middle relievers and wins (07:50)? We take a look at some changing park effects in San Francisco, and Buffalo, aka "Coors Light" (32:00), and we wrap up the show by drafting our favorite Radiohead songs (46:00). No, we will not play Creep. Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @<a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Dalton: @<a href="https://twitter.com/daltondeldon" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dalton Del Don</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

FAB strategy, the trouble with closers and best Radiohead songs

Paul Sporer

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Scott Pianowski chats with Paul Sporer of Fangraphs about the renewed sense of optimism surrounding baseball completing a season, players you should consider cutting and why we missed some of the biggest breakouts in 2020.[Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today] If you're debating whether or not you should hold onto players that have been lackluster so far in 2020 like Andrew Benintendi or Khris Davis, we've put together this handy checklist on how you can decide whether the move is right:Yes.That's it, that's the whole guide. In a usual 162-game season, the fantasy team at Yahoo preaches patience for your roster and staying away from impulsive moves —but this season isn't exactly a usual season. Scott and Paul run through some formerly highly-ranked players they're considering moving on from and what they look for when making the move. (3:40)If you take a look at the Yahoo MVPs, the players that appear most often on the most successful fantasy teams this year, you'll see names like Shane Bieber, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Sonny Gray and Dylan Bundy. One thing those players all have in common? We didn't exactly tout them as breakouts this year. Paul and Scott look at their early-season success and why they may have been undervalued going into the year. (29:45)And, we'll wrap up the show with a draft of favorite baseball positions on the diamond. Catcher might be an afterthought on your fantasy team, but not in our draft! (48:00)Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Scott Pianowski chats with <a href="https://twitter.com/sporer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Sporer</a> of Fangraphs about the renewed sense of optimism surrounding baseball completing a season, players you should consider cutting and why we missed some of the biggest breakouts in 2020.[<a href="https://yhoo.it/349E6Bh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today</a>] If you're debating whether or not you should hold onto players that have been lackluster so far in 2020 like Andrew Benintendi or Khris Davis, we've put together this handy checklist on how you can decide whether the move is right: <li>Yes.</li> That's it, that's the whole guide. In a usual 162-game season, the fantasy team at Yahoo preaches patience for your roster and staying away from impulsive moves —but this season isn't exactly a usual season. Scott and Paul run through some formerly highly-ranked players they're considering moving on from and what they look for when making the move. (3:40)If you take a look at the Yahoo MVPs, the players that appear most often on the most successful fantasy teams this year, you'll see names like Shane Bieber, Fernando Tatis, Jr., Sonny Gray and Dylan Bundy. One thing those players all have in common? We didn't exactly tout them as breakouts this year. Paul and Scott look at their early-season success and why they may have been undervalued going into the year. (29:45)And, we'll wrap up the show with a draft of favorite baseball positions on the diamond. Catcher might be an afterthought on your fantasy team, but not in our draft! (48:00)Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott: @<a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Players you should cut, breaking down break outs and more with Paul Sporer

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Fred Zinkie joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the hot starts and strategy changes that have jumped out in the early part of the 2020 MLB season.[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]The early few weeks of the 2020 MLB season has brought us 7-inning doubleheaders, middle relievers stealing wins from starters, dwindling steals and relievers splitting up the saves. Scott and Fred discuss how to adapt your fantasy team to the changing baseball landscape.Though we’re only about three weeks into the regular season, it’s never too early to overreact. Scott and Fred discuss Fernando Tatis, Jr. (next year’s #1 pick?), Isaiah Kiner-Falefa’s sneaky value at catcher, Renato Núñez early power boom and whether Jesús Aguilar’s bounceback is for real.And before we get out of here, Scott and Fred draft their favorite curveballs in MLB history. An ode to Uncle Charlie!Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Fred @FredZinkieMLBCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Fred Zinkie joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the hot starts and strategy changes that have jumped out in the early part of the 2020 MLB season.<a href="https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]</a>The early few weeks of the 2020 MLB season has brought us 7-inning doubleheaders, middle relievers stealing wins from starters, dwindling steals and relievers splitting up the saves. Scott and Fred discuss how to adapt your fantasy team to the changing baseball landscape.Though we’re only about three weeks into the regular season, it’s never too early to overreact. Scott and Fred discuss Fernando Tatis, Jr. (next year’s #1 pick?), Isaiah Kiner-Falefa’s sneaky value at catcher, Renato Núñez early power boom and whether Jesús Aguilar’s bounceback is for real.And before we get out of here, Scott and Fred draft their favorite curveballs in MLB history. An ode to Uncle Charlie!Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Fred <a href="https://twitter.com/fredzinkiemlb" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@FredZinkieMLB</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Tatis, Nuñez, Aguilar — Are we buying their hot starts?

Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and fantasy baseball pioneer Ron Shandler discuss what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to stats in a short season, what predictions get wrong and their favorite out of nowhere fantasy seasons..[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]Since the season is 60% shorter, it's tough to ignore early slumps when it comes to players. Scott and Ron discuss what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to making decisions early on in the season. And while stats like BABIP and spin rate have it into mainstream baseball analysis, the pair explain why another stat revolution could be coming if someone can crack the code.And, we wrap up the show with a nod toward Ron Shandler's famous LIMA (Low Investment Mound Aces) plan and draft our favorite unexpected breakout seasons in fantasy baseball history. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and fantasy baseball pioneer Ron Shandler discuss what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to stats in a short season, what predictions get wrong and their favorite out of nowhere fantasy seasons..<a href="https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]</a>Since the season is 60% shorter, it's tough to ignore early slumps when it comes to players. Scott and Ron discuss what to focus on and what to ignore when it comes to making decisions early on in the season. And while stats like BABIP and spin rate have it into mainstream baseball analysis, the pair explain why another stat revolution could be coming if someone can crack the code.And, we wrap up the show with a nod toward Ron Shandler's famous LIMA (Low Investment Mound Aces) plan and draft our favorite unexpected breakout seasons in fantasy baseball history. Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

What to learn from small sample sizes and finding the next edge

Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and baseball writer Joe Sheehan from Sports Illustrated and Baseball America discuss the first (only?) week of the 2020 MLB Season, what the Miami Marlins situation could mean for the rest of baseball, what teams stand out early and whether the closer role is slowly going away for good.[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]Is it over before it began? With the Miami Marlins facing an outbreak of COVID-19 within their clubhouse and sitting on the sidelines until next Monday, Scott and Joe discuss where baseball went wrong and where MLB's risk tolerance to play a season lies. (01:23)Craig Kimbrel's recent shakiness in the closer role and the widespread use of closers-by-committee makes us wonder, have we passed peak save? With starters pitching fewer innings, and shutdown relievers like Josh Hader going multiple innings, shapeless pitching staffs might be here to stay. (11:26)Scott and Joe take a look at some teams that have jumped out to start the season, like the Braves, Twins and Dodgers. (25:20)And we wrap up the show with a draft of our favorite baseball seasons of years past. (50:30)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Joe @Joe_SheehanCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and baseball writer Joe Sheehan from Sports Illustrated and Baseball America discuss the first (only?) week of the 2020 MLB Season, what the Miami Marlins situation could mean for the rest of baseball, what teams stand out early and whether the closer role is slowly going away for good.<a href="https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]</a>Is it over before it began? With the Miami Marlins facing an outbreak of COVID-19 within their clubhouse and sitting on the sidelines until next Monday, Scott and Joe discuss where baseball went wrong and where MLB's risk tolerance to play a season lies. (01:23)Craig Kimbrel's recent shakiness in the closer role and the widespread use of closers-by-committee makes us wonder, have we passed peak save? With starters pitching fewer innings, and shutdown relievers like Josh Hader going multiple innings, shapeless pitching staffs might be here to stay. (11:26)Scott and Joe take a look at some teams that have jumped out to start the season, like the Braves, Twins and Dodgers. (25:20)And we wrap up the show with a draft of our favorite baseball seasons of years past. (50:30)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Joe <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_sheehan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Joe_Sheehan</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Early returns, closer conundrums, and baseball is back, but for how long?

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don take a trip around the horn to preview every single team in Major League Baseball for opening week.[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]NL East, are we undervaluing the defending champions in Washington? (02:10)NL Central, Ryan Braun is not the only sleeper hitter in Milwaukee. (10:00)NL West, even in a short season, the Dodgers look like a lock for another playoff run. (14:10)AL East, should Yankees ace Gerrit Cole be the #1 fantasy pick? (23:33)AL Central, the Minnesota Twins set a record for home runs in 2019, and might be better this year. (34:30)AL West, injury concerns linger in a star-studded roster (42:50)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Dalton @DaltonDelDonCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and Dalton Del Don take a trip around the horn to preview every single team in Major League Baseball for opening week.<a href="https://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">[Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!]</a>NL East, are we undervaluing the defending champions in Washington? (02:10)NL Central, Ryan Braun is not the only sleeper hitter in Milwaukee. (10:00)NL West, even in a short season, the Dodgers look like a lock for another playoff run. (14:10)AL East, should Yankees ace Gerrit Cole be the #1 fantasy pick? (23:33)AL Central, the Minnesota Twins set a record for home runs in 2019, and might be better this year. (34:30)AL West, injury concerns linger in a star-studded roster (42:50)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Dalton <a href="https://twitter.com/daltondeldon" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@DaltonDelDon</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Season Preview: 30 teams in 30ish minutes

Human sports encyclopedia Scott Pianowski is joined friends, pundits and Yahoo Sports' cast of experts for a lively, informative and not-too-serious weekly discussion on fantasy strategy and the major happenings in the world of baseball. The award-winning Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast drops every Monday throughout the baseball season.

Here’s to Rory

They spend the first 10 minutes and the last 20 minutes on silly stuff. The middle 30 is great.

Good content, too much throw away content

Human sports encyclopedia Scott Pianowski is joined friends, pundits and Yahoo Sports' cast of experts for a lively, informative and not-too-serious weekly discussion on fantasy strategy and the major happenings in the world of baseball. The award-winning Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast drops every Monday throughout the baseball season.

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast

After the 2018 New York Mets got off to a hot start, they cooled into one of the more disappointing teams of last season. Scott Pianowski is joined by D.J. Short of Rotoworld and NBC Sports to discuss the 2019 Mets and if the impressive Aprils out of Pete Alonso and Steven Matz are for real (1:40). They also discuss the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals and what appears to be a crowded NL East race (6:30).Later they dive into D.J.'s latest Waiver Wired column and discuss some up-and-coming players you might need to fill out the fringes of your roster including Max Fried, Michael Pineda, Jesse Winker, Derek Holland and Alex Gordon (9:15).Next, Scott &amp; D.J. reassess the fantasy value of two former fantasy studs off to very slow starts in Boston's Chris Sale and San Francisco's Buster Posey (25:05).Wrapping up the baseball talk, Scott asks D.J. about some guys who've turned some heads with hot starts in April including Dan Vogelbach, Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Ian Desmond and Anthony Rendon (31:15).To close out the show, Scott and D.J. get nerdy about music and draft their favorite albums of the last 20 years (40:15).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow D.J. @DJShort See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After the 2018 New York Mets got off to a hot start, they cooled into one of the more disappointing teams of last season. <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/djshort" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">D.J. Short</a> of Rotoworld and NBC Sports to discuss the 2019 Mets and if the impressive Aprils out of Pete Alonso and Steven Matz are for real (1:40). They also discuss the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals and what appears to be a crowded NL East race (6:30).Later they dive into D.J.'s latest Waiver Wired column and discuss some up-and-coming players you might need to fill out the fringes of your roster including Max Fried, Michael Pineda, Jesse Winker, Derek Holland and Alex Gordon (9:15).Next, Scott &amp; D.J. reassess the fantasy value of two former fantasy studs off to very slow starts in Boston's Chris Sale and San Francisco's Buster Posey (25:05).Wrapping up the baseball talk, Scott asks D.J. about some guys who've turned some heads with hot starts in April including Dan Vogelbach, Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Ian Desmond and Anthony Rendon (31:15).To close out the show, Scott and D.J. get nerdy about music and draft their favorite albums of the last 20 years (40:15).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow D.J. <a href="https://twitter.com/DJShort" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DJShort</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Are Alonso, Matz and the Mets for real?

It's a mostly Michigan day on the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Michigan resident Scott Pianowski is joined by Michigan native Paul Sporer of Fangraphs and ESPN for some talk about the AL Central, FAAB strategy and some older guys calling good and bad attention to themselves in fantasy baseball.The guys start off discussing the Detroit Tigers and a couple intriguing players in pitcher Matthew Boyd and "utility knife" Ronny Rodriguez (2:50).Sticking with the Tigers, Scott and Paul hit on Detroit legend Miguel Cabrera and Cincinnati's Joey Votto. Is there any optimism for these fading stars who have started sluggishly in 2019 (10:40)?Elsewhere in old-guy talk, Hunter Pence's resurgent season with the Texas Rangers comes up. The guys also discuss the slugging Joey Gallo and the Rangers' bullpen (14:35).Moving to straight-up fantasy strategy, Scott asks Paul about how he uses his FAAB and they discuss tactics to get the most value out of free agency (26:00).Coming back around to the AL Central, Scott and Paul discuss the division-leading Minnesota Twins and a pair of their stand-out pitchers in Jake Odorizzi and Martín Pérez (30:00).Wrapping up the baseball portion of the podcast, Scott talks about his Vlad Guerrero Jr. FOMO and Paul outlines how Vlad's slow start could ramp up soon (35:35).Finally, Scott and Paul close out the show drafting their favorite athletes from Michigan (40:10)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_Pianowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a mostly Michigan day on the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast. Michigan resident <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> is joined by Michigan native <a href="https://twitter.com/sporer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Sporer</a> of Fangraphs and ESPN for some talk about the AL Central, FAAB strategy and some older guys calling good and bad attention to themselves in fantasy baseball.The guys start off discussing the Detroit Tigers and a couple intriguing players in pitcher Matthew Boyd and "utility knife" Ronny Rodriguez (2:50).Sticking with the Tigers, Scott and Paul hit on Detroit legend Miguel Cabrera and Cincinnati's Joey Votto. Is there any optimism for these fading stars who have started sluggishly in 2019 (10:40)?Elsewhere in old-guy talk, Hunter Pence's resurgent season with the Texas Rangers comes up. The guys also discuss the slugging Joey Gallo and the Rangers' bullpen (14:35).Moving to straight-up fantasy strategy, Scott asks Paul about how he uses his FAAB and they discuss tactics to get the most value out of free agency (26:00).Coming back around to the AL Central, Scott and Paul discuss the division-leading Minnesota Twins and a pair of their stand-out pitchers in Jake Odorizzi and Martín Pérez (30:00).Wrapping up the baseball portion of the podcast, Scott talks about his Vlad Guerrero Jr. FOMO and Paul outlines how Vlad's slow start could ramp up soon (35:35).Finally, Scott and Paul close out the show drafting their favorite athletes from Michigan (40:10)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Tigers & Twins check-in, FAAB strategy & the best Michigan athletes

It was a rough weekend if you were in a particular group of major league pitchers...or if you owned one of them in your fantasy league. Jacob deGrom gave up 3 runs in 5 innings to the Braves, then thought he needed an MRI, then didn't. Max Scherzer got lit up by the Marlins. Gerritt Cole was blasted into a different dimension by the Rangers.Scott Pianowski is joined by Jeff Erickson of Rotowire to grade how panicked fantasy owners should be if they own the likes of deGrom, Scherzer, Cole and Sale (3:20).Next, they discuss the intricacies of managing injured players and try to determine the perfect amount of IL spots a fantasy league should allow (19:55).Scott asks Jeff about the Cincinnati Reds, Joey Votto and a trade he was recently involved in (27:15) and later they chat about the Texas Rangers bullpen and some waiver wire pickups (30:10).To wrap up the show, Scott and Jeff draft polo shirts, gambling, the Ryder Cup and their favorite things about the sport of golf (35:55).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiFollow Jeff Jeff Erickson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It was a rough weekend if you were in a particular group of major league pitchers...or if you owned one of them in your fantasy league. Jacob deGrom gave up 3 runs in 5 innings to the Braves, then thought he needed an MRI, then didn't. Max Scherzer got lit up by the Marlins. Gerritt Cole was blasted into a different dimension by the Rangers.Scott Pianowski is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_erickson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Erickson</a> of Rotowire to grade how panicked fantasy owners should be if they own the likes of deGrom, Scherzer, Cole and Sale (3:20).Next, they discuss the intricacies of managing injured players and try to determine the perfect amount of IL spots a fantasy league should allow (19:55).Scott asks Jeff about the Cincinnati Reds, Joey Votto and a trade he was recently involved in (27:15) and later they chat about the Texas Rangers bullpen and some waiver wire pickups (30:10).To wrap up the show, Scott and Jeff draft polo shirts, gambling, the Ryder Cup and their favorite things about the sport of golf (35:55).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Follow Jeff <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_erickson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Erickson</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Time to panic about struggling aces?

Joe Sheehan

One of the most dominant trends in the last few years of baseball has been the giant surge in both home runs and strikeouts. As both hitters and pitchers have become more effective at what they do, a sort of boom-or-bust game has emerged. Scott Pianowski is joined by SI's Joe Sheehan to talk about the surge in slugging, expanding rotations and how to manage your fantasy team in this new era (0:55).Later, as the league hits the roughly 10-game mark, Joe talks about this rule of three starts and why you should take a pitcher's first three outings seriously as a sample size (10:55)One sample size worth questioning after eleven games is the Seattle Mariners' red hot 9-2 start. Scott and Joe discuss whether or not the Mariners are for real and if their powerful offense will come back to earth (13:40).Also on the show, Scott talks about some popular fantasy pickups including Kolten Wong, Jason Heyward, Willians Astudillo and Ketel Marte (20:05).Joe talks about his preseason pick to win the NL East, the Atlanta Braves, and how they could repeat as champs in a more competitive division (30:30) and Scott talks about the Chicago Cubs series against the Milwaukee Brewers from over the weekend (33:50).The guys wrap up the show drafting their favorite MLB ballparks, past and present (37:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_Pianowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the most dominant trends in the last few years of baseball has been the giant surge in both home runs and strikeouts. As both hitters and pitchers have become more effective at what they do, a sort of boom-or-bust game has emerged. <a href="https://www.twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> is joined by SI's <a href="https://www.twitter.com/joe_sheehan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Sheehan</a> to talk about the surge in slugging, expanding rotations and how to manage your fantasy team in this new era (0:55).Later, as the league hits the roughly 10-game mark, Joe talks about this rule of three starts and why you should take a pitcher's first three outings seriously as a sample size (10:55)One sample size worth questioning after eleven games is the Seattle Mariners' red hot 9-2 start. Scott and Joe discuss whether or not the Mariners are for real and if their powerful offense will come back to earth (13:40).Also on the show, Scott talks about some popular fantasy pickups including Kolten Wong, Jason Heyward, Willians Astudillo and Ketel Marte (20:05).Joe talks about his preseason pick to win the NL East, the Atlanta Braves, and how they could repeat as champs in a more competitive division (30:30) and Scott talks about the Chicago Cubs series against the Milwaukee Brewers from over the weekend (33:50).The guys wrap up the show drafting their favorite MLB ballparks, past and present (37:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FYahooFantasy&amp;t=MGM4ZWQzNzFiNDU0MWE4YmNlNzkyOTg5OWZjZThlNmRjZjEwYTRhOCxRWEJwckhnSg%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AD2Z8d71yeMCu4LnpfxBUVw&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fus-sports-yahoopartner.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F183872505662%2Ffantasy-baseball-podcast-chris-sales-rocky&amp;m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2FScott_Pianowski&amp;t=NDZmNzU4Yjk2NDI4OTcyODZiYzFlYTE0N2ZhNDE1NDNmNTM4OGY1ZSxRWEJwckhnSg%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AD2Z8d71yeMCu4LnpfxBUVw&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fus-sports-yahoopartner.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F183872505662%2Ffantasy-baseball-podcast-chris-sales-rocky&amp;m=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

How to manage in the era of surging home runs and strikeouts (with SI's Joe Sheehan)

The 2019 All-Star break is over, commemorating baseball's unofficial mid-way point and that means one thing for fantasy owners and real GMs alike: it's trading season.Scott Pianowski invites Yahoo Sports' very own lead NFL connoisseur Frank Schwab to shed the pigskin for the day and talk some fantasy baseball before the football season kicks into full gear. They start the conversation with the major strategic differences between fantasy baseball and football and why baseball tends to reward more skilled owners (8:00).Diving into the 2019 MLB season, Scott and Frank discuss their strategies at starting pitcher and how they've attempted to solve the position in this era of home run or bust (17:20).Later, they try to find the upside in the roster of the recently flagging Milwaukee Brewers (24:55) and then discuss how they can better evaluate rookies who seem to be blowing up and becoming fantasy relevant at an alarming rate (27:45). They close out the baseball portion of the show breaking down the aforementioned trading season and what they're seeing in both the majors and in fantasy leagues (34:05).To wrap up the show, Scott and Frank draft their favorite installments of 30 for 30 (45:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2019 All-Star break is over, commemorating baseball's unofficial mid-way point and that means one thing for fantasy owners and real GMs alike: it's trading season.Scott Pianowski invites Yahoo Sports' very own lead NFL connoisseur Frank Schwab to shed the pigskin for the day and talk some fantasy baseball before the football season kicks into full gear. They start the conversation with the major strategic differences between fantasy baseball and football and why baseball tends to reward more skilled owners (8:00).Diving into the 2019 MLB season, Scott and Frank discuss their strategies at starting pitcher and how they've attempted to solve the position in this era of home run or bust (17:20).Later, they try to find the upside in the roster of the recently flagging Milwaukee Brewers (24:55) and then discuss how they can better evaluate rookies who seem to be blowing up and becoming fantasy relevant at an alarming rate (27:45). They close out the baseball portion of the show breaking down the aforementioned trading season and what they're seeing in both the majors and in fantasy leagues (34:05).To wrap up the show, Scott and Frank draft their favorite installments of 30 for 30 (45:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Trading season is upon us and solving the anomaly of starting pitching in the juiced ball era

It's the All-Star break, so with a few less games of actual baseball to focus on this week, Scott Pianowski is joined by Yahoo Sports' Fred Zinkie to look back at the trends, the swings, the misses and the big takeaways from 2019's first half.They start the show discussing the Toronto Blue Jays' Danny Jansen and some of their most regretful drops from the first half of the season (0:40).Next they talk about the players and trends they got right so far this season, including Kirby Yates and the strategy of going after second-tier closers, Wade Miley's season in Houston and D.J. Lemahieu's clutch season in the Bronx (4:20).Later, because you can't brag about your Ws, Scott and Fred talk about some of the Ls they've taken over the season including being too high on Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello and not high enough on Aldaberto Mondesí (24:15).The guys close out the episode drafting their favorite Freds from the world of pop-culture (43:55).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the All-Star break, so with a few less games of actual baseball to focus on this week, Scott Pianowski is joined by Yahoo Sports' Fred Zinkie to look back at the trends, the swings, the misses and the big takeaways from 2019's first half.They start the show discussing the Toronto Blue Jays' Danny Jansen and some of their most regretful drops from the first half of the season (0:40).Next they talk about the players and trends they got right so far this season, including Kirby Yates and the strategy of going after second-tier closers, Wade Miley's season in Houston and D.J. Lemahieu's clutch season in the Bronx (4:20).Later, because you can't brag about your Ws, Scott and Fred talk about some of the Ls they've taken over the season including being too high on Daniel Murphy and Rick Porcello and not high enough on Aldaberto Mondesí (24:15).The guys close out the episode drafting their favorite Freds from the world of pop-culture (43:55).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

First-half fantasy takeaways at the All-Star break

Despite the fact that the 2019 MLB trade deadline is a mere days away, the teams have been suspiciously quiet on the transaction market. With far too few trades to report on, today's episode is devoted to the game theory aspect of fantasy baseball.Scott Pianowski is joined by Sammy Reid of RotoGrinders to talk about his experiences playing poker full-time and how all fantasy owners can apply poker strategy and game theory to their seasonal leagues (2:15).Next, Scott and Sammy talk about fantasy football's "zero RB" strategy and how it relates to the supply and demand of starting pitchers in fantasy baseball (19:50). Sammy offers some advice as to where a lot of owners go wrong when drafting pitchers and offers some ways to out-game your competitors when it comes to finding pitching.Scott later asks Sammy how he feels about a pair of Texas Rangers in Shin-Soo Choo and Joey Gallo (30:20).Later, the guys wrap up the show discussing the strategic differences between DFS and seasonal fantasy leagues (35:10) and close out the podcast drafting their favorite things from the movie Rounders (38:50).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Despite the fact that the 2019 MLB trade deadline is a mere days away, the teams have been suspiciously quiet on the transaction market. With far too few trades to report on, today's episode is devoted to the game theory aspect of fantasy baseball.<a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/sammyreidfi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sammy Reid</a> of RotoGrinders to talk about his experiences playing poker full-time and how all fantasy owners can apply poker strategy and game theory to their seasonal leagues (2:15).Next, Scott and Sammy talk about fantasy football's "zero RB" strategy and how it relates to the supply and demand of starting pitchers in fantasy baseball (19:50). Sammy offers some advice as to where a lot of owners go wrong when drafting pitchers and offers some ways to out-game your competitors when it comes to finding pitching.Scott later asks Sammy how he feels about a pair of Texas Rangers in Shin-Soo Choo and Joey Gallo (30:20).Later, the guys wrap up the show discussing the strategic differences between DFS and seasonal fantasy leagues (35:10) and close out the podcast drafting their favorite things from the movie Rounders (38:50).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

"Selective aggression" and how to play fantasy baseball like a poker pro

With the trade deadline in the rear view mirror, fantasy owners can focus on their own league trade deadlines (if they haven't passed already) and settle in for the home stretch of the season.Patrick Davitt of BaseballHQ joins Scott Pianowski this week to discuss how the majors reshuffled last week and then gives some hitters and pitchers from both leagues that could be a boon or a bane this upcoming week.Before they dive into the players who actually moved this year, Scott and Patrick chat about how they feel the deadline went this year after the MLB removed the second trade deadline from the calendar (11:00)Later, the guys talk about some of the major moves from last week, specifically how the Houston Astros added Zack Greinke and Aaron Sanchez to bolster their pitching staff (14:10).Next, they discuss some relievers who moved at the deadline as well as some general strategy on how to pick up saves from your non-closer relievers (19:40).After that, Patrick picks his patented "Boons &amp; Banes" for the week. In the boons category, Willie Calhoun and Dustin May, just to name a few (27:40), and for the banes, Patrick discusses a pair of Yankees he's pessimistic about: Aaron Judge and Adam Ottavino (38:00).To wrap up the show, the guys draft their favorite underrated things (49:30).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the trade deadline in the rear view mirror, fantasy owners can focus on their own league trade deadlines (if they haven't passed already) and settle in for the home stretch of the season.<a href="https://twitter.com/patrickdavitt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patrick Davitt</a> of BaseballHQ joins <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> this week to discuss how the majors reshuffled last week and then gives some hitters and pitchers from both leagues that could be a boon or a bane this upcoming week.Before they dive into the players who actually moved this year, Scott and Patrick chat about how they feel the deadline went this year after the MLB removed the second trade deadline from the calendar (11:00)Later, the guys talk about some of the major moves from last week, specifically how the Houston Astros added Zack Greinke and Aaron Sanchez to bolster their pitching staff (14:10).Next, they discuss some relievers who moved at the deadline as well as some general strategy on how to pick up saves from your non-closer relievers (19:40).After that, Patrick picks his patented "Boons &amp; Banes" for the week. In the boons category, Willie Calhoun and Dustin May, just to name a few (27:40), and for the banes, Patrick discusses a pair of Yankees he's pessimistic about: Aaron Judge and Adam Ottavino (38:00).To wrap up the show, the guys draft their favorite underrated things (49:30).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Recapping the trade deadline, plus boons and banes from both leagues

Nolan Arenado

Spring training play has begun in Florida and Arizona and Scott Pianowski is joined by Fred Zinkie to kick off fantasy baseball season by checking in on a disastrous offseason for the Houston Astros and Major League Baseball.Before they dive into the 2020 season in earnest, Scott &amp; Fred discuss a change in the winds of fantasy baseball: how more and more leagues are ditching the classic rotisserie scoring and adopting head-to-head rules. Should you give a head-to-head league a try? (1:20)The guys kick off player talk by discussing Colorado Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado. Fred explains why the projected first-rounder may be over-valued. (10:15)Moving to the off-season's biggest story, the Houston Astros, Scott asks Fred if he's de-valuing any of the Astros hitters as the baseball world is still a bit blind to how these players may perform long-term without the nefarious help they've been using these last few seasons. (19:15)[Batter up: Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for free today]Looking at spring training in general, Scott &amp; Fred discuss what to look for in box scores and storylines from pre-season play. Is there anything to glean from spring training that may help you draft or are most players locked into their roles at this point? (23:50)Closing out the baseball portion of the episode, Scott &amp; Fred discuss whether new Astros manager Dusty Baker may direct the team to attempt more steals (31:05) and how fantasy owners should grade injured pitchers like Luis Severino, Mike Clevinger and Eugenio Suarez (36:00).Finally, the guys end the show drafting their favorite sports villains from real life and fiction (40:30).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasyFollow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spring training play has begun in Florida and Arizona and Scott Pianowski is joined by Fred Zinkie to kick off fantasy baseball season by checking in on a disastrous offseason for the Houston Astros and Major League Baseball.Before they dive into the 2020 season in earnest, Scott &amp; Fred discuss a change in the winds of fantasy baseball: how more and more leagues are ditching the classic rotisserie scoring and adopting head-to-head rules. Should you give a head-to-head league a try? (1:20)The guys kick off player talk by discussing Colorado Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado. Fred explains why the projected first-rounder may be over-valued. (10:15)Moving to the off-season's biggest story, the Houston Astros, Scott asks Fred if he's de-valuing any of the Astros hitters as the baseball world is still a bit blind to how these players may perform long-term without the nefarious help they've been using these last few seasons. (19:15)[<a href="https://yhoo.it/2ULLrEg" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Batter up: Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for free today</a>]Looking at spring training in general, Scott &amp; Fred discuss what to look for in box scores and storylines from pre-season play. Is there anything to glean from spring training that may help you draft or are most players locked into their roles at this point? (23:50)Closing out the baseball portion of the episode, Scott &amp; Fred discuss whether new Astros manager Dusty Baker may direct the team to attempt more steals (31:05) and how fantasy owners should grade injured pitchers like Luis Severino, Mike Clevinger and Eugenio Suarez (36:00).Finally, the guys end the show drafting their favorite sports villains from real life and fiction (40:30).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Spring training fantasy questions: avoiding the Astros & Nolan Arenado?

As the 2019 MLB regular season and most fantasy leagues draw to a close, Scott Pianowski is joined by Gene McCaffrey of The Athletic to take a look back at the year that was and set sights on the year ahead. This episode, Scott &amp; Gene deliver some of their major takeaways from the 2019 season including:- why you shouldn't over-react to off years from good pitchers (3:50)- taking note of the growing divide between the good teams and bad teams (8:00)- why you should potentially invest in riskier mid-round players next year (12:35)- how to find the sweet spot of mid-range closing pitchers (16:40)Later, they take stock of some contenders in the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros as the postseason draws near (22:25) before closing out the episode mocking the first 10 picks of a 2020 fantasy draft (31:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the 2019 MLB regular season and most fantasy leagues draw to a close, Scott Pianowski is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/wiseguygene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gene McCaffrey</a> of The Athletic to take a look back at the year that was and set sights on the year ahead. This episode, Scott &amp; Gene deliver some of their major takeaways from the 2019 season including:- why you shouldn't over-react to off years from good pitchers (3:50)- taking note of the growing divide between the good teams and bad teams (8:00)- why you should potentially invest in riskier mid-round players next year (12:35)- how to find the sweet spot of mid-range closing pitchers (16:40)Later, they take stock of some contenders in the Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros as the postseason draws near (22:25) before closing out the episode mocking the first 10 picks of a 2020 fantasy draft (31:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

2019 takeaways and a 2020 mock draft

162 games for each team are in the books and most fantasy trophies have been handed out; the only suspense left in the 2019 season is who will take the World Series?Joe Sheehan of Sports Illustrated joins Scott Pianowski for a final debrief of the 2019 season. They begin by questioning the shape of the game in 2019 as well as the shape of the baseball (1:25). Is the juiced-ball era a blip on the radar or an evolution towards something different?Moving from real-life baseball to fantasy baseball, the guys recap their thoughts on the 2019 season in fantasy and where they went right and wrong (13:30).The Houston Astros stellar pitching staff was a topic of conversation all year. Scott &amp; Joe talk about why they were so successful and if Justin Verlander, who will be 37 at the start of next season, should still be drafted as a top pitcher (18:30).Moving onto 2020, the guys discuss who would be their number one pick in a fantasy draft next year (22:00), how they try to find steals in the current era (24:30) and if they buy the big September showings from guys like Garrett Hampson and Tommy Edman (33:20).They briefly preview the 2019 playoffs (38:45), then talk about what went wrong with the Chicago Cubs (42:00) Closing out the show for the year, Scott &amp; Joe draft their 10 favorite Yankees players (43:50).Thanks for listening, Scott and the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast will return in the spring with more strategy, analysis and random drafts.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

162 games for each team are in the books and most fantasy trophies have been handed out; the only suspense left in the 2019 season is who will take the World Series?<a href="https://twitter.com/joe_sheehan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Sheehan</a> of Sports Illustrated joins <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> for a final debrief of the 2019 season. They begin by questioning the shape of the game in 2019 as well as the shape of the baseball (1:25). Is the juiced-ball era a blip on the radar or an evolution towards something different?Moving from real-life baseball to fantasy baseball, the guys recap their thoughts on the 2019 season in fantasy and where they went right and wrong (13:30).The Houston Astros stellar pitching staff was a topic of conversation all year. Scott &amp; Joe talk about why they were so successful and if Justin Verlander, who will be 37 at the start of next season, should still be drafted as a top pitcher (18:30).Moving onto 2020, the guys discuss who would be their number one pick in a fantasy draft next year (22:00), how they try to find steals in the current era (24:30) and if they buy the big September showings from guys like Garrett Hampson and Tommy Edman (33:20).They briefly preview the 2019 playoffs (38:45), then talk about what went wrong with the Chicago Cubs (42:00) Closing out the show for the year, Scott &amp; Joe draft their 10 favorite Yankees players (43:50).Thanks for listening, Scott and the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast will return in the spring with more strategy, analysis and random drafts.Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Closing out the season, playoffs preview and top 10 Yankees

Just in time for the USA's yearly bash celebrating their independence from Britain, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox brought some fireworks to London. Rudy Gamble of Razzball joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the wacky series that saw 50 runs scored in two games and the rest of the week that was in baseball.First they chat about a trio of young pitchers in the Padres' Logan Allen, the Rays' Brendan McKay and White Sox' Dylan Cease (5:00).Later they hit on that monstrous Yankees/Red Sox series in London and whether fantasy owners need to look out for future situations in which teams will be playing in unknown ballparks (11:30). Sticking with the Yankees, the guys discuss Giancarlo Stanton injury the myth of injury prone guys (20:35).They close out the baseball portion of the show discussing Daniel Murphy and the Colorado Rockies (24:10), relief pitchers who might get moved at the trade deadline (29:50) and some thoughts on the Tampa Bay Rays (37:45).To wrap up the podcast, Scott and Rudy draft their favorite "ownership" albums -- hidden gems that they love but are off the beaten path (40:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Just in time for the USA's yearly bash celebrating their independence from Britain, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox brought some fireworks to London. <a href="https://twitter.com/rudygamble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rudy Gamble</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/Razzball" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Razzball</a> joins Scott Pianowski to discuss the wacky series that saw 50 runs scored in two games and the rest of the week that was in baseball.First they chat about a trio of young pitchers in the Padres' Logan Allen, the Rays' Brendan McKay and White Sox' Dylan Cease (5:00).Later they hit on that monstrous Yankees/Red Sox series in London and whether fantasy owners need to look out for future situations in which teams will be playing in unknown ballparks (11:30). Sticking with the Yankees, the guys discuss Giancarlo Stanton injury the myth of injury prone guys (20:35).They close out the baseball portion of the show discussing Daniel Murphy and the Colorado Rockies (24:10), relief pitchers who might get moved at the trade deadline (29:50) and some thoughts on the Tampa Bay Rays (37:45).To wrap up the podcast, Scott and Rudy draft their favorite "ownership" albums -- hidden gems that they love but are off the beaten path (40:05).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Young pitchers, trade-bait pitchers and Yankees-Sox brings the rivalry to London

Julio Teheran

The NL East is not the greatest division in 2019, but what it lacks in great teams, it makes up for in intriguing fantasy optionsScott Pianowski is joined by Michael Salfino of The Athletic to check in on the starting rotation of the New York Mets, a sub .500 team with a pair of top-20 starting pitchers in Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard (1:20).Michael discusses his latest column about teams with huge schedule advantages in the league-leading Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves (19:45). The Braves discussion also dives into the fantasy viability of Julio Teheran, a not-flashy pitcher on a team in playoff contention (25:30).Scott and Michael also discuss the impressive season from Lucas Giolito (29:30), thoughts ahead of the 2019 MLB draft (34:15) and wrap up the fantasy discussion on Kevin Gausman and José Ramírez (39:30).Scott and Michael close the show with a 5-round draft of the best athletes from the 1970s (45:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_Pianowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The NL East is not the greatest division in 2019, but what it lacks in great teams, it makes up for in intriguing fantasy options<a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski </a>is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelSalfino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Salfino</a> of The Athletic to check in on the starting rotation of the New York Mets, a sub .500 team with a pair of top-20 starting pitchers in Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard (1:20).Michael discusses his latest column about teams with huge schedule advantages in the league-leading Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves (19:45). The Braves discussion also dives into the fantasy viability of Julio Teheran, a not-flashy pitcher on a team in playoff contention (25:30).Scott and Michael also discuss the impressive season from Lucas Giolito (29:30), thoughts ahead of the 2019 MLB draft (34:15) and wrap up the fantasy discussion on Kevin Gausman and José Ramírez (39:30).Scott and Michael close the show with a 5-round draft of the best athletes from the 1970s (45:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

The Mets' rotation, Julio Teheran's upside and why the Twins will continue to dominate

We're a week away from Labor Day and for lots of fantasy owners, football is becoming more top of mind. Inspired by the boredom the Los Angeles Dodgers displayed over the weekend against the New York Yankees, Scott Pianowski is joined by Yahoo's own Fred Zinkie to discuss ways to combat the late-summer boredom that strikes fantasy baseball owners (2:50).Next, Scott &amp; Fred chat about the Indians' José Ramírez and his broken hand that will sideline him for the rest of the season. How does that affect him next year and who are some replacement options in the short-term (8:15)?Later, Scott contemplates what he should do with a two-start week from Homer Bailey and the guys discuss the upsides and downsides two-start weeks from fringier pitchers and the weirdness of the night game followed by a day game (15:25).In a few grab-bag baseball topics, Fred &amp; Scott talk about streaming his pitchers against the Detroit Tigers for the rest of the season (20:00), Austin Nola of the Seattle Mariners (22:05), whether St. Louis' Jack Flaherty should be considered an ace next season (26:05) and dominant relievers like Nick Anderson and Josh Hader, who get a ton of strikeouts but also tend to give up a fair share of home runs (30:50).The guys close out the show with fantasy baseball "swing thoughts," nuggets of fantasy advice akin to tiny morsels of golf advice (37:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're a week away from Labor Day and for lots of fantasy owners, football is becoming more top of mind. Inspired by the boredom the Los Angeles Dodgers displayed over the weekend against the New York Yankees, Scott Pianowski is joined by Yahoo's own <a href="https://twitter.com/FredZinkieMLB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Zinkie</a> to discuss ways to combat the late-summer boredom that strikes fantasy baseball owners (2:50).Next, Scott &amp; Fred chat about the Indians' José Ramírez and his broken hand that will sideline him for the rest of the season. How does that affect him next year and who are some replacement options in the short-term (8:15)?Later, Scott contemplates what he should do with a two-start week from Homer Bailey and the guys discuss the upsides and downsides two-start weeks from fringier pitchers and the weirdness of the night game followed by a day game (15:25).In a few grab-bag baseball topics, Fred &amp; Scott talk about streaming his pitchers against the Detroit Tigers for the rest of the season (20:00), Austin Nola of the Seattle Mariners (22:05), whether St. Louis' Jack Flaherty should be considered an ace next season (26:05) and dominant relievers like Nick Anderson and Josh Hader, who get a ton of strikeouts but also tend to give up a fair share of home runs (30:50).The guys close out the show with fantasy baseball "swing thoughts," nuggets of fantasy advice akin to tiny morsels of golf advice (37:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Combating late August fantasy fatigue and replacing José Ramírez

With the 2019 regular season winding to a close and September call-ups looming, Scott Pianowski is joined by Rob Silver of Baseball Prospectus and the Launch Angle Podcast to look back at the year's most discussed rookie: Vlad Guerrero, Jr.The guys talk about how his draft value panned out for fantasy owners, what his 2020 could look like and also take a look at the Blue Jay's emerging young bats in Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. (10:00)Transitioning to the NL, Scott &amp; Rob discuss Clayton Kershaw's diminishing pitch velocity and whether fantasy owners should be worried this year or in the long-term (20:25).Speaking of the Dodgers and their 18.5 game NL West lead, the guys discuss fantasy strategy for the final month of the season and how you should start players on teams with comfortable leads and sights on October (27:30).Another team with October dreams are the Houston Astros, who are hoping to capture their third World Series win in two years. Scott asks Rob to talk about what makes this Astro's team special, especially their pitching staff (32:00).Last years world champion Boston Red Sox are on the outside of this year's playoff picture. Rob shares his thoughts on why he's fading the entire Boston pitching staff (35:55).To wrap up the show, Scott &amp; Rob list 5 of their most unpopular takes (38:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_Pianowski See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With the 2019 regular season winding to a close and September call-ups looming, <a href="https://www.twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/RobSilver" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rob Silver</a> of Baseball Prospectus and the Launch Angle Podcast to look back at the year's most discussed rookie: Vlad Guerrero, Jr.The guys talk about how his draft value panned out for fantasy owners, what his 2020 could look like and also take a look at the Blue Jay's emerging young bats in Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. (10:00)Transitioning to the NL, Scott &amp; Rob discuss Clayton Kershaw's diminishing pitch velocity and whether fantasy owners should be worried this year or in the long-term (20:25).Speaking of the Dodgers and their 18.5 game NL West lead, the guys discuss fantasy strategy for the final month of the season and how you should start players on teams with comfortable leads and sights on October (27:30).Another team with October dreams are the Houston Astros, who are hoping to capture their third World Series win in two years. Scott asks Rob to talk about what makes this Astro's team special, especially their pitching staff (32:00).Last years world champion Boston Red Sox are on the outside of this year's playoff picture. Rob shares his thoughts on why he's fading the entire Boston pitching staff (35:55).To wrap up the show, Scott &amp; Rob list 5 of their most unpopular takes (38:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Toronto's young bats & Kershaw's old arm

Fantasy Baseball draft season continues and Scott Pianowski is joined this week by Rotoworld's D.J. Short to talk about a conundrum many fantasy owners are facing in the first round of their drafts: should Jacob DeGrom or Gerrit Cole be the first starting pitcher off the board?The guys discuss the case for each of the two New York pitchers and the other starters you may consider in the first round (1:45). The conversation naturally turns to the other star Mets pitcher, Noah Syndergaard. What do you do with Thor when he hasn't been able to make up for the Mets' offensive and defensive shortcomings in the same way DeGrom has? (7:20)Arizona's Ketel Marte had a breakout season in 2019, earning his first All-Star appearance and coming in 4th in the NL MVP race. Can he repeat the outstanding numbers he dropped last year or is he destined for a bit of a correction? (11:10)Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow threw great stuff last year when he wasn't dealing with injuries. The guys discuss his top 10 starter upside for 2020. (16:20)Moving back to New York for a bit, they guys discuss Gary Sanchez and a Yankee lineup that's already facing some injury uncertainty and what fantasy owners should do if their league requires rostering two catchers. (19:30)Scott &amp; D.J. talk about the Dodgers' plan with Kenley Jansen and Blake Trienen and how fantasy owners should navigate the closer market in general. (28:00)Fantasy owners can expect the unexpected with the Texas Rangers moving into a new stadium this year. The guys talk about Rangers SS Elvis Andrus and how owners can adjust to the unknown park effects resulting from the Rangers transitioning out of the offense-friendly Globe Life Park to the unproven Globe Life Field (32:30).Wrapping up the fantasy portion of the show, the guys discuss the Pirates' Kevin Newman, (35:10) as well as the Astros' Jose Urquidy and Josh James (37:20).The guys close out the show drafting their 5 favorite baseball movies. (41:15)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fantasy Baseball draft season continues and Scott Pianowski is joined this week by Rotoworld's <a href="https://twitter.com/djshort" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">D.J. Short</a> to talk about a conundrum many fantasy owners are facing in the first round of their drafts: should Jacob DeGrom or Gerrit Cole be the first starting pitcher off the board?The guys discuss the case for each of the two New York pitchers and the other starters you may consider in the first round (1:45). The conversation naturally turns to the other star Mets pitcher, Noah Syndergaard. What do you do with Thor when he hasn't been able to make up for the Mets' offensive and defensive shortcomings in the same way DeGrom has? (7:20)Arizona's Ketel Marte had a breakout season in 2019, earning his first All-Star appearance and coming in 4th in the NL MVP race. Can he repeat the outstanding numbers he dropped last year or is he destined for a bit of a correction? (11:10)Tampa Bay starter Tyler Glasnow threw great stuff last year when he wasn't dealing with injuries. The guys discuss his top 10 starter upside for 2020. (16:20)Moving back to New York for a bit, they guys discuss Gary Sanchez and a Yankee lineup that's already facing some injury uncertainty and what fantasy owners should do if their league requires rostering two catchers. (19:30)Scott &amp; D.J. talk about the Dodgers' plan with Kenley Jansen and Blake Trienen and how fantasy owners should navigate the closer market in general. (28:00)Fantasy owners can expect the unexpected with the Texas Rangers moving into a new stadium this year. The guys talk about Rangers SS Elvis Andrus and how owners can adjust to the unknown park effects resulting from the Rangers transitioning out of the offense-friendly Globe Life Park to the unproven Globe Life Field (32:30).Wrapping up the fantasy portion of the show, the guys discuss the Pirates' Kevin Newman, (35:10) as well as the Astros' Jose Urquidy and Josh James (37:20).The guys close out the show drafting their 5 favorite baseball movies. (41:15)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

DeGrom vs. Cole, Yankees lineup uncertainty & Dodgers' dual closers

Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski is joined by fellow Yahooligan Andy Behrens to bring you the latest fantasy baseball news and analysis.They kick the show off with a discussion about MadBum’s beef with Max Muncy and how it’s great for the game (2:00);With the Boston Bruins on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup, Scott talks about being oversaturated with championships as a Boston sports fan (18:00);The three hottest pitching prospects in baseball right now - A’s prospect Jesús Luzardo, Zac Gallen of the Marlins’ farm system and Rays prospect Brendan McKay (24:00);It was a busy week for midseason free agent veterans, and the guys take a look at how Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel fit with their new teams (36:00);Plus, everyone’s favorite segment- the non-baseball fantasy draft - this week’s draft has Andy and Scott fighting over their all-time favorite initials (47:00). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Yahoo Sports’ Scott Pianowski is joined by fellow Yahooligan Andy Behrens to bring you the latest fantasy baseball news and analysis.They kick the show off with a discussion about MadBum’s beef with Max Muncy and how it’s great for the game (2:00);With the Boston Bruins on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup, Scott talks about being oversaturated with championships as a Boston sports fan (18:00);The three hottest pitching prospects in baseball right now - A’s prospect Jesús Luzardo, Zac Gallen of the Marlins’ farm system and Rays prospect Brendan McKay (24:00);It was a busy week for midseason free agent veterans, and the guys take a look at how Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel fit with their new teams (36:00);Plus, everyone’s favorite segment- the non-baseball fantasy draft - this week’s draft has Andy and Scott fighting over their all-time favorite initials (47:00). See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

MadBum's beef is good for baseball, Keuchel & Kimbrel finally sign & Cleveland is 'nothin'

On this episode, Alex Fast of PitcherList.com joins our own Scott Pianowski to break down all things pitchers. The guys begin with their draft strategy with a delayed and truncated season and how it affects the player pool. Which guys should rise up your draft board and benefit from the delay? (3:35)Alex and Scott move to the mound and ask what is their pitcher type in fantasy? (7:50) Also, what is the best stat to evaluate pitchers and how has CSW rate changed the analytics game? (14:43)From starters to closers and relievers, how do saves present a new challenge to fantasy players (23:14) and which relievers are going to surprise us a few weeks into the season? (33:39)The guys cap the show with a draft of the best relievers in the history of the game. (52:33) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, Alex Fast of <a href="http://PitcherList.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">PitcherList.com</a> joins our own Scott Pianowski to break down all things pitchers. The guys begin with their draft strategy with a delayed and truncated season and how it affects the player pool. Which guys should rise up your draft board and benefit from the delay? (3:35)Alex and Scott move to the mound and ask what is their pitcher type in fantasy? (7:50) Also, what is the best stat to evaluate pitchers and how has CSW rate changed the analytics game? (14:43)From starters to closers and relievers, how do saves present a new challenge to fantasy players (23:14) and which relievers are going to surprise us a few weeks into the season? (33:39)The guys cap the show with a draft of the best relievers in the history of the game. (52:33) See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Drafting Pitchers & Players Who Benefit From the Delayed Season

With Scott Pianowski hitting the links this weekend on a much-needed vacation, Yahoo Fantasy's ultimate utility guy Dalton Del Don takes over the podcast for the week.He's joined by Derek Carty of ESPN and RotoGrinders and the creator of The Bat projection system to talk about some of the trends he's been seeing this season and how he's updated some of his projections since his last podcast appearance.First, they chat about the crazy numbers put up this weekend by Lucas Giolito and Aristides Aquino and why those players are hard to project going forward (0:35).Next, the guys dive into Derek's updated analytics from The Bat. They talk about some of the metrics provided by Statcast including exit velocity, launch angle, barrels and how fantasy owners can analyze those stats (4:00).Derek then provides some projection updates to a group of recently traded players in Mike Leake, Zack Greinke and Trevor Bauer. They use these three trades as an opportunity to discuss spin rates, how venues can affect strikeouts and walks, swinging strikeout rates and adjusting to the increased HR rate throughout the majors (8:15).Later, Dalton asks Derek about some of The Bat's hits and misses from this season including Blake Treinen, German Marquez and Yordan Alvarez (22:40)To wrap up the baseball portion of the show, Derek gives some daily fantasy pointers and how he feels weather and umpires should play into your DFS strategy (28:25).The guys close out the show drafting their favorite current TV shows (39:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy. Follow Dalton @DaltonDelDonCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With Scott Pianowski hitting the links this weekend on a much-needed vacation, Yahoo Fantasy's ultimate utility guy Dalton Del Don takes over the podcast for the week.He's joined by Derek Carty of ESPN and RotoGrinders and the creator of The Bat projection system to talk about some of the trends he's been seeing this season and how he's updated some of his projections since his last podcast appearance.First, they chat about the crazy numbers put up this weekend by Lucas Giolito and Aristides Aquino and why those players are hard to project going forward (0:35).Next, the guys dive into Derek's updated analytics from The Bat. They talk about some of the metrics provided by Statcast including exit velocity, launch angle, barrels and how fantasy owners can analyze those stats (4:00).Derek then provides some projection updates to a group of recently traded players in Mike Leake, Zack Greinke and Trevor Bauer. They use these three trades as an opportunity to discuss spin rates, how venues can affect strikeouts and walks, swinging strikeout rates and adjusting to the increased HR rate throughout the majors (8:15).Later, Dalton asks Derek about some of The Bat's hits and misses from this season including Blake Treinen, German Marquez and Yordan Alvarez (22:40)To wrap up the baseball portion of the show, Derek gives some daily fantasy pointers and how he feels weather and umpires should play into your DFS strategy (28:25).The guys close out the show drafting their favorite current TV shows (39:10).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>. Follow Dalton <a href="https://www.twitter.com/daltondeldon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DaltonDelDon</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Evaluating Statcast numbers and updating projections for Leake, Greinke and Bauer

Baseball teams will play their 81st games this week as the majors hit their official half-way point. As the All-Star break and the dog days of summer approach quickly, Vlad Sedler of Elite Fantasy joins Scott Pianowski on the the pod to talk about how to juggle sanity and strategy at this point in the season, especially when you're in multiple leagues and best ball leagues (1:30).Scott then asks Vlad to talk specifically about FAAB bidding strategy for mid-June (14:25) and what under-the-radar pickups fantasy owners should be targeting (19:35).Moving out west, Scott &amp; Vlad wonder if the Los Angeles Dodgers are peaking too early in a division that looks all-but clinched in mid-June (22:55). They chat about the curious case of Chris Taylor and if Hyun-Jin Ryu's comet of a season will ever come back down to earth. Later, they stay in the NL West to fit in some San Diego Padres talk (28:40).Scott &amp; Vlad also talk about which advanced stats they pay attention to and which they ignore (32:00) and the nice little season Eric Sogard is having with the Toronto Blue Jays (35:30).They wrap up the show drafting all things related to the Los Angeles Dodgers including this excellent picture of Tommy Lasorda and Frank Sinatra (38:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Scott @Scott_PianowskiCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Baseball teams will play their 81st games this week as the majors hit their official half-way point. As the All-Star break and the dog days of summer approach quickly, <a href="https://twitter.com/RotoGut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vlad Sedler</a> of Elite Fantasy joins <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Pianowski</a> on the the pod to talk about how to juggle sanity and strategy at this point in the season, especially when you're in multiple leagues and best ball leagues (1:30).Scott then asks Vlad to talk specifically about FAAB bidding strategy for mid-June (14:25) and what under-the-radar pickups fantasy owners should be targeting (19:35).Moving out west, Scott &amp; Vlad wonder if the Los Angeles Dodgers are peaking too early in a division that looks all-but clinched in mid-June (22:55). They chat about the curious case of Chris Taylor and if Hyun-Jin Ryu's comet of a season will ever come back down to earth. Later, they stay in the NL West to fit in some San Diego Padres talk (28:40).Scott &amp; Vlad also talk about which advanced stats they pay attention to and which they ignore (32:00) and the nice little season Eric Sogard is having with the Toronto Blue Jays (35:30).They wrap up the show drafting all things related to the Los Angeles Dodgers including <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/53/5f/11/535f11a5683d9f12883c6d55a85649ce.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this excellent picture</a> of Tommy Lasorda and Frank Sinatra (38:45).Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a>Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at <a href="https://apple.co/2Abi8jk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/2Abi8jk</a> or at <a href="http://yahoosports.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoosports.com/podcasts</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

How to juggle sanity, strategy and FAAB half-way through the season, also lots of Dodger talk

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