Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast

After another New York Knicks disappointment, Frank needs a pick-me-up. Who is Scott's favorite sports team? Who are the top two-start pitchers for next week (2:33)? Can we also trust names like Adam Wainwright and Christian Javier? ... We have prospects (9:25)! What should we expect from Joey Bart, Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez, and Triston McKenzie? Is Bart a Top-12 catcher already? How much FAB should you spend on Sixto? ... For the OMGG players of the night, Scott has a great stat on James Karinchak (24:10). Lucas Giolito bounced back in a huge way while German Marquez got destroyed in Coors Field. ... Onto news and notes, the Mets had a pair of positive COVID tests (27:17), James Paxton, Gleyber Torres and Zach Britton are all hurt for the Yankees, and Alex Bregman landed on the IL with his hamstring injury. ... Recapping Thursday's action, is Kyle Tucker a Top-40 outfielder ROS (34:10)? How interested should we be in names like Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew McCutchen, Yadier Molina, Mitch Moreland and Wilmer Fl

Oh hey, Chris is back! And he has a curly mustache (make sure to watch us on YouTube). Frank owes Trevor Bauer an apology (2:20). What's behind Bauer's transformation? What is his value ROS? What lessons can we learn from this? For our OMGG players of the night, Scott went with Dane Dunning (10:24), while Chris went with Rafael Devers. Is Dunning a must-add? Onto news and notes, Alex Bregman left Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury and Yordan Alvarez is set for season-ending knee surgery (17:32). Also, Seth Lugo is headed back to the Mets rotation and Nate Pearson landed on the IL. We had a ton of interesting pitching performances Wednesday, including Casey Mize's debut (28:27). Is it time to add Brad Keller? What do we make of the struggles for Jack Flaherty, Rich Hill, Luis Castillo, and Julio Urias? We saw some big bounce-back performances from Paddack, Glasnow, and Luzardo (38:50). Is Framber Valdez must-start? Should we really sell-high on Aaron Civale? ... Hey, hitters are a thing too (49:38). Ian

Happy Wednesday, especially if you have Kenta Maeda on your Fantasy team! What is Maeda's value rest-of-season (1:09)? Unfortunately, Taylor Rogers blew another save. Is it time to add Sergio Romo? ... The unwritten rules of baseball are dumb (7:02). That is all. Keep swinging away, Fernando Tatis. For our OMGG players of the night, Frankie Montas gave you -18.5 Fantasy points (9:28) while Antonio Senzatela was awesome again. Should we buy-low on Montas and trust Senzatela? ... Onto news and notes, the Astros have finally placed Yordan Alvarez on the IL due to discomfort in his right knee (15:16). Christian Pache is being promoted by the Braves and is it time to drop David Dahl? ... Let's fire up the Worryometer (21:40)! How worried should we be over Jose Altuve, Eugenio Suarez, Cody Bellinger, Rhys Hoskins, and Mitch Garver? ... Who were the good standouts from Tuesday's action (34:22)? Snell's pitch count is up while Tony Gonsolin and Marco Gonzales were both great. Did you know Bryce Harper is a Top-5 hitt

You know what they say about Tigers prospects: they're not just good... they're great! What are our favorite cereals? ... What do we need to know about Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal (3:34)? How should we prioritize the two? Would you drop MacKenzie Gore, Spencer Howard or even Zach Plesac for either? What is the interest level for Isaac Paredes?... For our OMGG players of the night, Trea Turner finally stole his first base of the season (13:25)! Is it time to drop Ross Stripling? ... Finally some good news: there have been no new positive COVID tests for the Cincinnati Reds (16:15). Unfortunately, Tommy Pham broke his hamate bone and will likely miss the rest of the season. He can be dropped in all redraft leagues. ... Our email of the day asks who we prefer between Chris Paddack and Zac Gallen in keeper/dynasty leagues (20:20). It's close! Double dongs ran rampant on Monday night (24:26). Nelson Cruz is awesome, Pete Alonso has bounced back, but what have we made of Luis Robert thus far? What is Luke Voit's va

So this weekend just turned into The Walking Dead, huh? So many big names either landed on the IL or were scratched from their starts. For the OMGG players of the weekend, Scott calls on Yordan Alvarez who did not play Sunday with knee soreness? What do you do with Alvarez in dynasty? Where should Pablo Lopez rank in terms of waiver wire priority? Trevor Gott was just brutal this weekend. What will happen with the Giants bullpen? ... Onto news and notes, there's a lot so buckle in (14:38). Given the Bo Bichette injury, who's a shortstop to target on waivers? With Aaron Judge and LeMahieu going down, what's the interest level in Clint Frazier and Mike Tauchman? Do we start or sit Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac? Luckily for you, we've got waiver wire hitters (30:54)! Who stands out most from Teoscar Hernandez, Dominic Smith, Robinson Cano, Kole Calhoun, and Shin Soo Choo? ... For waiver wire pitchers (35:40), how does Chris rank Pablo Lopez, Justus Sheffield, Danny Duffy, Elieser Hernandez, and Kevin Gausman? .

Get hyped! We have prospects! Alec Bohm made his debut Thursday with Dylan Carlson's looming (1:04). What should you expect from each? How much FAAB should you spend? Where do Carlson and Bohm rank ROS? ... Let's fire up the Stash-O-Meter (10:50)! Who is most desirable out of Gavin Lux, MacKenzie Gore, Casey Mize, Joey Bart, Brendan McKay, Ryan Mountcastle, and Clarke Schmidt? ... For the OMGG player of the night, Scott is buying Nick Senzel (14:31). He's buy-medium(?) in Fantasy right now. Yu Darvish was also fantastic Thursday night. He's picking up where he left off last season. ... Onto news and notes and Corey Seager is back with a bang (19:19). Spencer Howard will start Friday, while the Cardinals vs. White Sox is now a doubleheader for Saturday. What else happened on Thursday (24:10)? What's going on with Tyler Glasnow and Chris Paddack? Paddack or Dylan Bundy ROS? What's happening with Trea Turner and should you bench Rafael Devers right now? ... We're hitting the Week 5 planner, starting with two-sta

Wednesday was a crazy one in the world of baseball! We start off with the OMGG player of the night, which is no doubt Bo Bichette (1:42). Bichette finished 5-5 with a homer and two steals. The kid is a stud. ... It looks like the Blue Jays home park in Buffalo will be hitter friendly (4:33). Is Travis Shaw for real? What do we do with Nate Pearson? ... Onto news and notes and surprise, surprise, now Aaron Judge is dealing with lower body soreness (10:28). Should you look to sell? Should you add Clint Frazier, instead? Ronald Acuña will be out this weekend with a wrist injury. On the Astros front, Justin Verlander is set to resume throwing next week while Yordan Alvarez is coming soon! Buy or sell (17:49)!? Blake Snell is back, Buxton is finally breaking out, Mike Yastrzemski is a Top-30 OF, and Brandon Lowe is a must-start second baseman. It was nice to see these players bounce-back on Wednesday (26:13). What's been the issue with Pete Alonso. Mitch Garver and Miguel Sano also had strong games. ... Let's hit

How's the shortened season treating you? For our OMGG player of the night, Scott is concerned about Ross Stripling (1:55). The numbers aren't where they usually are for him and Dustin May has pitched well. For Frank, Charlie Blackmon is on a different level right now. Should you consider selling high?... Uh oh, Ronald Acuña is having his wrist checked out (6:40). In other news, Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension, Joe Musgrove has landed on the IL and should you add Drew Pomeranz because of Kirby Yates' weird season? ... We have lineup notes, including Garrett Hampson leading off against a right-handed pitcher (12:45)! Seager, Springer, and Devers reamined out while Mike Ford was the DH for the Yankees Tuesday night. ... Here's the magic question: how should you handle hitters who are off to slow starts in this shortened season (17:17)? Should you change your usual process? ... For Worryometer Wednesday, is there any real reason to be concerned about Cody Bellinger (24:49)? How about Gleyber Torres

Apparently the recipe to get a hitter going is to just face Sean Newcomb or Steven Matz! For the OMGG player of the night, Frank gives the nod to Asdrubal Cabrera (1:38) who had four hits, including two homers and five RBI! Next up we have Aaron Nola who has been ridiculous over his last two starts. How high is he moving up the ranks? It's also nice to see JD Martinez hit his first homer of the season. ... Onto news and notes and Mike Clevinger is a ding dong (12:02). Apparently he was out partying with Zach Plesac Saturday night so Clev will not make his scheduled start on Tuesday. Also, are we still excited about Spencer Howard if he's being used in a piggyback role? ... We hit some weekend leftovers, including Isiah Kiner Falefa who is a must-add even in one-catcher leagues (19:09). Which one of Alex Verdugo, Anthony Santander, AJ Pollock, and Jacob Jones are we most excited about? Should you drop Matthew Boyd? ... It's a trade target Tuesday and surprise, surprise, Frank likes Eloy Jimenez (33:17). We're

Fernando Tatis is the best hitter in Fantasy! Is it for real? If we're redrafting today, how many hitters should be drafted over Tats (4:47)? ... For the OMGG players of the night, Dinelson Lamet was unreal on Sunday (6:51). How good can Lamet be? Nathan Eovaldi has upped his curveball usage and that should have your attention. Justus Sheffield was very impressive Sunday going with a slider heavy approach as well. Onto news and notes, down goes Giancarlo Stanton (17:04)! Are we interested in any Yankees as a result? Zach Plesac was sent back to Cleveland for partying Saturday night. Can you start him this upcoming week? The Cardinals-Pirates series has been postponed so get your Cardinals out of your lineups. ... What do we do with these performances (30:16)? Blake Snell has thrown less than 60 pitches in all three of his starts. His teammate Tyler Glasnow has really been struggling with walks, too. ... Which of these waiver wire SP are we most interested in (34:48)? Is Framber Valdez legit? Is Spencer Howard

Before we get to Dylan Bundy, let's talk about Tyler Chatwood who ruined Frank's night! What do we do with this guy? It's no surprise but Bundy is the OMGG player of night (3:59) after pitching a complete game with 10 strikeouts. How high should he be ranked now? On the other hand, Scott really likes what he saw from Touki Toussaint on Thursday. He's somebody you should be looking at adding. ... Onto news notes, George Springer exited with a wrist sprain, Yordan Alvarez and Jose Urquidy are way off, and Jose Quintana is close (12:26). ... Recapping Thursday night's action, who were the pitching standouts (15:59)? Is Carlos Carrasco fully back? Where is Luis Castillo on the Worryometer? Zac Gallen has had back-to-back strong performances but can you start him in Colorado? ... If you don't want to start Gallen in Coors, here are some two-start pitchers to think about (23:58)! Can you trust Lance McCullers? Who should you add between Randy Dobnak and Tyler Mahle? ... We also have single-start streamers, headline

Frank is back but maybe Scott should remain the host after his great performance! Who were the biggest standouts from Wednesday's action (1:41)? Aaron Nola was incredible why Kyle Tucker has earned consistent playing time! Should we be more excited about Dallas Keuchel and Adrian Houser? ... Max Scherzer left his start Wednesday with a hamstring injury (9:08) but it sounds like he should be fine. .. In other news, Nick Madrigal was placed on the IL with a separated shoulder, Josh James is being moved to the bullpen, and Ozzie Albies also landed on the IL (11:08). Who are some second basemen you can add to replace him? We have more bullpen news and this time Rafael Montero is set to return for the Rangers while the Cardinals closer role seems wide open (15:21). ... Christian Yelich was out of the lineup Wednesday against a lefty (21:37). Is there any reason to be concerned? His approach has been weird thus far. ... We had a lot of randomly strong pitching performances on Wednesday (27:43). Who is more enticing

Frank Stampfl is day-to-day so Scott White is back in the host chair with special guest... Chris Welsh! We start off with the debut crew: highlighting Jo Adell's first game (2:11). Jesus Luzardo looked like a stud in his first start. What should we do with Luis Patiño plus should we be stashing MacKenzie Gore? ... Roberto Osuna needs Tommy John surgery (17:46)!? Where does Ryan Pressly rank among other closers? Mike Trout was back in the lineup Tuesday while Juan Soto was not. ... Three big names on the Cardinals have tested positive for COVID but apparently the team is set to return this Friday (30:28)... And the question of the night: what do we do with Craig Kimbrel (34:32)? Nick Anderson picked up a save for the Rays while Keone Kela was named the Pirates closer once he returns. ... We're updating you on some injuries including Mookie Betts, Robinson Cano, Josh Donaldson and Ozzie Albies (43:33). ... What did we learn from Tuesday night's action (47:48)? Cristian Javier, Dustin May, and Tyler Mahle were a

We start off the show by bowing our heads for Mike Soroka's torn achilles. Should you try and buy him on the cheap in a dynasty/keeper league (3:28)? ... How are we replacing Soroka in redraft leagues (8:23)? Should we have interest in Alec Mills after another fine start? Who are some realistic trade options? ... The other big news was Jo Adell, one of baseball's top prospects, is reportedly getting called up by the Angels (14:35). What are our expectations? How much FAAB should you spend on him? ... Shohei Ohtani is shut down for the next four weeks with a flexor pronator mass in his throwing arm (2!:00). Should he be dropped? ... Other news and notes includes the Cardinals who are currently dealing with a COVID outbreak of their own (22:13). Also, Rich Hill is injured and Jose Quintana is working his way back. ... Onto Monday's standouts, why is Corbin Burnes coming out of the bullpen (25:30)!? How good can Gio Urshela and Mike Yastrzemski be? ... Should there be any concern over Gerrit Cole's lack of swing

What an eventful weekend it was, capped off by James Paxton being terrible! For our OMGG players of the night, should we consider dropping Paxton (1:58)? How excited should we be about adding Tyler Chatwood and just how good can Clayton Kershaw be? ... Onto news and notes, the Cardinals reportedly have positive COVID tests so pay attention to that (9:27). With Lorenzo Cain and Yoenis Cespedes opting out, should we be adding Dominic Smith or Ben Gamel? ... In Astros news, Forrest Whitley is shut down, Yordan Alvarez is apparently 10-14 days away, and Roberto Osuna is headed to the IL (14:53). How much FAAB should we spend on Ryan Pressly? Also, Monte Harrison is being called up, Jairo Diaz is the next closer up for the Rockies and Nick Madrigal is a must-own player. ... It's time to talk about these hitters (25:37)! Who is most interesting from Colin Moran, Teoscar Hernandez, Trent Grisham, Jacoby Jones, Robinson Cano, and Matt Kemp? ... Onto pitchers, Chris isn't a fan of Kyle Freeland but does fancy Spencer

It's Shane Bieber's world, we're just living in it. Bieber is off to a ridiculous start to the season. For our OMGG players of the night, we have Starlin Castro, Trevor Rosenthal, and Max Fried (2:46). Why is Castro rostered in so many leagues? Is Rosenthal the guy for the Royals? ... Jose Leclerc is on the IL with a shoulder strain (11:57). Who is next up for the Rangers? What is going on with the Cleveland and Washington bullpens? The rest of the news and notes includes seven-inning doubleheaders (21:26), and more prospects! What's the excitement level for Joey Bart, Daulton Varsho, and Kris Bubic? ... In our email of the day, what do we do with Garrett Richards and his tough upcoming schedule (27:11)? ... Which one of these buy-low pitchers are you most likely to pursue (30:18)? Is there any love for Matthew Boyd? ... Which buy-low hitters are we most confident will bounce-back (35:20)? Who are we genuinely concerned about early on? ... Are any of Christian Vazquez, Joey Votto, Dansby Swanson, Giancarlo St

What a wild Wednesday of action it was! Let's get things started with the pitching prospects who were on the mound (2:29). Who was most impressive out of Nate Pearson, Cristian Javier, and Zach Plesac? Are Javier and Plesac must-own players? ... Jacob deGrom, Frankie Montas, and Brandon Woodruff highlight our OMGG players of the night (16:40). Is Woodruff's increased changeup usage a thing? ... How did Lucas Giolito and Charlie Morton look in their second starts (23:49)? Should we be encouraged? ... News and notes (30:54)! The Reds are healthy and dangerous, Juan Soto could be back by next week, and what should we do with Willie Calhoun? ... Who stands out most when looking at early trends for hitters (42:11)? How good can Corey Seager be? Can Luis Robert be this year's Fernando Tatis Jr.? We also have some bullpen updates (50:30). Taylor Rogers picked up the save for the Twins while Brandon Workman and Brad Hand weren't as great. What's going on with the Rays and Royals' bullpens? ... Email us at fantasybase

It may be a Worryometer Wednesday but it's also a Scott White Wednesday after JD Davis and Nick Castellanos had big games last night! ... What are the latest scheduling updates regarding the Marlins, Yankees, Phillies, and Nationals (1:50)? How does this affect Fantasy Baseball? Are any Marlins players still must own? ... In our newest segment, Scott and Frank reveal their OMGG (oh my goodness gracious) players of night (8:00). How excited should we be over Merrill Kelly? ... Onto news and notes, Alex Wood has been placed on the IL and Juan Soto might be back soon (17:08). Also Miles Mikolas is done for the season and Cristian Javier is starting for the Astros on Wednesday. ... Did you know Amed Rosario has led off for the Mets three days in a row (25:02) or that Andrew Benintendi was batting ninth on Tuesday? Should Garrett Hampson be dropped? ... Worryometer Wednesday (28:58)! Where is Taylor Rogers? Any concern at all for Freeman or Yelich? How about Mondesi and Khris Davis? ... Is it too early to trade in

It's Mark Canha Day! On a serious note, the Marlins are dealing with a COVID outbreak and it's a tough situation all the way around (1:50). How does it affect real baseball? How does it affect Fantasy? ... Onto Monday's standouts, Mike Foltynewicz was the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons (9:25). Also Tyler Glasnow is nasty and where has Josh Hader been? ... We've got news and notes and Corey Kluber is going to miss the next four weeks with a tear in his shoulder (15:35). The good news is Nate Pearson is set to debut Wednesday and Anthony Bass is officially the Blue Jays closer. ... In our email of the day, how worried should be about hitters struggling early on (21:42)? Many Fantasy owners are going to have a short leash this season. ... We had four players with double dongs on Monday, including Teoscar Hernandez, Hunter Renfroe, Maikel Franco, and Colin Moran (24:46). Do we have interest in any of them? ... In the newest segment, "He Gone?" should we be dropping Josh James and Luke Weaver (26:51)?

Well, he did it again. Frank tried to tell you about Trevor Bauer! How wild was Adam's weekend plus who's his biggest winner? ... Justin Verlander has been shut down with a forearm strain (2:26). Who are some waiver-wire replacements? Is it time to stash Forrest Whitley? ... Should we be buying-high on Ross Stripling (12:57)? ... In the latest news and notes, Mike Moustakas has been placed on the IL while Nick Senzel isn't feeling well (14:19). Four Miami Marlins have tested positive for COVID as well. ... What a surprise, Stephen Strasburg and Rich Hill were scratched from their starts this weekend (16:14). Corey Kluber, Eloy Jimenez and Ken Giles all left their respective games with injuries as well. ... Speaking of which, what's the closer situation look like now for the Blue Jays (19:05), as well as the Royals, Rays, Mariners, Orioles, and Giants? ... Who were the biggest winners from the weekend (26:34)? Are Joey Votto and Eric Hosmer legit? ... Adam then reflects on two of his favorite pitchers that let