Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast

Jordan Yamamoto and Ramon Laureano stood out yesterday and we start the show with those guys plus the amazing, ageless Justin Verlander. But we've got so much more to talk about today. Are we buying Lance Lynn, Zach Eflin and Joey Lucchesi (7:03)? What should Chris Paddack owners do (10:10)? Should you buy low on Matt Carpenter and Miles Mikolas (18:30)? And who are Chris' Buy Low guys (24:40) ... Fantasy Regulators Part One (26:20)! Then we tell you some setup men who could become closers before the MLB trade deadline (29:10) and we look at the Most Traded list (35:00) which is headlined by Austin Riley, Jose Ramirez and Aaron Nola ... Start, Sit or Drop (41:00) with Josh Donaldson, Gregory Polanco and more. We also give you some deep league guys (46:15), fringy SPs (53:00) and answer your questions and do more Regulating (58:50) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your a

After discussing Hunter Pence and the best way to set up waivers in your league (4:00), we get into some struggling SPs (6:00). Is it time to drop Jose Quintana, Chris Archer, Jake Arrieta and Mike Foltynewicz? Also we've got your news and notes (10:30) which include A.J. Minter's return and Corey Seager's injury ... Some players Adam wants you to add (17:00), Christian Yelich's amazing production (21:30) and Worryometer Wednesday (24:40)! Bryce Harper, James Paxton, Shohei Ohtani and more concerning players ... Where will Heath be ranking Yordan Alvarez (37:50)? Who are some new pitching options to know about (40:00)? Who are our listeners asking about (41:50)? Who homered twice yesterday (51:00)? And we recap more of yesterday's pitching performances (53:00) as we talk Bauer, Castillo, Tanaka, Paddack, Turnbull, Means and more ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad

We begin the show with some SP rankings (2:00) of Mike Minor, Yu Darvish, German Marquez and Griffin Canning. Interesting notes on each of them and why you shouldn't panic on Marquez ... News and notes (13:24), double dongs (18:00) as Scott Kingery and Eduardo Escobar are among the five players who hit two HRs yesterday, fringy SPs (26:40) such as Anibal Sanchez and we discuss Mookie Betts' disappointing season (31:00) and Freddie Freeman's incredible season (34:00) and what we expect going forward. Plus bullpen notes (35:40) ... Fun With FanGraphs (38:30)! We take a look at the leaders in hard contact rate, BABIP and pitcher HR/FB rate and what it means for Fantasy owners. Who should we be buying and who should we sell? And we dedicate plenty of time to your emails (52:30) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yordan Alvarez homered in his MLB debut and it's probably too late to pick him up, but there are plenty of players to add. We start with hitters (3:50) and pitchers (6:20) plus one-start streamers (10:50) to put on your roster. There might be a pitching prospect to add!... News and notes (16:34), the Most Added list (21:50) and a lot of hitters (36:15) to discuss including Joey Votto and Brian Dozier ... Talking SPs for the rest of the show (44:00) as we rank guys like Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty, Jake Odorizzi, Trevor Bauer and Mike Soroka, plus we give some deep league options ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Busy day in MLB as Dallas Keuchel joins ATL, Peter Lambert (4:00) dazzles in his debut and Trevor Bauer struggles again (5:34). Where are we on Bauer now? Is he the same guy he was before breaking out? Also we look ahead to next week with our favorite two-start pitchers (12:54), plus weekend streamers (19:30) to help you win this weekend ... News and notes (22:30) including some bullpen items and Mookie Betts' ownership of Danny Duffy. Then we discuss Max Kepler (25:45), Robinson Chirinos and the rest of Thursday's standouts before getting into struggling SPs (30:00) Patrick Corbin, Caleb Smith and Mike Foltynewicz ... Most Added list (36:50), Buy or Sell (42:00) for Michael Brantley, Joey Votto, Trey Mancini and more, recapping more of Thursday's games (48:00) and a thorough look at two-start pitchers (53:40) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit http

Sad news on Carlos Carrasco (2:24) but at least we get to celebrate Craig Kimbrel's return (5:25). Where does he rank among RPs rest of season? And Wednesday's standouts (8:25) include Jimmy Nelson, some potential closers, Vlad Jr. and Martin Perez ... Deep league guys (15:00) to take a look at including Anibal Sanchez and Jon Duplantier. Plus news and notes (21:50) and "Hey, Real Quick" (29:30) with Conforto vs. Peralta, Dansby vs. Didi, and Devers vs. Jose Ramirez ... Scott and Heath give you Buy Low (33:40), Sell High (35:45) and Buy High (40:00) players. Are we cool with Mike Foltynewicz? What does David Dahl's profile tell us? And we finish the show with "Start, Sit or Drop" (43:00) and much more from yesterday including ranking SPs like James Paxton, Charlie Morton and German Marquez. And Grade the Trade (59:30)! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. V

Pedro Severino hit three HRs! We tell you who Pedro Severino is and if he's worth adding (2:00) along with the rest of yesterday's standouts including Pedro Strop, Pablo Lopez and a few Marlins hitters (9:45) ... News and notes (14:25) as we react to Andrew McCutchen's season-ending injury. Then it's Worryometer Wednesday (22:40)! We tackle Paul DeJong, Blake Snell, Chris Paddack and a couple more SPs ... Rookie talk (35:00) which is mostly about Austin Riley and if he's a Sell High right now, but we also discuss Nick Senzel, Eloy Jimenez, Michael Chavis and more. Then we're looking at waiver wire OFs (46:40), if Votto, Puig and Carpenter will turn things around (47:50), and how we rank the SPs who started last night (52:00) ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just four games yesterday, we can talk about whatever we want! Of course we'll begin with the Andrew McCutchen injury (2:30) and who might benefit from it. After more news, we recap yesterday's standouts (8:00) including the good Walker Buehler, Robbie Ray and Corey Seager and the bad Aaron Nola ... Fill in the Blank (18:30)! Talking Jose Altuve, top rookies, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and more. Plus weekend leftovers (25:30) including Lucas Giolito's dominance and Dynasty Talk (31:30) as Heath gives you six players moving up and six players moving down in his theoretical Dynasty rankings. We also touch on the MLB Draft (36:30) ... Something surprising at each position (40:30) including Yasmani Grandal's splits, Paul Goldschmidt's lack of doubles, Mitch Haniger's strikeouts and Chris Sale's record. We then read your emails (52:00) and preview today's games at the end of the show ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyi

A lot of players to consider adding this week and we start with hitters (3:00) like David Fletcher and Mallex Smith and pitchers (6:45) like Nick Pivetta and two-start streamers. And we've got even more SPs to consider (14:00)! Andrew Heaney needs to be owned in all leagues. What about Trevor Richards and Zach Plesac? ... Jay Bruce is on the move (22:00)! What's his value? And what other news items do you need to know about? We discuss bullpen happenings (28:00) and the Most Added list (33:00) ... More hitters to add (40:40), then some SP talk to end the show (47:30) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's up with Carlos Carrasco? We try to figure out the Indians ace's frustrating start, before running through our top streaming pitchers for this weekend and our favorite two-start pitchers for Week 11. Plus, we consider dropping guys like Martin Perez, Yusei Kikuchi and Keston Hiura, and spend some time on players we don't talk about enough. Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beginning the show with a discussion about Edwin Diaz and closers in general (1:40) and why it's hard to rank them. And who stood out yesterday (5:00)? Is Bryce Harper still a Top 10 OF? We debate Betts vs. Trout, discuss Kevin Gausman's terrible start (8:55), Griffin Canning's ownership (10:00) and Wade Miley's strikeouts (11:55) ... Hot hitters (14:52)! Scott Kingery, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Renato Nunez and more. Who do you need to add? Plus we have news and notes (23:00) which includes some prospects talk followed by a look at the Most Traded list (28:40). Can Manny Machado and Paul Goldschmidt still carry your team? ... Some emails about our rankings (37:30) and a debate about the Top 5 hitters in Fantasy, and our thoughts on Shohei Ohtani and Luis Severino. Then we play Start, Sit or Drop (47:25) for some struggling hitters like Victor Robles and Josh Donaldson. Finally, a look at yesterday's pitching performances (54:10). Is Aaron Nola back? Should you think about trading James Paxton? ... Your emails at

Derek Dietrich hit three HRs last night! How owned should he be? Is he really breaking out? We also discuss Michael Chavis vs. Ozzie Albies (6:42), when to trade SPs with innings limits (7:15), some daily league strategy and SPs to consider adding (12:45) ... Thursday's standouts (18:00) including one of the greatest ceremonial first pitches ever and Lucas Giolito's continued dominance. Plus, a lot of news and notes (24:40) and why you should add Scott Kingery, and Worryometer Wednesday (30:30) for Vlad, Jon Lester, Corey Seager, Bryce Harper and more ... This week's edition of "Are We Buying It?" (43:00) includes young breakouts like Matt Boyd and Eduardo Escobar plus veterans like Hunter Pence, Tommy La Stella, Cesar Hernandez and Zach Davies. Finally, we review some of yesterday's noteworthy pitching performances (57:00) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic

Did you miss anything during your holiday weekend? We'll take you through the Most Added list (1:40), revisit our bold predictions from the mailbag show (9:30) while discussing Joey Votto's recent streak and give you your news and notes (16:00). Pedro Strop is on his way back! ... Some emails (22:00) about Buster Posey, prospects, Jose Ramirez and more and then we look at some underowned hitters (26:00) who have been making noise lately like Oscar Mercado and Harold Ramirez ... Recapping the weekend with The Good (31:00), The Bad (36:10) and The Ugly (42:00). We touch on Brandon Woodruff, Carlos Carrasco, Yu Darvish, Trevor Bauer, Jake Odorizzi and so many more. Then it's Team Name Tuesday (43:30) and we get into Monday's games to finish the show (46:00) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out our pre-recorded mailbag show as we give you some bold predictions that hopefully came true over the weekend and read your emails including Grade the Trade and Fantasy Regulators. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A busy show today as Cavan Biggio, Josh Naylor and Kevin Cron are getting called up. How does Biggio stack up with the other recently-promoted second basemen? And are the other guys worth adding? Then we give you our favorite two-start pitchers for Week 10 (8:15), some one-start streamers for this weekend (12:30) and Thursday's standouts (14:00) which include Lucas Giolito, the struggling Aaron Nola and Jon Lester, and the surging David Fletcher ... News and notes (26:00) as we get into a Daniel Murphy vs. Biggio debate, Austin Riley (33:20) and the Minnesota Twins (34:45) make history, and we look at the Most Added list (38:00) ... Recapping yesterday's performances (44:00) with thoughts on Masahiro Tanaka, Madison Bumgarner, Hector Neris and many more. And we finish with a more thorough look at the two-start pitchers (55:40) ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic

Gleyber Torres and Eloy Jimenez went yard twice yesterday. Torres continues to punish the Orioles, but how much does that matter when evaluating him? And did this two-homer game from Jimenez change our opinions at all? Then let's get the Thurryometer out on Gerrit Cole and Cole Hamels (9:05) ... Top prospects to stash (12:50), big news (17:40), Manny Machado's struggles (24:00) and some Buy Low/Sell High/Buy High candidates (27:30). We're buying Rafael Devers, but what about Austin Riley? ... Breaking down four of the top hitters in Fantasy (34:50) and wondering how legit these performances are. Bellinger over Betts rest of season? And how about those struggling Cardinals sluggers (42:40)? Buy low on Carpenter and Goldschmidt? And we finish the show with more from Wednesday's games (46:00) including some deep league options and SP rankings ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abo

Looking for the hitter that is about to dominate MLB for the next month? We've got three suggestions (1:50). Then it's on to Tuesday's standouts (5:45) including Clint Frazier, German Marquez, Lance Lynn and Marwin Gonzalez ... Evaluating Francisco Lindor (20:40), news and notes (25:00), bullpen updates (28:40) as we dissect an interesting Joe Maddon quote, and then it's Worryometer Wednesday (31:00) which of course starts with Jose Ramirez and Trevor Bauer but also includes Chris Archer, Andrew Benintendi, Daniel Murphy and more ... "Hey, Real Quick," (47:00) an update on the ACES metric (49:00) which attempts to determine which pitchers have great stuff. There are some surprising names near the top of the list. And we finish the show with more from yesterday (52:50) as we debate Zach Eflin, Marcus Stroman and Eduardo Rodriguez. Plus a look at today's matchups  (58:10) ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/priva

Monday's standouts (2:55) include Gleyber Torres and Mike Minor who have done a lot of damage against BAL and SEA, respectively. What do we make of that? Also, did ATL find a new closer (10:00)? Then we get into two awesome rookies (12:00) Michael Chavis and Austin Riley and wonder if now is the time to sell ... News and notes (19:15), SPs who may be becoming stars (23:30) and some BOS hitters we need to chat about (31:00) ... "Act Now Before It's Too Late!" (36:50) Plus the Dropometer (47:05), Team Name Tuesday (50:00) and the Monday leftovers (53:00) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starting with the most important hitters (1:40) and SPs (6:26) to add. Nicky Lopez and Willie Calhoun deserve more attention. The SPs might be less obvious but make sure Griffin Canning is owned in your leagues. Who are are some one-start streamers you could use this week (9:30)? And what are the key injuries to know (12:56)? ... Who we added and dropped (19:40) plus a look at the Most Added list (25:30) as we discuss some Catchers you could stream. We've also got a look at some streaking hitters (35:00) like Daniel Vogelbach and C.J. Cron ... Pitchers, pitchers, pitchers (39:30)! Starting with bullpen thoughts and getting to the studs and duds from the week. And finally we finish with Start or Sit for today's games (1:00:00) ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who are our favorite two-start pitchers to add for next week (2:30) and who are our favorite weekend streamers (5:00)? Then we get into Trevor Bauer (7:15), Brendan Rodgers (14:00) and the Most Added list (21:00) which is full of prospects and other interesting players like Reynaldo Lopez and some catchers to consider ... Thoughts on Zack Wheeler (30:10), and are we "Buying the Breakout" (32:30) for Zach Davies, Zach Eflin, Chris Bassitt, Paul Dejong and a few others? ... Some emails (41:30) about Juan Soto, Eloy Jimenez, Wil Myers, Cole Irvin and Jose Ramirez. Also Grade the Trade, random stats (48:30) that might be important and a thorough look at two-start pitchers (54:10) and weekend streamers (58:10) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices