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The following players are discussed:1. Spencer Jones (NYY)2. Esmerlyn Valdez (Pit)3. Jhonny Level (SF)5. Tyson Lewis (Cin)6. Tink Hence (STL)

Fantasy Baseball Live – June 22, 2025Microsoft TeamsSegments 1 and 2: Review the weekend gamesAdditional Topics1.    A topic I forgot to bring up on Friday was the Raffy Devers trade.  It happened on Sunday evening after our podcast.  I wrote up 1500 words for our Patreon members.  What did you think?2.    How did Jacob Misiorowski eclipse his five-inning, no-hit debut? He pitched six perfect innings on Friday night before allowing a hit and then his first run. Unbelievable.a.    Not to be out done, Clarke Schmidt pitched seven no-hit innings on Saturday afternoon against the Orioles.3.    Chris Sale hits the IL with a fractured bone in his ribcage.  I didn’t think last year was their year.  Maybe this year is not.  Who do they turn to for his starts?4.    Jack Burger hits the IL with a left oblique strain.a.    It sounds like Justin Foscue will get the call.  Any interest?5.    Adley Rutschman hits the IL and Tim’s dream of a Sam Basallo call up is still on hold.  I’m disappointed too.6.    Nick Kurtz hit an

Take 10 with Tim – June 20, 20251.This time next week, we will be at the halfway point in the season. What three pieces of advice do you have for fantasy managers who are in the upper half of their roto league?a.Same question for H2H Leagues2.Order these five young pitchers for the rest of this season, then next season, then 3 years outa.Roki Sasaki (LAD, 23) – Currently on the IL – 5, 5, 5b.Cade Horton (CHC, 23) – 36.1 IP, 3.47 ERA, 7.18 K/9, 1.98 BB/9 – 1, 1, 1c.Logan Evans (Sea, 24) – 40.0 IP, 3.38 ERA, 6.75 K/9, 2.70 BB/9 – 2, 2, 1d.Quinn Priester (Mil, 24) – 67.2 IP, 3.46 ERA, 6.12 K/9, 3.46 BB/9 – 4, 4, 4e.Hayden Birdsong (SF, 23) – 48.1 IP, 2.79 ERA, 9.50 K/9, 3.54 BB/9 – 3, 3, 33.Who would you rather roster the rest of the season? Over the next three years.a.Junior Caminero or Roman Anthonyb.Jackson Holiday or Evan Carterc.Jackson Chourio or James Woodd.Agustin Ramirez or Tyler Soderstrome.Wyatt Langford or Dylan Crewsf.Chris Sale or Jacob deGromg.Roki Sasaki or Jackson Jobe – Let’s do next five seaso

The following players are discussed:1. Brice Matthews (Hou)2. Carter Jensen (KC)3. Konnor Griffin (Pit)4. Esmeryln Valdez (Pit)5. Noah Schultz (CHW)6. Travis Sykora (Was)

Fantasy Baseball Live – June 15, 2025 @ 3 pmMicrosoft Teams:Segments 1 and 2 – Review of this weekend's gamesAdditional Topics:1.Royce Lewis on the IL, again. This time with a hamstring pull.2.Clayton Kershaw with seven scoreless innings. That’s back-to-back solid games and he’s now posting a 3.25 ERA but the strikeouts are not there. Thoughts?3.Zac Gallen with another Ehh start last night. His 5.19 ERA is well earned.4.Hunter Dobbins with another win last night. I’m assuming you are recommending picking him up. We will look to see how he’s doing it.5.Tyler Mahle hits the IL and gulp, Kumar Rocker is back. Any interest in Rocker?6.Hey, didn’t you recommend Zach Agnos as the closer for the Rockies? Well, he got demoted. That’s an impossible team to handicap, no?7.Emmet Sheehan will make a start with the Dodgers next week. I’m not sure he’s totally stretched out, but what’s your take on starting him?8.You laughed at my Charlie Morton suggestion. Another solid outing on Saturday.Segment 3 – Waiver Wi

The following players are discussed:1. Luis Pena (Mil)2. Arjun Nimmala (Tor)3. Kalen Culpepper (Min)4. Aroon Escobar (Phi)5. A.J. Ewing (NYM)6. Gage Jump (ATH)7. Jonah Tong (NYM)8. Travis Sykora (Was)9. Ryan Sloan (Sea)10. Brandon Clarke (Bos)

Take 10 with Tim – June 13, 2025Microsoft Teams:1.Let’s take a look at the standingsa.American Leagueb.National League2.Marcelo Mayer had two home runs on Wednesday. In three years, what stat line do you expect to see from him: BA, HR, and SB - .260, 25 HR, 10 SBa.What about the following young players (same stats):1)Roman Anthony - .285, 35 HR, 10 SB2)Nick Kurtz - .245, 30 HR, 0 SB3)Jac Caglianone - .260, 40 HR, 0 SB4)Dylan Crews - .270, 30 HR, 40 SB5)Jasson Dominguez - .245, 25 HR, 20 SBb.Order all six players in who you would like to have for the entire career3.With all the fanfare of Roman Anthony getting promoted, Grant Taylor was promoted as well. The White Sox are going to use him in the bullpen. He’s got a great arm (fastball averaged 100.5 in his first outing and hopefully will be a starter at some point (ala Chris Sale and Garrett Crochet). Do you think he can sneak into some saves in Chicago?4.Jackson Jobe needs TJS. It’s just a shame, but it happens so often that we kind of shrug it off. TJS is do

The following players are discussed:1. JJ Wetherholt (STL)2. Brandon Winokur (Min)3. Charlie Condon (Col)4. Luis Cova (Mia)5. Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (NYY)6. Dasan Hill (Min)

Fantasy Baseball Live – June 8, 2025 @ 3:00 pmMicrosoft Teams:Segments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend gamesAdditional topics1.Corbin Burnes announced on Saturday that he is having TJS.2.Zebby Matthews to the IL with a shoulder strain. It’s unfortunate as he pitched his best game of the season on Wednesday with his first win.3.Jacob deGrom continues to shove with another great outing on Saturday. The AL is stacked with pitchers have great seasons, so it might be a stretch for him to win. But, maybe not. Can he catch the runaway winner – Kris Bubic – 5 wins, 1.43 ERA, a strikeout an inning.4.Henry Davis hit a home run last. Clearly, his MLB career has been disappointing to-date. Do you think there is more in the tank?5.WOW, Tony Gonsolin hits the IL with a sore elbow. Didn’t he just have TJS. Who are your starters in Los Angeles?6.Bryce Harper hits the IL. Who gets his at-bats?7.Maikel Garcia has hit his seventh home run, along with 13 stolen bases, a .310 batting average, and a .375 on-base percentage.

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Take 10 with Tim – June 6, 20251.I released my Top 500 prospects in the game today for our Patreon members and will release the Top 100 to the general public over the weekend. Please provide me with five numbers, and we will discuss those five prospects.a.2 numbers in the Top 100b.2 numbers in the Top 200c.1 number after that. Make it in the 300s as after that, the fidelity of the work lessons.2.Let’s take a look at the standings.3.Pablo Lopez is out with a shoulder strain and will miss 8 to 12 weeks. He might be out for the season. Yikes. Tough blow to fantasy managers. Who do you think gets the starts?a.Hunter Greene is also on the IL again. Any thoughts on who will take his starts over the next month?b.Corbin Burnes. Uh oh. Going for a second opinion on his elbow.4.Rob Manfred is proposing using an automated ball-strike challenge for the 2026 season. Since the league controls the rules committee, I’m assuming it will happen. What do you think?5.Sawyer Gibson-Long is finally back and had a great matchup aga

The following players are discussed:1. Jac Caglianone (KC)2. Ryan Ritter (Col)3. Jesus Baez (NYM)4. Kaelen Culpepper (Min)5. Welbyn Francisca (Cle)6. Ching-Hsien Ko (LAD)7. Nate George (Bal)8. Jacob Misiorowski (Mi l)9. Gage Jump (ATH)10. Chase Burns (Cin)

Fantasy Baseball Live – June 1, 2025Microsoft Teams:Segments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend gamesAdditional Discussion Points1.Jesus Luzardo – That’ll leave a mark. 3.1 IP and 12 ER (4Ks though) as the Brewers annihilate him.a.Chourio went 4 for 5 with five RBIs, but no home runb.Rhys Hoskins with two home runs2.Brandon Pfaadt – 0.0 IP 6 ER. Another yikes3.Junior Caminero had two more home runs on Saturday. He’s up to 13, four in the last week.4.Eddie Cabrera has delivered back-to-back impressive starts. I recently performed a breakdown on baseballsavant, suggesting that while he has made some adjustments to his pitch mix, I still see him as a 4.50 to 5.00 ERA pitcher. Should I re-evaluate?5.Skubal with another great outing: 7 IP, 0 ER, 7K/0BB, but he was met pitch by pitch with Michael Wacha. He has a 2.88 ERA. Thoughts on Wacha?6.Acuna with his third home run in a week. Yelp…a lot of rust there. He’s hitting .3677.Cole Young gets the call for the Mariners. Will he play enough to make your waiver wire?

Take 10 with Tim – May 30, 2025 – 9:30/8:30 am - 45 minutes to an hour1.We briefly discussed Gavin Sheets on Sunday and I got a note from one of our Patreon members that said he changed his swing and this was real. Let’s explore and see if he’s right.2.Hunter Renfroe was DFA’d. Does this mean that we are closer to Jac Caglianone time?3.Veteran pitchers not living up to expectations. What do we do? Sit, start or trade at any cost.1)Dylan Cease (SD, ADP=11, Rank=107) – 59 IP, 1 win, 72Ks, 4.58 ERA, 1.254 WHIP2)Zac Gallen (AZ, ADP=47, Rank=126) – 66.2 IP, 3 wins, 66Ks, 5.54 ERA, 1.395 WHIP3)Shane Baz (TB, ADP=72, Rank=116) – 54.2 IP, 4 wins, 52Ks, 4.94 ERA, 1.390 WHIP4)Lucas Giolito (Bos, ADP=158, Rank=205) – 27.1, IP, 1 win, 23K,s 5.27 ERA, 1.427 WHIP5)Sandy Alcantara (Mia, ADP=55, Rank=206) – 51 IP, 2 wins, 40Ks, 8.47 ERA, 8.47 ERA, 1.667 WHIP4.Tanner Scott. What the heck? He’s blown three of his last five chances, giving up 9 runs in 4.2 IP. Is this a bad streak or time for a closer change in Los Angeles? If

The following players are discussed:1. Jac Caglianone (KC)2. Blaze Jordan (Bos)3. Keiner Delgado (Pit)4. Arjun Nimmala (Tor)5. Tyson Lewis (Cin)6. Luis Morales (ATH)

Fantasy Baseball Live – May 25, 2025 @ 3:00 pmMicrosoft Teams:PodcastSunday, May 25, 20253:00 PM - 4:30 PMSegments 1 and 2 – Review the weekend gamesAdditional Questions:1.Alex Bregman hits the IL, and the Red Sox promote Marcelo Mayer. His first game didn’t go as planned – 0 for 4 with three strikeouts2.Trevor Rogers got the spot start in the second half of the Orioles vs. Red Sox doubleheader, surprising us all. 6.1 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER, 5K/0BBa.We will look at his start and baseball-reference to see what happened.3.Joc Pederson fractured his hand on Saturday. Who gets his playing time?a.Aleqardro Osuna4.Denzel Clarke gets the call for the Athletics and there’s a chance he gets a long look. He’s toolsy but can he hit enough to stick?a.Is Nick Kurtz starting to figure some things out? He has four home runs this week and is hitting .357 this week.5.Well, Yimi Garcia got the closer gig (maybe sorta) and now he’s on the IL. Now what?6.Ronald Acuna hit the first pitch he saw on Friday night for a home run.a.R

Take 10 with Tim – May 23, 2025 @ 9:30 am 1.I know everyone loves Juan Soto, but with eight home runs and a .247 batting average after 30% of the games played this season, it looks a lot like 2022 when he hit 27 home runs and had a .242 average. He is stealing bases, which helps, but should owners be worried? Is this the player they drafted?a.He’s also been criticized for his lack of hustle. Do you think that now that he’s being paid, he’s lost something?2.Sal Perez and Adley Rutschman hit home runs on Wednesday. It was Adley’s first home run since April 20, and he’s barely hitting above the Mendoza line. Perez last hit a home run on April 13 and is also just above the Mendoza line. Who are you more concerned about for the rest of the season?3.Dylan Crews will be out for a while after suffering an oblique strain on Tuesday. Robert Hassell III gets the call. He’s far from the player everyone expected when he was drafted by the Padres in the first round in 2020, but he’s played alright this season, with a .288

The following players are discussed:1. Yohendrick Pinango (Tor)2. Aidan Miller (Phi)3. Kyle Debarge (Min)4. Rainel Rodriguez (STL)5. Carson Whisenhunt (SF)6. Gage Jump (ATH)

Fantasy Baseball Live – May 18, 2025Microsoft Teams:Segments 1 and 2 – Review games of the weekendAdditional Notes1.Surprise, surprise, the Orioles fired their manager and then promptly lost their next game. They have a team ERA of 5.42, which ranks last in the American League and is the third worst in MLB. I understand that this happens (blame the manager), but ownership claimed they would spend money and simply have not. Thoughts?a.Oddly, the Marlins are among the teams with a worse ERA than the Orioles. Let’s examine their rotation.2.Matthew Lugo with another home run on Saturday.3.Clayton Kershaw got a start, and it didn’t go very well. His fastball maxed out at 90.9 MPH. Is Kershaw the new Tommy Malone?a.Will he have success?4.Seth Halvorsen got the save opportunity in Colorado. It was the first save opportunity in over two weeks. Do we care about this?5.Remember when Rafael Devers was struggling. He’s now hitting .284 and hit his eighth home run on Saturday – a walk-off6.The five hottest players by

Take 10 with Tim – May 16, 2025 – 9:30/8:30 am1.The next crop of kids have arrived – Your thoughts on projections for the rest of the season (AB, HR, SB)a.Jordan Lawlar (IF, AZ)b.Moises Ballesteros (C, CHC)c.Matthew Lugo (3B/OF, LAA)d.Dalton Rushing (C/OF, LAD)2.Let’s grade the following Rookies hitters (A through F) and discuss whether they are a growth stock, need to back down, or not what we thought.1)Dylan Crews (Was, OF) – 148 AB, 5 HR, 11 SB, .189 BA, 44K/8BB2)Kristian Campbell (Bos, 2B) – 142 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, .246 BA, 45K/20BB3)Jacob Wilson (ATH, SS) – 164 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, .354 BA, 9K/7BB4)Trey Sweeney (Det, SS) - 139 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, .266 BA, 34K/14BB5)Cam Smith (Hou, OF) – 98 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, .214 BA, 34K/12BB6)Jasson Dominguez (NYY, OF) – 125 AB, 5 HR, 3 SB, .240 BA, 44K/16 BB7)Chandler Simpson (TB, OF) – 82 AB, 0 HR, 7 SB, .268 BA, 10K/4BB3.Let’s grade the following pitchers (A through F) and discuss whether they are a growth stock, need to back down, or not what we thought.1)Will Warren (NYY) – 41.0 I