U Down With OBP? Fantasy Baseball

Hello @udownwithobp faithful. As a companion to Mick's article spotlighting 25+ players (https://udownwithobp.com/2023/07/31/21/), James and Mick examine some players you might want to target in trades or on the waiver wire. Time Stamps: 9:00- Francisco Alvarez 11:10- Triston Casas 17:20- Chris Sale 20:50- Garrett Whitlock 23:00- Jarren Duran 28:30- Gunnar Henderson 34:00- Yainer Diaz 44:10- The g...

Twitter: @udownwithobp Website: www.udownwithobp.com Mock draft episode! TIME STAMPS: 0:00- March Madness Bantz 4:00- Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Tucker, and OF Scarcity 7:45- Manny Machado at shallow 3B and a discussion of how to attack SP 11:00- Fernardo Tatis Jr. risk/reward, Spencer Strider upside, and not sacrificing output because of scarcity (2B) 14:30- Ozzie Albies and the 2B cliff after Jose Al...

The @udownwithobp boys are back with an episode discussing the players/news that have piqued their interests heading into the business end of the season. TIME STAMPS 0:00- Intro and soccer talk News & Notes: 1:45- Joey Gallo to LA 4:43- Trey "Boom Boom" Mancini on the Astros 7:03- Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr, the Nats, and the Padres 12:39- Marcus Semien picking it back up 15:15- Luis Castillo an...

TIME STAMPS 3:15- Why is hitting down across the league? WAIVER WIRE 6:55- George Kirby 14:40- Ramon Laureano 19:22- Royce Lewis 22:17- Jorge Mateo and Robbie Grossman 26:30- Jorge Lopez, Anthony Bender BREAKOUTS 29:00- Manuel Margot (Now on the IL) 31:45- Jeremy Pena 36:20- Garrett Whitlock, Ryan Helsley, Jhoan Duran BUY LOWS/UNDERACHIEVERS 46:30- Marcus Semien 50:19- Justin Turner 52:40- Rhys Ho...

The @udownwithobp gang is back as James (@JMurder187) and Mick (@mickeybell3) dive into a mock draft and discuss Ronald Acuna, Robbie Ray, Jose Berrios, Joey Gallo (of course), Justin Verlander, Willy Adames, Marcus Stroman, closers, steals, and much more! Find us on Twitter @udownwithobp and www.udownwithobp.com

James & Mick are back to discuss those players that can give you a boost in specific roto categories (BA, R, RBI, HR, and SB), all of whom are rostered in 50% of leagues or less. They also discuss whose stock rose or fell at the trade deadline. Find us at @udownwithobp on Twitter and at our website: www.udownwithobp.com. Time Stamps: Trade Deadline Risers 3:37- CJ Cron 7:58- Cesar Hernandez 10...

We had so much fun with Matt (@TheCorkedMatt) and Alexander (@chase_rate) of the Dugout Study Hall podcast on the Pitcher List network. We discussed saves, our waiver wire approaches, outlier players like Shohei Ohtani, and of course Joey Gallo!  Please please please subscribe to the Dugout Study Hall podcast if you don't already!

James and Mick are back to discuss potential values at pitcher who are getting drafted around 250 or later. Time Stamps: 0:00- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (and James) in #BestShapeofHisLife 1:28- Joakim Soria 6:05- Archie Bradley 8:15- Jordan Romano, Richard Rodriguez, and Greg Holland 9:32- Rangers bullpen injuries. Take a flyer on Ian Kennedy? 12:22- Giovanny Gallegos valuable even if he doesn't close...

James and Mick are back with a 5x5 roto mock draft episode! They discuss strategy and prep for the start of the season by testing their wits against the evil robots they draft against. Will they draft Joey Gallo and other pod favorites? Duh! Tommy Heinsohn tribute at 2 min mark. The mock draft starts around the 7:30 mark.  Note: Sorry about some less than optimal sound quality. We recorded on...

James & Mick talk shop about who has stood out to them so far. This was recorded before Laureano's brawl and the Indians' pitchers COVID faux pas so we stick to their performances on the field. Time Stamps: 2:00: Ramon Laureano 5:00: Trent Grisham 7:15: Sonny Gray 9:15: Renato Nunez 12:40: Trevor Bauer 16:45: Mike Yastrzemski 19:00: Dansby Swanson 26:30: Obligatory Joey Gallo and Franmil Reyes...

James and Mick talk KBO! James interviews Mick, who lived in South Korea for four years, about his experiences following the KBO. They talk gymnasts throwing first pitches, cheerleaders, foul ball batflips, 360 camera angles, chubby players, playing style, and what to eat at the ballpark (yum, silkworm larvae!). After James finds out about a player nicknamed the "Korean David Ortiz", he instantly...

James and Mick talk about stolen base options including Jonathan Villar (Marlins), Byron Buxton (Twins), and deep sleeper Jarrod Dyson (Pirates). Then they get into part 2 of their Non-”Home Team” favorites, picking players from their lifetime on any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively. Time Stamps: 2:45- Stolen base conversation 16:25- Part 2 of our Non-”Home Team” Players star...

James and Mick start off covering a few of their favorite exit velocity darlings. Then they take a trip down memory lane looking at some of their player predictions at last year’s All Star Break and who they were right and wrong about. Last is part one of James (a Red Sox fan) and Mick (a Phillies fan) picking their favorite players from any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively....

UDWOBP and RotoWire Senior Editor Jeff Erickson? What is this, a crossover episode?! Yes. Yes, it is.  A can't miss episode wherein three Goliaths of the fantasy baseball podcast world meet! James and Mick sat down with Jeff Erickson, host of RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on Sirius/XM radio and RotoWire Senior Editor, to talk position scarcity, how we are keeping busy without baseball, and mo...

*Note: We recorded this episode before the MLB delayed the start of the 2020 season, but hopefully our mock draft episode will still be interesting/distracting as many of us are stuck at home with not much to do (and no sports!) Stay safe, everyone. In the first episode of the 2020 season, James and Mick do a quick 5x5 roto mock draft on fantasypros.com to test out draft strategies and discuss the...

James and Mick discuss outfielders Joey Gallo (again), Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Dominic Smith, Jay Bruce, and Mookie Betts. Later, they discuss Paul DeJong. Pete Alonso, DJ LeMahieu, and closer strategy in general while talking about their biggest steals and regrets of the fantasy baseball first half. Digressions include the Russell Westbrook trade, optimal lineup configuration, and how Mick got...

James & Mick discuss surprises, disappointments, and just plain studs. Players discussed:C: "El Gary" Sanchez, Yasmani Grandal, JT Realmuto, Mitch Garver1B: Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini, Cody Bellinger (hot or not?), Freddie Freeman, Edwin Encarnacion, Joey "The Rooster" Gallo2B: Jose Altuve, Mike MoustakasSS: Adalberto Mondesi, Ketel Marte, Manny Machado3B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Rafael Devers, Austin...