Fantasy Baseball Beat

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Trade Deadline Targets   Welcome to The Fantasy Baseball Beat Mike and Dave are here to discuss all things fantasy-related. Both guys go over a difficult decision that they have had to make in their leagues Should Dave upgrade at the first base position? Should Mike give up on two struggling pitchers? Then they discuss two beat writer articles How are the Astros weatherin...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat I want my Biscoff Cookie, with Jaylon Thompson   The guys are back with a brand new episode. This week, they're talking about the Kansas City Royals with reporter Jaylon Thompson from The Kansas City Star. Topics discussed: First impressions of Jac Caglinone Cole Ragans' injury update Kris Bubic and his rest-of-season output Maikel Garcia and his All-Star-like performance...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Davey Downer   The gang is back with an all-new episode. First, the guys talk about their best free agent pickups over the past week. Find out what Mike has been up to as well as who Dave laid the hammer down upon. Then, the guys examine two beat writer articles, examining the youth in Washington, specifically Brady House , and the positives coming out of Boston with the...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Buy Low and Sell High   The guys are back with a brand new episode, and this show is loaded. It's performance evaluation time, as Chris and Dave open the books on numbers, listeners, content, and more. Will Mike survive? The Beat Writer Roundup features three articles: Is what Jeff McNeil is doing for real? How has Evan Carter grown on and off the field? Have the White So...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Tigertown Talk with Jason Beck   Jason Beck joins The Fantasy Baseball Beat to discuss all things Detroit Tigers. Topics and players discussed: How good has Tarik Skubal been this year, and what's significant about the precautions being made regarding his health? Is Sawyer Gipson-Long an option in the rotation for the short term, or are there long-term possibilities here?...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Bullpen Bonanza   The Fantasy Baseball Beat is back with a bullpen-heavy episode. Every team's bullpen is discussed with analysis, insight, and tips on how to manage the most difficult position to project. Topics discussed: How each team attacks the closer position The difference between listening to the manager's words as opposed to watching what the manager does High-le...

Brewers to Buy w/ Curt Hogg The guys are back, and this week's guest is all things Brewers. Curt Hogg joins us to discuss the following topics: Jackson Chourio and his slow start Joey Ortiz and the disappointing beginning to the season Logan Henderson and his early career numbers Brice Turang and his 2025 improvements Injury updates on Brandon Woodruff and Garrett Mitchell The vibe around this tea...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat Look Who's Trending! The guys are back with a banger, discussing all things baseball-related. Who do they prefer rest-of-season: Jacob deGrom or Hunter Brown Beat Writer Breakdown: What's wrong with Aaron Nola ? What should the Mets do with their pitching? Players discussed Frankie Montas Jr. Paul Blackburn Sean Manaea Playing Time Trends that you need to know about. Play...

Mike and Dave (and possibly Chris) are back with another episode of The Fantasy Baseball Beat. In this edition, the guys discuss: Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox situation at first base Their best free agent pickups this season in fantasy Is this Javier Báez resurgance for real? Can Gavin Lux carve out and maintain a role on the Reds? Then, they look through Eno Sarris and his ten early-seaso...

Fantasy Baseball Beat Interesting Rest-of-Season Projections The guys are back to discuss all things baseball. They start with Breaking News, as Jake Burger got demoted. Then the guys discuss their own fantasy teams, discussing progress and mistakes that they've made. After that, the following rest-of-season projections are examined. Players discussed: Pete Crow-Armstrong Tommy Edman Cedric Mullin...

Fantasy Baseball Beat Diamond Mines: Fantasy Gold in the Desert with Jack Sommers The guys welcome back Jack Sommers to talk all things Diamondbacks. Players discussed: A.J. Puk Justin Martinez Shelby Miller Drey Jameson Ketel Marte Geraldo Perdomo Pavin Smith Brandon Pfaadt Zac Gallen Corbin Carroll The guys then talk about the players in Arizona they're buying right now. After that, Dave talks a...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys welcome Michael Cecchini to the show   Michael Cecchini joins the guys to discuss all things baseball. Michael discusses the following topics: his background in fantasy baseball playing and writing stabilization points for different player metrics, such as strikeout rate, walk rate, ground ball rate, fly ball rate, and more how much does Stuff play into figuring...

The Fantasy Baseball Beat The Veen Machine Arrives: Talking Rockies with Thomas Harding   The guys began the show by previewing their upcoming discussion with Thomas Harding by discussing Zac Veen . How aggressive will Chris, Mike, and Dave be this weekend when they can add him to their lineups, and what concerns Dave more than anything? After that, Kyren Paris enters the discussion, as the guys e...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys welcome Ryan Bloomfield to the show. Firstly, they all discuss The Baseball Forecaster and how it's an important piece of fantasy baseball goodness. Then, they go over FOMO picks. Players discussed: Anthony Volpe Cedric Mullins Fernando Tatis Jr. Oneil Cruz Isiah Kiner-Falefa Tommy Pham After that, the guys go over players who have increased their velocity thus far....

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys talk about the Angels with Jeff Fletcher and Dan Prepas and then review Chris' big weekend of drafts.   Players discussed: Jo Adell Mike Trout Tim Anderson Yoán Moncada Logan O'Hoppe Nolan Schanuel Kenley Jansen Ben Joyce Zach Neto Robert Stephenson Anthony Rendon   From there, Dan Prepas joins the gang and discusses life as a fan of the Angels, while answering the q...

Fantasy Baseball Beat Thomas Nestico joins the show to discuss Spring Training Standouts. First, Thomas answers the questions of: Does Spring Training matter? What do you look for during Spring Training? Which players have caught your eye thus far? Tyler Soderstrom Jerar Encarnación Then, we break down four pitchers who are rising up draft boards because of their early-spring performances: Christo...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys talk with Nate Schwartz about a variety of topics   The guys welcome FSWA Award-winning writer Nate Schwartz, who joins the group to discuss his Process+ piece. Things discussed: What is PLV? How does wRC+ coincide with Process+? What conclusions can be made as a result? Which players stood out to Nate as under-valued by the fantasy community? Lawrence Butler Taylor...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys review their current draft picks with Nathan Grimm Mike, Dave, and Chris go over the most actionable news out of Spring Training: Spencer Strider looks healthy Ronald Acuña Jr. looks to be taking things slowly Ben Rice looks to be in line for additional playing time. Nathan Grimm joins the show, and Colt Keith is the topic of discussion on how we assess rookies and s...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys talk with Jake Rill from mlb.com about the Orioles Jake Rill joins the gang from Spring Training to talk about the Baltimore Orioles in 2025. Topics include: Jake's start in the business What can we expect out of Adley Rutschman this year after a disappointing second half last year? What does the recovery process of Félix Bautista look like? Are Seranthony Domínguez...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys discuss the hitters that they love.   The boys are back and go position by position to discuss the hitters that they love the most. Catcher Gabriel Moreno Ivan Herrera Shea Langeliers First Base Nathaniel Lowe Cody Bellinger Paul Goldschmidt Second Base Jonathan India Brandon Lowe Jordan Westburg Shortstop Jeremy Pena Bo Bichette Francisco Lindor Third Base Luis Reng...

Fantasy Baseball Beat The guys discuss ballpark changes and tendencies, players changing teams, and bullpen decisions.   After some behind the curtain details are discussed, four ballparks are discussed: Sutter Health Park - The Athletics What can we expect offensively in the new ballpark? What were the minor-league tendencies there? Should we expect a big change? Are we in on Lawrence Butler and...

Fantasy Baseball Beat First, the guys talk with Laura Albanese about the Mets: What's the latest on Pete Alonso and how important is he to the Mets? What happens if they don't bring back Alonso? What does the lineup currently look like? Thoughts on the rotation, specifically with Paul Blackburn and Tylor Megill Is Sean Manaea an ace? How good is Edwin Diaz , and who is next in line? Who within the...

Fantasy Baseball Beat   Talking Kansas City Royals and assessing injury risk   Jaylon Thompson from The Kansas City Star visits the guys to talk about the Royals: What does the back end of the rotation look like with Kris Bubic , Alec Marsh , Kyle Wright , Daniel Lynch IV , and Noah Cameron all fighting for their own spot? What can we expect from the outfield with Hunter Renfroe , MJ Melendez , Ky...

Fantasy Baseball Beat Jack Sommers from Sports Illustrated visits the show to talk all things Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes signing Zac Gallen as a trade candidate Who could be the odd man out of the rotation? Arizona gets a new pitching coach Is Corbin Carroll a first-rounder? A.J. Puk , Justin Martinez or the field: making sense of the Diamondbacks bullpen Playing Over/Under on playing time What's...

Fantasy Baseball Beat Curt covers the Milwaukee Brewers at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and his work can be found at: https://www.jsonline.com/staff/2648119001/curt-hogg/ Players discussed:  Devin Williams (before the trade), Trevor Megill, Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby, DL Hall, Logan Henderson, Garrett Mitchell.....and more. Then the guys go over three picks within the top 1...