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Take 10 with Tim – April 19, 2024 – 8 am ET 1.    We had two big prospects get the call and make their MLB Debut.  Are you interested in either player? a.    Andy Pages i.    Does he get full-time at-bats?  If so, what does the outfield in LAD look like? b.    Jack Leiter i.    He was a little shaky on his first start against a Quad-4 lineup. 2.    The Red Sox pitching duo of Kutter Crawford (21.1...

The following players are discussed: 1. Joey Loperfido (Hou) 2. Andy Pages (LAD) 3. Abimelec Ortiz (Tex) 4. Luke Keaschell (Min) 5. Lazaro Montes (Sea) 6. Santiago Suarez (TB)

Fantasy Baseball Live – April 14, 2024 Segment 1 – Review Weekend Games Additional Questions and Observations 1.Holliday has been struggling and over his first three games he’s 0 for 11 with seven strikeouts. Please ease the nerves of Holliday’s fantasy managers. 2.Talk about struggling, Maikel Garcia has been struggling. Do you think he’ll be dropped from the top of the lineup? Demoted?? 3.Yariel...

Take 10 with Tim – April 12, 2024 at 8 am ET 1.    Jackson Holliday gets the call.  Kind of makes you wonder why he didn’t just go North with the team? a.    Stat line for 2024 – HR, SB, BA 2.    Four hitters off to hot starts – Should we be buying into this? a.    Tyler O’Neill (ADP=221) - .343/.489/.857, 6 HR, 10K/8BB b.    Ryan McMahon (223) – .383/.464/.553, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 12K/8BB c.    Alex Kir...

The following players were discussed: 1. Heston Kjerstad (Bal) 2. Agustin Ramirez (NYY) 3. Cam Collier (Cin) 4. Rayne Doncon (Min) 5. Yariel Rodriguez (Tor) 6. Chase Dollander (Col)

Rich and Tim discuss Major League Baseball's pitching crisis

Segment 2 – Review of this weekend’s games Segment 3 – Waiver Wire Segment 4 – Closer Report

Take 10 with Tim – April 5, 2024 1.Five hitters with hot starts – Which ones are you buying? a. Maikel Garcia - .280, 3 HR, 7 RBI,1 SB, 7K/1BB. b. Michael Conforto - .391, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 7K/2BB. c. Jarren Duran - .393, 0 HR, 6 SB, 6K/2BB d. Brice Turang - .438, 0 HR, 6 SB, 5K/1BB e. Luis Campusano - .400, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1K/0BB f. Jeremy Pena - .400, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3K/1BB 2.Five pitchers with hot starts...

The following players are discussed: 1. Shota Imanaga (CHC) 2. Jackson Chourio (Mil) 3. Braden Shewmake (CHW) 4. Kyle Harrison (SF) 5. Jared Jones (Pit) 6. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) 7. Paul Skenes (Pit) 8. Owen Caissie (CHC) 9. Junior Caminero (TB) 10. Jackson Holliday (Bal) 11. Connor Norby (Bal) 12. Jack Leiter (Tex) 13. Carson Whisenhunt (SF) 14. Quinn Priester (Pit) 15. Joey Loperfido (Hou)

Join us at Patreon.com/Prospect361 for ad-free podcast and tons of great Dynasty League and traditional one-year fantasy baseball information. Notes: Segment 1 – Review games of the weekend Additional Notes 1.Phew – Yamamoto had a better game on Saturday. 2.Oswaldo Cabrera is off to a strong start. 3.Mookie Betts is also off to a strong start. 4.Brice Turang and CJ Abrams are leading the league in...

Take 10 with Tim – March 29, 2024 – 9 am 1.Opening Day Game - Reflections 2.What team will be this year’s Baltimore Orioles – A team that appears to have turned the corner? 3.Give me three bold predictions for the 2024 Season a. The Pirates make the playoffs, or at a minimum are relevant into late August. b. Jackson Chourio hits 20 home runs and steals 40 bases and will be a first-round pick in 20...

Segment 1 – The Weather Segment 2 – Percota Segment 3 – 12 things I’m anxious to see this season 1.How do Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery get along this season? – Discuss the whole Broas setup this offseason and their having big seasons could go a long way to re-establishing Boras as the elite of elite agencies. If not, there might be a sea change in agency representatives. 2.Did the off-season...

Fantasy Baseball Live – March 24, 2024 – 12:30 pm ET Segment 1 – News and Notes 1.The Ohtani Saga – I’ve written about this and even recorded a podcast on it. Would you care to weigh in? 2.Any takeaways from the Korean Series? 3.Blake Snell finally found a home earlier this week and will join the Giants’ staff sometime in April. I’m torn. I love where he landed, but I just hate the setup for fanta...

Rich breaks down the Ohtani mess and what it could mean for baseball and all involved. He also discusses the latest on the coup occurring at the MLB Players Association. Finally, he reviews Yamamoto's first outing.

Outfield 1.Tommy Edman drops 2.Wyatt Langford has to make the Ranger's opening-day lineup, doesn’t he? 3.Parker Meadows looks like a legitimate ROY candidate. 4.Ceddanne Rafael has to break camp in Boston? 5.Lawrence Butler having a good Spring and right now has to move up from his current #140 ranking. Starting Pitching 1.The following in my Top-30 in order are all hurt and likely to start the ye...

Segment 1 - News and Notes 1.Gerrit Cole has been shut down for a month with nerve inflammation in his pitching elbow. He will pick up a ball at that point to test things. a. This blows for people who drafted Cole in the first round. b. Who gets the starts for the Yankees? 2.Eury Perez's elbow is also barking, and he’s meeting with a surgeon this week to get a diagnosis. a. Another top-10 pitcher...

The following players are discussed: 1. Wyatt Langford (Tex) 2. Parker Meadows (Det) 3. Evan Carter (Tex) 4. Kyle Manzardo (Cle) 5. Colt Keith (Det) 6. Bryan Rocchio (Cle) 7. Nolan Schanuel(LAA) 8. Jackson Holliday (Bal) 9.Junior Caminero (TB) 10. Nick Nastrini (CHW) 11. Darrell Hernaiz (Oak) 12. Colton Cowser (Bal) 13. Ceddanne Rafaela (Bos) 14. Chase DeLauter (Cle) 15. Curtis Mead (TB) 16. Brook...

Segment 1 – Breakdown of Tim’s Tout Wars Team Segment 2 – Overreacting to Spring Training Stats (What do we make of it) 1. Miguel Andujar (OF, Oak) – 10 for 23, 4 HR, 10 RBI, .435/.458/.957 2. James Wood (OF, Was) – 9 for 24, 3 HR, 6K/6BB., .375/.500/.750 3. Wyatt Langford (OF, Tex) – 7 for 23, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 9K/4BB, .304/.414/.826 4. Henry Davis (C, Pit) – 6 for 18, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 5K/2BB, .333/.381/....

Fantasy Baseball Live – March 10, 2024 Segment 1 - News and Notes 1.Noelvi Marte gets suspended for 80 games to start the season after testing positive for a BAN PED. Given the length it takes to test, I’m wondering if he tested positive last season. a. When sports leagues try to convince us that PEDs are out of their league, it seems like they are more hopeful or just trying to convince us that t...

The following players are discussed: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP, LAD) Noelvi Marte (3B, Cin) Jackson Chourio (OF, Mil) Michael Busch (1B, CHC) Maysn Winn (SS, STL) Jung Ho-Lee (OF, SF) Shota Imanaga (LHP, CHC) Joey Ortiz (3B, Mil) Kyle Harrison (LHP, SF) Marco Luciano (SS, SF) Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF, CHC) Gavin Stone (RHP, LAD) Dylan Crews (OF, Was) Tyler Black (3B, Mil) Paul Skenes (RHP, Pit) Jorda...

Segment 2 - Infield Sleepers – One or two at each position. Mine are listed. d. Shortstop i. Brayan Rocchio (Cle, #47) ii. Darrell Hernaiz (Oak, #53) iii. Jackson Merrill (SD, #48) – He’s been moved to the outfield and this should make an easier path to the Majors e. Third Base i. Ke’Bryan Hayes (Pit, #17) ii. Maikel Garcia (KC, #21) iii. Bryan Ramos (CHW, #66) Segment 3 – When will these rookies...

Segment 1 - News and Notes 1.Ronald Acuna tweaked his knee, and it was bad enough to do an MRI that revealed only inflammation. a. What do you do with this news if you have an upcoming draft? 2.Some players in danger of missing opening day – We will talk about each player/situation a. Alex Manoah and Yariel Rodriguez – Who would the Blue Jays turn to for the fifth starter? b. Vaughn Grissom – Who...

The following players are discussed: Thomas White (LHP, Mia) Christian Scott (RHP, NYM) Sal Stewart (3B, Cin) Carlos F. Rodriguez (RHP, Mil) Jansel Luis (SS/2B, Ari) Thayron Liranzo (C/1B, LAD) Rayner Arias (OF, SF)

Rich interviews Tim McLeod about his LABR Draft last week.

Segment 1 – News and Notes 1.Help me understand the Marlins signing of Tim Anderson. He’s there starting shortstop after posting a .245/.286/.296 slash line. That’s a .296 SLG! Nothing in his data points to a bounce back. Tim, what are they doing? 2.Riley Greene and Manny Machado were both questionable entering spring training but are scheduled to make their debuts next week. Are you moving them u...