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Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Fernando Tatis Jr. has a fractured wrist and could miss up to three months if he has surgery (1:30). How far do we lower him in the rankings? ... Who is the first overall pick in Fantasy Baseball now (6:36)? ... Who will play shortstop for the Padres in the meantime (8:20)? 'Fantasy Baseball Tod...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Freddie Freeman hasn't signed yet (1:00)! What's going on? ... Sonny Gray was traded to the Minnesota Twins (5:23). ... Chris Bassitt was traded to the New York Mets (9:50). ... Mitch Garver was traded to the Texas Rangers (14:35). 🚨 Breaking news: Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa were tra...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets It's mailbag time! Let's start with your Apple podcast review questions (1:25). ... What does an Austin Riley trade look like in a keeper league (4:20)? ... How should you use our rankings on the site (6:33)? ... How to value draft picks in a league where you can trade them (7:22). ... Is Ohtani...

Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherever else podcasts are found. First up, should Shohei Ohtani be the top pick in this format? Should you target hitters with extreme left/right splits? Should you target Rockies hitters? Do pitchers like Michael Kopech and Tanner Houck gain value in daily leagues? 'Fantasy Baseball Today in...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Carlos Rodon has signed a two-year, $44 million deal with the San Francisco Giants (1:00). What does this mean for his Fantasy value? ... Clayton Kershaw is back with the Los Angeles Dodgers (8:12)! Kershaw or Rodon? ... We wrap up with other news items (14:11). 'Fantasy Baseball Today' is avail...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Breakouts! Let's start with Chris' favorite this upcoming season (1:25). ... Can Willy Adames build off his big 2020 (8:16)? ... Can Shane McClanahan put it all together (16:00)? ... News and notes (26:11)! Ranger Suarez likely won't be ready for Opening Day due to visa issues. ... Why have peop...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets MLB and the players have agreed to a new CBA and baseball is back! What are our initial reactions (1:10)? ... What does this mean for prospects and universal DH candidates (3:15)? ... How early should you draft Ronald Acuña (12:15)? ... What effect might this have on starting pitchers (17:17)? '...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Sleepers! Why has everybody given up on Kyle Hendricks (1:00)? ... Is Carlos Carrasco worth a gamble late (8:30)? ... Who is Chris' favorite sleeper (12:36)? ... What's the latest on the MLB labor negotiations (18:40)? ... What happened in Scott's Tout Wars draft (24:15)? Did he invest too much...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Derek Rhoads joins the pod to break down the biggest injuries in Fantasy Baseball (1:45). How does Derek use data to help with injury analysis (6:40)? ... How risky is Fernando Tatis as the first overall pick (12:20)? ... When should we expect Ronald Acuña back (19:25)? ... How worrisome is Mike...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Let's pick things back up with the 11th round (0:30). Raisel Iglesias lasted too long and could Nelson Cruz bounce back? ... Daulton Varsho and Willson Contreras finally go in round 13 (10:20). Don't sleep on Cal Quantrill as a SPARP. ... C.J. Cron lasted all the way to round 15 (18:30). Is Adle...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets No surprise as Juan Soto goes first overall in our H2H points mock draft (2:30). Should Ronald Acuña be a first-round pick in this format? ... Scotty steals Sandy (12:30)! Charlie Morton makes his way into the third round. ... Is Alex Bregman worth a fifth-round pick in this format (25:25)? What...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket for a chance to join our listener leagues- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets We don't have a CBA agreement yet but drafts are happening (1:00)! What happened in the Scott White Dynasty League on Sunday? ... What's the latest in the labor negotiations (3:45)? ... There's talk that defensive shifts could be restricted starting in 2023 (4:45). What does it mean for Fantasy...

Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherever else podcasts are found. Wander Franco is awesome but should he really be going 25 picks ahead of Ketel Marte? Can Akil Baddoo really provide what Randy Arozarena does 100 picks later? Why not draft both Jarred Kelenic and Jo Adell? 'Fantasy Baseball Today in 5' is available on Apple P...

Should you sell-high on Austin Riley in dynasty (2:20)? ... Is Max Kepler a sleeper (6:05)? ... We've got some keeper questions (17:50). ... What weekly innings minimum should you put on a H2H categories league (19:40)? ... How do you account for inflation in keeper salary cap leagues (21:25)? ... Who should you keep in an AL-only league (31:30)? ... Which outfielders do we like in the mid-late ro...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets What kind of dilemmas can you run into when drafting utility-only hitters (1:50)? ... Don't sleep on Gavin Sheets (5:40)! ... What should you expect from Shohei Ohtani, the hitter (7:55)? ... What about Ohtani, the pitcher (16:35)? ... Franmil Reyes is one of the most projectable power hitters in the game (21:38). ... Is Nelson Cruz don...

Join our FBT March Madness Bracket- cbssports.com/FBTbrackets Before we get into our format specialists, what's the latest with our TGFBI teams (1:58)? ... What's the biggest difference between a H2H points and Roto specialist (5:35)? ... What is the H2H points scoring system on CBS (11:10)? ... Why does Keibert Ruiz stand out in H2H points (14:10)? ... Rhys Hoskins excels in points leagues while...

We see a few free agent outfielders in Jorge Soler and Eddie Rosario go in round 13 (0:30). ... Rounds 15 and 16 are filled with closers (11:55). ... The Giants starting pitchers start to go in round 17 plus Gleyber Torres is in the best shape of his life (21:30)! ... People are sleeping on Adam Duvall and Carlos Carrasco as they both went in round 19 (32:25). ... Does John Mean Business in round...

Let's start our mock draft with Fernando Tatis first overall (2:00). When should Ohtani be selected? ... Frank goes with a pitcher-heavy approach early on (13:45). ... We see a few big-name shortstops go early in round five and Scott selects Kevin Gausman over Charlie Morton (22:00)! ... J.D. Martinez and Bryan Reynolds were selected early in round seven (31:35). ... We see our first first basemen...

MLB and the Player's Association did not come to an agreement and, therefore, the start of the baseball season has been delayed. What does it mean for Fantasy Baseball? Should you reschedule your draft (1:40)? ... You probably shouldn't overpay for closers since there's a lot of movement left to happen once free agency opens back up (5:53). ... Which players' value is affected most (8:30)? ... Whi...

Before we get into our position previews recap, what's the latest on the labor negotiations between MLB and the players (2:55)? ... How do our TGFBI teams look thus far (9:08)? ... Let's talk catchers, including strategy and favorite targets (19:30). ... How should you attack first base (25:43)? ... Is second base really as deep as it seems (30:22)? ... Third base, yuck (37:08)! ... Should you pas...

Let's move on to mid-late round starting pitchers! What should you expect from Ian Anderson (3:40)? Is Sean Manaea undervalued? ... Why is Scott so in on Ranger Suarez (17:40)? Can Logan Gilbert and Eduardo Rodriguez break out (17:40)? ... What should you expect from Mike Clevinger (35:26)? Is Adam Wainwright undervalued? ... What's the latest with Trevor Bauer (48:42)? Does John Mean Business? .....

Before we jump back into ADP, what is our SP strategy in H2H points leagues (2:05)? ... Can Robbie Ray maintain his gains (11:33)? How much upside does Freddy Peralta have? ... What are the pros and cons for Jack Flaherty (24:17)? Is Kevin Gausman undervalued? ... What is the case for and against Luis Castillo (36:49)? Are we in on Logan Webb? ... Should you target Joe Musgrove, Frankie Montas and...

Finally, we've made it to our starting pitcher preview. Let's start with the state of starting pitching (3:15). What are pitcher workloads like? How has performance been over the past five seasons? ... What is our starting pitcher strategy this season (17:30)? ... There are only two starting pitchers being drafted in the first round (25:20): Gerrit Cole and Corbin Burnes. ... Who do we prefer from...

Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and wherever else podcasts are found. Let's review some of the most undervalued players in Fantasy Baseball this season, starting with George Springer. Can Willy Adames continue what he did with the Brewers last season? Why is Luis Castillo going so late? It seems like everybody is sleeping on Jo A...

We've got another mailbag for you! We start things off with a points league keeper question (3:00). ... How do you weigh expensive keepers vs. cheap ones (4:55)? ... Should you draft two closers early (8:10)? ... How do you balance your keepers (13:55)? ... Nolan Arenado vs. Bryan Reynolds in a keeper league (16:20). ... How should you handle pitching in a daily H2H points league (20:30)? ... Whic...