Fantasy Baseball Today

We've got three potential Round 1 picks at this position, so we'll start the show with questions about Jose Ramirez, Nolan Arenado and Alex Bregman before hitting on some MLB news and notes (10:00) including Clayton Kershaw's injury and Madison Bumgarner's early struggles ... Stats about 3B (15:45) as we look at Kris Bryant's batted ball profile, Eugenio Suarez's hard contact, Justin Turner's HR/F...

All of a sudden Shortstop is a great position with a lot of depth, but is it important to draft a Top 10 Shortstop to be your starter? We kick off the show with some strategy talk, interesting stats (8:00) about the position including players who have improved their plate discipline and players who are trying to bounce back from injuries (15:28) ... Overall shortstop strategy (20:00), discussions...

Spring Training begins and reminds us that the MLB season is starting with two annoying games in mid-March. Should Fantasy owners include those games? Also Scott tells us why he insists on drafting Adalberto Mondesi in Roto leagues (6:15) ... News and notes (15:00), Scott's list of great movies he's never seen (21:30), the effect of a pitch clock (26:40) and the "World Series Hangover" theory (28:...

We have to start with the big news as we discuss Manny Machado's move to SD! Is this park shift enough to move him down in the rankings? Does it affect Fernando Tatis Jr.'s timeline? We also discuss Carlos Martinez's shoulder injury before beginning our 2019 2B Preview (8:00)! It starts with Jose Altuve and when we'd take him ... Stats to know about 2B (12:00) including a lot of steals talk. Was D...

We've got plenty of news items and your questions to get to, but first Scott will tell you about his favorite team that he has drafted so far and Adam will question why Scott loves it so much! ... Why Mike Moustakas' signing is bad news for a lot of Brewers (11:55), when we expect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (16:41), plus our thoughts on Charlie Blackmon in RF, Giancarlo Stanton in Year 2 with NYY (20:3...

Was last year a fluke or is First Base really a weak position? It probably depends on how you feel about Anthony Rizzo, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu and a few others who are looking to bounce back. How many first basemen do we feel comfortable starting (5:16)? ... Stats to know about the position (8:40) including a lot of Freddie Freeman talk, the steadiness of Edwin Encarnacion, Jurickson Profar's valu...

We know Catcher is not the best position, but there are at least eight players you should feel comfortable drafting. Let's start the show with a player we love at the position and some stats (5:30) about catchers that might help Fantasy owners (including a Gary Sanchez vs. J.T. Realmuto debate) ... General strategies for the position (12:40), how those strategies change in different formats, plus...

We start the show with a recap of our 12-team, H2H Categories league. Are you drafting for positional scarcity or category scarcity? Can you succeed by punting on SPs? ... News and notes from around MLB (18:50) as we have important rotation updates and more. We also talk briefly about Jonah Keri's 2018 breakouts (23:00) ... Scott, Heath and Chris give you a sleeper, breakout, bust and position bat...

Kicking it off with the latest odds on where Bryce Harper and Manny Machado will end up. Then we get into some of Heath's sleepers (5:00), breakouts (11:46) and busts (19:40). Find out which categories Miguel Andujar, Billy Hamilton and Shane Bieber belong to ... The Fantasy Regulators are back to settle your league disputes (26:40)! We also look at some players who may be able to build upon their...

How far has Francisco Lindor fallen in our rankings? Has he fallen at all? We start the show with a Lindor discussion, early-round picks we're avoiding (7:05) and late-round picks we're loving (13:24) ... One reason you might actually draft Mookie Betts over Mike Trout (17:15). Plus a Raisel Iglesias note (23:30) and the potential impact of the DH in the National League (28:50)... Let's go through...

We start with our reaction to the J.T. Realmuto trade. Who is the #1 catcher in Fantasy now? When will we see Sixto Sanchez in the majors? ... Chris Sale, Joey Gallo, Whit Merrifield and Eugenio Suarez: Are these players risky, reliable or both (14:30)? We play this same game with some SPs and a closer who had a very interesting 2018 season (20:30) ... Emails about David Peralta (29:30), James Pax...

Before we break down some players who are looking to bounce back, let's discuss three more rounds of our 12-team Roto mock draft. The best and worst picks of Rounds 6-8 with discussions on Scooter Gennett (3:45), Eloy Jimenez (8:40), Victor Robles (15:15), David Price and more ... News and notes (19:30) as we check in on the latest free agency and trade rumors plus Brad Boxberger with KC and the p...

We completed a 12-team Roto draft last week. Which picks were our absolute favorite picks (1:25) and which were our least favorite (8:00)? Some love for Luis Severino and some hate for Brandon Morrow here ...  How many categories do we actively pay attention to when drafting (22:10)? ... Going through each round with the best and worst picks (25:30). Players discussed include Aaron Judge, Trea Tur...

Is Francisco Lindor really better than Jose Altuve, or are people too low on Altuve after his 2018 struggles? We kick off the show with that debate and then get into rankings disputes for Jake Bauers (9:25) and Trevor Bauer (14:25) ... Scott's tiers are published and we'll discuss his SP tiers (18:00). How many Top 24 SPs do we want? ... News and notes (27:00) including thoughts on Shohei Ohtani a...

We'll try to figure out the 2019 version of Christian Yelich, Whit Merrifield, Trea Turner and more. First we get some rankings debates for Travis Shaw (2:10) and Carlos Rodon (6:55) ... Emails about Domingo Santana (10:25), Flaherty vs. Buehler (15:18) and Matt Carpenter (19:35) ... News and notes (26:40), "Who is This Year's ___" (28:50)? Plus sleepers, breakouts and busts (42:20) for Home Runs,...

Starting the show with a discussion about advanced metrics. How important is hard contact rate? What about ground balls, fly balls, line drives and everything else? Then we've got some rankings debates for Carlos Martinez (7:25) and Willson Contreras (11:51) ... How old is too old? We discuss some aging players like Josh Donaldson (15:00), Nelson Cruz (21:40), a couple of aces (24:55) and Buster P...

Scott and Heath kick it off with rankings disputes of Ian Demsond and Kenta Maeda before hitting the big news. What is A.J. Pollock's value with LAD? ... Reviewing our latest H2H Points mock draft. Scott takes an elite catcher and Heath wasn't as aggressive at SP ... Taking a look at the Runs and WHIP category and "Riffing on Players" ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Heath and Scott break down Scott's sleepers, breakouts and busts. Our take on Cody Allen closing for the Angels, Asdrubal Cabrera's new home, and the Sonny Gray deal. Plus rankings disputes and the state of steals and wins categories.

We solve some of your league dilemmas, go through some early rankings disputes, and give you the low down on the rest of the prospects you'll need to know come Opening Day. Scott and Heath debate Trevor Story and Andrew Benintendi rankings (1:00), help sort out some league disputes (12:20), and go through the prospects with a chance to make an early impact (40:10). 

We break down the top prospects you need to know about for the start of the 2019 season, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Eloy Jimenez, and more. Is Victor Robles being overlooked in Fantasy? (27:40) Is Josh James or Jesus Luzardo more likely to make an impact in 2019? (32:40) Can we finally trust Alex Reyes? (34:55) Plus your emails at FantasyBaseball@CBSi.com.

We break down the latest moves that have made the Yankees and Mets' infields tough to figure out, plus the latest free agency news and your questions. Will Peter Alonso or Jeff McNeil get a chance to play? Who will start for the Yankees? Yasmani Grandal is the latest winner in free agency, and we answer your league strategy, lineup, and other questions in an extended mailbag section. 

We catch up on all of the latest news and go through Scott White's outfield rankings . We're still waiting on Bryce Harper and Manny Machado to sign (2:46), but we have reactions to the Yasiel Puig trade (4:00), Yusei Kikuchi (13:40) and Nelson Cruz signings (16:00), and more. We also discuss the outfield rankings (33:24) including Juan Soto and Ronald Acuña's future and present value, Andrew Beni...

Starting with the news, we react to the trades of Edwin Encarnacion and Carlos Santana (5:10). Was last year just an unlucky year for Santana? And we compare Charlie Morton to J.A. Happ and discuss their values (12:50) ... Reviewing our 12-team Roto draft (17:50)! Find out how high Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Ronald Acuna were drafted. Also, how did we draft RPs (24:35) with this weird bullpen lands...

Paul Goldschmidt is a Cardinal (1:30)! Does his value change at all? And is Luke Weaver worth drafting (3:50)? Are we bullish on Nathan Eovaldi (7:00)? And could Adam Ottavino really strike out Babe Ruth every time (10:50)? ... More on the latest moves including closer talk and Andrew McCutchen's move to PHI (15:00), Billy Hamilton with KC (20:10) and some rumors we find interesting ... Taking an...

We're catching up on all the news from the last few weeks, beginning with a Corbin vs. Paxton debate (4:40). Who do we like better, who will have better draft value and can Corbin recreate his 2018 magic? ... Reviewing all of the Mariners moves (14:00) and wondering who the closers will be in SEA and CHW as Alex Colome is a candidate there. We get into a spirited Jean Segura debate (18:25) ... Jos...