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Episode 643- The Droppables Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB Cohosts: Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFB Guests: Mike Kurland @Mike_Kurland LT Murray @YogaBae143 News Charlie Morton, Giancarlo Stanton, and Corey Seager hurt Ramon Laureano likely suspended St. Louis COVID outbreak Drop or Hold Madison Bumgarner Nick Solak Scott Kingery Matthew Boyd Luke Weaver Willie Calhoun Andrew McCutchen Oscar Merc...

Episode 642- FWFB Live! Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB Cohosts: Matt Thompson @MDThompFWFB and Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFB News Verlander, Kluber, Strasburg hurt Miami COVID outbreak Nate Pearson and other rookies coming up Buy or Sell Eric Hosmer amazing? Joey Votto resurgence? Teoscar Hernandez breakout? Tommy Pham bounceback? Dansby Swanson finally being good? Brady Singer a must add? Matt...

Episode 641- Factors in Ranking Players Host: Chuck Anderson @justchuckingit Cohost: Andrew Dewhirst @andrewkdewhirst Players discussed Jose Berrios Michael Brantley Adalberto Mondesi Vladamir Guerrero Jr Nicholas Castellanos JT Realmuto Intro and Outro music provided by The Arkells @arkellsmusic

Episode 640- SS Preview Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB CoHost: Matt Thompson @MdThomp24 CoHost: Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFB Players discussed: Francisco Lindor Javier Baez Bo Bichette Carlos Correa Kevin Newman Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and auction values fr...

Episode 639- 2nd Base Preview Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB CoHost: Matt Thompson @MdThomp24 CoHost: Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFB Players discussed: Keston Hiura Jonathan Villar Gavin Lux Shed Long Nick Madrigal Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and auction values f...

Episode 638- 1st and 3rd Base Preview Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB CoHost: Matt Thompson @MdThomp24 CoHost: Mike Werner @MikeWernerFWFB Players discussed Paul Goldschmidt Rhys Hoskins Danny Santana Justin Smoak Evan White Jesus Aguilar Jose Ramirez Eugenio Suarez Kris Bryant Josh Donaldson Manny Machado Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the...

Episode 631- Podopolooza Segment 23 Van Lee, Lou Landers, Toby Guevin, Todd Zola join Justin Mason in the 23rd segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and auction values from Ariel Cohen, Injury analy...

Episode 636- Podopolooza Segment 21 Walter McMichael, Kevin Hasting, Scott Chu, Daniel Rotter join Justin Mason in the 21st segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: How will we (and teams) evaluate draft prospects with for the upcoming June draft? In dynasty leagues, is 2020 the year to punt because it is so unpredictable? Who is your favorite prospect that no o...

Episode 635- Podopolooza Segment 19 Brandon Kamerman, Tim McLeod, Open Bar Tambo, Nicklaus Gaut join Justin Mason in the 19th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Are you more or less likely to build around youth/rookies with all the changes to the 2020 season? How do you handle playoffs in H2H leagues if we don't know when the season will end? With a short...

Episode 634- Podopolooza Segment 17 Zach Waxman, Michael Ajeto, Gary Sonnefield, Mikey Levtchenko join Justin Mason in the eleventh segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and auction values from Arie...

Episode 633- Podopolooza Segment 14 Jaime Calandro, Pierre Camus, Brandon Myers, Greg Jewett join Justin Mason in the 14th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Should people even be drafting right now until we have more answers about how and when baseball will be played? How does the late start/potentially shortened season affect starting pitching in fantasy...

Episode 632- Podopolooza Segment 13 Scott Pianowski, Chris Woodard, Aaron Pags, Paul Mammino join Justin Mason in the thirteenth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Fantasy Ethics Questions Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and au...

Episode 631- Podopolooza Segment 11 James Anderson, Cory Ott, The Welsh, Ralph Lifshitz, Chris Blessing join Justin Mason in the eleventh segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: How will we (and teams) evaluate draft prospects with for the upcoming June draft? In dynasty leagues, is 2020 the year to punt because it is so unpredictable? Who is your favorite pros...

Episode 630- Can Chuck run with Run TMC? Host: Chuck Anderson @justchuckingit CoHost: Andrew Dewhirst @andrewkdewhirst Chuck Takes Andrew through the Run TMC draft, where you have to draft at least 1 player from each team and asks for his thoughts on his strategies and if he was surprised by any of the players who were not selected in the draft. Players discussed Jordan Lyles Roman Wick Anibal San...

Episode 629- Podopolooza Segment 8 Matthew Davis, Colin Weatherwax, John Fish, Vlad Sedler, & Jeff Erickson join Justin Mason in the eighth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Are big money leagues really worth playing in with a potentially very short season? How does a shortened season change how you approach your big money drafts? How does this change how...

Episode 627- Podopolooza Segment 6 Michael Stein, Brad Johnson, Bobby Kleinau, & Ray Murphy join Justin Mason in the sixth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Fantasy Ethics Questions Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews from Matt Thompson, ATC projections and auction...

Episode 627- Podopolooza Segment 2 Ryan Hallam, Alex Fast, Nate Marcum, Michael Yachera join Justin Mason in the second segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: How many games will MLB play this year? How will the changes in the game in 2020 affect fantasy baseball? What teams get an advantage from a shortened season? What teams get a disadvantage? Buy the Frien...

Episode 626- Heroic Prose with RUDY GAMBLE Host: Paul Martin (@PaulTheMartin) Cohost: Walter McMichael (@realfakewalter) Guest: Rudy Gamble (@RudyGamble) Topics Discussed: The man, the myth, the projection, Rudy Gamble, comes on the show to discuss Razzball's fantasy baseball tools, including if he always drafts strictly to his own projections. We also talk about some players he likes, major draft...

Episode 625- Steve Paulo gets CATFISHed Host: Paul Martin (@PaulTheMartin) Cohost: Walter McMichael (@realfakewalter) Guest: Steve Paulo (@StevePaulo, @PastimeLabs) Topics Discussed: Our VERY special guest, Steve Paulo, comes on the show to discuss his multiple projection systems, drafting Clayton Kershaw /Matt Olson on the 2/3 turn in TGFBI, Cacio E Pepe, the origin of domain names, and much more...

Episode 624- Draft Day Values Host: Mike Werner Guest: George Bissell of Rotoworld MLB @GeorgeBissell Topics: News: Carlos Carrasco, Luis Severino, Aristides Aquino Draft-Day values: Mitch Keller Zac Gallen Adrian Houser Frankie Montas Dinelson Lamet Griffin Canning Dustin May Khris Davis Dylan Cease Nick Madrigal Intro and Outro music provided by The Arkells @arkellsmusic on twitter arkellsmusic....

Episode 623- Chris Towers Gets THROWN OFF Fantasy Baseball Twitter Host: Paul Martin (@PaulTheMartin) Cohost: Walter McMichael (@realfakewalter) Guest: Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) Topics Discussed: Our mediocre guest, Chris Towers, comes on the show to discuss his Dan Le Betard influence, if "risk" is the correct term to use during draft season, and also helps us tackle listener questions. (intro m...

Episode 622- TGFBI Prep - Co-Hosts: Randy Haines @randyhaines22 Colin Weatherwax @cweatherwax13 Matt Kupferle @mkupferle Topics: Slow drafts vs live drafts, KDS preferences, Early round roster construction, bench construction. Sorting through messy bullpens - Tampa, St. Louis, Washington, Miami, Seattle, San Francisco, Baltimore Intro and Outro music provided by The Arkells @arkellsmusic on twitte...

Episode 621- 2020 Relievers... or Lack Thereof Host: Chuck Anderson @justchuckingit Cohost: Andrew Dewhirst @andrewkdewhirst Chuck and Andrew discuss Chuck's closer rankings for 2020. Intro and Outro music provided by The Arkells @arkellsmusic on twitter arkellsmusic.com Buy the Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! It features 30-team previews from the FWFB Staff, 30 team prospect previews f...

Episode 620- Tools to WIN Fantasy Baseball Host: Paul Martin (@PaulTheMartin) Cohost: Walter McMichael (@realfakewalter) Topics Discussed: The tools and articles you NEED in order to prep for draft season. Jeff Zimmerman, Eno Sarris, Alex Chamberlain, and MORE are highlighted. Also, some fantastic listeners questions that end up devolving into ranking animals by tiers and Walter eating his own chi...

Washington Nationals Prospect Minute Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB CoHost: Matt Thompson @MdThompFWFB Players discussed: Carter Kieboom- SS (17) Luis Garcia- SS Jackson Rutledge- RHP Mason Denaburg- RHP Tim Cate- LHP Jeremy De La Rosa- OF Seth Romero- LHP Drew Mendoza- 1B Yasel Antuna- SS Wil Crowe- RHP Andry Lara- RHP Israel Pineda- C Ben Braymer- LHP Reid Schaller- RHP Cole Freeman- 2B Gag...