On The Wire

On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Derek VanRiper ( @derekvanriper ), writer and executive podcast producer at the Athletic to break down the final FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to talk about some lessons learned, or relearned when it comes to FAAB decisions and how it will effect how we make decisions next season. Welcome DVR (1:40...

On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Todd Whitestone ( @telestar7 ), writer with SP Streamer and podcaster with Pull Hitter Podcast , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the trends he's noticed as he broke down every FAAB result from the NFBC Main Event leagues throughout the season. Welcome Todd (1:53) Royals' missing...

On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jonathan Metzelaar ( @jonmetzelaar ), author of the weekly Hitter List at Pitcher List, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the process Jon takes to rank the best 150 hitters each week and how his ranks should be used throughout the season and beyond. Welcome Jon (1:36) Miami has a n...

On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Lauren Auerbach ( @lkauerbach ), co-host of the Rest of Season podcast, SP Streamer podcast, and regular contributor at Fantrax to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how Lauren balanced playing and covering both fantasy baseball and fantasy football at a high level for three months out...

On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) is joined by Jordan White ( @BuntSingles ), co-host of the In The Deep podcast ( @InTheDeepPL ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about why Jordan likes focusing on players that no one else wants. Welcome Jordan (0:39) San Francisco infielders (3:21) Boyd vs Kluber (6:17) Can Kwang Hyun Kim still be useful? (11:42) On The corners in Phi...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jenny Butler ( @jennybutler083 ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what keeps Jenny coming back for more high stakes action at NFBC and where she gets her advice. Welcome Jenny (1:56) Rehabbing hitters (7:33) Rehabbing pitchers (12:10) Freddy Peralta out in Milwaukee (16:07) Patrick Sandoval out...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Pitcher List manager Mark McElroy ( @MarkMcElroyBB ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how Mark finds himself in the top 20 of the TGFBI overall standings this late in the season and what he's going to do about it. Welcome Mark (2:28) How do you handle FAAB each week (7:06) Atlanta rotation chan...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) runs the show with guest co-host Steve Gesuele ( @stavv8818 ) of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast ( @WinsAbovePod ) and they're joined by Pitcher List lead dynasty manager Andy Patton ( @AndyPattonPNW ), host of On The Farm , @ScoreZagsScore , and @NeverSunnyinSEA , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what type of impact stashes can make on your fa...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are they're joined by Mastersball creator Todd Zola ( @toddzola ), contributor to ESPN , Rotowire , and the curator of the Tout Wars Tout Table each Monday to break down the "impact" every team should see from the flurry of trades at or before the MLB trade deadline, and how that may influence your FAAB bidding. In addition, we pick To...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) returns alongside Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ), and they're joined by Tout Wars competitor Greg Jewett ( @gjewett9 ), contributor to The Athletic , Fantasy Alarm , and the creator of Coffee and Closers , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how drafting closers may change in 2022, trade deadline speculations, and of course, more closers talk. W...

Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) is joined by KC Bubba ( @bdentrek ), contributor to RotoBaller.com and FantasySportsDegens.com , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what to realistically look at while analyzing our standings by category. Welcome Bubba (1:04) Jarren Duran finally plays for the Red Sox (1:58) Tanner Houck up in Boston as well (4:57) Joc Jams to Atlanta (6:48...

2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) is joined by Lou Landers ( @LandersTalks ) from SiriusXM Sports Overnight America and the Director of Baseball Content on Dr. Roto's new site (coming soon) to discuss this week’s FAAB options and much more. Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) is on vacation. Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Co...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Paul Sporer ( @sporer ), fantasy editor at Rotographs , host of the Sleeper and the Bust , and a seemingly constant twitch stream . We discuss this week’s FAAB options, starting pitcher workload concerns, possible closer trade candidates, and how Paul and Kevin deal with the stress of finding themselve...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) discuss this week’s FAAB options as well as Adam’s process behind streaming stolen bases, Kevin’s tips on avoiding summer distractions, and an overall hesitation to stash prospects the rest of the way. Bidding on Wander (0:32) Brandon Belt to IL (3:23) Time to stash Joey Bart? (5:13) Angels outfield options (6:53) I...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Vlad Sedler ( @rotogut ), contributor to FantasyGuru.com and EliteFantasy.com , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the things he's learned over the years that has allowed him to be nicknamed the "FAAB Whisperer". Welcome Vlad (1:25) Miguel Rojas and Cody Poteet back in Miami (...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Lucas Biery ( @lucasbiery33 ), co-host of the the LouCas Baseball Podcast through the Sports Crew Radio Network and writer for Fantasy Sports Degens , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how he manages FAAB across multiple leagues, formats, and platforms. Welcome Lucas (2:55) D...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Chris ( @baseballpods ), creator of Baseball-Pods.com and the annual Fantasy Baseball Podcast Bracketology event, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the things he looks for in a good fantasy baseball podcast. Welcome Chris (2:15) Max Muncy missing time? (11:34) Tony Gonsolin m...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ), host of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how to utilize in season research that applies to his teams. Welcome Steve (1:30) Filling in the Michael Brantley (3:50) Owen Miller vs Tyler Nevin (5:05) Miami injuries (9:...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Zack Waxman ( @zackroto ), host of the Draft Champions Podcast presented by Rotoballer to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how he plans to budget his FAAB where he’s already spent big early on. Welcome Zack (1:46) Willy Adames to Milwaukee (2:52) Taylor Walls up in Tampa (5:12)...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Rob DiPietro ( @deadpullhitter ), creator and host of the Pull Hitter Podcast and 2020 NFBC Draft Champions overall champion to break down the eighth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to break down trends he's noticed in FAAB bidding thus far and strategies to take away from it all. Welcome Rob (...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Scott Chu ( @ifthechufits ), constant contributor at Pitcher List and co-host of the Hacks and Jacks ( @HacksandJacksPL ), PL Shorts ( @PLShortsPod ) and Friends with Fantasy Benefits Friday podcast to break down the seventh FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to break down how his DFS play helps h...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Micah Henry ( @FantasyCentral1 ), contributor to New Life Fantasy ( @FantasyBallUni1 ), Roto Ranks ( @roto_ranks ), and Fantrax ( @Fantrax ) as well as cohosting the Fantasy Insiders Podcast ( @1FantasyInsider ) to break down the sixth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and to explain how he finis...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Toby G ( @BatFlipCrazy ), host of the Bat Flip Crazy Fantasy Baseball Podcast, to break down the fifth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide insight into early season FAAB strategy and how to learn from mistakes made in desperation. Welcome Toby (1:35) Go add Alex Kiriloff (3:47) Shelly w...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Tout Wars competitor Shelly Verougstraete ( @ShellyV_643 ), managing editor and podcaster with Dynasty Guru ( @dynastyguru ), Pitcher List, and Over The Monster ( @OverTheMonster ), to break down the fourth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide insight into the possible prospect call ups...

Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Tout Champion Tim McLeod ( @RunTMcP361 ), contributor to Prospects 361 and the Fantasy Baseball Live podcast with Rich Wilson ( @RichWilsonP361 ), to break down the third FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and provide insight into Tim's personal FAAB strategy and speculate on a few deeper players...