There Is No Offseason

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen return to dive into the dynasty goodness that you've come to expect. The fellas can't avoid the elephant in the room and touch on Major League Baseball's budding integrity problem after the sign-stealing scandal with the Astros and others. J.P. then asks Mark to talk him off the Dinelson Lamet hype train, while Mark tries to figure out what to do with Evan White. Then, th...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen kick off 2020 with a crazy lawsuit from a former big-league prospect. They quickly move on to dynasty issues, though, trying to figure out how we should be valuing the J2 market in dynasty drafts. J.P. makes an argument about Eduardo Rodríguez and then somehow convinces himself of the exact opposite in the process. Finally, Mark doesn't know what he's supposed to do about...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen try to make some sense of what's been a wild baseball offseason thus far. Is Gavin Lux really available in trade deals, and is he the best young dynasty second baseman? How does Mark feel about the Kluber trade? The fellas also dish out some advice about potential fantasy trades and keeper conundrums. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @G...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen return after the Thanksgiving holiday to debate the dynasty ramifications of recent MLB trades and free-agent signings. Is Omar Narváez now a top-five fantasy catcher for the 2020 season? What's the deal with Luis Urías and Trent Grisham, now that they figure to have greater playing time? Also, the fellas just can't quit a couple of former Baltimore Orioles hurlers. Email...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen bring you one more episode before the holiday break. They discuss a few hypothetical trades, courtesy of the Hot Stove and the baseball media, including a deal that would ship Mookie Betts out West. The fellas break down the dynasty implications of the Yasmani Grandal deal, and they help a listener with his keeper conundrum. Also, is there any reason dynasty owners should...

Mark and J.P. continue to get excited for the hot stove season. The fellas try to determine where Anthony Rendon might end up, what to think about high-risk guys like Giancarlo Stanton and Nate Pearson, and what Scott Kingery might bring in 2020. Listeners also ask about our favorite set-ups for dynasty leagues, as well as what in the ever-living crap we should do about Travis Shaw. Email: tinopod...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen return to bring dynasty content to the masses. The fellas briefly touch on the top end of the free-agent market, trying to determine where Cole and Strasburg might land. They discuss some very talented, but very injured pitchers, and debate whether it's time to finally give up on Jahmai Jones. Listener questions feature prominently in the second half, as Mark and J.P. hel...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen kick off the part of the season in which dynasty baseball really shines: the offseason. The fellas try and figure out which team Mark should adopt, if Cleveland trades Francisco Lindor for some unknown reason. They talk about some Yankees minor leaguers, what you should do about Adalberto Mondesí, and whether Wil Myers has anything left in the fantasy tank. Listener quest...

Mark Barry returns from his worldly travels to join J.P. Breen for this episode of TINO. The fellas think about whether Kris Bryant's grievance could mean that teams stop messing around with service time for top prospects. They talk about the majesty of Juan Soto, and they answer listener questions about older speed guys. Nick Markakis gets a shoutout, too, which is always nice. Email: tinopodcast...

The podcast has finally come full circle, as ex-TINOer Ben Carsley joins BP Fantasy Editor, J.P. Breen, to sub in while Mark is on vacation. The fellas reflect on Yu Darvish telling a random Twitter troll to eat fried chicken until he dies. They think about Marcus Semien's breakout campaign, as well as Mitch Garver's potential to sustain high-end catcher production. Listener questions, of course,...

J.P. is joined by the Editor-in-Chief of Baseball Prospectus, Craig Goldstein, this week. They discuss the most annoying thing dynasty owners can do, in their opinions, and also answer listener questions. What should people expect from Brandon Lowe and Trent Grisham going forward? Also, Craig's nemesis (or, as it turns out, one of his nemeses) shows up in the Q&A, and Craig doesn't like it. Email:...

Mark and J.P. are back! They discuss their playoff regrets, their biggest dynasty blunder of the year, and listeners' questions. J.P. thinks about selling high on the best reliever in the game, while Mark brings back an old favorite to hug him a little bit closer. The fellas then offer their opinions on some listeners' keeper conundrums. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodie...

Mark and J.P. start with an in-depth conversation about what dynasty-league owners should do about the latest news about the juiced ball, which is that Rob Manfred says that things straight-up need to change. They talk about some interesting hitters down in the Arizona Fall League. They also tackle a few listener questions, and J.P. leans into his role as the resident Podcast Curmudgeon™ to steal...

Mark and J.P. return for a mailbag episode. The fellas talk about the latest fireballer to come up for Cleveland, try to figure out what to do about the new baseball, and help a couple listeners out with their keeper conundrums. Also, Mark swoons over Kris Bubic, which is far more normal than anyone would care to admit. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRun...

Mark and J.P. return to figure out what the heck you should do with Aristides Aquino. They also discuss a few intriguing names from the recently-released AFL rosters. And, as always, they judge your trades and take your questions. The fellas may even try to talk themselves into Jon Gray again... maybe. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Music from...

Mark and J.P. are back this week, judging your trades and giving dynasty owners a few names to watch as the season winds down. The fellas also try to figure out what should be done when a dynasty owner just might be in over their head and may need to leave the league. In other words, when and how do you kick folks out of your league? Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandt...

Mark and J.P. are joined by TINO royalty, Craig Goldstein. The three talk about the upcoming fantasy baseball trade deadline, adjudicate a couple of listener trades, and take a couple listener questions. J.P. also declares his love for public libraries. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B / @cdgoldstein Music from https://filmmusic.io "District Fou...

Mark and J.P. return to highlight a couple young players who were either traded or called up this past week. They declare a winner in a dynasty-league trade that was provided by a TINO listener and answer a couple of listener questions. J.P. also makes Mark sad about Jo Adell, but only briefly. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Music from https:/...

TINO is back! Bret returns to hand things off to Mark Barry and J.P. Breen, who will host the newest iteration of There Is No Offseason. The three talk about which minor-league team has the best name, which players they're targeting in dynasty leagues right now, and also decide which side won a recent dynasty trade. Submit questions, comments, or recent dynasty trades to tinopodcast@gmail.com . Or...

Ben Carsley, Craig Goldstein and Bret Sayre host TINO’s fourth annual post-MLB Draft fantasy draft (5:00), review their notable hits and misses from last year (49:00) and get mad online about intellectual property, constant reminders of Mike Trout’s greatness on Twitter and John Lamb’s hair (55:00). 1.1: Nick Madrigal, 2B/SS, White Sox (Ben) 1.2: Alec Bohm, 3B, Phillies (Bret) 1.3: Jordyn Adams, O...

Ben Carsley and Craig Goldstein empty the TINO listener email inbox (3:00) and rant about the MLB Network Draft broadcast (33:00).

Ben Carsley and Bret Sayre discuss contention cycles and how to decide whether your dynasty roster is a legitimate contender or pretender (4:00), banter about current events including Noah Syndergaard, Alex Reyes, Yu Darvish, Ronald Acuna, Byron Buxton, Robinson Cano, Jose Alvarado, Hanley Ramirez and Shane Bieber (25:00), before closing out the podcast by ranting about Anthony Rizzo’s dirty slide...

Craig Goldstein and Bret Sayre discuss the recent article by BP’s Zach Crizer on the Las Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft, including which 15 players they would protect on the Houston, Los Angeles and St. Louis rosters (3:00). Finally, they discuss the big-picture process the BP prospect team employs to evaluate minor-league talent in advance of their updated mid-season Top 101 prospect list (...

Ben Carsley and Craig Goldstein render a verdict on listener contention cycle emails (2:00), cover a plethora of minor-league updates regarding Juan Soto (17:00), Austin Riley (22:00), Bubba Thompson (26:30), Jake Burger (27:30), Jason Groome (28:30), Wander Javier (30:00) and Nate Pearson (30:30). Finally, they close out the podcast with another edition of “Maddon or Mad Online” starring David Pr...

Bret Sayre, Craig Goldstein and George Bissell banter about lettuce (1:00), Corey Seager (4:00), Hyun-Jin Ryu and Walker Buehler (8:00), Clayton Kershaw (12:00), Ronald Acuna (14:00), Mike Soroka (18:00), James Paxton (28:00) and the Gerrit Cole/Trevor Bauer spin rate controversy (30:00). Finally, they discuss when dynasty league owners should begin to re-evaluate their competitive windows (44:00)...