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Bonus Mailbag! The Debut of 'Fantasy Justice For All' (3/20 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

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00:00Welcome to the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast from CBS Sports.I drive, center field, and swing.This is magnificent.Got a fantasy question?Email Fantasy Baseball at CBSI.com.Get ready to win your league.Well, fantasy becomes reality.Now here's Frank Scott, Chris, and Adam.
00:24It's bailback time.Welcome into Fantasy baseball today on Saturday, March 20th.Frank Stamphill joined by Chris Towers,gave Scott White the podcast off because frankly, he is working too hard. What's going on, Chris?How are you holding up? Fantasy? I guess I'm not. I guess I'm not working too hard. That's fine.It's okay. We gave you the past couple of podcasts off as well. Come on, Chris. One, one. Just one.I think we gave you two, didn't we? It was two, but there was another one in between, maybe two in between.Don't, don't besmirch my good name. I'm a hard worker. You are a hard worker, as is Scott White.
00:57you guys are both hardware.How are you holding up, Chris?Because fantasy baseball draft season is here.You're writing a ton of content there.You're also doing fantasy football content simultaneously.So how are you holding up?Yeah, I've been writing the fantasy football today newsletter every day this week for free agency.I thought there would be more news than there has been.
01:15So it's actually required.Weirdly, it's required me to do more work because there's been less news.Because now I'm like, well, I've got to justify this newsletter's existence somehow.You know, I can't just do a newsletter about John Brown signing.So, but yeah, subscribe to the fantasy football today newsletter.There's a reason for it to exist.I think it's good.Subscribe to the fantasy baseball today newsletter as well.
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01:59Today on the pod, of course, it's mailbag.We'll answer your Apple podcast review questions.We got some emails.And we have a new replacement for regulators.Adam has gone to the fantasy cops on the fantasy football side of things.So we'll have some of that later on.And thanks everyone for sending in your emails.We have so, so many.
02:15I'm trying to answer them individually outside of the podcast as well,because you have questions and we are trying to give you answers.Let's jump into these Apple Podcast review questions first, Chris,and we will start from Beast Asaurus.Just took over a dynasty team with a miners roster.Okay, thanks.There's no chance I could win this year and probably not next year.What type of trade package do you think would be fair for my Trevor Bauer?
02:42I think his trade value may be at its highest currently.It's funny you bring that up, Beastasaurus,because I wrote about, I think it was six or eight,sell high candidates and dynasty back in, I want to say, October or November, a long time ago,and Trevor Bauer was one of them. Given the volatility we've seen in years past,obviously he's coming off a sub two ERA. He just won the Cy Young. Selling high,the concept here is, I think, what you're looking at. I don't know that his value willever be higher, Chris. So I actually agree with trying to sell Bauer now if you are rebuilding.
03:15Yeah, I mean, you're never going to see Trevor Bauer have the flashy eye-popping ratios like he didlast season again.And he is a 30-year-old starting pitcher who's logged a lot of innings.So, you know, those guys are healthy until they're not.And, you know, it's possible that, you know, his injury risk is probably increasing everyyear.And, you know, I think he'll be good this year.I think I have him as my SP6.
03:41So I'm not necessarily down on Trevor Bauer.But, yeah, if you're looking to sell and you don't, like, it doesn't sound like there'sany reason for this guy to hang on to him.Then, yeah, I think right now is the perfect time to sell in a dynasty league.And, you know, the kind of package I think you're probably looking for.I think you're probably like obviously if you could get Andrew Vaughn or Julio Rodriguez or SpencerTorkelson, one of those really high-end guys, Jared Kalenik.You know, you do that.
04:20if you have the opportunity, obviously.But, you know, it might be harder to get some of the guys who are right on the cusp of making the major leagues.And so I think you can't afford to be a little more patient and look for guys who are a little less 2021 relevant.So, you know, maybe you're thinking about CJ Abrams, Austin Martin, Marco Luciano.No, Bobby Witt would have been one of those guys, but he's had like nine really good spring games.So I guess he's not anymore.I would look at Scott White's top 100 prospects and just kind of try to identify some guys who are in the, you know, the top 20 who are probably going to be in double A or AAA this year rather than making their major league debut.and see if you can get at least one of those.
05:16And I think you probably want at least another top 100 prospect, maybe more.Yeah, if you're not going to compete this year or next year, and you know that,it sounds like you probably need quantity of prospects.I don't know that you'll be able to get a Torkelson.Of course, try it if you can.I mean, shoot high.It doesn't hurt.But I think trying to get a package of either prospects or young players,
05:38if you can get even some youngish starting pitchers,you know, Ian Anderson, if it's possible,I don't know if it's possible.Jesus Lazzardo, names like that.Even on the lower end,if you can get like an Aaron Savale and a prospect,some kind of package like that together,that's something I would be looking at.
05:54Yeah, I think the point about, you know,when you're looking three years in the future now, realistically,maybe two, you know, the point about looking for quantityis an important one.And, you know, given the attrition rate of even very good prospects,you're looking at probably half of top 20 prospects,probably busting as major leaguers.You know, it's also possible that you might want to target like four guys
06:27who are, you know, top 150 prospects maybe.And, you know, making one of those guys,one of those like 17-year-olds who, you know,could make a big leap.I don't have any off the top of my head right now, unfortunately,because my prospect knowledge only goes so deep.I'm sure Scott's got some.Yeah, I mean, there were some in this year's first year player draft.
06:50Wilman Diaz, some middle infielder's.Carlos Comanares is one of them.But yeah, I mean, those guys are super far away.They're middle infielder is 17 years old.So if you want to take more throws at the dartboard, sure.Why not?This next one's from Plumster, 27, was wondering if you,you guys, we're going to do a show on the underdog best ball drafts. It's a lot of fun to do
07:17and requires no work from the player once the team is drafted. So this is a lot likebest ball fantasy football, which I'm sure you're aware of Chris. But it's you draft your teamand you do nothing else. It's they give you points all season long based on your weeklyscoring optimal lineup. So I don't have the best ball scoring format in front of me. But one thingthat I have always done when I've played in fantasy baseball best ball drafts is if you do nothave to take relief pitchers or closers, if you just have to take pitcher spots, I do not draft a singlecloser because we talk about how volatile the position is. I mean, year in and year out, from a weekto week basis, you don't know what's going to happen. So if I can just skip all closers and just
07:58take as many starting pitchers as I can on my best ball teams, that's exactly what I'm doing.Yeah, I saw, you know, I'm in a couple of best ball drafts. One is a like weird best ball dynastyleague where we're drafting 50 players and it's 30 teams and it's just we're like 700 picks inand we're barely halfway done. It's wild. But we were all in Razlam, I think, all three of us.And that's a best ball draft. And I saw Andy Barron's from Yahoo had a really interesting approachto that draft. I think he drafted 15 straight starting pitchers starting in like, I don't know,I think it might have been like the 14th round or something.It's a super deep draft.
08:43And that, I think quantity over quality actually makes a lot of sense in a best ball formatbecause there are going to be weeks where Trevor Bauer makes one start and gives up four runsand isn't one of your starters.There's probably going to be three or four of those weeks.Whereas in, you know, you're regularly, you're just starting.him no matter what. In a best ball league, he's not going to count for those. So, you know,there are going to be probably 10 or 12 weeks where even someone who we don't think isnecessarily great, like Zach Davies, is worth starting. So that's one where I think not paying
09:32for pitcher in best ball is probably the way to go. And if I am reading this correctly,this is an article from RotaWirebreaking down the underdog fantasy scoring.You do not have to draft,you do not have to draft catchers.It's just,it's positionless hitters.So obviously just volume is going to matter
09:51so much more and they talk about that here as well.So players who hit near the top of lineups,obviously are going to have more plate appearancesso that will give you more volume.That's what I would be looking at in this format.And you don't have to start relief pitchers either.So again,I'm not drafting any closures there.
10:05even what you might consider a fringy starting pitcher.You mentioned Zach Davies.This article uses Ryan Yarbrough as an example.That's another one there.Just don't draft closers.There's too much volatility there.That is if you are playing in best ball leagues.This one's from ha ha ha.
10:20Had to go all the way back to December to get a prospects episode.Can we get a new one?Well, that one was with the Welsh and Scott.And it was a great podcast, by the way.And I will just point out that not much has changed since December in terms of prospects.and anything that has changed,we have talked about on the podcast a ton.So anything regarding Bobby Witt and Andrew Vaughn,
10:41we have talked about that a ton recently.So I don't know what you're talking about, man.What's the deal with Marco Luciano?Should I be using my number one minor league draft pick on him?Well, of course, I guess it depends who else is available.Yeah, that's the thing.He's not the number one hitting prospect in baseball.I think Scott has him like fifth.
11:06in his top 100 prospects.He has on 12th.12th.Okay, so, you know, if,if Julio Rodriguez is available,you shouldn't draft Marco Luciano,but he is a very good prospect.So,
11:20you know, I think itjust depends on who else is available,but, you know,there is a chancethat he's up.This, you know, that alsoshould factor in. He should be relativelyclose. It's,
11:35it's always hard.to say with guys who were far away in 2019, how much they developed in 2020 playing at thealternate sites, whether their teams are viewing that as like, okay, he got a new level.We can jump him up two levels now.You know, that's hard to answer.I will just quickly remind people who Scott has higher than Marco Luciano in his rankings.That would be Wander Franco with the raise, McKenzie Gore with the Padres, Jared Kellnick withthe Seattle Mariners.
12:06Spencer Torkelson with the Tigers,Julio Rodriguez with the Mariners,Andrew Vaughn with the White Sox,Adly Ruchman with the Orioles.That's kind of questionable.Mark Alucciano is one for 18with 13 strikeouts in 19 plate appearancein this spring.
12:24So I don't think he's going to force his way up yet.And he's only 19 years old.So that shouldn't be surprising.He had a 981 OPS in 47 gamesbetween Loe and Rookie.in 2019.So, you know,it's possible we see him in double A this year.
12:42And then,look,once a player hits AA,you know,they could be an injury away at any point.That's always the way I view it.It's not necessarily all players will get called up from double A,but that's when you start putting them on,
12:56you know,the call up radar.Yeah,it's possible.I think we probably won't see Luciano up this year.But anything could happen.He's only 19 years old.I would,
13:06argue with Scott's ranks, I would have Luciano ahead of AdleyRushman, but I know that Scott likes to rank guys who arecloser in proximity to the majors higher in his prospectrankings. And, you know, there's the catcher of it all.Like, Adley Rushman could be up this season as a catcher.So it's still, like, it's possible he steps on the fieldand is the best catcher in fantasy. It's unlikely.But, you know, that position scarcity,
13:32that is one that really catcher is the only one where it really matters.This next one is from Chris's cat.I mean, are your cats around right now, Chris?I'm not going to tell you to grab your cat and bring them on screen, but...David Bowie is here.Sorry, I had this mistake earlier.Liz Lemon is here.David Bowie is, I believe, the last text I received from my wife,
13:55she's hiding under our bed while the dog is trying to play with her.And she doesn't want any part of that.Which of your cats is your favorite?Or can you not say out loud because they're listening?I'm not just saying this because Liz Lemon's in the roombut her and I have a very special relationship.I love all of my children equallybut Liz Lemon
14:20she cuddles in my arms every night while we sleep.I hold her like a teddy bear.It's the cutest thing in the world.So, you know, there's a special bond there.All right, so let's actually answer the questionfrom Chris's cat.What do you think of Garrett Crochet in a standardfive-by-five roto league with saves plus holds instead of saves.
14:40Could he be a potential Devin Williams type this season with the White Sox using him later in games?Garrett Crochet was a first round pick in 2020 and then he debuted last year, which is crazybecause I mean, you very rarely see that happen, especially in a short and season.But, you know, he was a lot of fun to watch pitch.He only pitched six innings, but eight strikeouts, not a single walk.throws extremely hard 99, 100 miles per hour.And Chris, I think you wrote about Alex Reyes this year,kind of being that swing man type role
15:11and how he has value in fantasy.I don't know that crochet will be a swing man type,but I do think that he can be really valuablebecause of the ratios and strikeouts that he provides.Yeah, I guess the, yeah, the question is,what's the usage going to be?Because he was not a full-time starter in college.He was used as a reliever,
15:33last season. He's had some arm troublesin recent years, includingright at the end of last season.I think he,I don't know if he left the last gameof the season with an injury, buthe definitely had something.I think he did. In the postseason, I think it happened.
15:49Yeah. So there'syou know,it's possible he may only belike a 60 inning midreliever guy or he could belike you mentioned that Alex Reyes guy.I wrote last week about how non-closer relievers can be more valuable than ever this seasonand specifically guys who could get to 90 to 100 innings like Alex Reyes,
16:14Dustin May and Tony Gonselin, who should also start.I really likes filling out my pitching staff with those kind of guys now.Crochet, you know, I would expect he'll be a lower inning guy than those,but if they're trying to stretch him out,maybe they do let him throw two to three innings,at least occasionally.I'm trying to look back.I'm sure the White Sox don't have the,
16:48they certainly don't have the same managerand they probably don't have the same front office.I'm not sure, but looking back at when Chris Salemade a similar jump as a very young pitcher,they pretty much just used him as a regular reliever.71 innings in 2011 in 58 games.So there were some multi-inning outings.But for the most part in 2011,
17:12he was just a straight reliever and occasional closer.And then he went to 192 innings the next year.So, you know, there's some precedent for that.And I would guess that's more like his role this year.But in a saves plus holds league,he could be really good.We've said this repeatedly, and saves plus holds, you really just want to draft dominant relievers on good teams.And that's exactly what I think Garrett Crochet is going to be.
17:36The problem is he might be third in line, maybe fourth in line for saves.I think definitely no more than third.I would guess Aaron Bummer's ahead of him.Yeah, Bummer would be.And I mean, Copics is going to be in the bullpen to start the year.I don't know how.Yeah, I could see him being a dominant closer if they decide to leave him there.Yeah, so I don't know what the pecking order will be in terms of like six seventh eighth
18:01Eighth inning type roles, but I assume bummer will be the eighth Liam Hendrix will be in the ninth and then some kind of combination of Crochet orWho's the guy just brought up?Michael Copac and Ronaldo Lopez or Carlos Redan could be in the root in the bullpen as well. Yeah, so keep that in mindCrochet did make five appearances last year one of them was a multi-ending appearance he pitched for two innings. So there's a chance that we can see himused that way again this year as well this next one is from a whiskey tango 10 hi terry larry andaustin hmm terry larry and austin oh uh hold on let me see if they're i mean i am thought i hadi'm very bad at these and i admitted so that makes it okay yeah the the thought i had wasw w e terry hogan but no that doesn't make any sense don't listen to me yeah that's
18:58I don't know.I don't know that one.Because why would it be Terry Hogan and then Steve Austin?Why would it be his last name?So don't listen to me.I don't know what I'm talking about.Someone please tell me.I'm sure it's obvious.
19:09This always happens where we don't know what it is.And someone's like, oh, it was the Detroit Tigers starting pitching staff in their1981 World Series winner, whatever year they won.I don't remember.Yeah, I'm trying to think of people named Terry.And I'm getting like Terry Collins, Terry Francona.Terry Rozier.Austin.
19:28Austin Meadows.Terry Rozier,Larry Bird,and Austin Rivers.There you go.There you go.We got it.I already had the number one
19:37pick in a head-to-head category leaguewith walks and quality startsas extra categories.I traded some picks,and I now have picks one and two,but I have no second,third, or ninth-round picks.How would you handle having the first two picks
19:51in a head-to-head categories league?Would you go Acuna and Tatis?Soto and Tatis?Acunia and de Grom.Oh, man.I think...So of the big five hitters,Ocuna, Trout, and Soda are the ones
20:08who should walk the most.Ocunia saw that big spike in his walk rate last season.I think Trout is probably...You know, he might lead the league in walks.So I think you have to consider him there.Didn't Soto walk more than Trout last year?Just like in terms of walk rate...But yeah, I think his walk rate was around 20% last season, which is 21% incredibly high.
20:3421% for Soto.And he's been 16% in his career before.So he walks a ton.Take Juan Soto and Jacob de Grom.I'm just going to say it.Get one in one.Yeah, because DeGrom should be great in quality starts and walks, especially.You know, for a high volume reliever or starter, whereas you look at like, you Darvish has had some control issues.
20:57Trevor Bauer has had some issues.You know, I could see the second tier starting pitchers being hurt just a little bit by walksbecause they're going to throw so many innings.This next one's from Arch dear Justin, Max, and David.That is actually a Tigers World Series rotation.I was wondering.I was not looking ahead.I was not looking ahead.
21:21But that one is definitely Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, and David Price.Okay.Price was with them together.That's a fun coincidence.Yeah.Yeah.He was in one of their World Series runs.Head to head points league,
21:35would you be comfortable with these eight pitchers?We can only have eight starting pitchers on our roster.Jun Riu, Zach Gallin,Zach Plesack,Jack Flaherty,Mike Soroka, Corey Klober,Bryce Wilson,Ryan Yarbrough,
21:50with Luis Severino on my I-Lin a Dynasty League.So Ryu, Gala, Plyssack, Flaherty, you don't have a bona fide ace, a top five type starting pitcher.Yeah.But you have a few really good ones.Yeah, I mean, you got three guys who are definitely in my top 20 or 25.I think Ryu might be just outside.I think this is pretty good, though.
22:16It's, I think it's fine.You've got four guys who should be pretty good.wild cards.This does remind me,I think in that RAS slambest ball draft,I think I took Severino,Cinderguard,
22:32and Sale.Oh my God.Well,it could pay offin the second half of the season.Yeah,it might be like I stinkfor the first half
22:43and then those guysshoot up like a rocket ship.Yeah.Yeah, I think it's all right.And plus you have Severino.He's still pretty youngand he has a historyof being an elite starting pitcher.
22:54He's coming backfrom major injuries.So I don't knowif he will get backto the same level he was before,but that is the hope.This next one's fromAndrew in Detroit.
23:04Dear Miguel,Justin, and Willie.Why are we gettingso much Detroit stuff today?Oh, David Pricewasn't on one of the World Series teams,but he wasn't on that teamwhen Scher and Verlander were there.
23:16Well, Andrew in Detroit,this is,this is Miguel Cabrera,Justin Verlander.Yeah, it seems like Miguel Cabrera,Justin Verlander,and then I have no ideawho Willie is.
23:24Now I'm stumped.Willie?It's not Willie Castrobecause he does not have an Eon the end of his name.No?Those would just be tigers.Willie.
23:36I don't know.Someone's yelling at their phone right nowwhile they're listening to us.I'm in a 10-team head-to-head points leagueand I have the first pick.I am going to use Scott's methodof drafting five of my first six picks as pitchers.I was wondering who you guys would take
23:51as a high upside value hitterto take between.rounds four and six as my first hitter. So this is a 10-team league. So anyone who goes between picks40 and 60 as a high upside head-to-head points bat. Yeah, and it's it's head-to-head points. Soyou know, the the order's a little different. But if Aaron judge is there, I think he's theanswer. That's a good call. Um, you know, I think George Springer could also be. I think VladimirGuerrero if you really just want to shoot for the moon or Marcelo Zina, any of those guys.Springer's sneaky good in points because of the batting leadoff part.
24:37Yeah, volume is key for points.Obviously, plate discipline helps as well.Springer's going to walk a lot.He's going to score a lot of runs with the Toronto Blue Jays.I'm looking through our most recent mock draft.Boba Chette has upside.but he's not necessarily built for this formatbecause he doesn't walk all that much.
24:56He doesn't walk.It doesn't have a low strikeout rate.I do like Judge and Springer more than himas well as Azuna.Anyone else here?No, I mean, I think the names you gave were probablyprobably the best ones.Yeah, I think if you can get Judge,
25:11that's the way I would go.And if not, Springer,Marcelo Zuna,or Raphael Devers.You know, he doesn't,walk a ton either, buthe was very, very good in2019.
25:31This next one's from Jeremy, with a lotof ones after his name. I didn't want to count howmany ones, but it looked something like 20 of them.14 team head-to-head pointsleague. I am keeping Yohan Moncatowith two utility spots, butno corner infielder or middleinfielder. Standard points scoring.
25:47I find the hitters I like in the first few roundsare third basement. Should Itake best player available and fill upmy two utility spots while doing so,or look to another positionwho I view slightly less than those third basemen,so I have more flexibility later in the draft.So probably talking about names like Anthony Rendon
26:05or Alex Bregman or Devers,maybe even Aeronado if this person likes him.So how do you feel about that, Chris?You know, filling up your third base spotand your utility with someone like Moncada early on in the draft.So the thing about waiting around for flexibilityis you're basically working under the hope, really,not even assumption, but hope that by the time you want to fill your utility spot,
26:33the best player available will be someone who's already,who plays a position that you've already filled.And you might end up being forced to take a second basemaninstead of a really good third baseman later in the draft.but when you're talking aboutBragman, Rendon, Aeronado,LeMayhew,you know, Vlad Jr.
27:01He's,I can't think of the word,eligible at that position.Like, those are really good playersand you want really good players.And I don't have a huge problemfilling my utility spot early.I mean, this is a podcast that,
27:22you know, endorsestaking Nelson Cruz,Jordan Alvarez, J.D. Martinez, andJohn Carlos Stanton.So I don't think we're opposedto filling that utilityspot early if you can get them.And I
27:37think Bregman, Rendon,and especially Devers are really good values this year.I'm,I think I might actually have Deversslightly higher than Breggman and Rendonin my rankings.But especially,Especially in points leave.
27:52It was awesome.Rendon and Bregman are just so good in that format that I wouldn't think twice about it.And you have two utility spots.So even if Bregman and Rendon occupy third base, you have Moncada in one of your utility spots,you could still even grab another utility only bat later on in your draft or whatever other player at a position you already have that falls to a good value.So especially with two utility spots,I wouldn't overthink this, Jeremy.To answer the question in a shorter,
28:22way, yes, you should take the best player available.There you go. That's all we need.Let's quickly...Until you reach a point where it's not, where it hurts your team, but that usually doesn'thappen.Let's quickly promote a few things. A quick reminder that our fantasy baseball today draftprep guide is free, and of course, it is available now.You might be drafting this weekend. You might have your draft right after you listen to
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29:22something like our fantasy baseball today in five videos that have been going up on this channel as well.If you are watching, don't go anywhere. If you are listening to the podcast,we are going to take a quick break. But when we return, we will get to your new regulators slashfantasy cops segment next, fantasy baseball today. So we've received two questions that you guysused to refer to as regulators. But for copyright purposes, we had to retire the regulators.Adam now calls it fantasy cops on fantasy football today, and it's awesome.I think it's a great bit.I'm not going to steal it from Adam.
29:54That's his thing.So what I'm thinking I'm going to go with, tell me if I'm crazy here, Chris.It's definitely not as fun or creative as Adam.But fantasy justice for all.It's a little play on the Metallica album and Justice for All.I'm a big Metallica fan.Greatest band ever.Have no problem saying that.
30:14That's how I feel.Fantasy Justice for All is exactly what we are going to call.this. And I do have a little bit of a sound by here that we can use every time we introduce it.There you go. Some epic music. If you want to make something better, if you're creative enough tosend it in. We'll use it. Feel free to do so. I'm trying to think of like Metallica songs thatwould work for fantasy baseball. Yeah. Just if you are going to make a drop and send it to us,do not use any Metallica riffs because they've sued people for other things before. And I don't reallywant to get involved with that. So keep that in mind. That's exactly why I did not use any type of
30:58Metallica thing myself. This one is from somebody who would like to, and this is, of course,these are questions that are not really fantasy related. They're more so about like the commissioneror something weird that's going on in your fantasy league. This one is from somebody who would liketo remain nameless residing somewhere in the Midwest. Are you a geography guy, Chris? Because I'm not.This is something that Heath used to make fun of me about.But being that I am a coastal elite, you know, living in my fancy Brooklyn, you know, third floor high rise, in my brain, the Midwest basically stretches from like Western Pennsylvania to Colorado.so like 60% of the geographiclike Montana might be in the Midwest.
31:55I don't know.So you're preaching to the choir.I'm going to say,I'm going to say Jackson Hole Nevada.All righty.That's what we'll go with.I have been in a 15-team Roto-Keeper League.That's in Wyoming.
32:08That's in Wyoming.I'm an idiot.Wyoming.I have been in a 15-teen.Still the Midwest.Still the Midwest.15-team Roto-keeper Leaguewith the same 15 guys.
32:16Since 2006, last year some league members did not want to play the league out since it would impactour minor league system so greatly, among other things. Out of the 15, nine of us did a separatedraft just so we had something to root for. Now, I never won this league out of the 16 years ofits existence. I ended up winning the league last year. Besides a nice cash prize, the winner alsogets the trophy, the league trophy engraved with their name and year and gets to keep thetrophy during the season until we all get together the following year when the trophy is moved to thenew winner. The commissioner has said my name will be going on the trophy in preparations for this year'sdraft. This has angered some league members because it wasn't winning our quote league.
32:59Someone asterisk put on the trophy next to my name. What would you say? I mean like if they'regoing to be babies about it, put an asterisk on it. Who cares? Uh, but like,Like, also don't be a baby about it.Like, it doesn't matter either way.Just like, who cares?Put an asterisk on it.I mean, it's kind of relevant, right?I mean, the whole Hall of Fame discussion with steroids and stuff.
33:28Not, I mean, it's just like, what does an asterisk mean?Like, oh, that didn't have been wink, wink, like, no, we all know.Like, we all, it's like, it's like NCAA, expunging their record books.Like, oh, Reggie Bush never played for USC.That's stupid.We all know he did.This is meaningless.Put the asterisk on it if they're going to complain about it.
33:49But they shouldn't complain about it.It's fine.Agreed.Fantasy justice has been served.Boom the bell toes.Oh, he has a second question.Also, I'm trying to figure something out that should probably be simple.A player goes for $5 in a 12-team league.
34:09In theory, should he go for more or less in a 15-te-team league?He should go for...He should go for more.No, he should go for less.because you are stretching the player pool wider.Yeah.Assuming your budget is the same.Yeah.
34:24260 standard.Yeah, I think we talk about,and this is reflected in my salary cap values,and head-to-head points league,because you have fewer roster spotsand the player pool is smaller,you should spend more on your high-end players.And in a roto league, you spend a little less.
34:43So I think that also applies.for a 15-teen league because you're, well...Well, I think you just prove the point, Chris,because in a shallower league,you're spending up higherbecause the players you can get laterare going to be better players for cheaper.So in a 15-team league,
35:00people are not going to spend as much on the high end.I mean, you're going to see people be very stringentwith... They're going to have capswhere, okay, DeGrom's probably not going to gofor more than $45.Not like some of the crazy amountsthat we've seen in salary cap drafts that we've done.So I punched these...
35:15these salary cap draft projections into the auction calculator on fan graphs using ATC projections.And Cabrion Hayes was a $5 player.Kind of flattens it out.Yeah,Cabrion Hayes was a $5 player in a 12 team league and he was a $9 player in a 15 team league.That makes sense.Yeah, I guess it flattens it out so that the higher guy lower, the lower are higher.Because, you know, the gap between that $5 player and a 12 team league and the $1 players is much,
35:45bigger in a 15 team league. So I guess that makes sense.We have another fantasy justice for all question. This one's from Cote. C-O-T-E, Cote.I guess that's how you would go with that. Cody? Cody?All right. Cote.There's Greg Cody. From the Levitart show, Greg Cody. It's the only time I've seen thatword. Need an opinion. We have a points league with two new managers entering a 12-mandynasty league. One team is decisively better than the other. So we thought toredraft the two teams between the two managers. This may be a bit confusing, but team A gets
36:20pick one and team B gets pick two and three, and then team A gets pick four, and then the picks go backand forth. So pick five is team B, six would be team A, so far and so forth. What are your thoughts?It's a snake format for the first two rounds and then just alternating. What are your thoughts?And do you think this is fair? We thought this was kind of fair to even out the highand talent from the previous owners.I recently joined Scott White's Dynasty League,and there was me and two other new owners and league managers,and that's exactly what we did.
36:56We had a draft similar to this.I had the first pick.The next person had two picks,and then whoever was picking third had three picks.And then I think we just went back to me after that.But yeah, I think this is fine.I don't say an issue here.I think Team B probably has a slight advantage
37:15if you're looking at like they get two and three plus five seven eight nine eleven so team ahas the highest pick but then they have the lower pick every other time so should you do onetwo picks and then one one one one one like that i yeah i think it should be a b b a a b a b ithink that's but i it could also you could snake it further in the draft it it probably doesn't mattermuch, but maybe you do, you do three rounds of a snake or four rounds of a snake and then you goalternating. It probably doesn't make that big of a difference. And, you know, if people quit theleague, I'm going to guess there aren't that many great players. Fantasy justice has been served.Master. Master! Fantasy baseball at CBSI.com. Let's hit some of your emails. This one is from
38:17Sean Millerick, who actually wrote.this beauty.Dear CJ, Mike, Paul, and J.T.C.J. J.T. Reimuto.C.J. McCollum.Mike Jordan.And Paul O'Neill.No, I think these are Marlins'cetches.
38:45I think it's Charles Johnson, Mike Piazza,Paula Duka, and J.T. Realmuto.Muto.I know Sean.is a, I believe he is a Marlins fan.Paul,so I,I think that's what he's going for.
38:59Yes.Mike Piazza's legendary run as a Florida Marlin.Might be.Hope you guys are doing well.Have always wanted to ask about something.My 10 team hedge head points has a rulewhere we have specific outfield spots.Left field, center field, and right field.
39:14How much should I adjust outfielders in rankings as a result?For example,seeing Yaz as just about,must roster thoughts.I have never played in a league like this, Chris.I have always wanted to play in a league like this.Scrap the three outfielders,make it specific, left field,
39:32center field, and right field.I guess it gets wonky for guyswho kind of play all over the outfield,but I've always wanted to play in a league like this,and I never have.Yeah, there will be multi-eligible guys.And you fill in for about 12 more secondswhile I try to load something into,
39:52Excel. Yeah, let's figure it out.Let's look up how many gamesMike Yostremski played at each outfieldspot last season, and I will try tofigure that out while I am talking to you here,but of course, Mike Yistremski is...Because ourrankings
40:06in our back end toolactually do separate out by position.So Mike Trout's a center fielder,wants to the left fielder,etc. So I want tojust kind oftake a quick look.Mike Ushremski played 24 games in center field last year.
40:25I did not know that.He played 31 games in right field.So I guess it depends how much eligibility you need from the season before.But either way, he's going to,Mike Yistremski is probably going to have center field and right field eligibility in this format.And it's his preferred format.Yishremski is great in points leagues.All right.
40:46So my number 12 centerfielder is my number 181.player overall, my number 46 outfielder. So center field seems, this is in a points format,does seem a little weaker. My number 12 left fielder is Kyle Schwerber, who's my number 35outfielder overall. So I'm going to guess right field is overrepresented and center field is a littleunderrepresented based on this. Yeah. If you can get your Shremski as a center fielder,based on him playing 24 games last year.I love it.Yeah, he's my number 11 right fielder,
41:28but he's the number 29 right fielder.The team, yeah.So he's listed as a right fielder in our leagues,at least, primarily.So, you know, I think, you know, there are a couple of guyslike Kevin Bigio and Brandon Loughwho are outfield eligible,but our primary position otherwise.
41:53But I think I would say right field seems the strongest of them.This next one is from I did not write your name down, so I apologize.But they said, Dear Al, Kevin, A.J. Annabal, Henderson, and Edison.There are so many.It's all Marlins and Tigers today.These are Marlins pitchers.Al Leiter, Kevin Brown, A.J. Burnett, Annabal Sanchez.Henderson Alvarez and
42:21Edenssen Volquezdo you know what they all have in commonyou probably do notbecause they are not a Marlins fanare allI was going to say right-handed pitchersbut Al Leiter is notyeah
42:36that's not the answerthey are the Marlins pitchersand this is from Sean as wellthese are the Marlins pitcherswho have thrown a no hitterin a gamedid I really take two questions from SeanWow, I'm so nice.
42:53Yeah.I believe the list for the Mets would be quite a bit shorter.I think it's just one name, right?Yeah.I think it's, what is it, Johan Santana?Johan Santana is the only Mets no-hitter, right?Yeah, I think that's right.Working on my draft ranks and found myself wondering how the pros do it.
43:12How do you stay discipline slash focus when putting these together?For example, I don't quote like Trent Grisham or Denelson the Met,but figured I had to be wrong when I realized I made it to,92 without thinking about them.So they're just kind of chucked in therein the mid-90s on my list.Also feel like I always hit a pointwhere I'm just listing players
43:33I've heard of more than really thinking.Tends to be when I go to bed.Guess this is a process question more than anything.How many days go into your initial ranks?Do you do your position list first,then the master one or vice versa?I do the master one first.and you know the hard thing about rankings is like
43:56I've been dealing with this with my early football rankingswhere I'm doing projections for those and then ranking based off thatand like I have Jonathan Taylor 14th which is super low relative to everyone elsehe's like number eight or higher for most other peopleand I have Cam Acres 19 and it's like wow why am I so low on these guysAnd then I look at it and it's like, well, number 19 is like 13 points behind number 10 or something.And so we have these ordinal ranking lists, one, two, three, four, five.But for me, the gap between Ronald Acuna and Jose Ramirez is $2 in my salary cap values.
44:39But it's eight spots or seven spots.So, you know, I think, you know, when he says sometimes it feels like I'm just throwing players in,sometimes there aren'treal differences with playersand we'll get a question likewhy do you have this guy 140and this guy 165and it's like
44:55it doesn't really matlike there's not reallyyou know you reach a point wherethe differences between playersare very slimso I don't thinklike I wouldn't sayyour process is wrong if you're doing
45:09and you just have togo through and make sureit makes sensebut the way I startedmy prospectmy rankings this year was,and I think it's probably very differentfrom Scott and Franks,
45:22but I basically compiledall of the ADP data that I could,all of the projections that I could,and kind of did a weighted measure for those,and that was my starting point.And obviously then I, you know,I don't like Trent Grisham or Denelson Lamett,just like Sean,
45:42but they ended up really high in those thingsbecause they're projected and ranked pretty high.So I move them down.And that's where personal preference comes in.And that was more just for like an ease of use kind of thing,rather than having to come up with the list of players.That was more just to get a list of players.But yeah.
46:06I think, you know, throwing in a Trent Grisham or Denelson might,like how do you stay disciplined?If you don't like Trent Grisham and you think he's the number 93 player,you should have him as 93 and you should stand by it.I know Scott somewhat disagrees.He tries to reflect how drafts will goin addition to his personal rankings.But for me, at least, you know,
46:29players are ranked where I think they should be.I don't really worry about where they're goingor where other people have them ranked.So I would say that I probably use a processthat's similar to yours, Chris.It's not, I don't aggregate it.as accurately. I don't have ADP and projections all combined together, but I am looking at allof those things while I'm making my decisions for rankings. So I guess once ADP came out with the
46:58early mock drafts back in like October and NFBC drafts started happening in November, I'm takingnotes and I'm probably using that as a jumping off point. But then as projections start tocome out, seamer projections come out usually in December or ATC, a few other projections come outa couple of later on, a couple months later on.I will use those projections.I will use the fan graphs auction calculatorand kind of see how their values spit out there.And of course, I will do the research for each player.
47:27I mean, you know, you hear it when we do our position previews.I mean, we're deep diving all these players.And I've looked at, you know, last 162 for a lot of guysand underlying skills, strikeout rate,swinging strike rate for pitchers and walk rate,contact rate for hitters, looking a lot at stack.cast stuff to see, you know, what stands out to me, what doesn't. And ultimately, while there's notjust a formula that I have, like an algorithm, it's all of those things combined, looking at splits
47:53as well, and just kind of forming this opinion on that player. And if I like them more than ADP,then I move them up higher in my rankings. And that's basically how I do it. Uh, this, this next one'sfrom David. I'm in a 14 team head to head points keeper league. We each keep five players.And I kept Garrett Cole, Juan Soto, Mani Machado, and Jack Flaherty. Jack Flaherty andSunny Gray. Due to trades and keeper rules, I will only have five picks in the first 12 rounds,round 6, 8, 9, 11, and 12. In rounds 13 to 20, however, I will have 13 picks. This includesseven picks in rounds 14 to 17. Given my keepers and where most of my picks will fall,who are some guys that I can target in that round 14 to 17 range? Picks 196 to 238,
48:38who can be every week's starters. This will help me determine what,target with my early, with my few early picks.So, so this is worth keeping in mind.Usually when we're talking about keepers, you're talking about inflated prices,because those players aren't on the board.But in this case, you know, keeping Garrett Cole presumably costs him a first round pick.Keeping Juan Soto presumably costs him a second, et cetera.So players should generally go more or less where they should.
49:12There will be, you know, relative to ADP player values will be inflated just because you'll have, you know, someone who has Fernando Tatis as a 14th round pick or whatever if he kept him from 2018 through now or something like that.As far as the answer to this question, you know, looking at ADP, some names that stand out among pitchers, Marco Gonzalez, Mike Soroka should get there eventually.Frankie Montasyou'd hopeShohey OtaniI really like Herman Marquezand I don't necessarily thinkhe's a every week starter
49:51but he's a must-star guywhen he's on the roadAaron SavaleMalleyI like Aaron Savaleyeah I like him a lotactually like him a lotlately
50:05for Emperor Valdez actuallyI don't know ifhe'll actually fall therebut it sounds likehemay notbe out for the year, which did you guys talk about that on Wednesday's podcast, or did we talk aboutthat on Thursday's podcast that we haven't recorded yet? We spoke about it on Thursday morning's
50:24podcast, which, okay, good. Most people probably have heard by now. Good, good. Scott's very excited.Don't you, I made the mistake of talking, talking down for Amber Valdez, and he, Scott did not like that,so. Yeah, I, I think for Amber Valdez, you know, should be ranked higher than this, you know,and he will be moving forward.I'm not sure he's a top 100 pick for me.I would imagine he is for Scott.But, you know, if he does fall there,I think that's a good one.
50:51And then on the hitter side,you know,you're always going to be looking at playerswith flaws in this kind of range.But Christian Vasquez,a catcher,Victor Robles, I really like.I think there's huge steals potential there.
51:06Dylan Carlson.Max Kepler's kind of a boring guy,but he could be,he should be in every week's,starter, Clint Frazier,McGelseno, if you need power,AJ Pollack is probably underratedat 181 in ADP.
51:22And I think the same can be said ofJosh Donaldson. There are playing time concernsfor both, though.Andrew McCutcheon, I'll throw out there. He's boring, buthe'll be reliable. Austin Riley, I think,can work his way into being anevery week kind of starting player.I don't know that that will be the case right from the get-go,
51:38a little bit further down.Nick Senzel, someone that is, I'mgetting pretty excited about. Andrew Vaughn can work his way into being a starter on your fantasyteams as well. Of course, the White Sox's top prospect. So we're excited about him. Even further down,Aaron Hicks, they're talking about him batting third for the Yankees. Mitch Hanager could lead offfor the Seattle Mariners. So those were a few names that also stood out to me.I'll throw out Tommy Lestella, who's going in the 300 range, but looks like he should be theeveryday lead off hitter for the Giants. And I think he's one of the best values in drafts right now.
52:16This one's from R.D. I am in a 12 team head-to-head five-by-five salary cap keeper league. Mouthful.What is the money limit to keeping closers, particularly someone like Trevor Rosenthal?So I have Rosenthal for $10. Scott has him for 12 and Chris has him for three.Yeah, I'm I'm lower on closers, I think, across the board than either of you.And my gut is to say for Rosenthal, like if you could keep Rosenthal for three, I think that'd be fine.I probably wouldn't be super interested in keeping any closer for more than about $5.Like if I had Liam Hendricks or Josh Hader for $5, obviously I would keep them.But for the most part, you'll, closers will.
53:07fall in your in your uh draft and you'll be able to get some for that price if you want themthis one's from ian mccoy 14 team head-to-head categories league where your roster six startingpitchers would you feel comfortable with a pitching staff of strasburg pleasack glass nowlament aureas dunning i know it's a lot of names you guys like what but i feel like they are allalso big question marks so i'm in bit of a panic post draft i'm in a bit of a panic post draft iI mean, are these guys that we like?I mean, we like, Scott really likes.Please, Zach.
53:42I think we all like Glass now.I think we have questions about innings.We all liked Strasbourg before the calf injury.Yep.There is an episode of 30 Rock, which I'm in the process of rewatchingwhere they, their parent company, NBC's parent company,Cable Town with a K, decides to expand into Couchtown with a K.and they create a made an American couch.
54:10And it is sitting in it is described as,you know,like the kind of torture positions that get used at various black sites.And that is how I feel when you ask if I feel comfortablewith a pitching staff of Straussberg,please act,Glass, now, Lamet, Arias, and Dunning.And I don't say that to,
54:31you know,necessarily be super critical of your team,because I think that could be,really good. There's a ton of potential there.It's all boom or bust.When you ask if I'm comfortable, the answeris pretty obviously, no. I'm veryuncomfortable if that's my pitching staff.
54:47But that looks more like a pitching staff I would build thanone Frank or Scott would build.Yeah. Too risky for me, even in a 14 team league.There's huge upside. Again, this is boom or bust.I mean, your pitching staff could be the besttwo months into the season, oryou might be missing Strasbourg Glass Nowand Denelson Lament.
55:06and you're going to be left scrambling on the waiver wire.And please, I could have a 470 R.A.All possible.This one's from Todd in London.Hey guys, thanks so much for all the draft prep you've been doing.I'm in an 11-team OBP Roto Keeper Leagueand have a question about how to approach the turn.Because it's a keeper, the talent distribution is kind of strange.
55:25And the big three starters will definitely be draftedby my picks at 11 and 12.The best starting pitchers available are Darvish and Bauer.Should I take them both at 1112,or should I go Darvish and a bat there.Looking at ADP slash Yahoo ranks,the best bats available are likely to be Lindor,Harper, or Machado,
55:45my keepers.All in later rounds are Fernando Tatis,Juan Soto, Cody Bellinger, Kesten Hiora,Luke Voigt, and Corbyn Burns.Yeah, you should take Darvich or Bauer.I agree.Once you get to the end of that question,you're like, oh, your offense is already awesome.
56:03You should probably take pictures.it would be awesome to getin an OVP leagueit would be awesome to get Bryce Harperwith an 11th or 12th pickbut I think you got to go pitchingbut what I would suggest here isonce you've got Darvish Bauer and Burns
56:20I'm goodI'm good until like the 12th pickI'm gonna keep focusing on offense thereeven with Tatee Soto Bellingeret cetera I'mthat is such a good start at startingpitcher that I'm comfortable, you know, waiting until like, if I can get Sandy Alcantara in the10th round and, you know, have then three guys who I feel really good about throwing a lot of
56:48innings, plus Corbyn Burns, who I think is a star. I'm, I, that's kind of like, that's prettyclose to like my ideal starting pitcher build. In an 11 team league, I, I might want to grab at leastone more a little bit earlier at themaybe not your three-four turn but the five sixif you can get aa paddock orwhoever you like in that range. Kyle Hendricks,Zach Wheeler, Jose Berrios,
57:15Charlie Morton, if you like him as well.I would probably look to grabat least one more top 30th starting pitcher thereto pair with those other threethat you already have. This one's from Matt.Dear Dwight, Jim and Andy.That's from Seinfeld, right?It's a lead reaction.
57:36Always great.So listening to the pod...Sorry, I was reading the email.So, good.So listening to the pod today,been loving each day, by the way,about strategy.This might have came in a while ago.
57:45And as I've heard all spring longabout how everyone is paying upfor big time starting pitchersand going after them early,when I hear you guys mentioning to Zigwhen everyone else zags,this is perfect that Chris is on.I'm happy you're here for this.
57:56Yeah, that's just,that's not you guys.That's just me.It's just you.They're zagging.Is this a...Frank and Scott are just zagging.Is this a year to maybe load up
58:05on hitting early and obviously based upon the league settings,wait to wait on starting pitcher and load up on closers later in the draft.By drafting four to five elite relievers,loading saves early,then trading them off for a starting pitcher later on in the year.As long as you have enough endings to meet the league minimum,wouldn't this strategy be a way to combat everyone going after starters so early?I never thought about it this way because,
58:29I mean, this is even different than what you would do, Chris,because, I mean, he's talking about investing in closers.which you would say not to do either.But if you can load up on those,build up a huge lead in saves,and then trade them off for elite starting pitchers,I don't know how realistic it is to do that.But that's the thing.
58:46It sounds like an interesting strategy.You know, I have this reaction every timethere's like a contract.This happens a lot in the NBAwhere it's like, well, it might be an overpayor this guy might not be good,but we can use him as trade bait later.And like, if you're acquiring a player,
59:04with the intention of trading them later,you probably just shouldn't acquire that player.And you should just try to acquire,you know,like my strategy is loading up on hitting earlywhen everybody's going for starting pitchers,but it's also avoiding relievers entirelyso that I can still compete at starting pitcher
59:26while not investing as much as everyone else.So, you know, you have to make a sacrifice somewhereand relievers have such relatively little valuecompared to hitters and starting pitchersover the course of a season that I would...I just think investing in them is not worthwhile.This last one that we're going to take todayis from Brendan, who made us this awesome rhythm
59:52of the night compilation last year.I'll play a little snippet of it.I have it pulled up here.Fernando Tautis, Hattis, Hattis.I don't know if you did against Scott White to, like, come out of his shell.All the dramatic things I've ever seen.A double done.Not horrible, but, you know, underwhelming.
01:00:16Well, his voice sounds like hot garbage.Gracious.Scott White after dark.Oh, I was banging it hard.This is great.Can you believe this with Aaron Dutch?Yes. I can't.Do your homework, sir.
01:00:44Adam, Adam.I want to crush his soul.Aren't you kind of like a fantasy dictator?Yeah.It's not just for sex appeal.His very presence, an uplifting adventure.Bye-bye.It's not just for sex appeal.
01:01:07That's great stuff.So let's help Brandon out and we'll wrap up here.I'm in a 10 team head-to-head points keeper leaguewhere we decided to have the last four to five roundsof a 25-round draft become keeper picks.Keep two out of those five rounds for the next yearin the same round as long as you keep that playeron your roster all year.
01:01:29Guys I'm targeting are definitely Jared Kelnick,Andrew Vaughn, McKenzie Gore, Casey Meis,Dylan Carlson, etc.But I am interested to hear in this formatwhat players you Scott and Chriswould take as keepers in a head-to-handheadpoints, 10 teamer within rounds 20 to 25. So between picks 200 and 250, anyone that stands outthere, Chris, who you would hold on to all year long that might be worth keeping for the following
01:01:54year. And Scott and I recently had a conversation about Casey Mize on our prospect podcast.Yep. I am, I'm pretty down on him. And the control has been way, way off in the spring.I didn't like what I saw last year. And it's just something about guys that rely on theirsplitter so much, Chris.It's different if it's, okay,Frankie Montas throws it 15 to 20% of the time.It's his second or third offering.But Kevin Gosman,
01:02:20you have seen the inconsistency year in and year out.It is so hard to command a splitterthat you throw 40% of the time.And I kind of feel that that is the routethat Casey Meyes is going down.He's also had shoulder injuries as well.So you can talk about Casey Meyesif you want any other prospects in that range.
01:02:36Yeah, I like Casey Meyes quite a bit.I've done a couple prospects draftswhere he's been a target of mine.I'm happy to take him in the later roundsor reserve rounds in any league.And the biggest thing for me is his velocityhas been up in spring.So that makes me think that he is at least right now healthy.
01:02:54And he throws a splitter 18% of the time.But he's really got a legitimatefour or five pitch mix.You know, his arsenal reminds me of Max Scherzer.Sheesh.KC.S.Nice, huh?It's...
01:03:14Chris is breaking up here.Chris, are you here?Chris is breaking up.Okay, yeah, I'm here.He's back.Am I here?Yeah, there you go.Okay.
01:03:27Yeah, I like Casey Myers quite a bit.The Arsenal kind of reminds me of, like, there's some Max Scherzer there.He's a big, intimidating presence on the mound, throws hard.He's got that, you know, power arsenal with the 80, you know,90 mile an hour cutter or, you know, 80 to 86 mile an hour cutter, 86 mile an hour splitter,81 mile an hour curveball.And the velocity's back this spring, which is a big thing because like you said,he has dealt with shoulder issues dating back to college, I believe.
01:03:57But he's averaging like 95 miles per hour with his fastball in spring compared to 93.6 last season.So he's definitely a by-low target of mine.I would say the name that immediately stands out to me for this question when you'retalking about from the 200 to 250 range guys who you might want to keep for next year.It's Joe Adele, who is still one of the best prospects.What's that?This is a points league, though, Chris.So if you lose points for a strikeout.
01:04:26Look, if Joe Adele becomes the Joe Adele, we hope he will be.I don't think it's going to be an issue whether it's a points or head-to-head or rotoleague.And look, he struck out a ton last year.I think he had only played like 180 games as a professional before that.He was 21 years old.So I love drafting Joe Adele in the late rounds and in this format.You know, assuming you can keep him on your bench for the first month of the season
01:04:56when he's not likely to be with the team, I think that could be one of the absolute, you know,best values in that range.I stand corrected on Casey Meis.I misspoke.I really thought he used a splitter much more than he actually does.But yeah, 18%.So I will go back on what I said there.But the control still has been bad.
01:05:21And it's weird for him because, I mean, his control has been so good in the miners.So, you know, it should bounce back.It should regress positively.But I think, honestly, just between the two, I would take Terrick Scoobel over Casey Meis right now,just based on everything I've seen.and working with drive-line baseball this off-season.He's looked really good in the spring, too.Not that I want to put too much stock into that,
01:05:44but I really like what I've seen from Scoobles.So I'll throw his name in there.I will, obviously, Wander Franco, goes a little bit outside of 250,but if he's available, that's a no-brainer.Andrew Vaughn, you brought up.Austin Riley, I think, still is technically a prospect-ish kind of guy.Nick Senzel, a name that we've talked a lot about.Trying to think of Bobby Witt, definitely.
01:06:05Don't just think, don't just think of prospects.Luis Severino, Noah Cindergarde and Chris Salewould all be great picks in that 20 to 25 round range.Severino is ranked highest of them,followed by Cindergarde, and then sail for me.And with Cindergarde,you may only have to stash him for a month.And then you may have a top 15 pitcher
01:06:28for 2021 second halfand then all of 22nd round pick.That's pretty awesome.That is pretty awesome.He recently put out a video of him throwing off of the mound,and he was wearing a shirt,so I was actually proud of Noah Sindergarde for that.We're going to wrap there for Chris.
01:06:44I'm Frank.Thank you all for listening and watching fantasy baseball today.We will not be on the podcast tomorrow.You will hear Danny Vietti and Will Middlebrooks.They are previewing the National League Centralfrom an actual baseball perspective,but you will hear us again on Monday.Bye-bye.