Fantasy Baseball from Prospect361.com Rich Wilson

It's a different Friday show today. Only three topics.

1. We review the first six questions of the Athletics' player survey.

 Best Player

Overrated Player

Best Teammate

Is the season too long

Best organization to play for

Worst organization to play for

2. Tim asks Rich several questions on his latest Top 400 Prospect List

3. Who is Tim targeting in this weekend's FAAB?

Rich discussed Prospect361.com's updated Top 100 Prospects in baseball.

The following players are discussed:
1. Ben Rice (NYY)
2. CJ Kayfus (Cle)
3. Cole Carrigg (Col)
4. Michael Arroyo (Sea)
5. Leonardo Pineda (TB)
6. Shane Baz (TB)

Fantasy Baseball Live! – June 9, 2024
Segments 1 and 2 – Review of the weekend games
Additional Notes:
1.    I’m assuming the International series helps baseball, but the venues leave a lot to be desired.  I think they are playing on a trampoline in London.
2.    Alek Manoah, Christian Javier, and Jose Urquidy all hit the TJ list this week.  Well, Manoah is having surgery, but I haven’t seen the exact surgery yet.  Robert Gasser is on his third opinion on what to do with his UCL team.  Just a PSA
3.    The Braves keep churning through pitchers.  It’s now Hurston Waldrep’s time as Spencer Schwellenbach didn’t work out.
4.    Adael Amador gets the call.  I just saw him in Somerset (Double-A) on Thursday.  Any interest?
5.    Nico Hoerner has a small fracture.  No IL list yet.  If he goes on IL, who gets his playing time?
6.    Kyle Tucker hits the IL, and our buddy Joey Loperfido is recalled.
7.    Juan Soto only has inflammation and looks ok, BUT still is likely to hit the IL.  It makes you wonder if he’s really ok.
8.    Hunter Brown with a good outing and has pitched better of late.

Segment 3 – Waiver Wire
Segment 4 – Closer Report
Close

Fantasy Baseball Live! – June 9, 2024

Segments 1 and 2 – Review of the weekend games
Additional Notes:
1.I’m assuming the International series helps baseball, but the venues leave a lot to be desired. I think they are playing on a trampoline in London.
2.Alek Manoah, Christian Javier, and Jose Urquidy all hit the TJ list this week. Well, Manoah is having surgery, but I haven’t seen the exact surgery yet. Robert Gasser is on his third opinion on what to do with his UCL team. Just a PSA
3.The Braves keep churning through pitchers. It’s now Hurston Waldrep’s time as Spencer Schwellenbach didn’t work out.
4.Adael Amador gets the call. I just saw him in Somerset (Double-A) on Thursday. Any interest?
5.Nico Hoerner has a small fracture. No IL list yet. If he goes on IL, who gets his playing time?
6.Kyle Tucker hits the IL, and our buddy Joey Loperfido is recalled.
7.Juan Soto only has inflammation and looks ok, BUT still is likely to hit the IL. It makes you wonder if he’s really ok.
8.Hunter Brown with a good outing and has pitched better of late.


Segment 3 – Waiver Wire

Segment 4 – Closer Report

Close

Take 10 with Tim – June 7, 2024

1.Joey Estes had a great start on Thursday. While his ERA is 4.67, his xERA is 3.08. He doesn’t throw particularly hard but pounds the strike zone. Your thoughts on him going forward?

2.Adam Mazur got the call and pitched well on Tuesday – 6 IP, 2 hits, 1 ER, 2K/4BB. Is he going to be a big FAAB guy this weekend? Will it be worth it?

3.Cade Povich finally got the call. We will discuss his start and whether there is any interest.

4.Give me five players that have let fantasy managers down this season. Please provide at least two that have let you down personally.

a.Yordan Alvarez – 28 RBI
b.Pablo Lopez – 5.40 ERA
c.Nico Hoerner – 7 SB
d.Jordan Walker –
e.Bo Naylor -


5.Which of the following bounce-back performances are you the most surprised with, and which one (s) do you think will continue?
a.Carlos Rodon – 3.08 ERA vs. 2023 ERA of 6.85
b.Dylan Cease – 3.51 ERA vs. 4.58 ERA
c.Jack Flaherty – 4.99 ERA vs. 3.22 ERA

6.Blake Snell is hurt again and is pitching to a 9.51 ERA and Jordan Montgomery is pitching to a 6.80 ERA. We saw this coming a mile away, but fantasy managers still invested. What are the takeaways from this?
a.Do you think other Scott Boras pitching clients will think twice about signing well after spring training starts?

7.I sat Jared Jones against the Dodgers this week because, well, they are the Dodgers. He shoved it. Should fantasy managers be less worried about facing the Dodgers? Some flaws in the lineup are starting to show.

8.The Pirates recalled Henry Davis. He did go 1 for 3 in his first game back. Any interest?


9.Which one hitter will you be targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?

10.Which one pitcher will you be targeting for this weekend’s FAAB?