Catcher's Corner Eric Samulski

Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) sits down with two-time All-Star and World Series champion Stephen Vogt to talk about his decision to retire this season and 16-year professional baseball career. They talk about the "I Believe in Stephen Vogt" chants, the final at-bat that went viral on social media, and also dive into questions on the players Vogt loved/hated to catch and hit off of and much more. 

As always, all music in this episode is produced by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music can be found on Spotify. 


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With Sami on vacation, Eric welcomes John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) to talk about starting pitchers that interest them for the end of the season. They also talk about the philosophy of baseball and how to “create fishermen” in fantasy baseball by having people think about process and not just results.

All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify



TIMESTAMPS

START - Eric and John talk baseball and creating useful fantasy content. They chat about the value of discussing process: how to find the answers and what to look for and not just focusing on getting the “right” answers. They also talk about adding value to the fantasy space and the value of opening up conversations. 

15:00 - Specific player analysis starts

Second Half Stars: Players we're banking on solid end-of-season performance from (plus some we're not)


Reid Detmers
Braxton Garrett
Brady Singer
Ranger Suarez
Janson Junk
Felix Bautista
Other closer specs
Nick Lodolo
Jose Quintana

Quick Hitters: A quick list of hitters to keep an eye on


Tommy Pham
Jose Siri
Lars Nootbaar
James Outman
Miguel Vargas
Jake McCarthy
Paul DeJong


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Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Nate Marcum (@natemarcum) of Reliever Recon to discuss what the trade deadline could mean for fantasy relievers. They discuss pitchers most likely to be traded away and who to stash in their place. Then they end with some players they’re fading in the second half and others they’re actively trying to get on their teams.

All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify



Rundown

News and Notes


Is Tanner Scott still the closer in Miami?
Garrett Whitlock gets a save in Boston. Is he the closer?
MacKenzie Gore with an elbow injury. Drop in all formats?
Daniel Vogelbach traded to the Mets
Willson Contreras and David Robertson to Mets?

Trade Deadline Impact on Closers: Who is most likely to be dealt?


Chicago (NL)
Kansas City
Oakland
Colorado
Detroit
Arizona
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
What’s happening in St. Louis. Is Gallegos droppable?

Second Half Fades (Players we think are in for rough second haves)


Trevor Rogers
Taylor Ward
Jeff McNeil (vs Nico Hoerner tangent)

Second Half Optimism (Players we think are in for good second halves)


Jean Segura (Other injured players to stash: Mitch Haniger, Ozzie Albies, Jesus Luzardo, Dustin May)
Nick Lodolo
Reid Detmers
Anthony Santander
Josh Lowe
Marcus Semien
Jon Gray


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Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters have good upcoming weekends. 

All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify

Timestamps

4:00 - Trending News Breakdown


Fernando Tatis Jr. not healing as the Padres want
Ozzie Albies fractured foot. Which 2B can you add to replace him?

Jon Berti, Cesar Hernandez, Matt Reynolds, Ezequial Duran, Cavan Biggio


Liam Hendriks to the IL. How much FAAB for Graveman?
Corey Knebel is out as closer. Would you add Dominguez over Graveman?
Edward Cabrera to the IL.
Yoan Moncada has a great day. Does it matter?
Leody Tavares gets called up:

Taveras, Jarren Duran, or Edward Olivares?


Oneil Cruz is coming up. Is he? I mean, really, is he?



39:00 - Catcher Landscape: We get in on the talk about the current crop of streaming catchers


Gabriel Moreno
Christian Bethancourt
Cal Raleigh
Jose Trevino
Omar Narvaez
Carson Kelly
Elias Diaz
Brian Severen



48:30 - Fringe Starters with Good Weekend Schedules: Are they playable?


Didi Gregorius
Bryson Stott
Alec Bohm
Seth Brown
Hunter Dozier
Andrew Benintendi
Nomar Mazara
Jurickson Profar
Jake Cronenworth
Jorge Alfaro
Ji-Man Choi
Vidal Brujan
Dylan Moore
J.P Crawford?
Orlando Arcia
Adam Duvall
Michael Chavis
Marcell Ozuna


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Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) to discuss recent pieces of news and then play a game of Cut or Keep followed by a game of Claim or Lame. This episode has tons of quick-hitting analysis on as many players as we could possibly fit. 

All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify

Timestamps

4:00 - Top News Stories


Joe Maddon is fired. Do managers matter for fantasy?
Tylor Megill coming back this weekend. Start him right away?
Ezequial Duran called up by the Rangers
Travis Swaggerty called up by the Pirates
Elehuris Montero called up by the Rockies

21:00 - Cut or Keep


Juan Yepez
Josh Naylor
Connor Joe
Yasmani Grandal
Javier Baez
Trevor Rogers
Jon Gray
Josiah Gray
Reid Detmers

53:45 - Claim or Lame


Jeffrey Springs
Graham Ashcraft
Zach Eflin
Michael Wacha
Ross Stripling
Brady Singer
Alex Kirilloff
Oscar Gonzalez
Jack Suwinski
Lane Thomas
Luis Garcia (Nationals)
Jon Berti
Jose Trevino
Cal Raleigh
Curt Casali
Spec Save Claims


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Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut to talk about his takeaways now that we're two months into the fantasy baseball season. Then they play some Cut, Keep, or Claim with trending waiver wire options as well as some struggling veterans. 

All music in the show is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (his complete work can be found on Spotify).



Timestamps

2:15 - Early takeaways from the first two months of the fantasy baseball season. Players we missed on and changes in our process we’re happy about.



Cut, Keep, or Claim (Yahoo roster %)

12:30 - Tim Anderson/Jean Segura

15:20 - Jose Berrios (91% rostered)

17:45 - Merrill Kelly (46% rostered)

21:00 - Reid Detmers (16% rostered)

24:10 - Spencer Strider (40% rostered)

28:00 -  Jeffrey Springs (50% rostered)

31:05 - Jakob Junis (14% rostered)

33:45 - Edward Cabrera (12% rostered)

37:15 - Tanner Houck tangent (Houck as the new Whitlock?)

38:00 - Javier Baez (89% rostered)

41:00 - Bryan Reynolds (88% rostered)

43:15 - Jesus Sanchez (22% rostered)

45:45 - Michael Harris (33% rostered) or Christopher Morel (42% rostered)

48:15 - Evan Longoria (12% rostered)

50:00 - Trevor Larnach (7% rostered)

51:30 - Michael Chavis (4% rostered)

54:00 - Edwin Rios (13% rostered)


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