The Operating Room RotoBaller

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and FTN writer/host of the Corked Stats Podcast, John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAVG), discuss early-season trends in the MLB to break down what is real and what's not.

Topics mentioned include:

-"Deadened" baseball or just Re-Juiced? What to make of new Max Exit Velicity trends
-Closers. How much of this early mess is managers trying out committees and how much is it “try outs” to find a guy?
-Returning players who could help this week
-How likely is Tatis to contribute at all in 2021?
-Whether team splits early on vs LHP/RHP matter
-Guys John is higher on ROS and guys he's lower on

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) is joined by Zack Waxman (@ZackRoto), host of the Draft Champions Podcast (@DraftChampagne), to discuss some fantasy baseball overreactions from Opening Weekend of the MLB season.

Kev and Zack cover topics ranging from:

-FAAB strategies
-Julian Merryweather vs Jordan Romano
-Orioles good or the Red Sox miserable?
-Zach Plesac
-Are the Astros back?
-Zack discusses his adds and drops from the most recent waiver period

Then, the ongoing battle between high-stakes NFBC players and the fantasy baseball industry caps off the episode

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and The Athletic's Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) cover Michael's breakouts and busts for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.

Kev and Michael also discuss:

-Zach Wilson vs Sam Darnold
-Michael's general evaluation strategy
-Idioms

Players mentioned - Vlad Guerrero Jr., Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernandez, Dom Smith, Jazz Chisholm, Nolan Arenado, Nick Madrigal, Mike Yastrzemski, Alex Dickerson, Christian Javier, Yusei Kikuchi, Rowdy Tellez

Kev Maherejian (@RotoSurgeon) and founder of ProspectsLive, Ralph Lifshitz (@ProspectJesus), discuss the top rookie prospects for the 2021 MLB season

All questions and concerns regarding the incoming rookies are addressed such as:

-Should we buy into their minor league/short-season stats?
-Are their projections modest or unreasonable?
-Team contexts
-Playing-time concerns

Rookies discussed: Randy Arozarena, Ian Anderson, Alec Bohm, Dylan Carlson, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Ryan Mountcastle, Jarred Kelenic, Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, and Matt Manning

Ralph also mentions 3 unheralded prospects he thinks can make a significant fantasy impact in 2021

Host Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and Nick Pollack (@PitcherList), founder of PitcherList, link up to discuss fantasy baseball and the strategies that should go into typical of home leagues.

Topics covered include (but are not limited to:

-Shohei Ohtani
-The Cincinnati Reds and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Decision to play Eugenio Suarez at shortstop
-Tejay Antone
-Nick's evaluation process
-Preseason injuries

along with 3 players Nick is higher on, and 3 he is lower on

Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) and fellow RotoBaller, Frank Ammirante (@FAmmiranteTFJ), break down the first third of their most recent 50-round Draft Champions on the NFBC.

Kev and Frank cover all of their picks in this span, the strategy behind where and why they selected who they did, along with what their plan was each round after getting sniped.