The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational: Recent Episodes
Justin Mason
The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational is the greatest collection of fantasy analysts ever assembled. Each week Justin Mason talks to a different participant in the Invitational about their team and work in the fantasy industry.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with John Laghezza (@JohnLaghezza) of The Athletic to discuss his TGFBI draft and his journey through the fantasy industry!
Kev Mahserejian, Brandon Kamerman, Villa, and Daniel Preciado discuss bounceback players!
Bounceback Players
* Lucas Giolito
* Eloy Jimenez
* Trevor Rogers
* Luis Robert
* Jack Flaherty
* Cody Bellinger
* Alex Cobb
* Ozzie Albies
* Jose Berrios
* Nelson Cruz
Justin Mason is joined by Erik Halterman, Mark Kieffer, and BrocNess Monster to discuss draft strategies!
David Mendelson (DMendy02), Pierre Camus (@endgamepierre), Michael A. Stein (@fantasyjudgement) and Corbin Young (@Corbin_Young21) discuss hitting sleepers!
Joe Lowry (@JH00K), Jesse Roche (@Jaroche6), Nick Ritrivi (@NickyTapas71), Eric Cross (@EricCross04), and Bob Osgood (@bobosgood15) discuss prospects!
Howard Bender (rotobuzzguy), Steve Gardner (@stevegardner), Jordan Eisen (fov_sports), and Johnnie Black (@jball0202) give bold predictions!
Bubba Entrekin (@Bdentrek), Jake Crumpler (@@jakecrumpler), and Britton Allan (@brittonallan) discuss busts for fantasy baseball!
Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb) is joined by Jake Halusker (@thedustmite) and Todd Whitestone (@telestar7) to discuss NFBC Leagues!
Todd's article on targets and FAAB: https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/86030/fantasy-baseball-roster-management
Sam Wirshing (@SamFBB1), Michael Schneider (@mikecSchneider), Bryson Ostepchuk (@brysonck), and Drew Wheeler (@drewisokay) discuss prospects and dynasty!
Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb) is joined by Kris Olson (@KO_Reporter) and Lou Landers (@LandersTalks) to answer fantasy ethics questions!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Michael Richards (@MPRichards1981) of Fantrax and Triple Play Fantasy to discuss his winning team in the TGFBI Overall Contest!
Watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/UJpegRluRJs
Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb ) is joined by Jason Collette (@JasonCollette), Sara Sanchez (@BCB_Sara), Mark Kieffer (@Mark_Kieffer) to discuss the upcoming trade deadline!
Justin Mason is joined by Dave Swan (@Davithius), Andrew Dewhirst (@AndrewKDewhirst), and Lucas Biery (@LucasBiery33) to discuss first half hitter disappointments!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon), Todd Zola (@ToddZola), Nicklaus Gaut (@NT_BurtReynolds), and Michael Govier (@MJGovier) to discuss hits and misses!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Mike Gianella (@MikeGianella), Christopher Weber (@Shwebsi), and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) discuss FAAB strategy!
Scott Chu (@IfTheChuFits), Brandon Kamerman (@B_Kamerman), Brad Camara (@BeerAd30), and Corbin Young (@Corbin_Young21) discuss breakout hitters!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Doug Dennis (@DougDennis41), Greg Jewett (@gjewett9), and Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) to discuss relief pitchers.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jake Crumpler (@JakeCrumpler), Howard Bender (@RotoBuzzGuy), and Ryan Hallam (@fightingchancefantasy) to give second half bold predictions!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Dan Strafford (@DanStrafford), Steve Gardner (@SteveAGardner), Kris Olson (@KO_Reporter), and Ryan Owen (@rototrix) to discuss fantasy ethics!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Toby G @batflipcrazy, Todd Whitestone (@telestar7), Jenny Butler (@JennyButler830), and Jake Halusker (@TheDustmite) to discuss NFBC Strategy!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by B-Don (@RazzBDon), Daniel Rotter (@drot_6), and John Villa (@YGMfantasy) to discuss Breakout Pitchers!
Justin Mason is joined by Eric Cross (@EricCross04), Drew Wheeler (@drewisokay),
Sam Wirsching (@SamFBB1), Michael Schneider @mikecschneider, and
@baseballpods to talk dynasty leagues and prospects!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Patrick Davitt (@patrickdavitt), Marty Tallman (@Marty_Tallman), Britton Allan (@BrittonAllan), and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) to discuss first half hitter disappointments!
John Lagezzha (@MLBMovingAvg), Jon Anderson (@JonPGH), Tim Kanak (FantasyAceball), and Michael Salfino (@MichaelSalfino) talk nerd stuff on Podapallooza!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Bubba Entrekin (@KCBubba), Michael A. Stein (@fantasyjudgement), and Jamie Steed (@baseball_jimbo) to give Bold Predictions for the second half!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Paul Sporer (@Sporer), Nick Pollack (@PitcherList), and Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) to discuss starting pitchers!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Brad Johnson (@BaseballATeam), Shawn Knoche (@TheGreatKnoche), Lou Landers (@LandersTalk) and Scott Engel (@ScotteTheKing) to discuss the upcoming trade deadline!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Shelly Verougstraete @ShellyV_643 of Pitcher List and the Dynasty Guru to discuss their team in the NFBC Tag Team Championship and her team in TGFBI!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Justin Dunbar (@TalkMVP) of MVP Sports Talk, Fantrax, Rotoballer, Prospects Live, and Pitcher List to discuss his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Matt Williams (@MattWi77iams) of NBC Sports Edge to discuss his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) of Pitcher List to discuss his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by 2021 TGFBI Overall Champion Tanner Bell @SmartFantasyBB) to discuss how he took down the title in TGFBI!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jake Halusker (@thedustmite) of RotoSaurus and the High Stakes Heat Podcast to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jesse Roche (@jaroche6) of Baseball Prospectus to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Doug Dennis (@DougDennis41) of Baseball HQ to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) of the Bases Loaded Podcast and RotoBaller to discuss his TGFBI team, the stresses of hustling, professional jealousy, and his journey in the fantasy baseball industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) of FTN to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy baseball industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Ryan Bloomfield (@RyanBHQ) of Baseball HQ to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy baseball industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) of Pitcher List to discuss his TGFBI team, acting, and his journey in the baseball and fantasy baseball industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Sara Sanchez (@BCB_Sara) of FanGraphs and Bleed Cubbie Blue to discuss her TGFBI team and her journey in the baseball writing industry!
Justin Mason talks with Ross Romenesko of Future Urban Leaders a non-profit that was the chosen charity for half of all this year's TGFBI donations!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined Christopher Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) of the In This League Podcast Network to have a candid conversation about our journey's in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined Dan Harris (@DanHarris80) of Fantasy Pros to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined Kris Olson (@KOReporter) of Baseball HQ to discuss his TGFBI team and his journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined Jennifer Piacenti (@JenPiacenti) of Fantasy Alarm and Sirius XM to discuss her TGFBI team and her journey in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason is joined by Greg Jewett of Fantasy Alarm and The Athletic to discuss his TGFBI team, his work in the industry and closer situations around the league.
Episode 162- He's No Good For You!
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Scott Jenstad (@ScottJenstad)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Scott Jenstad (@ScottJenstad) to learn all about how to FAAB!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 161: You Like a Guy that I Like?!?
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Shelly Verougstraete (@ShellyV_643) of The Dynasty Guru to discuss Danielle's TGFBI team and draft!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Justin Mason and Danielle Salinger are joined by Bruce Cagle Jr., Rudy Gamble, Ariel Cohen and Mike Massotto to finish off Podapolooza and to prep Danielle for the beginning of TGFBI!
Justin Mason is joined by Piere Camus, Bubba Entrekin, Carmen Maiorano, and Adam Sloate to discuss second year pitchers for 2021
Justin Mason is joined by George Bissell, Brandon Myers, Frank Stampfl, Yancy Eaton, and Aaron Sauceda to discuss bounce back players for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Scott Engel, Mike Maher, Chris Weber, Doug Thorburn, and David Mendelson to discuss pitching sleepers for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Randy Haines, Steve Gardner, Tim McCullough, and Shelly Verougstraete to discuss polarizing players for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Steve Gesuele, Eric Samulski , Mike Gianella, and Erik Halterman to discuss some old faces in new places!
Justin Mason is joined by Derek Carty, Robbie Baseball, Andrew Dewhirst, Adam Howe, and Nicklaus Gaut to discuss hitting sleepers for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Chris Blessing, Ralph Lifshitz, Eric Cross, Matt Thompson, and Trevor Hooth to discuss prospects!
Justin Mason is joined by Ian Kahn, Jesse Roche, Aaron Cumming, and Bob Osgood to discuss dyntasy league strategy!
Justin Mason is joined by Rob Silver, John Fish, Matthew Davis, Dave McDonald, and Mike Massotto to discuss NFBC strategy!
Justin Mason is joined by John Laghezza, Joe Lowry, and Scott Chu to discuss baseball cards!
Justin Mason is joined by Sara Sanchez, Jason Collette, Daniel Strafford, Lou Landers , and Johnnie Black to give some 2021 bold predictions!
Justin Mason is joined by Sean Flannery, Art Tornabene , Paul Mammino, Nick Ritrivi, and Carlos Marcano to discuss potential pitching busts for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Bruce Cagle Jr., Ariel Cohen, Lucas Biery, Ryan Hallam, Nate Marcum to discuss some old faces in new places!
Justin Mason is joined by Chris Towers, Steve Paulo, Brian Rudd, Rhys White, and Ryan Bloomfield to discuss 2020 break out players!
Justin Mason is joined by Corbin Young, Howard Bender, Doug Dennis and Dave Eddy to discuss second year hitters!
Justin Mason is joined by Vlad Sedler, Jake Halusker, Scott Jenstad, Rudy Gamble, and Bat Flip Crazy to discuss NFBC strategy!
Justin Mason is joined by Jorge Montanez, Jordan Eisen, Kev Mahserejian, Brian Feldman, and Dave Swan to discuss pitchers that may bust in 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Brandon Kamerman, Steve Rapin, Ray Kuhn, Baseball Pods, and Tim McLeod to discuss some old faces in new places!
Justin Mason is joined by Daniel Rotter, Michael Govier, Andrew Gould, Marty Tallman, Chuck Johnson to discuss hitting busts for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Alex Chamberlain, Russell Withers, Mike Carter, Brant Chesser, and Derek Rhoads to discuss potential bounce back players!
Justin Mason is joined by Paul Sporer, Eno Sarris, Nick Pollack and Greg Jewett to give pitching sleepers for the 2021 season!
Justin Mason is joined by Todd Zola, Kevin Hasting, Joel Henard, and Patrick Davitt to discuss TGFBI strategy!
Justin Mason is joined by Derek VanRiper, Mike Carter, and Michael Stein to discuss small sample heroes!
Justin Mason is joined by Mike Kurland, Nathan Longfield, Joe Bond, BrocNessMonster, and Joe Pisapia to discuss hitting sleepers for 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Michael Simione, Ray Murphy, Kris Olson, Nathan Grimm, and Matt Williams to talk pitcher workload and how to handle saves in 2021!
Justin Mason is joined by Peter Pratt, Jamie Steed Ryan Owen, and Darius Austin to discuss being a baseball fan and fantasy baseball player living in England!
Episode 133- Sleepers and Busts
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Paul Sporer (@Sporer)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Paul Sporer of Fangraphs to discuss how to identify sleepers and busts!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 132- Talk Nerdy to Me
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Alex Fast (@AlexFast8)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Alex Fast of Pitcher List to get an introduction to advanced statistics!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 131- The Range from Erotic to Romantic
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Toby (@BatFlipCrazy)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Toby (@BatFlipCrazy) to learn what projections are and how to use them!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 130- Where Do I Put It?
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) to talk draft strategy and roster construction!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 129- UnFUCK Yourself
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Sammy Reid of RotoGrinders to discuss separating the fan from fantasy, strategies and roster construction!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 128- Master Crochetman
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD)
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) of Rotosaurus and the High Stakes Heat Podcast to discuss strategies and roster construction!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Chris (@baseballpods) to discuss his time in the fantasy industry and the origins and reasons behind the Podcast Bracket!
Episode 126- Not To Be Confused With KD Lang
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Greg Blankenship @GBFantasyBB
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Greg Blankenship of Friends with Fantasy Benefits to discuss how to do KDS and the strategies involved with picking your draft slot!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 125- Checking Out The Competition
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Ian Kahn @IanKahn4
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Ian Kahn of the Athletic to discuss if you should change your strategies based on your competition and what beginners should focus on!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 124- Who's On First
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Jason Collette @JasonCollette
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Jason Collette (@JasonCollette) of Rotowire and the Sleeper and the Bust to how to evaluate players for fantasy baseball!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 123- Learning Chess Against A Grand Master
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Yancy Eaton @YancyEaton
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Yancy Eaton (@YancyEaton) to discuss resources and networking for fantasy baseball!
Yancy's Resources:
Closer Monkey Saves Tracker -
http://closermonkey.com/
Jeff Zimmerman’s “Mining The News” articles on Fangraphs - https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/author/wydiyd/
RotoGrinders Daily MLB Lineups Page -
https://rotogrinders.com/lineups/mlb
Benched with Bubba and BatFlip Crazy’s Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/benched-with-bubba/id1210544585
FTN Fantasy Baseball Podcast with Matthew Davis, Matt Kupferle and Broc Miller
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ftn-fantasy-baseball-podcast/id1523360049
Jeff Erickson’s List of MLB Beat Writers -
https://twitter.com/i/lists/1227665340676497408
Every home run as it happens @MLBHR -
https://twitter.com/MLBHR
Every stolen base as it happens @MLBsteals -
https://twitter.com/MlbSteals
MLB Top Performers of the Day @MLBTopPerformer -
https://twitter.com/MLBTopPerformer
Scott White of CBS Sports’ 2-start Week and FAAB Articles - https://www.cbssports.com/writers/scott-white/
Pitcher List’s Batter’s Box Articles -
https://www.pitcherlist.com/category/fantasy/batters-box/
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 122- What You Talkin' About, Willis?
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Alex Chamberlain @DolphHauldhagen
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Alex Chamberlain of Fangraphs to discuss key terms to learn for fantasy baseball!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 121- Them's The Rules
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Guest: Michael Govier @MJGovier
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) and Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) are joined by Michael Govier @MJGovier of Roto Fanatic, The First Day Podcast and the Hey It's Enrico Pallazzo Fantasy Baseball Podcast to discuss the rules and format of Roto fantasy baseball and the differences that are in NFBC!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340
NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341
Episode 120- Beat Him At His Own Game: A Fantasy Wife's Journey Into Fantasy Baseball
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
CoHost: Danielle Salinger @MrsDSalinger @Fantasy_About
Justin Mason is joined by Danielle Salinger (@MrsDSalinger) to discuss what it is like to be a "Fantasy Wife", why she joined TGFBI, and how she plans to beat Justin!
Intro and Outro music provided by Michael Govier
Get the FWFB Draft Guide! Email Justin Mason for the $7 PDF at JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com or get it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T4DGFFV
Ever thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!
NFBC - 150 Draft Champions
https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338
NFBC - Cutline Championship
Website https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339
NFBC - Main Event
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Justin Mason is joined by 2020 TGFBI Overall Champion Kevin Hasting to break down how he won the championship and what to take away for 2021.
Episode 118- End of Season Episode
Guests – Justin Mason
Season Recap
Most memorable moment of the baseball season
Most memorable moment of the fantasy baseball season
Strategy Section
Fantasy MVPs
Offensive MVP
Cy Young
Middle Relief Pitcher values
First Round 2021
Top 5 ADP in 2021 drafts
Top 5 Players for 2021
What will you do differently in 2021?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Thank Yous
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 117- Lessons Learned Episode
Guests – Ryan Hallam & Andrea LaMont
Strategy Section
Tout Wars & LABR Recap
What went right & what went wrong
Most profitable players that you drafted in 2020.
Biggest busts from the players that you drafted in 2020.
Best waiver wire pickup of 2020.
Most disappointing waiver wire pickup in 2020.
Best strategy that you implemented in 2020.
Biggest regret of the 2020 fantasy season.
Lessons Learned
Lessons learned in 2020.
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 116- Smoke & Mirrors Episode
Guest – Pierre Camus
Strategy Section
Smoke & Mirrors
Players that disappointed in 2020 that will bounce back
Players that disappointed in 2020 that won’t bounce back
Players that were successful in 2020 that will come back to earth
Players that were successful in 2020 that will stay in the sky
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Home Stretch Episode
Guest – Patrick Davitt
Strategy Section
Home Stretch
Waiver Wire
How do you manage waiver acquisitions in the home stretch?
Does it matter whether you are at the top of the standings, middle, or bottom of the standings?
What should you save up for the final FAAB of the year?
Lineups
How do you manage starting pitching down the stretch?
What factors do you consider?
Do you utilize 2-start pitchers down the stretch?
How do you account for the last week of the season, where rotations are iffy?
How do you manage offense down the stretch?
In a typical season, do you utilize September call-ups?
Stolen bases are more plentiful in September. Does that ever factor into how you set lineups during the season, or in the home stretch run?
Trades
Changing Roles / Playing Time
Which players should exhibit an increase in value from the trade deadline deals?
Which players should exhibit an decrease in value from the trade deadline deals?
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Middle Relievers who could save games next season
Saves + Holds leagues
Inactive or injured players in 2020
Weighting the 2020 season
Catcher Framing
Robo umps vs. human umpires
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 114- Dynasty Episode
Guest – Eric Cross
Strategy Section
Dynasty
How do dynasty leagues differ from keeper leagues (and from redraft leagues)?
How does trading differ in dynasty leagues?
How do in-season acquisitions differ in dynasty leagues?
How does this short season affect future dynasty value evaluation?
Do you consider a player’s organization when evaluating a player?
Drafting - What balance do you have between current season and future value?
Should dynasty rankings be dependent upon time frame?
Dynasty Players
Kyle Lewis
Jarred Kelenic
James Karinchak
Luis Robert
Joey Bart
Trent Grisham
Dustin May
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Casey Mize
Potential Call ups
Relief pitchers in dynasty
Amed Rosario
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 113- What to do with Episode
Guest – Scott White
Tatis Section
Tatis & Unwritten rules of baseball
Unwritten rules of fantasy baseball
Strategy Section
Trading
General Trading Philosophy
How to evaluate your roster to know what to trade for, and what you can trade away?
How do you know when you should look for a trade vs. just playing the waiver wire?
Doubleheaders
Which players are helped or hurt by this format?
Should you stay away from STL Cardinals players because of the large number of DHs?
What to do with ??
Mike Clevinger / Zach Plesac
Craig Kimbrel
Zach Britton
Tommy Pham / Bo Bichette
Matt Boyd
Mitch Garver
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 112- Trading Episode
Guest – Nando Di Fino
Strategy Section
Trading Philosophy
General Trading Philosophy
2 for 1 trades - Is it best to acquire the best player in the deal?
Can both sides of a trade be winners?
Is it right for a last place team to trade late in the season?
Trading/Negotiation Tactics
Lowball or Final Offer?
Send offers out to everyone, vs. only to 1 or 2 parties?
Other tactics
Sinkers or Floaters
Hot Starts
Mike Yastremski
Dansby Swanson
Renato Nunez
Randy Dobnak
Cold Starts
Rafael Devers
Marcus Semien
Mitch Garver
Andrew Benintendi
Matthew Boyd
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 111- Fast Episode
Guest – Alex Fast
Strategy Section
Rule Changes
Would you allow mid-season fantasy league rule changes?
i.e. games minimum per MLB team, QS point changes, extra roster slots, extra FAAB periods, extra lineup periods, etc.
Managing Lineup in Short Season & COVID
How do you handle games shut down for COVID mid-week?
Starters not going deep into games - Play more RPs?
Quicker hook for poor performance?
More FAAB on the hot starters?
Closers
Going Deep: We’re Drafting Saves wrong / The Case for the 2nd Tier closer
What has been the optimal draft strategy for closers so far this season?
Has that corresponded to your research?
CSW
What is it, how can we use it?
2020 Gainers / Faders / Surprises
wPDI
Dylan Bundy
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 110- MetsMerized Episode
Guest – Michael Mayer
Mets Section
Is Cespedes going to be the everyday DH? Will he play any OF?
How much does the DH help the Mets vs. other teams in baseball?
Will the Mets employ a lefty/righty platoon anywhere?
What is the pecking order for closers?
Stolen Bases - What is Luis Rojas’s approach?
Injured players
Marcus Stroman
Jed Lowrie
Jake Marisnick
Robert Gsellman / Brad Brach
How will the artificial crowd noise affect performance?
Trades - Will the Mets be Buyers or Seller?
NL East Section
Predictions for the final NL East standings.
Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 109- Predictions Episode
Guest – Fred Zinkie
Strategy Section
Ultimate Strategy for building a winning fantasy team
Get one ace
Fade SP early
Fade high value closers
Don’t get cute with speedsters
Fade BA
Target high-k pitchers
Counting stats
Go younger with position players
Stack a team
Predictions
Awards
AL MVP
NL MVP
AL Cy Young
NL Cy Young
AL RoY
NL RoY
Bold Predictions
Hitter Prediction
Pitcher Prediction
Team Prediction
World Series
Prediction
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 108- FAAB 60 Episode
Guest – Scott Jenstad
Strategy Section
Rule Changes
Rule changes that we are seeing in leagues this season?
FAAB / Player Pickups / Drops / Roster
General: How will FAAB generally be different than in a normal season?
Which area should one concentrate on more on FAAB in 2020 - Upside player available vs weak spot on your roster?
Roster churning - How much more churn will you have in 2020 vs. in a normal season?
Sitting / Cutting players - How quick will you give the hook to players in 2020 from poor performance?
Does it matter hitter vs. pitcher?
How do you distribute FAAB spending in a normal season?
Spend early and often / evenly per week / save for end of season (September), etc.?
How might that change in 2020?
COVID - How are you handing players that test positive for COVID mid-season?
Handcuff situations / backups worth owning? (Closers/Catchers/Utility players)
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Michael Ajeto (@dysthymikey) of Pitcherlist and Lookout Landing to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Matthew Davis (@_MattyWood_) of FTN to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Episode 105- Baseball is Back Episode
Guest – Frank Stampfl
Strategy Section
Redraft Leagues?
Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted?
Rule Changes
Rule or scoring changes for Roto Leagues / Head to Head Leagues / Points Leagues ?
League format changes?
Increase IL slots / Increase Bench slots?
Minimum Thresholds
What should be the minimum IP?
What should be the minimum number of games played for the fantasy season to count?
Suspended Season
What happens if baseball stops playing in the middle?
Drafting Strategy
How should you alter your drafting strategy for the short season?
ATC Player Discussion
ATC Risers
Yoenis Cespedes / Dom Smith - Mets Situation
Austin Riley - Braves Situation
Jay Bruce - Phillies SItuation
Ryan Braun - Brewers Situation
Rich Hill / Charlie Morton - Aging pitchers
ATC Fallers
Robbie Ray / Madison Bumgarner - Diamondbacks
Charlie Blackmon
Mallex Smith / Jean Segura / Adalberto Mondesi / Jonathan Villar - Speedsters
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Yankees - Aaron Hicks / Aaron Judge / Giancarlo Stanton
Others
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) of Rotowire to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Episode 103- Redraft Episode
Guest – Jen Piacenti
COVID-19 Discussion
General Circumstances
Foley’s Closing
PitchCon
Current MLB Plans
Minor Leagues
Strategy Section
Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted?
What to do with players that opt out of playing in 2020?
Keepers
How should keeper leagues handle the short season?
What if there is no season in 2020 - How should keepers be handled?
Designated Hitter
Which NL teams / players are affected by a potential DH in the NL?
Drafting Strategy
How should you alter your drafting strategy for the short season?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
ATC Projections
Mercado vs. Buxton
D. Santana vs. Votto vs. D. Murphy
D. Carlson vs. Nimmo vs. Madrigal vs. Fletcher
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Eddy Almaguer (@EddyAlmaguer) of Prospects Live to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Episode 101- KBO Episode
Guest – Sung Min Kim
KBO 2020
The Lotte Giants
What is the KBO Format, and rules differences
KBO and social distancing
Key players to watch
Former MLB players who will make an impact
KBO & MLB
Differences between the KBO and the MLB
The KBO players likely to jump over to the MLB in the near future
Free agent system and international posting
MLB 2020
Owners vs. Players
KBO imports
Universal DH
Injuries in a short season
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jason Collette @JasonCollette of Rotowire and The Sleeper and the Bust Podcast to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Episode 99- Aging Player Episode
Guest – Gene McCaffrey
COVID-19 Discussion
General Circumstances
Current MLB Plans
KBO
Strategy Section
Aging Players
Are aging players affected by a short season?
Which aging players will benefit the most / hurt the most?
If there is no season, what happens to some of these players? Do they retire?
Yadier Molina
Nelson Cruz
Albert Pujols
Rich Hill
Others
Older/aging players that might surprise us the most in 2020.
Teams
Which teams will be affected most by a shorter season / more intense schedule?
Ballparks
What are the effects on players playing with no fans present?
What are some of the effects of playing in different home ballparks?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 98- Podopolooza Segment 24
Broc Miller, Mike Werner, and Tony Bps join Justin Mason in the final segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
Sleepers and Busts
Episode 97- Podopolooza Segment 22
Eric Samulski, Bubba Entrekin, Mike Kurland , Zachary Braff, Callen Elslager join Justin Mason in the 22nd segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
MLB Remix League
Episode 96- Podopolooza Segment 20
Derek Van Riper, Ryan Bloomfield, and Ben from the Open Bar Podcast join Justin Mason in the 20th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
How does a shortened season change how you approach your drafts that haven't been done yet?
How does this change how you will approach FAAB?
What will ADP look like in 2021?
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 18
Matt Williams, Jorge Montanez, Michael Waterloo, Heath Capps , Chris Maher join Justin Mason in the 18th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
MLB Remix League
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 16
Scott Bogman, Jim Bay, Mike Hilbig, Doug Dennis join Justin Mason in the 16th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
Bold Predictions
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 12
Michael Govier, Anthony Aniano, Adam Ronis, Brent Herzog join Justin Mason in the 12th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
Sleepers and Busts
Episode 92- Podopolooza Segment 9
Chuck Anderson, Andy Singleton,Scott Barzilla , Reuven Guy join Justin Mason in the ninth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
How do you handle guys coming off of injuries now that the season is starting late?
What teams/players get an advantage from a shortened season?
What teams/players get a disadvantage?
Episode 91- Podopolooza Segment 7
Drew Morris, Andrea Lamont, Daniel Siegel, Howard Bender join Justin Mason in the seventh segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
With a shortened season, is there a roto category that becomes harder to get
If we end up playing games in only florida and Arizona, should AL/NL leagues that haven't drafted try and change their formats?
Who is on your do not draft list with all the changes to the upcoming season?
Should people even be drafting right now until we have more answers about how and when baseball will be played?
Episode 90- Podopolooza Segment 5
Ray Butler, Matt Thompson, Rich Wilson, Eric Cross & Adam Lawler join Justin Mason in the fifth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
What will the minor league season look like in 2020?
How will we evaluate prospects heading into 2021 if there is a limited or no season?
Who is your favorite prospect that no one is talking about?
Who is the most overrated prospect for fantasy?
Episode 89- Podopolooza Segment 3
Patrick Davitt, Lucas Biery, Johnnie Black & Dan Stafford join Justin Mason in the first segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
If NL teams get the DH this year, which player jumps up your draft board the most?
If you haven't drafted yet, has your draft strategy changed from pre-pandemic to now?
How do you handle guys coming off of injuries now that the season is starting late?
How do you handle playoffs in H2H leagues if we don't know when the season will end?
Episode 88- Podopolooza Segment 1
Darius Austin, Peter Pratt, and Jamie Steed join Justin Mason in the first segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels.
Topics:
How popular is baseball in the UK?
Do you think the UK could support an MLB Franchise?
Living in the UK, how did you pick the teams you root for?
How do you watch games with the time change?
How do you even get enough people for fantasy baseball leagues?
Episode 87- Prospects Episode
Guest – James Anderson
COVID-19 Discussion
General Circumstances
Current MLB Plans
Likelihood of a Season
Strategy Section
Effect of COVID-19
Team
Which major league teams are most/least affected by the COVID pandemic for 2020?
How does expanded rosters affect teams as far as their youth/prospects in 2020?
What will happen with the minor leagues?
In terms of prospects from a long-term perspective, which major league teams are most affected by the COVID pandemic?
Prospects
Which prospects will be called up right away if rosters are expanded for a shorter season?
Which prospects won’t be called up this season because of the delay?
Which prospects are hurt by not getting playing time in the minors this year from a skills/service time perspective?
Which near-ready prospects are more likely to be called up? Pitchers or Hitters?
2021
What are some prospects for 2021 that you should know about?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 86- Pricing Episode
Guest – Tristan H. Cockcroft
TGFBI Discussion
Strategy Section
Handling Speed in Auctions/Drafts
How do you tackle speed in auctions?
Roster construction
Auction Values
How do you tackle speed in roto drafts?
Pricing Risk
How do you price injury risk?
Examples: Chris Sale (3 weeks ago), Justin Verlander, Carlos Carrasco
How do you price uncertain injury return time?
Examples: Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Verdugo
How do you price age risk?
Examples: Max Scherzer, Charlie Morton, David Price, Nelson Cruz
How do you price players who have not signed with a team yet?
Example: Yasiel Puig (a month ago)
How do you price rookies or sophomores who had a great rookie season?
Examples: Luis Robert, Austin Meadows, Fernando Tatis
Adjusting expectations for COVID-19
How are you adjusting your projections/ranks?
Do injury prone players now become more valuable or less valuable?
Are closers more valuable now?
How do teams take the variability of a short season into account?
How will baseball teams use prospects differently in 2020 (assume we start mid-season)?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Keeper / Dynasty Leagues
What rules should we set forth now with the uncertainty of the 2020 season?
For 2020, For 2021 and beyond
Mondesi, B. Reynolds
Bulk Relievers
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 85- Auction Strategy Episode
Guest – Larry Schechter
Coronavirus Discussion
When will MLB start?
Draft now or postpone your home leagues?
How does the postponement of MLB affect player valuation?
Players that will increase in value
Players that will decrease in value
Strategy Section -
Auction Strategy
General Strategy
Aggressive Auctions
Hitter vs. Pitcher Split
In-Draft Inflation
Nomination Strategies
Bidding
Starting Bids
Freezing the Room
Jump Bids
Money Management
Pacing
The Hammer
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Episode 84- Starting Pitcher Episode
Guest – Nick Pollack
LABR Mixed Discussion
Strategy Section -
Streaming pitchers
What is streaming?
When should you start streaming pitchers?
2-start pitchers.
How do you spot breakout pitchers?
Pitcher injuries
Durability vs. mileage
ATC Player Discussion -
Charlie Morton
Carlos Carrasco
Max Fried
David Price
Kyle Hendricks
Jose Urquidy
Lance McCullers
German Marquez
Jon Gray
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 83- Catcher Episode
Guest – Mike Kurland
TGFBI Discussion
Strategy Section -
Team construction in Roto snake drafts.
Not Being a Slave to ADP.
Closers value this year.
Does spring training results affect the way you draft?
Do you take into account the players who you play against?
ATC Player Discussion -
Yasmani Grandal
Christain Vazquez
Wilson Ramos
Will Smith
Carson Kelly
Kurt Suzuki
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 82- 2020 Kickoff Special
Host: Michael Alexander @Roto_Wan
Guests: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
Todd Zola @ToddZola
Greg Smith @gregsauce
Sammy Reid @SammyReidFI
Alex Chamberlain @DolphHauldhagen
Ryan Bloomfield @RyanBHQ
Randy Haines @randyhaines22
Eric Samulski @SamskiNYC
Matt Thompson @mdthompFWFB
Mike Kurland @Mike_Kurland
Colin Weatherwax @CWeatherwax13
Andrew Dewhirst @andrewkdewhirst
Matt Williams @MattWi77iams
Matt Kupferle @MKupferle
Vlad Sedler @RotoGut
Matt Davis @_mattywood_
Alex Fast @AlexFast8
Bubba Entrekin @bdentrek
Scott Jenstad @ScottJenstad
Walter McMichael @realfakewalter
James Anderson @RealJRAnderson
Bruce Cagle Jr. @BCJRFantasy
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Episode 81- Bullpen Episode
Guest – Mike Gianella
Strategy Section -
Keeper Inflation
Mailbag Question: How does inflation from keepers affect values and auction strategy?
The Case for An Ace
What does your research show?
Middle relievers
Should you be drafting? If so, who?
Does it depend on the league format?
Closers
Which NL East closer will have the most saves in 2020?
Which closer / former closer is most likely to bounce back - Kimbrel, Diaz, Trienen or someone else?
Which is closer is the most likely to be traded?
Bullpen Situations
Rays
Anderson, Castillo, Alvarado
Colorado
Oberg, Diaz, Estevez, Davis
Giants
Anderson, Watson, Rogers, Gustave
Cardinals
Martinez, Gallegos, Miller, Gant
Mariners
Hirano, Magill, Tuivailala, Brennan
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Saves+Holds vs Saves Format
W vs. QS vs. W+QS Format
Episode 80- Outfield Episode 2
Guest – Adam Aizer
Strategy Section -
Football vs Baseball
How does playing fantasy football help with fantasy baseball?
What principles can be learned across both sports?
Daily Grind -
How does that help you as a fantasy player?
Is it sometimes more helpful not to take such a constant look at everything?
KDS - Kentucky Derby Style - What are your preferences for slots to draft from this year?
Top 8 - Discussing the top 8 players you would take in 2020 drafts.
ATC Player Discussion -
Bryan Reynolds
David Peralta
Randal Grichuk
Nomar Mazara
Corey Dickerson
Kevin Kiermaier
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
BOS/LAA/LAD/MIN Mega Trade
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NFBC - Cutline Championship
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NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
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Episode 79- Outfield Episode 1
Guest – Bobby Sylvester
Strategy Section -
Format Differences - When drafting, what changes or what do you do differently?
Trading leagues vs. Non-trading leagues
Roto leagues vs. Points leagues
Deeper leagues (15 teams+) vs Shallow Leagues (10 teams)
3 Bench spots vs. 7 Bench spots
Having IL spots vs. no IL spots
Daily Lineups vs. Weekly lineups
Keeper leagues vs. Redraft leagues
ATC Player Discussion -
Eddie Rosario
Thomas Pham
Michael Brantley
Yasiel Puig
Adam Eaton
Kevin Pillar
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
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NFBC - Cutline Championship
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NFBC - Main Event
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NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championship
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Episode 78- Middle Infield Episode
Guest – Toby Guevin (BatFlip Crazy)
Strategy Section -
Unorthodox Drafting Strategies
Pocket Aces Strategy (Start with 2 aces)
Marmol Strategy (Focus on High Skilled MRs)
Labadini Plan (9 $1 pitchers)
Reverse Labadini Plan (Start draft with 7-9 Pitchers)
ATC Player Discussion -
Tim Anderson
Jorge Polanco
Luis Arraez
Paul deJong
Jean Segura
Didi Gregorious
Kevin Newman
Rougned Odor
Jonathan Schoop
Mauricio Dubon
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Kolten Wong
Garrett Hampson
Episode 77- Corner Infield Episode
Guest – Joe Pisapia
Black Book
Strategy Section -
RPV
What is it? How does it work?
Auctions
Why you prefer auctions to drafts?
How the preparation for an auction differs from that of a draft.
Why do you suggest - “Never nominate a player you want! Ever!” ??
ATC Projections
What are the ATC Projections?
Why does it work?
How to use them.
ATC Player Discussion -
Yuli Gurruel
Carlos Santana
Eric Hosmer
Brian Anderson
Joey Votto
CJ Cron
Renato Nunez
Starlin Castro
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 76- Midwest Episode
Guest – Brent Hershey
First Pitch Florida
Strategy Section -
Astros Scandal
General Thoughts
How would 2020 Astros projections be affected?
Prospects
What do you look for in prospects?
What skills are more immediately translatable from the minors upon reaching the majors?
How can we best determine playing time / when they are called up?
Team Section -
White Sox
Luis Robert
Nick Madrigal
Expectations for the White Sox in 2020.
Cubs
Who has the better chance to return to elite status - Anthony Rizzo or Kris Bryant?
Tyler Chatwood last? Who is the next up in the rotation?
How risky is drafting Craig Kimbrel this year?
Tigers
Matt Boyd - Great 1H in 2019, Poor 2H. Which one is he going forward?
Who leads the Tigers in HR in 2020?
Brewers
Which Brewers starting pitcher is currently undervalued?
Prospect Luis Urias traded to the Brew Crew - Expectations for 2020?
Twins
Will the Twins steal any bases this year?
Byron Buxton
What does the back end of the Twins rotation look like?
Josh Donaldson
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Come play against the big boys in NFBC!
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Episode 75- Central Episode
Guest – Jeff Zimmerman
Strategy Section -
Positional Scarcity
Myth of positional adjustment.
What to do for catchers.
How to deal with multi-positional eligibility in valuation.
Starters vs. relievers
How to handle role in valuation.
How to handle innings caps.
Draft Strategy
Closers - Market is pricing now less than the theoretical values. Will that change?
Steals - Do we dump them going into drafts in 2020?
Billy Hamilton in 2016 vs. Mallex Smith in 2020.
Team Section -
Royals
Salvador Perez
How does one project players coming back from full-season injuries?
Jorge Soler
Who plays 1B for the Royals in 2020?
Cardinals
Who has the better chance for a bounce-back? Matt Carpenter or Miles Mikolas?
Tommy Edman
Indians
What does the starting rotation look like in 2020?
Brad Hand - Is he the closer in 2020, or is it someone else?
Pirates
What can we expect out of Chris Archer in 2020?
Josh Bell - Is he 1H 2019 Josh Bell, 2H, or something in between?
Reds
Expectations for Shogo Akiyama?
How does one project foerign players coming over to the MLB?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Episode 74- West Episode
Guest – Meg Rowley
Team Section -
Mariners
Who closes in 2020?
Is Tom Murphy for real?
Who will be more productive - Dee Gordon or Justus Sheffield?
Jared Kelenic’s ETA for the majors, and expectations?
Giants
How much longer will Buster Posey block Joey Bart?
Closing situation?
Most likely player to be traded mid-season?
Expectations for Johnny Cueto?
Dodgers
Which rookie or sophomore will have the biggest impact?
IL for pitchers is now 15 days. Ryu and Hill are gone. How does all of this impact the Dodgers starting rotation usage?
Angels
With the addition of Rendon, are the Angels a playoff team?
Expectations for new SP additions Julio Tehran and Dylan Bundy?
Tommy La Stella - How does he follow up his career year of 2019?
Joe Adell - ETA and expectations?
Athletics
Who hits more HRs this year - Matt Chapman, Matt Olson or Khris Davis?
Liam Hendricks - Is he for real, or is he another Blake Treinen?
Franklin Barreto out of options. How does he fit into the 2020 plans?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Best Fantasy Baseball Team Names of the Decade
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 73- Southwest Episode
Guest – Rudy Gamble
Strategy Section -
Projections
Razzball
How do you come up with your projections?
How do you address playing time?
Other sports (NFL/NBA) - How do you come up with projections for other sports?
Catcher Valuation
Is this the only position that needs a positional scarcity adjustment?
How do you alter valuation to account for catchers?
Streaming Catchers
Draft Slot
Drafting from the #1 slot.
How do you manage team balance while at the wheel?
Pros and Cons of drafting in the middle vs. wheel
Southwest Section -
Astros
Sign Stealing scandal - Thoughts and team repercussions.
Gerrit Cole now gone. Who takes his spot in the rotation?
Kyle Tucker - What can we expect from him in 2020?
Rangers
Kluber - What can we expect from him in 2020?
Danny Santana - Waiver Wire pickup of the year in 2019. What can we expect of him?
New Ballpark - How will it play?
Diamondbacks
Bumgarner - What can we expect?
Josh Rojas / Seth Beer (Greinke trade) - What can we expect from these rookies?
Padres
Tommy Pham recently traded to SD - What is the SD OF playing time situation?
Machado / Tatis - Best left side in the game?
Rockies
What will the right side of the infield look like to start the season?
Closer situation
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 72: Risk Episode
Guest – Ron Shandler
Strategy Section -
Risk / BABS
Riskiness of players and how it affects price.
How to alter what you should/would account for risk associated with a specific player?
Risk Adjusted Pricing
BABS System - What it is, how it handles risk and team construct. How to know what to pay for a player.
What risk should we be most concerned with?
Build the most value, or lose the least value?
ADP/AAV
What is the best way to use ADP/AAV (the best current representation of what prices are in the marketplace)?
WHen to know when to take a player who you perceive as a large bargain.
How do you decide when to pick a player in your draft?
Drafting Strategies
Total Control Drafting
Buying opportunities - [Twitter Poll] What are the best places to look for bargains / buying opportunities?
Trends
What has changed about fantasy baseball over the past 5 or 10 years?
The upwards trend of the price of top starting pitchers
How to deal with the declining stolen bases in drafts.
How to deal with the increase of power in drafts.
2020 Rule Changes
How will the following new rule changes for 2020 affect the player pool, player values and how we play fantasy?
26 man roster (up from 25)
28 man roster in September (down from 40)
15 Day IL for pitchers (up from 10 day IL)
3 batter minimum rule for relief pitchers (previously 1 batter min)
Episode 71- Hot Stove Episode
Guest – Danielle McCartan (WFAN)
New York Section
Mets
Thoughts on Beltran as the new manager
Michael Conforto
Bounceback Candidates: Brandon Nimmo, Noah Syndergaard, Robinson Cano
Potential signings
Yankees
Didi Gregorious / SS Situation
Offseason targets
1B Situation
Hot Stove Section
Key Free Agents, Possible landing spots
Cole
Strasburg
Rendon
Donaldson
AL East Section
Red Sox / Rays / AL East
Will Mookie Betts be traded?
Thoughts on Rays
Expectations for the AL East in 2020
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 70: NL East Episode
Guest – Ellen Adair
Strategy Section -
Draft / Auction Strategy
General draft strategy
Does it change year to year?
Does it change draft to draft within the same year?
Auction nominations / bids
Do you nominate players you want to bid on, or players you do not want to buy?
Do you / should you bid on every player?
Should you price enforce?
Hometown leagues
Do players in hometown leagues cost more in drafts/auctions?
Do you purchase hometown/favorites, or stay away from them?
NL East Section -
Phillies
Thoughts on Girardi & his fantasy Impact
Bounceback Candidates: Harper & Hoskins
What are the Phillies needs, and what they are looking for in the offseason?
Who is a rookie to look out for?
Braves
Thoughts on the Braves early signings (Smith, Martin, d’Arnaud, Markakis).
Fantasy impact?
What are the Braves needs, and what they are looking for in the offseason?
3B Options on the market
SP Options for the Braves
Nationals
Juan Soto - What to expect in 2020 and beyond.
Scherzer durability and fantasy status in 2020.
Chances of re-signing Rendon & Strasburg.
Bullpen situation
What are the Nationals needs, and what they are looking for in the offseason?
Rank all teams in division (w/ Mets and Marlins)
How many wins will each team get?
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Todd Zola (@ToddZola) of Mastersball and Rotowire about how he won The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational.
Todd's Drafted Team:
Opening Day
CWilson Ramos (Rd. 9)
CYadier Molina (Rd. 10)
1BYuli Gurriel (Rd. 17)
2BJonathan Schoop (Rd. 11)
SSTrea Turner (Rd. 1)
3BAsdrubal Cabrera (Rd. 14)
OFCody Bellinger (Rd. 3)
OFMarcell Ozuna (Rd. 5)
OFMitch Haniger (Rd. 6)
OFDaniel Palka (Rd. 23)
OFAdam Jones (Rd. 26)
CIBrian Anderson (Rd. 21)
MIMarcus Semien (Rd. 15)
UTNelson Cruz (Rd. 7)
PAaron Nola (Rd. 2)
PMike Clevinger (Rd. 4)
PKirby Yates (Rd. 8)
PCollin McHugh (Rd. 12)
PHyun-Jin Ryu (Rd. 13)
PJon Lester (Rd. 16)
PRyan Yarbrough (Rd. 24)
PChris Paddack (Rd. 20)
PTrevor Cahill (Rd. 25)
BNBrad Peacock (Rd. 19)
BNZach Eflin (Rd. 22)
BNLonnie Chisenhall (Rd. 28)
BNYonny Chirinos (Rd. 27)
BNKyle Seager (Rd. 18)
BNDustin Fowler (Rd. 29)
BNLogan Allen (Rd. 30)
Todd's Final Roster:
Wilson Ramos
Yadier Molina
Yuli Gurriel
Jon Berti (8/11, $17)
Trea Turner
Kyle Seager
Victor Reyes (9/8, $4)
Marcell Ozuna
Anthony Santander (7/27, $37)
Jackie Bradley Jr.
Sam Hilliard (9/1, $7)
Cody Bellinger
Marcus Semien
Nelson Cruz
Aaron Nola
Mike Clevinger
Kirby Yates
Mike Foltynewicz (8/11, $7)
Hyun-Jin Ryu
Jon Lester
Ryan Yarbrough
Zach Eflin
Archie Bradley (9/15, $1)
Chris Paddack
Nick Anderson (7/27, $17)
Kolby Allard (8/18, $3)
Ty France (9/8, $4)
Delino DeShields Jr.
Christian Walker
Justus Sheffield (9/8, $2)
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Episode 68: NFBC Episode
Guest – Vlad Sedler
Strategy Section -
FAAB
How to allocate / when to spend on FAAB?
Spend early vs. save vs budget for every week
Is it worth it to spend big FAAB on prospects?
vs. Closers / Hot players / Team needs etc.
Risk
How do you price uncertain players?
Players with uncertain skill level.
Players with an uncertain injury return time.
Players who have not signed with a team yet.
Mixed vs. Mono leagues
Twitter Question: When should the focus in drafts switch from picking players with high floors (low risk), to more riskier players with higher upsides?
Twitter Question: If I would 100% guarantee you that in 2020 Gerrit Cole would exactly replicate his 2019 statistics - where would you take him in a draft?
At what point in the draft would you rather take the best uncertain player than the guaranteed stats?
Ex. Guaranteed 2019 Marcus Semien 2019 or Uncertain 2020 Ronald Acuna?
NFBC Section -
What is the NFBC and why should you pay attention?
What are some NFBC trends that continued / were present in 2019.
Will they continue in 2020?
Trend examples:
SP taken early trends
Speed going earlier trends
Should you be zagging when others are zigging, or should you go with the market for trends?
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 67- Home League Episode
Guests – Michael Simione @SPStreamer & Daniel Ebbin
Strategy Section -
Beat the Shift Home League
Experience in the Beat the Shift League.
Difference between players in the industry / experts vs. others?
Do you / should you alter your strategy in an experts league?
2019 to 2020
Keys to success in 2019.
What adjustments do we need to make for 2020?
What will you be researching or diving into more for the 2020 season?
World Series Section
World Series / MLB Playoffs - Observations
How will good/bad performances affect fantasy players?
Does Gerrit Cole go up a few spots?
Does Scherzer go down a few spots due to concern of injury?
Ranking the following players in terms of IP risk (injury risk):
Sale, Scherzer, Kershaw, Verlander, deGrom
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 66: Fantasy MVP Episode
Guests – The Birchwood Brothers
Strategy Section -
TGFBI
What went right, what went wrong, what we can learn from 2019
Drafting vs. FAAB management vs. Luck
Correlation between expected finish and actual finish
Correlation between starting draft position and actual finish
ATC Projections
How and why they work.
How successful were they?
What the best way to you use them?
Fantasy MVP Section
Hitter MVP
Pitcher MVP
Biggest Hitter Bust
Biggest Pitcher Bust
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Trick or Treat - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery questions.
Fantasy questions for 2020 for the World Series Champion Washington Nationals
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 65- End of Season Episode
Guest – Justin Mason
Strategy Section -
Strategies for the last week of the season
What did we learn about FAAB from the 2019 season?
2Early Mocks - Notable Findings
End of Season Section
Best & Worst Calls of the season
Listener Comments
Thank yous to this season’s guests
Favorite Episodes & Guests of TGFBI Beat the Shift this season
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Announcement - TGFBI Beat the Shift Announcement
Episode 64
MVP Episode
Guest – Derek VanRiper
Strategy Section -
What are the takeaways from the 2019 season and how will that affect your approach in 2020?
Hitting - Power & Speed
Pitching - Starters & Closers
How does the juiced ball affect how you will draft or valuate players in 2020?
Stolen Bases
How many bases will Mike Trout steal in 2020?
Who will steal more bases in 2020 - Trout or Altuve?
MVP Section
AL & NL MVP
AL & NL Cy Young
AL & NL Rookie of the Year
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
World Series Picks
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 63: Hot and Cold Episode
Guest – Van Lee
Strategy Section -
How do you know when not to trust someone down the stretch?
How do you decide to play hot and cold hitters in the last month of the season?
What do you do with players that were hot in the first half but cold in the 2nd half?
What do you do with strong pitchers that suffers a blow-up outing?
How can you detect when pitchers have corrected something?
September Call-Ups
Notable and fantasy relevant September call-ups
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
AL Wildcard favorites
NL WIldcard surprises
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 62: Crunch Time & Hall of Fame Episode
Guests – Bogman & The Welsh (Chris Welsh & Scott Bogman)
Strategy Section -
When to drop injured players?
How do you plan for players being shut down?
At what point do you throw in as many 2-start pitchers as you can?
Leagues with playoffs - quality vs. quantity
Hall of Fame Section
Which current players are shoe ins for Hall of Fame if they retired now?
Which current players are HOF if they continue pace?
Which youngsters have a shot at making the HOF?
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 61- The Keeper Episode
Guest – Ryan Bloomfield
Josh Bell
Strategy Section -
Keepers
How do you determine if you should hold players as possible keepers
In the money vs. way out of the money?
Hitters vs. Pitchers - Are pitchers safe to hold as keepers? Closers?
Keep injured players?
2020 First Round
Who are your top 6 hitters?
Who are your top 6 pitchers?
Will and should pitchers be drafted as early as they were last year?
Undervalued players going into 2020 drafts.
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 60- The TGFBI Overall Episode
Guest – Clay Link
Strategy Section -
Draft
Biggest successes drafting this year?
How to allocate pitching. ? Top heavy, Middle middle, or spread around.
What to reach for, or let values fall to you.
Waiver Wire
Most important in-season pickups, and what to pay for them in FAAB.
Largest FAAB spends this season.
How to manage FAAB budget rest of season.
The Overall Competition
Play more Middle relievers now?
Notable September call-ups that might make a fantasy impact
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Pound the Power, or Reach for Speed
Trout vs. Acuna? - 1st overall player for 2020.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 59- Prospect Episode
Guest – Shelly Verougstraete
Strategy Section -
Top prospects
Play them right away?
When do you sit them?
When do you drop a cold or underperforming prospect?
When to pick a prospect up?
Prospect Section -
Review of key traded prospects
Jazz Chisholm, SS from ARI to MIA (Gallen trade)
Zac Gallen, RHP from MIA to ARI (Chisholm trade)
Simeon Woods-Richardson & Anthony Kay from NYM to TOR (Stroman trade)
Taylor Trammell, LF from CIN to SDP (Bauer trade)
Greinke trade prospects (from HOU to ARI)
Corbin Martin, RHP
JB Bukauskas, RHP
Seth Beer, DH
Josh Rojas, INF
Prospects who could be called up and make an impact in 2019
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
In-Season Risk Episode
Guest – Chris Liss
Strategy Section -
Strategies while currently “In the Money”
Risk Discussion
Bidding on FAAB
Trade Deadline Impact
Notable players gaining/losing value
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 57: 1st Half Recap Episode
Guest – Al Melchior
Strategy Section -
Visual Memory Index (VMI)
Panic/Desperate Strategies
1st Half Recap -
1st Half Fantasy MVP
1st Half Busts
1st Half Surprises
2nd Half
2nd Half Rebounds
2nd Half Busts
2nd Half Bold Predictions
Waiver Wire – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update - Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 56- Understanding Statistics Episode
Guest – Mike Podhorzer
Strategy Section -
Advanced Statistics
OPS vs wOBA
Luck Stats
BABIP
Strand Rate
ERA Estimators
FIP & SIERA
HR/FB
What are x Stats?
xFIP
xwOBA
Statcast
Exit Velocity
Launch Angle
Barrels
What are + Stats?
wRC+
ERA-
Per 9 stats vs %
K/9 vs K%
BB/9 vs BB%
K-BB% vs K/BB
WAR
WPA
Plate Discipline
O-Contact, Z-Contact, O-Swing, Z-Swing
SwStr
wPDI / mPDI
Recommended Stats
Waiver Wire - AC RG & MP – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & MP – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 55- West Coast Episode
West Coast Episode
Guest – Jessica Kleinschmidt
Strategy Section -
Oakland Athletics
Team’s MVP / Unsung hero
ETA for injured pitchers
Are Athletics buying or selling?
Closing situation.
San Francisco Giants
Trade pieces
Closing Situation
Injury Updates
Los Angeles Angels
Team’s MVP / Unsung hero?
Trades
Ohtani
Los Angeles Dodgers
Trade targets
Stripling vs Urias
Waiver Wire - AC RG – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Mailbag - RG AC – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 54- Balancing & Streaming Episode
Guest – Scott Pianowski
Strategy Section -
Is streaming a good idea?
Streaming Pitchers
Streaming Hitters
Balancing ERA/WHIP with W/K
Balancing BA/OBP with HR/SB
Balancing counting stats (controllable) vs. run production & decision stats (context stats)
Waiver Wire - AC RG & SP – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & SP – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & SP – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 53- Beat The Shift
Partners & Time Management Episode
Guest – Glenn Colton
Strategy Section -
Fantasy Baseball Partners
Time Management
Pre-Season
Mid-season
Waiver Wire - AC RG & GC – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & GC – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & GC – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
NY Baseball & Trade Episode
Guest – Lori Rubinson, WFAN (NY)
NY Baseball Section -
Yankees
Timetables for injured players & Lineup affects.
MVP / Unsung hero
Trades
Mets
Jeff McNeil
Buyers or sellers?
Likeliest Mets to be dealt?
Strategy Section -
Trade Deadline
Sellers
Buyers
Players - Playing time
Waiver Wire - The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Injury Update - Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 51- Closer Update Episode
Guest – Howard Bender
Strategy Section -
Info & Injuries
How to handle injuries in daily / DFS leagues.
How to handle injuries in weekly leagues.
Closers
How to value good middle relievers vs. closers.
What to do when the setup man / high leverage man is better than the closer.
Closer Situations - AC RG & HB – The team talks about closer situations around the league.
American League
BOS
MIN
TB
SEA
TEX
KC
BAL
National League
CHC
ATL
STL
MIA
Waiver Wire - AC RG & HB – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & HB – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & HB – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update - Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 50: Overthinking and Overreaction Episode
Guest – Ray Murphy
Strategy Section -
How do you handle overthinking?
Are hot players must pickups?
Surprising hot players that we believe will continue to perform well.
Waiver Wire - AC RG & RM – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & RM – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & RM – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Mystery Question - Ariel asks the team this week’s mystery question.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 49-
Underperforming Players Episode
Guest – Heath Cummings
Strategy Section -
How to handle underperforming players -
How can you identify slumps vs. talent declines?
When is it time to sit them? Trade them? Drop them?
When should you just ride it out with the player?
Player examples
Sit / Trade / Drop / Ride - AC RG & HC –The team talks about a few players to sit, to trade, to drop, or to ride it out.
Waiver Wire - AC RG & HC – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & HC – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & HC – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Matt Kupferle (@MKupferle) of NumberFire.com to discuss Matt's team in TGFBI and how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Episode 47 – Thursday, May 16, 2019
Waiver Wire Episode
Guest – Steve Gardner
Strategy Section - Waiver Wire - Dealing with FAAB
Prospects vs. Closers vs. Injury/under-performer replacements
What to bid on FAAB.
Stolen bases FAAB Example - Oscar Mercado vs Mallex Smith
Call-Ups - AC RG & SG – The team talks about the many prospect call-ups this week.
Oscar Mercado (CLE)
Austin Riley (ATL)
Keston Hiura (MIL)
Nicky Lopez (KC)
Brendan Rodgers (COL)
Willie Calhoun (TEX)
Waiver Wire - AC RG & SG – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & SG – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & SG – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 46 – Thursday, May 9, 2019
League Format Episode
Guest – Jeff Erickson
Strategy Section -
IL Slots in leagues vs no IL slots
Changes to League Formats for Fairness
Pitcher Risk vs Hitter Risk - First 6 weeks update
Waiver Wire - AC RG & JE – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & JE – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & JE – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Toby (@BatFlipCrazy) to discuss his team in TGFBI as well as his life and start as a fantasy analyst.
One Month in Episode
Guest – Patrick Davitt
Strategy Section -
Team/Roster management one month into the season
Players who have gained/lost value due to in 2019’s Baseball Environment
Prospects/Rookies in the minors now
Waiver Wire - AC RG & PD – The team talks about a few potential waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & PD – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & PD – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Rudy Gamble (@Rudygamble) to discuss his TGFBI team and how he got into the industry!
Episode 42
Buy Low / Sell High / Buy High Episode
Guest – Lenny Melnick
Strategy Section -
How do you decide on how much money to spend on FAAB on the waiver wire?
Top prospects
Middle of the road prospects
Players on hot streaks
When do you start to, or how often do you stream starting pitchers for wins / strikeouts?
When do you sell high on a player? When do you buy low? When do you buy high?
Buy Low / Sell High / Buy High - AC RG & LM – The team talks about a few buy low, sell high and buy high candidates.
Waiver Wire - AC RG & LM – The team talks about a few potential second week waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & LM – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & LM – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Michael Alexander (@Roto_Wan) to discuss his TGFBI team and how he got into the industry!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) sits down with Ryan Hallam (@FightingChance) to discuss his TGFBI team and how he got into the industry!
Episode 11 – Thursday, April 11, 2019
Start Sit Decisions and Early Season Trades
Guest – Chris Towers
Strategy Section -
How do you decide on which batters to start in your lineup?
How do you decide on which pitchers to start
Trades
Waiver Wire - AC RG & CT – The team talks about a few potential second week waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & CT – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & CT – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 38- Early Season Management
Guest – Paul Sporer
Strategy Section -
How long should you play a cold player in your lineup to start the season?
How long should you keep a cold player on your team?
How should you manage injuries on your rosters?
FAAB - How do you decide on how much to bid on players?
Waiver Wire - AC RG & PS – The team talks about a few potential second week waiver wire pickups.
Pitcher Preview - RG AC & PS – The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers and key 1-start matchups.
Mailbag - RG AC & PS – The team answers Twitter comments and questions.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury update.
Episode 37- Beat the Shift
Bold Predictions Episode
Guest – Todd Zola
Strategy Section -
Some recent NFBC Draft Trends
When to pick a risky / injured player?
Waiver Wire - AC RG & TZ – The team talks about a few potential first week waiver wire pickups.
Bold Predictions - AC RG & TZ – The team gives a few of their bold predictions for 2019,
highlighting a few players along the way.
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for recent player injuries.
Episode 8 – Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Catcher Episode
Guest – Aaron Sauceda
Strategy Section - Positional scarcity.
The “Catcher bump”
There is no Middle Infield scarcity
Don’t be afraid to buy/draft 3 OFs first.
Don’t be afraid to buy a DH.
ACES
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & AS – The team highlights undervalued catchers by the ATC projection system.
Yasmani Grandal
Wilson Ramos
Francisco Cervelli
Kurt Suzuki
Robinson Chirinos
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable Catchers & Spring Training injuries.
Episode 35: Beat The Shift
Relief Pitcher Episode
Guest – Eno Sarris
Strategy Section - The team talks about bullpen strategies in a fantasy league draft/auction.
TGFBI Draft Reviews
General observations
Team analysis from TGFBI
Closers
When to buy a closer in a draft?
Kershaw vs Bumgarner
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & ES – The team highlights some unsettled closing situations around MLB.
BOS closers
Matt Barnes / Ryan Brasier
MIN Closers
Trevor May / Blake Parker / Taylor Rogers / Trevor Hildenberger
MIL Closers
Corey Knebel / Josh Hader / Jeremy Jeffress
PHI Closers
David Robertson / Seranthony Dominguez
KC Closers
Brad Boxberger / Wily Peralta
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable relief pitchers.
Episode 34: Beat The Shift
Starting Pitcher - Part 2 Episode
Guest – Rob Silver
Strategy Section -
Strategy Section - The team talks about auction/draft strategies.
General strategies
When to pick a catcher or closer
How to handle risk in drafts
How to allocate pitcher dollars
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG & RS– The team highlights undervalued relief pitchers by the ATC projection system.
Joe Musgrove
Zach Efflin
Jake Junis
Tyler Skaggs
Caleb Smith
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable SP players.
Episode 33- TGFBI Kick Off Special
Mike Alexander @Roto_Wan
Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
Randy Haines @RTH222
Andrew Dewhirst @AndrewKDewhirst
Bruce Cagle @BruceCagleJr2
Scott Chu @ChuesphEsquire
Guests:
Ryan Bloomfield @RyanBHQBubba Entrekin @KCBubbaSammy Reid @SammyReidFIScott Jenstad @ScottJenstad
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Episode 32- Beat the Shift
Guest – Derek Carty
Strategy Section - The team talks about auction/draft strategies.
General strategies
ADP & AAV Discussion
Tout Wars Draft & Hold
ATC Player Discussion - Ariel, Reuven & Derek – The team highlights undervalued starting pitchers by the ATC projection system.
Players
Zack Greinke
Kenta Maeda
Hyun-Jin Ryu
Marco Gonzales
Robbie Ray
Andrew Heaney
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable SP players.
Episode 31: Beat the Shift
Alex Chamberlain joins the show to wrap up the Outfielder's preview
Outfielders Episode - Part 2
Guest – Alex Chamberlain
Strategy Section - The team talks about setting KDS, grabbing ace starters and more.
2019 Preference for Kentucky Derby Style (KDS) order
Strategy close to the end wheel
Grabbing an ace early?
Is Chris Sale too risk to be a top 3 starter?
ATC Player Discussion – The team highlights undervalued catchers and designated hitters by the ATC projection system.
Max Kepler vs Randal Grichuk
Kevin Pillar vs. Odubel Hererra
Kole Calhoun
Jesse Winker
Greg Allen vs. Leonys Martin
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable OFs.
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Episode 30: Beat the Shift
Ariel Cohen and Reuven Guy talk outfielders.
Strategy Section - AC – Ariel talks about Replacement Level Drafting (RLD) in a snake draft.
ATC Player Discussion - AC RG– The team highlights undervalued outfielders by the ATC projection system.
Nick Castellanos vs. Eddie Rosario vs. Justin Upton
Yasiel Puig vs. Michael Conforto
Aaron Hicks vs. Ender Inciarte
Andrew McCutchen vs. David Peralta vs. Nomar Mazara
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable OF players.
Joe Pisapia returns to turn the tables on Justin Mason to talk about Justin's life and journey before and after joining the fantasy sports world in this special edition of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational Podcast.
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Bubba Entrekin of FantasySportsDegens.com joins Justin Mason to talk about his site The Fantasy Sports Degens and how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Episode 27: Beat The Shift
Justin Mason is joined by Ariel Cohen and Reuven Guy to discuss strategy, projections, and injuries of some middle infielders!
Strategy Section – Ariel talks about the ATC projection system, aggregation, and why it works.
Why should you think about auction dollars regardless of format?
ATC Player Discussion – The team highlights undervalued middle infielders by the ATC projection system.
Mid-Rounds:
Robinson Cano
Jose Peraza
Later Rounds:
Andrelton Simmons vs. Jorge Polanco vs. Marcus Semien
Endgame:
Starlin Castro vs. Asdrubal Cabrera
Ketel Marte
Injury Update - Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable MI players.
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Episode 26: Beat The Shift
Disclaimer: Ariel had some mic issues that we fixed after the episode.
Justin Mason is joined by Ariel Cohen and Reuven Guy to discuss strategy, projections, and injuries of some corner infielders!
Strategy Section -Ariel talks about the ATC projection system, aggregation, and why it works.
ATC Player Discussion – The team highlights undervalued corner infielders by the ATC projection system.
Players
Andujar
Suarez vs. Bryant vs. Andujar – Risk, Upside
Jose Abreu
Eric Hosmer
Josh Bell
Rookie Flash, Sophomore Slump, Junior Bounce-back
Patrick Wisdom, Renato Nunez
Jake Bauers
Maikel Franco
Injury Update - RG – Reuven gives us the injury updates and expectations for notable CI players.
Jay Bruce
Jake Lamb
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Joe Pisapia of The Fantasy Black Book joins Justin Mason to talk about The Black Book and how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
You can get into the TGFBI satellite leagues by sending a donation for #FantasyCares via paypal to thegreatfantasyinvitational@gmail.com and leaving this pod a 5 star review. Screenshot and email them to Justin at the above email.
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Matt Thompson (@MdThompFWFB) of Friends with Fantasy Benefits and Prospects Live about his new prospect site and guys to target in your First Year Player Draft in dynasty leagues!
You can get into the TGFBI satellite leagues by sending a donation for #FantasyCares via paypal to thegreatfantasyinvitational@gmail.com and leaving this pod a 5 star review. Screenshot and email them to Justin at the above email.
Get the The Fantasy Benefit: 2019 Friends with Fantasy Benefits Draft Guide! Available on Amazon in eBook ($7.50) or Paperback ($13.99) or paypal $7.50 to JustinMasonFantasy@gmail.com for a PDF.
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsor http://Rotowear.com! TGFBI is in search of new sponsorship as well. Feel free to reach out to me at thegreatfantasyinvitational@gmail.com for sponsorship or and other questions or comments.
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Clay Link (@ClaywLink) of Rotowire about how he won The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational as well as a number of other high profile leagues.
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Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Van Lee of Fantrax about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
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Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Tim McLeod of Prospects 361 about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role journey in the fantasy industry!
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Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Andrea Lamont of Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports about her team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
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Justin Mason talks with Mike Werner of Baseball HQ and Friends with Fantasy Benefits about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
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Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Daniel Rotter of the Fantasy Life Blog about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Sammy Reid of RotoGrinders and Baseball-holics Anonymous about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Walter McMichael of The Fake Baseball podcast about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and his role and start in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus and Tom Pringle of Bat Flips & Nerds about their teams in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and their starts in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Randy Haines of Friends with Fantasy Benefits and Craig Mish of Sirius XM about their teams in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and their starts in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Rob Lebowitz of Rotoheaven and Ray Kuhn of Friends with Fantasy Benefits about their teams in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and their starts in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Scott Bogman of In This League and Ariel Cohen of Fangraphs about their teams in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and their starts in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Smada of Friends with Fantasy Benefis about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and start in the fantasy industry!
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Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) talks with Andy Singleton of Fantrax about his team in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational and start in the fantasy industry!
Don't forget to check out http://TGFBI.com to see all the happenings in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Also check out our sponsors http://Rotowear.com and Fantrax!