FantasyPros - Fantasy Baseball Podcast

We're joined by Ariel Cohen, creator of the ATC projection system, to break down which guys fantasy baseball managers should be scooping up before or soon after Opening Day. Is Tyler Rogers (6:31) primed to be the Giants' closer and does Elieser Hernandez (28:14) have the stuff to be the Marlins' top SP or will his unimpressive fastball and inability to prevent hard contact doom him? The duo spends the final third of th...

Joe Pisapia, author of the Fantasy Black Book series, is back on with us for another fun show! The guys start the show taking turns as they name their bold predictions for the 2020 season. Are the Pirates ready to send away Josh Bell (14:18) and will the Rangers be the club to answer the call? Which largely unowned player does Joe predict will lead the NL in stolen bases (25:09)? The second half of the show is dedicated to shining ...

As we gear up for the fantasy baseball season, we chat with Alex Fast from Pitcher List and each share 10 players we believe have the most league-winning upside. The duo starts off by digging deep into David Price's (4:01) decision to sit out the season and examining who may step up in the Dodgers' rotation. Michael Brantley (11:12) has an outside chance to finish with a .400 batting average, a change in Dylan Bundy's (...

With roughly three weeks to go until the start of the season, we team up with Chris Meaney of Fade the Noise to share insight into our favorite draft targets. Matt Olson (6:19) may be one of the more underrated pure power hitters in the game, Andrew Benintendi (21:03) might be primed to bounce back after a disappointing 2019 campaign, and Jorge Polanco (30:39) appears to be extremely undervalued considering his strong metrics and t...

Today we talk with Al Melchior, host of The Athletic's Fantasy Baseball in 15 Podcast, about which players will see their values rise or fall the most because of the 60-game season. Avisail Garcia's (7:20) and Dylan Carlson's (23:51) values both drastically increase due to the universal DH and a schedule filled with pitcher-friendly ballparks is primed to hurt Willy Adames (33:02). Later on, we examine closer situations...

Today we are joined by Frank Stampfl, host of the Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast, who competes against Bobby in a mock draft. Follow along as each analyst breaks down their picks all throughout the show. Is it wise to take Juan Soto (1:47) over Mookie Betts at fifth overall, is Robbie Ray (20:51) ready to break out after a change to his mechanics, and will playing time no longer be a hurdle for Austin Riley (31:05)? Stay tuned unti...

Jason Collette of Rotowire joins us as we analyze the top sleepers at each position. Bobby breaks down an interesting plan to attack first base (9:47), Jason explains why we shouldn't be sleeping on Ian Happ (19:56), and we shed light on what might be preventing Dinelson Lamet (31:30) from reaching his potential. Players: Danny Jansen - 0:03:55 Yasmani Grandal - 0:07:34 C.J. Cron - 0:08:29 Ji-Man Choi - 0:09:48 Jose Martinez...

Welcome back to Leading Off. This week Dan Harris is taking a look to see how his rankings line up against our expert consensus rankings among the five infield positions. Is Danny Jansen being overlooked? What about Ryan McMahon and Lourdes Gurriel Jr? How much should second base eligibility affect how you view a player? Don't forget to leave the show a rating and review, and send it over to contest@fantasypros.com for you...

We've got both last year's most accurate expert, Ariel Cohen of FanGraphs, and the second most accurate expert since 2017, our very own Andrew Gould, joining us for a special episode today. We spend today's show running through both of their rankings and seeing which players they disagree on the most. Is Jonathan Villar (5:52) a steal or is he too volatile to trust? Additionally, are fantasy owners still undervaluing Ke...

Today's show is dedicated to dissecting the infield and we've got Joe Pisapia, author of the best-selling Fantasy Black Book series, in the house to help us out. Why should you trust Christian Vazquez's (2:58) solid 2019 numbers, does Carlos Correa (22:41) have the potential to be fake baseball's best shortstop, and is J.D. Davis (38:41) highly undervalued considering the likelihood he plays every day? Sponsors: ...

Jennifer Piacenti from Fantasy Alarm goes head-to-head against Bobby in our latest mock draft episode! We get the party started with Bobby grabbing Mookie Betts (4:59) at sixth overall. Is the uncertainty surrounding where games will be played concerning for Chris Paddack (10:53), why should you be excited about Eduardo Escobar (22:18) this year, and how should drafters approach relief pitching heading into a shortened season (32:5...

We are joined today by Jayson Stark of The Athletic to break down our favorite mid-round targets heading into the season. Julio Urias (14:49) has dominant stuff, but will he get enough innings to be fantasy relevant? Also, will Franmil Reyes (22:13) play everyday and is Sean Manaea (32:16) finally starting to live up to his potential? Players: Eduardo Escobar - 0:04:05 Danny Santana - 0:05:37 Mitch Garver - 0:06:47 James Paxton...

Mike Podhorzer of RotoGraphs returns to the show as we analyze which players have the best chance to bounce back this season. Why is Justin Upton (6:39) worth the risk after his career-worst 2019 campaign, how come Manny Machado (17:09) is being taken around pick 60 despite his consistency, and is poor durability all that prevents Garrett Richards (31:39) from being a solid option? Players: Yasiel Puig - 0:00:48 Giancarlo Stan...