Turn Two Fantasy Baseball Podcast
Fantasy baseball explained through sabermetrics and sarcasm by host Matt Williams of The Athletic.
Episodes
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Steve Gardner of USA Today to discuss early season breakouts in fantasy baseball.
- Detroit's Walk-off Nightmare
- Rizzo Power Surge
- Kyle Wright's Value
- Buy High Candidates
- Is Cody Bellinger Back?
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Grey Albright of Razzball to discuss:
- Buy Low on Gerrit Cole?
- Robbie Ray's Slider
- Low HR Totals
- Early Season Slow Starters
- Pitch Clocks and Goofy Rules
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Joe Pisapia of FantasyPros and John Laghezza of The Athletic to discuss early season trends.
- Players off to hot/cold starts
- Metrics to minor early in the season
- Early buy low/sell high
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Frank Stampfl of CBS and Sara Sanchez of Bleed Cubbie Blue to discuss early season strategy in fantasy baseball.
- Things to watch for
- How to manage a roster during the first month
- Players with a short leash
- Award Predictions
- Outlandishly Bold Predictions
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Derek Carty, creator of The Bat and The Bat X, to discuss outliers in 2022 MLB projections.
- How The Bat/Bat X differentiates from other projections
- How to evaluate & project rookies
- Outliers who should outperform ADP
- Environmental impact of projections
- 2022 Bold Predictions
- "Draft Justin Turner or you are a bad fantasy player"
Matt (MattWi77iams) is joined by Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss methods of locating a discount ace in fantasy drafts.
- What analytics/metrics to watch for
- The Andrew Heaney conundrum
- Context is key for understanding
- Using Stat Parameters to Locate Value
- Opportunity, Stuff, and Consistency
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Ron Shandler from Baseball HQ to discuss the evolution of analytics and modern-day fantasy baseball analysis.
- How fantasy baseball has changed in recent years
- Is there too much data?
- Favorite analytics for hitters/pitchers
- Tips for new fantasy managers
- What is missing is data analysis?
- How proposed rule changes can change baseball
- Latest news in MLB
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Greg Jewett of The Athletic and Doug Dennis of Baseball HQ to discuss how to value relief pitchers in fantasy this season.
- Are elite closers worth the investment?
- FAAB/Waivers vs Draft & Hold
- Closer Handcuffs
- Talent vs Opportunity
- Late Round RP Options
- Elite Middle Relievers
Matt (@MattWi77iams) was joined by Matty Kiwoom of SPStreamer and Christopher Torres to discuss how the delayed season may impact fantasy baseball and talk about some of their disagreements with popular lineup projections like Roster Resource.
- How the delayed season may impact player value
- Be careful with platoons when projecting playing time
- Value could change drastically with activity following the lockout
- Disagreements w...
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by Ariel Cohen, the creator of ATC projections, to discuss opportunity cost and how to apply it to draft strategy in fantasy baseball.
- What is opportunity cost?
- Using ADP & projections to your advantage
- Positon/Category scarcity
- Position by position examples
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by guests Nando di Fino of The Athletic & Russell Withers of Armchair Roto to discuss the AL West.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Adolis Garcia, Noah Syndergaard, Justin Verlander, Shohei Ohtani, Jo Adell, Mitch Haniger, Spencer Howard, Jeremy Pena, and more!
Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Brian Seymour are joined by guest Jeff Erickson from RotoWire to discuss the AL Central.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Shane Bieber, Jose Abreu, Andrew Benintendi, Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, Adalberto Mondesi, Zach Plesac, Robbie Grossman, and...Brent Rooker?
Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Brian Seymour are joined by guests Rob Silver from the Launch Angle Podcast and Jason Collette from RotoWire to discuss the AL East.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Trey Mancini, Wander Franco, Teoscar Hernandez, Brandon Lowe, John Means, Kevin Gausman, Shane Baz, Aaron Judge, and more!
Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Brian Seymour are joined by guests Vlad Sedler from FTN and Jorge Montanez from NBC Sports Edge to discuss the NL West.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Julio Urias Cody Bellinger, Logan Webb, Charlie Blackmon, Mike Yastrzemski, Yu Darvish, Jake Cronenworth, Zac Gallen, and more!
Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Brian Seymour are joined by guests Derek Van Riper from The Athletic and Jenny Butler from Fantrax to discuss the NL East.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Jesse Winker, Nolan Arenado, Tyler O'Neill, Tommy Edman, Sonny Gray, Kyle Hendricks, Giovanny Gallegos, and More!
Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Brian Seymour are joined by guests Chris Clegg from Fantrax and Peter Pratt from the Locked On Marlins Podcast to discuss the NL East.
- Overvalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Undervalued Hitters/Pitchers
- Favorite Late Round Fantasy Targets
- Featured players: Pablo Lopez, Elieser Hernandez, Max Meyer, Jazz Chisholm, Pete Alonso, James McCann, Max Fried, Ian Anderson, Will Smith, and more.
Matt (@MattWi77iams) & Brian (@BrianJSeymour) discuss the strategy of playing best ball vs draft & holds & redraft.
- High-volume vs Stand Alone
- Price Point and Bankroll
- Diversification Strategy
- Find Your Advantage
- How To Be Successful Long-Term
Matt (@MattWi77iams) is joined by John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) to discuss our player evaluation process and how you can do you own player breakdowns.
- Matt's player breakdown series
- Batted Ball Data vs Plate Discipline
- Noise vs Signal
- Player Examples
Matt (@MattWi77iams) & Brian (@BrianJSeymour) discuss the player pool and strategy to navigate early fantasy baseball drafts.
A strategy after going:
- Pocket Aces
- Hitter/Hitter
- OF/OF
- How to attack RP
- Best positions to be "weak" on
- Favorite KDS
Matt (@MattWi77iams) & Brian (@BrianJSeymour) continue their ADP breakdown by taking a look at the outfield position (Part 2) and making predictions on value for next season.
- OF's 50-100 in NFBC ADP
- Massive tier if risky power/speed options
- Conforto bounceback?
- Boring production vs Upside
- Raimel Tapia's outlook
- Riley Greene & the DET outfield
- Disagree w/ Steamer PT
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