Send us a Text Message. Week 12 is upon us and we figured why not sit down and talk some waiver wire. There are still plenty of good options out here on the waiver wire market that can help you in both the short and long term. Make sure you tune in and follow the podcast so you never miss out on the best info in fantasy baseball! Use code "Fake Bas…

Send us a Text Message. In the last few days we’ve seen multiple star players return from injury. Luis Robert and Royce Lewis both just so happened to hit home runs in their return. Others like Gerrit Cole have started rehab assignments and are due to be back sooner than you’d think. Follow/Subscribe so you never miss a new episode! Use code Fake B…

Send us a Text Message. Another show, another amazing guest! This time around it’s Dalton Feely, head researcher for Jomboy Media and Talkin’ Baseball as well as slapball league MVP in the Warehouse games. We talk about some diamondbacks baseball, former Mariners turned Dbacks, our players to watch for the rest of the year, and more! Don’t forget t…

Send us a Text Message. The latest guest on the podcast is none other than Foolish Baseball himself. We sat down with Bailey and talked about all things YouTube and beyond. We got into how he got his start in baseball content creation. How OOTP Baseball has become one of his favorite pastimes. Then we moved into Baseball Bits and how those videos c…

Send us a Text Message. On this week's episode, we have special guest Jolly Olive of Jomboy Media coming to hang out and talk baseball. We’re going to break down the Mets, and their current season, getting a read on their youngsters, what to expect at the deadline, and more! We’re also talking about what it’s like working at Jomboy, his start in th…

Send us a Text Message. Keeping up with our current run of great guests, Jeff Erickson joined Blake to break down some of the top hitters on the waiver wire. Guys like Tommy Pham and Luis Matos look like legitimate waiver wire options moving forward. Other guys like Michael Massey and Dylan Moore look like great short-term options. Make sure you gu…

Send us a Text Message. Friend of the program Nick Pollack of Pitcher List joins us to once again break down some pitching. We spend a lot of time on hitters so it's only right pitchers get some love as well. We talk Gerrit Cole, waiver wire options including Alek Manoah, and then enjoy a pitcher version of our Start em, Sit em, Quit em segment. As…

Send us a Text Message. Our 50th episode is here and we celebrated it by talking waiver wire and value risers and fallers. Some of the guys we covered are fairly well known, but the majority make great deep league waiver wire options. Can Bryan Woo continue his success? Is Diaron Blanco's playing time hurting his value? Is Anthony Volpe officially …

Send us a Text Message. We've had a lot of fun having guests on the podcast as of late, so with it just being Blake and Dylan we decided we'd continue with another fun episode. The guys break down their favorite hot takes right now in the baseball and fantasy baseball world, including one outfielder who is destined for decline, one starting pitcher…

Send us a Text Message. It's Blake's birthday so we sat down with his friend Mike Kurland to talk lineups and playing time projections. We discussed what an innings cap for Paul Skenes may look like. We also discussed the Yankees outfield outlook once Jasson Dominguez returns, how much upside does Chas McCormick still have, Is it worth it to roster…

Send us a Text Message. On episode 47 we are joined by Frank Stampfl of CBS Fantasy and the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast to talk rookies. A few big-time rookies have been seeing some playing time lately and we discuss whether to be worried about their slow starts or hopeful for the future. As always don't forget to hit the five-star rating and fo…

Send us a Text Message. We spent so much time talking about the waiver wire that we figured it was time to talk about trading. It's the most fun part of fantasy sports and seems to be the most underappreciated. With that in mind, we broke down our five favorite trade targets right now including a pair of injured stars working their way back from in…

Send us a Text Message. Continuing on with our guest episodes we had on Kev Mahserejian from The Operating Room podcast as well as Rotoballer. We sat down and talked about the impact of some under-the-radar bats this week in fantasy baseball. We also dove into our first ever segment playing a game of Start em, Sit em, Quit em. As always, don't forg…

Send us a Text Message. Friend of the program Gary Sheffield Jr stopped by to talk to us about some of the hottest hitters in baseball. We broke down the hot starts of Juan Soto and Anthony Volpe. Can they keep it up? We also talked about Gleybar Torres's struggles and if you should be worried. Then we broke down the historic start to the season we…

Send us a Text Message. We've spent plenty of time covering the players you should be worried about and dropping. This time around we wanted to help you focus on some guys to be targeting moving forward. Some of the guys are bigger names that shouldn't surprise you, but we also mix in some lesser-known names that can be crucial to helping your fant…

Send us a Text Message. After spending last season talking about the player we were worried about, we decided this episode would be a good one to discuss the guys we'd drop. A few bigger named get thrown around and then some fringe roster guys who aren't worth waiting around for. Make sure you follow the podcast so you never miss an episode!…

Send us a Text Message. We've reached the fourth week of the fantasy baseball season and many people are starting to worry about struggling players. Rightfully so. There are a few prominent early picks like Julio Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, and Bryce Harper who've had less than stellar starts to the season. We break them down and more and tell…

Send us a Text Message. Week 4 is just about here so with that in mind we wanted to highlight the guys who are standing out above the rest in terms of rising value. Plenty of rookies could be on the list, but we also add in a surprise Pirates outfielder as well as a prospect who hasn't gotten the call yet. Don't forget to leave a five-star rating a…

Send us a Text Message. The latest edition of Blake's Points League article came out today for Pitcher List so we dove into some of the best buy/sell/hold options from the article including Henry Davis and Ronel Blanco. We also talked about guys like Corbin Carroll and whether or not he should be traded due to his lack of home run hitting ability. …

Send us a Text Message. With week 1 of the baseball and fantasy baseball season making its way to an end, we decided to sit down and talk about it. We broke down our favorite player performances thus far, injuries to key players like Willson Contreras, streaming options at pitcher for this weekend and more. Want more? Don't forget to sign up for ou…

Send us a Text Message. The baseball regular season is finally here and with it comes the long-awaited first fantasy baseball matchup of the season. This is what we spent our entire offseason researching for. Blake breaks down his upcoming written content for FantasyPros and Pitcher List including a new weekly points league series. The guys also ta…

Send us a Text Message. During the 2023 MLB season, we saw a lot of great rookies. Corbin Carroll, Adley Rutschman, Elly De La Cruz...they all made an impact in one way or another. This season, expect more of the same. The Baltimore Orioles once again have a ton of impact rookies in Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo, and Colten Cowser. The Guardians, Bre…

Send us a Text Message. The fake opening day is now beyond us and the real opening day is now less than a week away. If you're a true baseball fan you've been waiting months for this moment. With that in mind, Blake had a new article drop for FantasyPros today breaking down the biggest fantasy baseball x-factor of every team. We dug into that list,…

Send us a Text Message. Right as we went to record the episode, the San Diego Padres dropped a bomb and announced they'd traded for Chicago White Sox ace Dylan Cease. We discussed the fallout for both teams and where Cease now sits in our rankings. We also broke down Dylan's 15-team, 30-round draft. Who'd he take late? What was his closer strategy?…

Send us a Text Message. Spring Training has reached what feels like the halfway point and a few rookies have done everything they can to prove they're worthy of an opening day roster spot. The Baltimore Orioles have some thinking to do when it comes to prospects Coby Mayo and Colten Cowser. With there only being room for one, who will get the spot?…

Send us a Text Message. Sticking with our theme of points league content, we figured why not sit down and fill you guys in on our must have players for the format. A few later picks are mentioned but this is all about our favorite guys, regardless of round, to help you win your league and nail your fantasy baseball draft.…

Send us a Text Message. This fantasy baseball draft season it can be difficult to know just how to evaluate current injured stars. We dove into our current drafts and draft strategy to tell you how we and others handled the injuries of Justin Verlander, Josh Jung, Gunnar Henderson, Kodai Senga, and more!…

Send us a Text Message. With episode 30 we decided to sit and break down our favorite breakouts for the upcoming season. We each highlighted three guys we're targeting in drafts that we think have massive breakout potential. We also cover our current TGFBI drafts, drafts strategy, and more!By Blake Meyer & Dylan Lydell

Send us a Text Message. Spring training is in full swing and that means only one thing, it's time to get your watch lists together and see what's what. You spend all offseason analyzing data, now it's time to see whose future looks the brightest. We highlight guys from rookies to vets we plan to keep an eye on this spring. Where will Parker Meadows…

Send us a Text Message. TGFBI officially announced who was in what individual leagues. The draft order for each league was also announced and both Blake and Ryan ended up with pick 9 in their respective leagues. With that in mind they hopped on over to the FantasyPros Mock Draft Simulator to break down exactly how they'd draft and show just how goo…

Send us a Text Message. With this being the first episode of the week we have a lot to catch up on. Especially Blake's industry league draft he had last Saturday. With this being his first major industry draft of the season we broke down his entire roster and the draft strategy that brought it together. We also talked about the recent news of injur…

Send us a Text Message. This week we got the pleasure of sitting down with new Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Tyler Zuber to talk some baseball. He talked about what it was like getting drafted, when he realized he could go pro, what it's like signing a sports card contract, new pitch mix adjustments from Driveline, and what it was like making …

Send us a Text Message. With points leagues still needing more love in the fantasy baseball world, we figured why not sit down and talk about some of our favorite later-round options. We hopped into some deeper, more analytical discussions about some players as well as broke down some rookies from last season with big points league upside.…

Send us a Text Message. ATC Projections are out and you know what that means...It's time to find out which projections we think hold the most value this season. There are a few young stars who project out nicely. Elly De La Cruz and Oneil Cruz both seem to be in line for their ascension to superstardom. Vladdy Guerrero Jr looks to get his home run …

Send us a Text Message. What better way of breaking down the Seattle Mariners dominant pitching staff than to bring in the man behind Pitcher List. We talk their one through five starters. Can George Kirby surpass Luis Castillo? Is Bryan Woo better than Bryce Miller? And should Prelander Berroa be the Mariners' sixth starter moving forward? We talk…

Send us a Text Message. With draft prep in full swing for fantasy baseball, what better than to break down the fastest-growing league format. Points leagues. It seems so simple since it's essentially the same concept as your traditional fantasy football league. There's a lot more nuance to it if you want to find yourself being competitive. We broke…

Send us a Text Message. With Blake's debut article for Pitcher List coming out today, we decided what better than to talk about it. We covered the guys we think you need to keep an eye on, specifically from the Seattle Mariners. Newcomer Mitch Garver highlights our list of sleepers, while fellow newcomer Luke Raley is our number-one bust for this s…

Send us a Text Message. One of the key components of pre-draft research and prep should be figuring out the guys you don't want to spend draft capital on. Whether that be guys with injury risk, guys who you expect to underperform, or guys you think are being over-drafted. Whatever the reason, we highlighted 10 guys we expect to avoid this fantasy b…

Send us a Text Message. Back again with another episode breaking down the current outfielders being drafted 26th - 50th in fantasy baseball. Outfield is the most rostered position and therefore it's important to break down as many of them as possible. Especially when you get to the later rounds, we found a few guys everyone should be targeting and …

Send us a Text Message. Our first episode of the year is here and its a doozy! We get right back into our rankings but this time around we are talking outfield and breaking down the top 25 currently being drafted. While some seem pretty chalk with our rankings, Dylan has a few guys he's much much higher than who are quickly becoming draft day steal…

Send us a Text Message. Continuing with our series of rankings episodes, we sat down with Chris Torres of The Fantasy Baseball Beat and talked third base. Elly De La Cruz makes another appearance on our lists and while the beginning picks were fairly chalk, there were plenty of new names the farther down we got. Third base is the deepest position i…

Send us a Text Message. Now that we've made our way through the catcher, first base, and second base rankings we figured it's time to dive into the shortstop position. We brought in Underdog Fantasy's Head of MLB Info, Brendan Tuma, to break down our top-10 at the position. We also included a player who could finish the season in the top five but d…

Send us a Text Message. The winter meetings are over and with it have come some pretty big moves. And potential moves. Especially in the last 72 hours. Juan Soto is headed to the New York Yankees, Tyler O'Neill is headed to the Boston Red Sox and it feels all but certain that Shohei Ohtani is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays. With all these big move…

Send us a Text Message. After a Mariners season that can only be deemed as very underwhelming, the offseason has left much to be desired. Teoscar Hernandez is gone, Eugenio Suarez has been traded, and now Jarred Kelenic, Marco Gonzalez, and Evan White have been moved in what can only be called a salary dump. At this point, sharing our thoughts on t…

Send us a Text Message. It's a sad day in Mariners' land now that Mr. Good Vibes Only is officially in Arizona. We break down the ramifications of what it means for the third base spot in 2024. We dive into what a realistic outlook for Luis Urias looks like at third base plus can the new acquisitions make an impact. Then we get into our second base…

Send us a Text Message. Continuing our trend of position rankings, we figured the next logical step in the rankings progress was to do first base. This time around, though, we had some pretty big disparities on a few players. Including a surprise at number 11 by Dylan. This is arguably the deepest position in terms of quality talent as you can go 2…

Send us a Text Message. On Episode 11 we decided to break down our catcher rankings and see how they compare with each other. Blake does his for the FantasyPros expert rankings committee and just had his latest article come out which is available now! Their top catcher was identical, but their rankings varied pretty drastically outside of that. Who…

Send us a Text Message. It's that time of the year when early season projections begin to come out. Steamer is usually first up and this season's projections didn't disappoint. Plenty of guys are projected to hit the 20/20 threshold but just how high of a ceiling do those guys have? Can Bobby Witt Jr be a top 3 player? Is Elly De La Cruz actually e…

Send us a Text Message. Friend of the program Gary Sheffield Jr stopped by to talk some offseason baseball. We started out breaking down the Diamondbacks season and if they can make this a regular thing. Then we talk free agents, Yankees, Mariners, Jorge Soler and a lot more!By Blake Meyer & Dylan Lydell

Send us a Text Message. Back with episode eight and we take some time to break down our outlook for the Seattle Mariners. We break down free agent targets, should they bring Teoscar Hernandez back and who might they target in trades? We also talk about the current World Series and just how grim is the Arizona Diamonbacks outlook at this point.…