It's fantasy baseball auction season, and Fred Zinkie has the keys for you to dominate your league. Fred and Jeff Erickson will discuss auction strategy tips and the biggest news of the day, including the latest Ronald Acuña update.
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00:00 - Lucas Giolito’s season appears to be over before it started.
05:00 - Ronald Acuna seems to be fine.
07:30 - Sonny Gray could open the season on the IL. Maybe Kevin Gausman too. And Braxton Garrett. 
12:30 - Paul Skenes will open the season in the Minors. Draftable?
15:40 - Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell
20:00 - Ken Rosenthal wrote that Jackson Holliday has a 50% chance of making the OD roster. Is that enough to draft him in the middle rounds?
23:30 - A.J. Puk is becoming a spring training story. He was drafted in my tout league tonight.
29:00 - Auctions
29:15 - Are auctions better than drafts? Why or why not?
31:45 - What do you do to prepare for your auction?
35:45 - Pen & Paper vs. Software
40:00 - Do you have any strategy for nominations?
46:40 - Are you flexible on changing prices during the auction? Do the bids on other players matter?
53:00 - Are you more of a stars-and-scrubs or spread-the-risk guy?
58:30 - Are there ever players who you “have to” win in the auction?
1:03:00 - What is your plan for dollar days?
1:11:00 - Size of league dictating strategy?
1:15:00 - Would you stash prospects?
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5 Secret Fantasy Baseball Auction League Tips

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad run through the baseball news from over the weekend and then discuss a bunch of interesting names going after pick 200 in 2024 drafts, including Byron Buxton, Taj Bradley and Kyle Harrison, plus many, many more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Talking Hitters and Starting Pitchers Post Pick 200

Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) hit on some over/under props from the AL East and NL East divisions.
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Over/Under: AL East/NL East

Greg Jewett of The Athletic joins RotoWire Senior MLB Editor Clay Link to discuss Tout Wars H2H and ALL THINGS CLOSERS!

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0:00 Intro/Welcome Greg Jewett of The Athletic

Tout Wars H2H


Congratulations on your championship victory in 2023!

Beat out a pretty star-studded field.

3:55 How did you get it done?

Did you pay for closers?

Draft coming up Sunday, March 17 at the Iroquois Hotel in NYC.


18:00 Closers

23:57 Anybody in the top 10 among closers that you’re avoiding?

Greg: Josh Hader

Clay: Emmanuel Clase

31:24 Comfort level: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH for the mid-range closers

Adbert Alzolay

Craig Kimbrel

Andres Munoz

Raisel Iglesias

Tanner Scott

Evan Phillips

44:26 Favorite closers in waiting


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Must-Draft Closers for 2024 Fantasy Baseball

FSWA Award-Winning Writer John Laghezza from The Athletic joins Jeff Erickson to discuss moving averages, his award-winning Best Baseball Ongoing Series, how he sets up his draft tiers, and his Tout Wars draft where he started off with Aaron Judge.
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00:00 - FSWA Award
01:45 - Player Sheets and Tiers
05:00 - Moving Averages
13:00 - Do you Mock Draft?
17:00 - Kodai Senga
21:00 - Grayson Rodriguez
29:00 - Compact Categories
32:00 - Tout Wars SOLDS League
38:00 - Brandon Pfaadt
40:00 - Pirates Pitchers
42:45 - Early Projections vs. Spring Training Results
48:00 - Teams Running
52:30 - Teoscar Hernandez
56:00 - Lane Thomas vs. Teoscar vs. George Springer vs. Evan Carter
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Draft Tiers and Moving Averages

Ben Brown

Cade Horton

Will Warren

Victor Scott

Colson Montgomery

Dustin Harris

Jakob Marsee

Graham Pauley

Samuel Zavala

Dillon Head

Jackson Merrill

Brooks Lee

Kyle Hurt

Gavin Stone

Emmet Sheehan

River Ryan

James Wood

Elly De La Cruz

Oswald Peraza

Paulino Santana

Tai Peete

Yophery Rodriguez

Wyatt Langford

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Walker Jenkins

Paul Skenes

Jackson Holliday

Thayron Liranzo

Gavin Williams

Will Benson

Troy Johnston

Tyler Black

Jose Corniell

Aidan Curry

Brayan Rocchio

Jett Williams

Adael Amador

James Triantos

Sal Stewart

Darell Hernaiz

Max Clark

Brock Wilken

Roman Anthony

Austin Wells

Yoniel Curet

Reggie Crawford

Logan Henderson

Colt Emerson

Chase DeLauter

Lazaro Montes

Bubba Chandler

Noble Meyer

Michael Harris

Junior Caminero

Zac Veen

Marcelo Mayer


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Spring Training Prospect Mailbag!

Fred Zinkie just navigated the secondary closer run in the Tout Wars Draft & Hold league. Who do you like among Andres Muñoz, Jordan Romano, Craig Kimbrel, Paul Sewald, Ryan Helsley, Tanner Scott, Evan Phillips, Clay Holmes and Adbert Alzolay? He and Jeff Erickson discuss that tier of closers, and how to anticipate and/or react to cliffs in your snake draft.
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3:30 - Cody Bellinger to the Cubs
8:00 - Is it time to downgrade Snell, Montgomery, Chapman?
20:30 - Differing Closer Plans
36:00 - Worth paying attention to the Rockies closer?
42:00 - Category Targets - Will the SB 80% threshold will be 200 this year?
51:00 - Joe Musgrove has already made two spring starts. And he stunk in both. Worried?
54:30 - Walker Buehler will face hitters tomorrow. How many innings will he throw this year?
59:00 - Chris Sale
1:02:20 - Alek Manoah
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Scaling the Draft Cliffs

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad give their thoughts on the 2024 closer market, break down a number of specific relievers and then move over to starting pitchers to discuss a number of intriguing SP in the Top 150. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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The 2024 Closer Market / SP's in the Top 150

Chris Crawford and Ryan Boyer look at the latest headlines from baseball, including Kodai Senga's shoulder injury that likely will see him miss significant time. They also take a look at Tim Anderson's potential fantasy impact with the Marlins, and offer some players they believe are overrated or underrated in the National League East to begin the 2024 season.
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Overrated/Underrated: NL East

Clay Link and Todd Zola discuss the latest news from around the league, Tarik Skubal already touching 100 mph in spring training and their top targets in drafts.

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News & notes:


Kodai Senga has been shut down indefinitely with a moderate posterior capsule strain.

Tim Anderson lands with Miami on a one-year deal.

(8:00) Vaughn Grissom is nursing a hamstring injury.

Wilyer Abreu is the favorite to start in right field… is he a target?

(10:50) Tarik Skubal is already touching 100 mph in live BP.

Ricky Tiedemann scratched from tomorrow’s Grapefruit League start with a hamstring issue.


Where are you picking in TGFBI?

(21:10) TARGETS

Clay:

Shohei Ohtani

Slated for Cactus League debut next week.

Luis Castillo

(31:00) Bryce Miller

Great control, introducing splitter to the mix in 2024

Will Smith (LAD)

(53:15) Brayan Bello


TZ
 - (28:45) Logan Webb/Aaron Nola/Bailey Ober
- (34:30) Clay Holmes/Evan Phillips/Adbert Alzolay
- (45:10) Evan Carter/Vlad/JD Martinez
- Josh Bell
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Players to Target in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

Jenny Butler joins Jeff Erickson to recap the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft. Jeff drafted from the third slot, Jenny from the 14th slot. Plus we'll discuss the latest Reds updates, including Elly De La Cruz's average draft position.
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LABR Recap with Jenny Butler

Ricky Tiedemann
Jackson Holliday
Jackson Chourio
Wyatt Langford
Noelvi Marte
Paul Skenes
Jared Jones
Emmet Sheehan
Gavin Stone
Jackson Jobe
AJ Smith-Shawver
Hurston Waldrep
Cade Horton
Dylan Crews
Jordan Lawlar
Jackson Merrill
Will Warren
Robby Snelling
Jarred Kelenic
Alek Manoah

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Spring Helium Candidates w/ Chris Clegg

Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie share their thoughts over the first two hours of the 15-team LABR Mixed League draft, with Jeff drafting third (Bobby Witt) and Fred drafting fourth (Corbin Carroll).
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LABR Mixed League Live Draft

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the news from the weekend and then break down a number of interesting middle infielders currently being drafted in The Top 200. Among others, they discuss Elly De la Cruz, Oneil Cruz, Anthony Volpe and whether to take Bobby Witt, Jr at the top of the draft. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Breaking Down Middle Infielders in the Top 200

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over the latest headlines and discuss their overrated and underrated picks from the NL Central.
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Overrated/Underrated: NL Central

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) discuss Kyle Bradish's injury, whether Gerrit Cole is overrated for 2024 and much more!

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Intro/Tough news for Kyle Bradish

John Means is also expected to begin the season on the IL after his left elbow flared up, leaving the Orioles thin in the rotation right away.

(7:30) Justin Verlander is “a couple weeks behind” due to a right shoulder issue, but he reportedly bounced back well from yesterday’s throwing session.

(14:00) Is Gerrit Cole overvalued for 2024?

THE BAT only has him as the fifth-best SP

While he won the AL Cy Young, he fell far closer to the pack in terms of strikeout rate at 27%

Slight dip in fastball velocity

Now 33 years old

NFBC ADP: 13.91


While on the topic of the Yankees: Nestor Cortes (shoulder) said Friday that he expects to be ready for Opening Day, according to the New York Daily News. Also Carlos Rodon is already touching 97 mph in live BP.

(20:30) Eury Perez will be on an innings restriction, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Where do we think he’ll land innings wise?

(24:00) Kenley Jansen is battling lat soreness to begin the spring. Garrett Whitlock is said to be battling for a rotation spot.

On the hitting side, Justin Foscue is tentatively projected as the Rangers’ DH, according to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com.

Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base.

Evan Phillips will see the “the brunt” of the saves in Los Angeles.

(37:30) Jarred Kelenic could be an everyday player.

(41:00) What will Jonathan India’s playing time look like?

Josh Jung

Alek Manoah
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Is Gerrit Cole Overvalued?

Todd pinch hits for Jeff and welcomes special guest Ron Shandler. Todd and Ron talk about Ron's new book, "Fantasy Expert", BABS and the role of Tout Wars.
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Chat with Ron Shandler

Maikel Garcia

Bo Naylor

Chas McCormick

Noelvi Marte

Nelson Velazquez

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

Willi Castro

Louie Varland

Matt Vierling

Aaron Hicks

POST-300 ADP SLEEPER SERIES: Starting Pitcher


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Adjusting Playing Time w/ KC Bubba

Erik Halterman and Fred Zinkie identify the seven key job battles heading into the 2024 fantasy baseball season.

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Seven Job Battles You Must Watch in 2024 Fantasy Baseball

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad detail just how they prep for drafts and then discuss a number of intriguing corner infielders in 2024 drafts, including Spencer Steer, Josh Jung and Triston Casas, among many others. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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