5 Things You Need to Know BEFORE Fantasy Baseball Starts

Mookie Betts is the incredible shrinking man, Shane McClanahan got hurt in his last spring training start, Cam Smith made the Astros Opening Day roster, Braves pitchers keep rising on the draft boards and the closer market got tighter with Alexis Diaz hitting the IL. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson hit how these stories are changing late fantasy drafts and early free agent periods and more!---00:00 Fred Pod 3-2400:30 Welcome01:00 First FAAB Run03:30 LABR FAAB Results - Cam Smith09:30 Mookie Betts16:30 Quick ME recap16:45 Zac Gallen24:20 Roupp over Birdsong27:45 Does anyone ever punt saves in the ME, and take advantage of the inflation?31:20 Xavier Edwards in a big contest, because he could steal 75.34:00 Fantrax35:00 Did the hype go too far on some SPs during draft season?35:30 Robbie Ray and Christopher Sanchez inside the top 100?39:00 Gavin Williams and Clay Holmes inside the top 150? Did we wind up disrespecting guys like Luis Castillo and Freddy Peralta, who are consistently good?45:40 NFBC RotoWire Online Championship46:45 Job Battle Resolution47:00 Alan Roden.54:30 BlueWire54:35 How much is a win worth (Landon Knack)?57:50 Streaming early in April. For example, Chris Paddack and Simeon Woods-Richardson can be streamed vs. CWS next week.1:00:55 Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong.1:03:15 Kristian Campbell or Jackson Holliday?1:06:00 Nolan Jones - Will Brennan may not make the team. It seems like this trade is a loss for everyone except Jordan Beck. I don’t like it for Nolan Jones, Noel, all the other Rockies.1:08:45 What are we expecting from Victor Scott? Does his addition ruin a Nolan Gorman bounceback season?1:11:30 Is it concerning that Corbin Burnes is starting the fifth game of the season?---NFBC RotoWire Online ChampionshipThe NFBC RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Online Championship is Live! Play fantasy baseball against your favorite RotoWire experts on NFBC this baseball season. Jeff Erickson, James Anderson, Clay Link and more will compete in the RotoWire NFBC Online Championship for a shot at $150,000! Sign up today!(hyperlink: https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/1465)FantraxSign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.