Episode 70: All Things Dynasty Formats w/ Eric Cross (@EricCross04)

Join Mike and Zach and they're joined by Eric Cross of Fantrax to discuss all things dynasty in this intro to dynasty formats podcast. We discuss everything from start-up strategies and deciding when to buy or sell, to talking about scouting and a few prospects we really like. Come and listen to this info filled episode as we transition into offering dynasty advice. Time Stamps: 0:01 - Opening AD 1:45 - Intro to pod 3:53 - Startup dynasty league approach and team building preferences. 7:07 - Thoughts on veteran players and strategy to drafting them. 12:10 - Prospect resources and how helpful twitter is and why.  16:43 - Quick review to pros and cons of win now vs drafting young.   18:15 - Deciding when to go for it or enter the rebuild phase. 23:49 - Mike, Eric and Zach share a couple of funny stories. 27:50 - Eric Cross process for scouting and coming up with his prospect valuations. 31:25 - Specific skills Eric looks for in pitching prospects.  34:32 - Specific skills Eric looks for in hitting prospects.  41:00 - Joe Musgrove 42:55 - Aaron Nola and Tyler Glasnow 43:53 - Matt Manning 46:45 - A few players Eric Cross is higher on and Lower on than consensus  46:57 - Noelvi Marte 47:45 - Alec Thomas  48:40 - Daniel Espino and George Kirby 49:12 - Ke’Bryan Hayes 49:54 - Christian Pache 54:39 - Thomas Szapucki, Tahnaj Thomas, Alexfri Planez 59:42 - Mackenzie Gore, Spencer Howard and Tarik Skubal redraft league expectations and overall breakdown.  You can follow all the hosts twitter: ⚾️ Mike Kurland @Mike_Kurland ⚾️ Jorge Montanez @Roto_Nino ⚾️ Zach Braff @BraffZ ⚾️ Sp Streamer (Mike 2.0) @SpStreamer  Please tweet us or comment with fantasy baseball questions! Please subscribe, rate & review the show in iTunes letting us know what you think and how we could improve!  As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices