FWFB | Baseball - Episode 747 (w/Surprise Guest Nick Pollack of Pitcher List)

Episode 747- Lost Episode (Originally recordinded 9/12/22)Justin Mason and Dave McDonald discuss new rule changes, what categories you should attack down the stretch and whether or not we will buy back on disappointing players in 2023! News Jazz Chisholm done and Kris Bryant (likely) done for 2022Shane McClanahan returning Thursday vs JaysJon Gray back - could be the last big injury return add of the yearTopics New Rules in 2023No defensive shifts Players who get shifted on a ton/lost most hits due to shiftJoey GalloCorey SeagerFreddie FreemanMatt OlsonAnthony RizzoMax KeplerCharlie BlackmonPitchers negatively affected?Luis Castillo (most hits prevented since 2020)Logan WebbJose BerriosGB pitchers negatively affected more?More hits, pitchers will take a big hit Pitch timer Won’t be able to keep guys on as well - more SB Bigger bases Should lead to even more SB SB way up this year, should continue to rise Less focus on drafting SB next year?How far back in each category do you need to be to catch the person in front of you? HR: 15-20 (+5 per week) R/RBI: 50 (+15 per week) - emphasis here if you have FAAB left SBs: 10 (+3 per week) AVG: 10 points (.250-.260) Wins: 10 (+3 per week) Saves: 10 (+3 per week) - depending on number of closers on teams ERA: 50 points (3.5 - 3.0 ERA) WHIP 10 points (1.2 - 1.1 WHIP) K’s: 70 (+20 per week) Are we buying back next season? Trevor Rogers Lucas Giolito Nate Eovaldi Freddy Peralta Frankie Montas Fernando Tatis Jr Luis Robert Bo Bichette Trevor Story Juan Soto Wander Franco Brandon Lowe Ozzie Albies Teoscar Hernandez Javier Baez EARTH updateNERF has displaced GLARF in 1st GLARF 2nd Jenny and I tied for 1st I was up to 9th overall, currently 16th I’m down to $2 in FAAB TARF 3rd, SLARF 4th, CERF 5th all still in the picture as well Ray Butler back in 1st Jeff Erickson 2nd Ryan Venancio 3rd Derek Rhoads has creeped up to 4th and he’s definitely in contention for the overall as well