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Common Sense Fantasy Baseball

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Applying a little common sense to your fantasy baseball team

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  1. Ep 44: Dave McD -- risk evaluation process

    @rundmcd is back to talk about evaluating risk! (AKA "Dave tells me the 3 pitchers I'm allowed to draft this year!") 11:20 Carlos Rodon 22:05 Jacob deGrom 31:15 Shane Bieber 38:50 Chris Sale 44:15 Luis Severino 54:05 Clevinger vs Verlander 1:14:43 Clayton Kershaw, and Dinelson Lamet "When I see...

  2. Ep 43: Greg Jewett -- closers to draft, RPs to stash

    Greg (@gjewett9) helps me size up EVERY team once again, as I do last minute cramming for my Main Event draft tomorrow. 2:05 Baltimore Orioles 3:20 Boston Red Sox 5:25 Chicago White Sox 5:50 Cleveland 9:45 Detroit Tigers 10:45 Houston Astros 12:20 KC Royals 13:50 LA Angels 15:10 Minnesota Twins...

  3. Ep 42: Rob DiPietro the DC Champ!

    Rob and I talk about his podcast and his leagues, and how we're building our teams in DC leagues and FAAB leagues. 06:20 Differences in drafting strategies for Draft and Hold (Draft Champions) leagues vs FAAB leagues 11:00 Catchers 16:45 Closers 22:45 Stolen Bases 31:25 Luis Robert 37:55 Keston...

  4. Ep 41: Dave McDonald - Less Than Risky

    Dave (@RunDMcD) shares what he's learned through years of experience, about how to assess players' risks in fantasy baseball. 1:45 Verlander, going into 2020 6:00 How to think about taking a guy off your board completely 9:35 Sale, Syndergaard, and Severino (don't draft guys who won't be playing)...

  5. Ep 40: Matt Wi77iams returns to talk early ADP

    @MattWi77iams and I discuss some players we think are going too early: 3:40 Jose Abreu around pick 30 and Luke Voit around pick 60 - Matt 8:25 Pablo Lopez around pick 100 - Drew 15:45 Walker Buehler around pick 20 - Matt 20:30 Kyle Lewis around pick 75 (but even at pick 100-120) - Drew 26:05…

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  6. Ep 39: Closers for EVERY team with Greg Jewett

    Greg (@gjewett9) and I look at every MLB team and discuss the closer situation, as best we can tell in November. AMERICAN LEAGUE 1:30 Baltimore Orioles 3:40 Boston Red Sox 6:20 Chicago White Sox 8:25 Cleveland Indians 11:10 Detroit Tigers 13:50 Houston Astros 15:50 Kansas City Royals 18:10 Los...

  7. Ep 38: Zack is back! Early ADP targets and avoids!

    Zack and I take a look at early ADP from Justin Mason's "2 Early Mock Drafts" and Zack's draft and hold leagues that are drafting for real already. 4:10 We gently poke fun at mock drafts and point out some shortcomings Then we discuss players we think are going too early (AVOIDS): 7:10 Mike...

  8. Ep 37: A BatFlip crazy 2020 season

    Toby returns to talk about some up and coming players! 1:10 the keys to Toby's success in 2020 4:45 Off season prep begins! We start by discussing some lessons learned. Then we discuss some breakout players: 16:10 Corey Seager 27:40 Luke Voit 34:45 Teoscar Hernandez 42:05 Kyle Lewis 49:20 Dominic...

  9. Ep 36: Striking out

    Some thoughts on strike out rate, BABIP, and what they mean for batting average. Connect with me on Twitter @commonsensefbb!

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  11. Ep 34: Greg Jewett returns! Baseball will too.

    Opening day didn't happen...yet. But @gjewett9 and I discuss baseball anyway! 2:00 Greg's current project 6:05 Bo Bichette - SS 20:35 Isiah Kiner-Falefa - C 25:35 Josh Bell - 1B (and a great call out by Greg, CJ Cron) 30:30 Jeff McNeil - 2B (with Cesar Hernandez call out by Greg) 35:35 Yandy Diaz…

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  12. Ep 33: Zack Waxman takes us through ADP 300!

    Welcome back @zackroto! We start off talking some strategy: 1:40 Top SPs - Aces, Pocket Aces and how we draft them 5:10 The case for an Ace 10:50 Draft Champions vs FAAB leagues -- the point in the draft where strategy changes Then we discuss rounds 19 and 20: 18:05 Avoid AJ Pollock at 272 19:45...

  13. Ep 32: John (@MLBMovingAVG) and rounds 17 - 18

    Please welcome John (@MLBMovingAVG) as we discuss our draft process and talk some ADP. 1:15 It's all about PRICE. As John says, "You can't force your will on the market." 2:25 Drafting in reverse 7:15 Take the value (when you have players whose skills are close, going far apart) 10:50 Jim Cramer...

  14. Ep 31: Colin Weatherwax Returns!

    Please welcome Colin back to the podcast! He's on Twitter at @CWeatherwax13. We discuss some pitcher risers https://twitter.com/RyanBHQ/status/1229121960308690945 2:05 Elite SPs moving up 3:20 Jose Berrios up from ADP 95 (Nov) to 79 (Feb) 5:10 Edwin Diaz up from 140 to 116 8:30 Doolittle and Nick...

  15. Ep 30: Max Freeze - Earned HRs, Oscar Mercado, and Rd 15

    Please welcome Max! He's @FreezeStats on Twitter. We talk about: 0:40 Max's blog and research 4:40 Players who earned more HR than they achieved 9:15 We consider what Dodger Stadium could do for Mookie Betts 14:50 "Not all barrels are created equal" (Launch angle and pulling the ball matter a…

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  16. Ep 29: Rounds 13 and 14 with Mike (SP Streamer)

    Please welcome Mike! Twitter: @SPStreamer First we take a quick look back at earlier rounds and some guys Mike targets and avoids: 1:40 Target Sonny Gray at 98 8:20 Target Carlos Santana at 144 10:35 Avoid Chris Paddack at 51 13:45 Avoid Keston Hiura at 42 Then we get into rounds 13 and 14: 19:00...

  17. Ep 28: Matt Wi77iams and our targets in rounds 11 and 12

    Big thanks to Matt (@MattWi77iams) for joining me to discuss a couple very full rounds of ADP! We discuss a few of Matt's #2020PlayerBreakdowns: 4:45 Lourdes Gurriel 11:30 Jeff McNeil 12:50 Projecting growth 15:50 Garrett Hampson 19:30 Max Kepler Then we look at players going in the 11th and 12th...

  18. Ep 27: The need for speed

    I talk speed vs power. Let me know what you think on Twitter @commonsensefbb.

  19. Ep 26: Player values with Brian Rudd

    Please welcome Brian (@RuddHQ on Twitter) and enjoy our discussions about the following players! 1:25 Tyler Glasnow at ADP ~68 (4:35 vs Paxton or Woodruff) 6:50 Hector Neris at ~140 (10:25 vs Iglesias, Kimbrel, Jansen, and Diaz) 13:50 Yasiel Puig at ~115 (19:15 vs Benintendi, Mercado, and Luis...

  20. Ep 25: Ranking Closers with Greg Jewett

    Please welcome Greg (https://twitter.com/gjewett9) and enjoy our conversation on all things Closers (and other RPs). Here's a link to his closer charts: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YQLeAKTjBGGerTdKUMQHYhxfVHi73Y9eJcEGlFh7Lr0/edit#gid=2012002294 3:45 Josh Hader, Aroldis Chapman, Kirby...

  21. Ep 24: Mike Kurland and Rounds 8 - 10

    Please welcome Mike! (https://twitter.com/Mike_Kurland) Mike and I discuss players we're avoiding or targeting at their current price in rounds 8 - 10 (in 15-team 5x5 roto). Targeting 8:50 Yasiel Puig at 110 - Both Mike and Drew targeting 9:25 Nicholas Castellanos at 113 - Both 10:20 Trey Mancini...

  22. Ep 23: Colin Weatherwax and rounds 5 - 7

    Please welcome Colin! (https://twitter.com/CWeatherwax13) Colin and I discuss players we're avoiding or targeting at their current price in rounds 5 - 7 (in 15-team 5x5 roto). Avoiding 2:10 Victor Robles at ADP 57 -- both Colin and Drew avoiding at this price 7:50 Luis Severino at ADP 59 -- Colin...

  23. Ep 22: Zack and I discuss rounds 1 - 4

    Please welcome Zack! (Twitter.com/zackroto and Twitter.com/draftchampagne) Zack and I discuss players we're avoiding at their current price... Both Zack and Drew avoiding... 13:45 Alex Bregman at ADP 10 ...and to some extent Arenado at ADP 14 and Freeman at ADP 15. 44:45 Pete Alonso at ADP 30 and...

  24. Ep 21: Roster Resource creator Jason Martinez!

    Jason and I discuss his work with Roster Resource and FanGraphs: https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/free-agent-tracker ...and discuss some teams and players! https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/white-sox...

  25. Ep 20: Toby's Back!

    Today I talked with Toby of BatFlip Crazy about draft strategy -- specifically in NFBC Draft Champions (Draft and Hold) leagues. The format is 5x5 standard roto, 15 teams. I hope you enjoy our discussion! Hit me up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

  26. Ep 19: Draft this guy, not that guy

    :10 Thanks @yancyeaton! 2:05 Catcher (Realmuto or wait) 4:10 Clarification: This is 15 team, standard 5x5 Roto. 4:25 First Base (Alonso vs Olson, Abreu, Bell, Mancini) 6:30 Second Base (Torres vs Escobar) 8:20 Shortstop (Tatis -- I mean he had about 80 games, not 80 PA's -- vs Anderson or…

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  27. Ep 18: Players to avoid in early rounds

    0:00 Every major league baseball player is amazing. They made it! But in fantasy we have to value them vs each other. In this episode I identify some players that may be getting drafted too early, and point out some other players who you might want to draft later instead. 9:40 Closer Update...

  28. Ep 17: Closers for 2020

    Closers I feel good about: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb/status/1190047506689921026 Closer situations I'm avoiding: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb/status/1190041723646480384 Let me know what you think!

  29. Ep 16: First Pitch Arizona and Draft and Hold Strategy

    I discuss my recent trip to AZ and the first 23 rounds of my first 2020 draft (draft and hold format)! Let me know what you think: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

  30. Ep 15: 2019 Lessons Learned

    Lessons for 15-team roto! (@theNFBC main event style) 1:30 Lesson 1: Pitching volume over upside 4:20 Lesson 2: You can pick up certain categories through FAAB, but others, not so much 9:00 Lesson 3: Balance. Bully hitting, but also employ a "barbell" strategy with starting pitchers Let me know...

  31. Ep 14: Batflip Crazy

    On this episode I am very excited to prevent Toby from Batflip Crazy! We discuss: 1:45 Justin Mason's Too-Early Mock Drafts 4:15 Draft Strategy 29:20 Hitters going too early (?) in mock drafts 56:45 Hitters going too late (?) in mock drafts 1:16:30 Pitchers going too early (?) in mock drafts...

  32. Ep 13: Skills fluctuate

    Just some quick thoughts on how we should update our beliefs about players: hint — buy the skills, but realize they’re never completely stable. Hit me up on Twitter @commonsensefbb!

  33. Ep 12: Roto category management

    In this episode I ramble for a few minutes about roto categories and how I’m managing them as we go into the last two months of the season.

  34. Ep 11: Max Exit Velo

    In this episode I describe why and how I use the statcast data on each player's Maximum Exit Velocity. I cover several players including Nolan Arenado, Jose Ramirez, Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt, and Bryce Harper. Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb I'm always happy to answer...

  35. Ep 10: Second Chance Leagues

    A look at the NFBC second chance leagues and which players I think may be undervalued or overvalued. Check out the average draft pick in the NFBC drafts: https://nfc.shgn.com/adp/baseball (Instead of "All Drafts (Non-Auction" select "In Season") 2:30 First Base 5:30 Second Base 7:45 Shortstop…

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  36. Ep 9: 2019 draft day bargains and overpays

    0:35 Top 4 Bargains 6:55 Top 4 Overpays Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb

  37. Ep 8: Launch Angle

    0:15 Random Thoughts (Tyler Glasnow, Julio Urias, Kyle Tucker) 4:35 Making me look Smart / Stupid (Jose Peraza, Kenta Maeda) 8:00 Launch Angle Savants 17:55 Player Analysis - Joey Gallo 20:35 Player Analysis - Tyler Skaggs Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb

  38. Ep 7: More Player Analysis!

    0:40 Making me look smart / Making me look stupid (H Dozier and D Santana) Two players to consider selling 2:05 Jose Peraza 5:00 Kenta Maeda Pitchers who are turning my head 7:40 Chris Bassitt 10:30 Griffin Canning Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb

  39. Ep 6: Happy Vlad Jr Day!

    0:45 You're making me look stupid/smart (Vogelbach, Bellinger, Cano, Votto) 4:20 Diving deeper into each batted ball with Statcast 5:40 Player analysis (Devers, Aguilar, Heyward, Chapman) 11:55 Pitching Thoughts Find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb

  40. Ep 5: Plate Discipline

    0:00 Intro to predicting results from small samples 1:30 Jose Ramirez 6:20 Jose Peraza 9:20 Other players some of you were worried about (Shaw, Nimmo, Votto, Cano, Betts, Correa, Bryant, Marte, Carpenter) 14:15 A couple players to add: Brandon Lowe and Hunter Dozier Find me on Twitter:...

  41. Ep 4: Unexpected Top 10 Hitters

    0:00 Intro 1:30 Cody Bellinger 5:15 Domingo Santana (I said .335...he's actually hitting .345!) 8:00 Tim Beckham 10:05 Dan Vogelbach 13:00 Tim Anderson 14:45 Trey Mancini

  42. Ep 3: NFBC Main Event Draft!

    0:15 Rd 1 Yelich! 2:00 Rd 2 - Rd 5 Freeman / Bogaerts / G Sanchez / Robles 4:25 Rd 6 - Rd 12 J Turner / Pollock / A Rosario / Cano / Maeda -- SP1 in Round 10! / Strickland / Braun 7:00 Rd 13 - Rd 20 Urias / Burnes / Skaggs / McNeil / Soler / F Peralta / Chirinos / R Zimmerman 9:30 Rd 21 - 30…

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  43. Episode 2: Bully Hitting

    0:00 Intro and NFBC 0:50 Reasons 1 - 5 2:35 Reasons 6 - 10 Hit me up on Twitter with your feedback! https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb

  44. Episode 1: Leagues and Resources

    0:00 Intro 1:10 Competitive Leagues 9:45 Resources! (Getting Baseball News) 12:30 Resources! (General Fantasy Analysis) 15:35 Resources! (Prospects) 18:25 Resources! (Twitter) 20:30 Tweet at me!

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