EPISODE · Oct 26, 2021 · 2H 35M

FWFB | Baseball - Episode 720

from Friends with Fantasy Benefits | Baseball · host Justin Mason

Episode 720- Hits and ProjectionsHost: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFBCo-Host: Dave McDonald @RunDMCDNewsEddie Rosario on insane run this postseasonSpencer Torkelson hurtRizzo “wants to stay with the Yankees”Kopech likely moving to rotationJordan Hicks preparing to enter 2022 rotationTaillon out 5-6 months - questionable at best for start of 2022Acuña might not be ready to play until MayLuis Urías changed his mechanics coming into 2021 - started squaring up his shoulders and better using his lower half, which helped him get the ball in the air more often and have harder contact. 9.2 percent barrel rate was a career highHiura had a procedure to clean up his elbow and could become a utility player with time in the outfieldKyle Farmer played through a second-half sports herniaDJLM also played through a significant part of the season with a sports hernia2021 HitsCatcher1B2BSS3BOFSPRPSteamer Projections Out2 hitters over .300: Soto - .307 and Vlad - .3062 hitters over 30 SB: Mondesi 41 (#1 again) Starling 33Wander Franco: 610 AB 19 HR 10 SB .285 AVGLuis Robert: 577 AB 29 HR 14 SB .282 AVGOneill Cruz: 300 AB 15 HR 10 SB .279 AVGByron Buxton: 546 AB (LOL) 31 HR 16 SB .265 AVGAggressive IP projectionsShane Baz: 192 IP 3.74 ERA 1.19 WHIP 10.2 K/9Chris Sale: 187 IP 3.57 ERA 1.14 WHIP 11.1 K/9Shane Bieber: 183 IP 3.36 ERA 1.13 WHIP 10.8 K/9Corbin Burnes only SP sub 3 ERA at 2.95Logan Webb - 3.37 ERA 6th lowest projectedFreddy Peralta 4th highest projected K rate at 11.7 K/9Mastersball Top 50 Hitter Rankings1.Trea2. JRam3. Soto4. Tatis5. Bichette6. Vlad9. Tucker11. Judge13. Trout14. Ohtani25. Mullins43. Reynolds44. Story48. DJLM49. LindorCatchers - Varsho #39, Sal #45, JTR not top 50Join our Discord Community at: https://t.co/MtkLkNW7VD?amp=1Intro and Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZMEver thought of trying out NFBC? Come play with the big boys and help out the podcast!NFBC - 150 Draft Championshttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/338NFBC - Cutline ChampionshipWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/339NFBC - Main EventWebsite https://nfc.shgn.com/landing/340NFBC - 350 Rotowire Online Championshiphttps://nfc.shgn.com/landing/341