Segments 1 and 2 - Winter Meeting Recap 1.Ohtani signs for 10-years and $700 million with the Dodgers 2.Jarred Kelenic was traded to Atlanta. a.Atlanta gets Kelenic, Marco Gonzalez, and Evan White, and Seattle gets Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips b.This was somewhat of a salary dump for Seattle, and the key is Kelenic for the Braves, as both Gonzalez and White have been subsequently moved. What did you think about the trade? c.Is Kelenic an upgrade for the Braves in left field? He’s going as the 51st outfielder off the board. We will discuss other guys around him to see who you would rather draft. d.Who gets the playing time in Seattle? 3.Juan Soto was traded to the Yankees. a.The huge trade of the off-season to-date. Soto and Grisham go to the Yankees, and in return, the Padres receive four pitchers: Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Randy Vazques, Jhony Brito, and catcher Kyle Higashioka. b.A lot to unpack. i.The setup for this season for Soto is great. In his walk year, does he walk through the door and have a monster season? Stat line: HR, SB, and BA ii.How do you like the return for the Padres iii.Let’s compare this haul for the Padres for what they gave to Washington to get Soto. CJ Abrams, James Woods, MacKenzie Gore, Robert Hassell and Jarlin Sussana. Was it worth the one year they made the playoffs where they went to the NLCS where they lost to the Phillies in 2022? 4.Alex Verdugo was traded to the Yankees. a.Verdugo goes to the Yankees, In return, Boston receives a trio of pitchers in Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert, and Nicholas Judice b.We will look at the Yankees lineup and try to figure it out. c.Who gets the playing time in Boston? 5.Erick Feede signed with the White Sox for 2-years and $15 million. a.He did well moving to Asia. Interested? He’s going at pick 671, which is surely to go up. 6.Craig Kimbrel signs with Baltimore for one year and $13 million, including a club option for 2025. a.Over/Under 30 saves for Kimbrel. 7.Eduardo Rodriguez signed with the Diamondbacks for 4-years and $80 million. a.I thought this was a nice acquisition by the D-Backs. After their big three (Gallen, Kelly, and Pfaadt), putting E-Rod as your #4, seems very strong. Your thoughts? b.Stat line for 2024: IP, wins, Ks, and ERA 8.The Reds signed Jeimer Candelario for 3-year and $45 million. a.Candelario is a fine player and can play third or first for the Reds. HOWEVER, why did the Reds sign him? b.We will try to sort out the lineup with the Reds and who loses playing time. 9.Cleveland wins draft lottery and gets first overall pick in 2024

Tim interviews Rich on the prospects of the NL East

The following players are discussed: 1. Junior Caminero (3B) 2. Curtis Mead (3B) 3. Carson Williams (SS) 4. Xavier Isaac (1B) 5. Brayden Taylor (3B) 6. Cole Wilcox (RHP) 7. Mason Montgomery (LHP) 8. Dru Baker (OF) 9. Adrian Santana (SS) 10. Osleivis Basabe (2B)

The following players are discussed: 1. Jasson Dominguez (OF) 2. Spencer Jones (OF) 3. Everson Pereira (OF) 4. Drew Thorpe (RHP) 5. Roderick Arias (SS) 6. Jared Serna (2B) 7. Chase Hampton (RHP) 8. Henry Lalane (LHP) 9. Will Warren (RHP) 10. Clayton Beeter (RHP)

Fantasy Baseball Live – December 3, 2023 @ 3 pm 3.Oakland A’s a.I never gave you kudos for talking up Ryan Noda last season. I drafted him very late in my NFBC Draft in 2023, and he played a lot for me. He was ok. He hit leadoff a lot, hit 16 home runs, and if I had had him in an OBP league, I would have been really happy. i.Once again, he’s going late in drafts. Round 39. Am I crazy for taking him late in Draft and Hold Leagues? b.Over/Under 50 stolen bases for Esteury Ruiz c.Stat line for Lawrence Butler – AB, HR, SB, and BA d.Any interest in Mason Miller this season? He’s going as the 105th pitcher off the board (Round 18) e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 4.Seattle Mariners - This segment was recorded before the Kelenic trade a.Jared Kelenic – Stat line for 2024 – AB, HR, SB, and BA b.Dominic Canzone (ADP=679) and Cade Marlowe (ADP=737) are penciled into the outfield. I wouldn’t guess this sticks to the end, but who do you like as a flyer late in Draft and Hold Leagues? c.Bryce Miller pitched to a 4.28 ERA, striking out 119 in 131 innings. It's not a stat line that jumps out at you, yet he’s going as the 72nd pitcher off the board or likely a Top 50 starting pitcher. Are you happy with him as your #4 pitcher? i.He’s still a two-pitch pitcher with a great fastball and an OK slider. d.Do the Mariners make the playoffs in 2024? e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 5.Texas Rangers a.Give me the arrival date for Wyatt Langford. i.His ADP is 155 (11th round). Would you take a flyer? b.Would you like to opine again on your platoon concerns with Evan Carter? i.His ADP is 129, and he’s going as the 30th outfielder. We will look at other outfielders in the same area and who we like better. c.Nate Eovaldi was great last season. He’s going as the 79th pitcher off the board (Round 14). Is this solid value, or are you worried about his workload last year and the injuries he had in the second half? i.His ERA was 3.63, and xERA was 3.98. d.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) Close

Fantasy Baseball Live – December 3, 2023 @ 3 pm Segment 1 – News and Notes 1.Jackson Chourio signs with the Brewers. 2.The Mets signed Luis Severino to a one-year deal. The adage is that there is no such thing as a bad one-year deal. However, Severino said he was the worst pitcher in baseball last season, and at the time, he might have been right. What do you think? Good signing by the Mets? He’s going off the board as the 137th pitcher (round 32) and is basically free. Will you be taking a flyer? 3.The Tigers sign Kenta Maeda to a two-year, $24 million contract. While he continued not to be very durable, he pitched ok with an xERA of 3.77 and a 10 K/9 rate while keeping his walk rate at 2.4 per nine. He’s going as the 107th pitcher off the board (round 18). Thoughts? 4.The Cardinals continued their youth movement by signing 34-year-old Sonny Gray to a 3-year, $75 million contract. He had a great season in 2023, pitching to a 2.77 ERA and striking out 183 in a robust 184 innings. He’s going as the 58th pitcher off the board or the 40th starting pitcher. Solid #3 starter for you, or would you grab him earlier? 5.The Reds signed Nick Martinez to a two-year deal (opt-out after the first year). The Reds plan on starting him. His average ADP Is 593, but he’s trending up, and it looks like his ADP is #400 in recent drafts. Are you interested in him as a #5/#6 starter if he's a starter? 6.Many discussions about Juan Soto with the Yankees appear to be the best fit. However, they are playing hardball and maybe only want to give up Clarke Schmidt and some young prospects for him. How does this all end? Segment 2 – Fantasy Questions of the AL West 1.Houston Astros a.Chas McCormick went 20-19 last season and helped a lot of fantasy managers. His baseballsavant data looks ok. He has an average exit velo, plus speed and a 26% K-Rate. i.Stat line for 2023 – HR, SB, RBI, and BA ii.He’s being drafted as the 38th outfielder off the board. Does this interest you? b.Jeremy Pena went from 22 home runs in 2022 to 10 last season and is now the 22nd shortstop off the board. Looking at his BaseballSavant page, it's not great. Part of the reason his power dropped is his launch angle dropped from 8.7 degrees to 5.5 degrees. However, he has below-average power, chases too much, and is aggressive at the plate. I dunno; he looks like an average player worthy of his draft selection. Your thoughts? c.Cristian Javier – Stat line for 2024. IP, Wins, Ks, and ERA d.How many wins for the Astros in 2024 – They had 90 in 2023. e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 2.Los Angeles Angels a.Stat line for Mike Trout – AB, HR, BA, and OBP b.I don’t get Nolan Schanuel from a fantasy standpoint. He’s a singles hitter. There’s no power with exit velos and hard-hit rates in the bottom 10% of the league. He can hit, though. But at first base, how do you make this work? Of course, he’s only 21, so you can argue he’s going to get stronger, add loft, blah, blah, but I’m not sure I can buy that. Help? c.There’s a game called F, Kill, Marry. You are given three women, and you have to F one of them, kill one, and marry the last. Let’s do it with the Angels pitching staff. i.Who would you F? Defined as the pitcher you think could blow up this year and be better than anyone thinks. ii.Kill – Defined as the pitcher, you just won’t touch iii.Marry – The pitcher you like and would not mind having on your team. d.Percentage chance that the Angels sign Ohtani. e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major)

The following players are disucssed: 1. Marcelo Mayer (SS) 2. Kyle Teel (C) 3. Ceddanne Rafaela (OF) 4. Roman Anthony (OF) 5. Miguel Blies (OF) 6. Eddinson Paulino (SS) 7. Nick Yorke (2B) 8. Luis Perales (RHP) 9. Nazzan Zanetello (SS) 10. Yordanny Monegro (RHP)

The following players are discussed: 1. Jackson Holliday (SS) 2. Sam Basallo (C) 3. Colton Cowser (OF) 4. Heston Kjerstad (OF) 5. Coby Mayo (1B) 6. Dylan Beavers (OF) 7. Connor Norby (2B) 8. Enrique Bradfield (OF) 9. Joey Ortiz (SS) 10. Cade Povich (LHP)

Fantasy Baseball Live – November 26, 2023 @ 3 pm Segment 1 - News and Notes 1.The Diamondbacks acquired Eugenio Suarez for RHP Carlos Vargas and Catcher Seby Zavala a.Suarez brings a 30% K-Rate but has always hit for power. He had back-to-back 31 home run seasons, and then last year, he hit 22. In looking at the data, the exit velos are the same, the launch angle is the same, the K-Rate is the same, and the walk rate is the same. You got it…everything is the same. He’s dropped to the 24th third baseman off the board. If you think he can return to 30 home runs, does this give him some value here? Especially if you need power late in the draft. b.Carlos Vargas has a great arm with a fastball that will touch triple-digits, but he has no idea where the ball is going. He’s likely a bullpen arm. Seby Zavala came through the White Sox organization and strikes out too much. Not sure he’s more than a backup catcher. Thoughts on both players? 2.The Cardinals sign two pitchers. Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn. Both were okay last year with the Orioles and White Sox/Dodgers. Lynn’s ADP is 353, and Gibson is 564. Any interest? a.Does this move the needle for the Cardinals? 3.We both got excited about the trade that brought Brandon Shewmake to the White Sox. Maybe he would get a shot. What do the White Sox do? Sign Paul DeJong. a.He has one of the worse baseballsavant pages I’ve seen. 2% rank in exit velo. 15% in hard-hit rate, 5% in whiff, 10% in walks, 37th percentile in speed. It looks like he has good range at short with a poor arm. b.He’s only been drafted in four out of the 44 Drafts at the NFBC so far. Maybe that goes up? c.This doesn’t appear to be a profile of a Major League full-time regular. Maybe a utility player. What am I missing? Segment 2 – Fantasy Questions of the NL West 1.Arizona Diamondbacks a.Alek Thomas is currently living off his great defensive chops. Huge range in center field. He’s also a plus runner, ranking in the 87th percentile. There is some solid exit velo, but he beats everything on the ground. He’s the 80th outfielder off the board – a number-five outfielder. Is this a growth stock, or would you take a bet on someone else as your fifth outfielder? b.What about Jake McCarthy? There’s plus speed but no power. He also beats everything on the ground? Thoughts on McCarthy? Is he a guy you’re interested in? His ADP is 490, or the 94th outfielder off the board? i.Can you be a Championship level team with this level of power in centerfield and right? c.Brandon Pfaadt looked great on the biggest stage, and his ADP climbed a little. He’s still going as the 87th pitcher off the board – likely the 60th or so starter off the board. Is there value as your fifth pitcher? i.Stat line: IP, wins, Ks, and ERA d.The Diamondbacks won 84 games last season. Does the win total go up or down next season? e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 2.Colorado Rockies a.Nolan Jones went 20-20 with a .297 average. He’s going as the 15th outfielder off the board – pick #58. How many teams of yours will he be on? We will look at other outfielders around the same area. i.Notes: Jones had a .401 BABIP and struck out 30% of the time. There is serious pop with an exit velocity of 90 MPH with a max of 115. There’s not a ton of launch. b.Stat line of Ezequiel Tovar – HR, SB, RBI, and BA c.Hunter Goodman (#624) or Brenton Doyle (#541)? d.You have to hold your nose and pick a Rockies starter. Who’s it going to be? e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 3.Los Angeles Dodgers a.Gavin Lux stat line: AB, HR, SB and BA b.Are the Dodgers going to battle with Chris Taylor (#429), Gavin Lux, Michael Busch (#546), and Miguel Rojas (#726) hitting at the bottom of the order? We will discuss each (not Lux) and whether they are worth drafting. c.Walker Buhler’s stat line: IP, wins, K’s, and ERA d.Bobby Miller is going as the #36 pitcher off the board in early NFBC Drafts. That’s a #2 starter when you factor in closers. Too high, too low, or just about right? e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 4.San Diego Padres a.Luis Campusano – AB, HR, RBI, and BA b.Manny Machado is going as the #7 third baseman off the board. He’s been passed by Gunnar Henderson and Royce Lewis. Solid value in the fifth round, or would you pass him over? c.Yu Darvish had a tough season, pitching to a 4.56 ERA and ending the season on the IL after having bone spurs removed from his pitching elbow. He’s fallen to the 15/16 round in 15-team drafts. Any interest? d.2024 will mark AJ Preller’s 10th year on the job. He went in big when he first arrived. He quickly sold off almost everyone he traded for when it didn't work. He then drafted and signed high-end Latin player for a few years in what looked like a rebuild. Then, he traded away those prospects for veterans while signing high-priced free agents (Hosmer, Machado, Xander, et. al). They’ve made the playoffs twice and even got to the NLCS in 2022. However, he’s spent a fortune and needs to sell off pieces so the Padres can make payroll. How has he kept his job? e.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) 5.San Francisco Giants a.Marco Luciano: Stat line for 2024 – AB, HR, RBI, and BA b.Michael Conforto’s bat speed has slowed. He used to light up statcast with his exit velos and hard-hit rates. Now, it’s below average – in the 40s for both, with an average launch angle. He’s not that old – he turns 31 in March. Could we see a bounce back in 2024, or is he just a 15- to 18-year-old home run guy with some OBP skills now? c.Kyle Harrison: Stat line for 2024 – IP, wins, Ks, and ERA d.Give me a sleeper in the organization (Minor and/or Major) Close

The following players are discussed: 1. Dylan Crews (OF) 2. James Wood (OF) 3. Brady House (3B) 4. Cristhian Vaquero (OF) 5. Robert Hassell (OF) 6. Cade Cavalli (RHP) 7. Yohandy Morales (3B) 8. Elijah Green (OF) 9. Jarlin Susana (RHP) 10. Travis Sykora (RHP)