FWFB | Baseball - Episode 802

Friends with Fantasy Benefits | Baseball

Episode 802- Early Season FAAB Strategies
Host: Justin Mason @JustinMasonFWFB
Co-Host: Dave McDonald @RunDMCD
News

• Luis Urias out 6-8 weeks
• McKenzie lat out 8 weeks
• Robbie Ray elbow out 4-6 weeks?
• Fried hamstring to IL - short term?
• Nootbaar to IL for thumb
• Verlander shoulder out until around May?
• Raisel Iglesias shoulder IL - looks like more than minimum
• Bart to IL - Sabol starting / Gary Sanchez signed
• Mondesi starts season on 60 Day IL (LOL)
• Bard anxiety - when will he return? Closing?
• Rendon suspension 4 games
• Desclafani starting over Manaea

TOPICS- How to approach early season FAAB?

• How aggressive are you early in FAAB?
• Do you jump on guys that get early saves
  • A.J. Puk (drafted in most leagues other than maybe early drafts)
  • Reynaldo Lopez
  • Brusdar Graterol
  • Aroldis Chapman (throwing 103, looking dominant)
  • Dany Jimenez
  • Will Smith
  • Andrew Chafin
  • Pierce Johnson
• Are you aggressive with streaming pitching early?
  • Mike Clevinger (not a streamer in 15s)
  • Tylor Megill (not picked up as streamer)
  • Zach Plesac
  • Michael Grove
  • Kutter Crawford
  • Drew Smyly
  • Overton/Oviedo/Flexen
• How are you adjusting to there being so many stolen bases compared to last year?
  • Ji Hwan Bae
  • Brice Turang
  • Jose Siri
  • Chas McCormick
• How aggressive do you get on guys that start hot or are called up?
  • Mitch Garver
  • Trayce Thompson
  • James Outman
  • Elehuris Montero
  • Joey Wiemer
  • Joey Gallo
  • Kike Hernandez
  • Patrick Wisdom
  • Nolan Gorman
• What stats do you look at when trying to figure out if there’s legit skills growth and a guy is worth picking up or if it’s just a short-term hot streak?
  • Pitchers:
    • Stuff+
    • velocity
    • K% / BB%
    • SIERA
    • SwStrk% and HardContact% on individual pitches
    • BABIP compared to career BABIP
    • Read PitcherList SP RoundUp each day to get Nick’s take
    • Key to spotting injuries with pitchers is look at velo, BB%, Zone%
  • Hitters:
    • Tough, because hitters on hot streak have raised HH% and barrel rates
    • K%
    • Contact%
    • BABIP compared to career BABIP
    • Power: Max EV, EV on FB/LD, FB%, LA, pull%
      • Brendan Donovan