Justin Mason’s Baseball Chat – March 10, 2025
by Justin Mason
March 10, 2025
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Podapallooza 2025 Day 2 Live Stream
by Justin Mason
March 9, 2025
Justin Mason is joined by some of the best fantasy analysts in the industry to raise money for Fantasy Cares.
Podapallooza 2025 Day 1 Live Stream
by Justin Mason
March 8, 2025
Justin Mason is joined by some of the best fantasy analysts in the industry to raise money for Fantasy Cares. Read the rest of this entry »
Justin Mason’s Baseball Chat – March 3, 2025
by Justin Mason
March 3, 2025
Here is today’s chat transcript:
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: Starting a little late today because it is TGFBI Day! I will begin as soon as I have enough questions so get those in. In the meantime, please follow me on all my social media’s (twitter, tiktok, facebook, youtube, bluesky, and instagram) at JustinMasonFWFB! I am doing regular podcasts on the FWFB podcast as well as three episodes a week for the Sleeper and the Bust so definitely make sure you are subscribed there as well!
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| 12:14 |
: Cristopher Sanchez is a top ___ pitcher in 2025.
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: 30-35 SP on my ranks right now
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: Do you build your projections from scratch or do you start with a projection system and then manually adjust for playing time/injury context etc…?
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: I do my projections from scratch. I look at the historical data and then adjust from there. I think this leads to less bias for me.
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: How would you rank Bryan Woo, Jared Jones, Bubba Chandler in a 12-team keep forever points league that more heavily weighs IP and Ks?
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1383 – News and AL LABR Recap
by Justin Mason
March 2, 2025
3/2/25
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!
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Justin Mason’s Baseball Chat – February 24th, 2025
by Justin Mason
February 24, 2025
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1379 – EARTH Leagues Recap
by Justin Mason
February 23, 2025
2/23/25
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!
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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors
- Mark Canha & Manuel Margot to the Brewers (Minor league deals)
EARTH Draft Breakdowns
- WHARF
- Strategy coming in
- How the team came together
- Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- David Robertson 313 vs 429 (116)
- Hunter Goodman 288 vs 372 (84)
- Jhonkensy Noel 318 vs 388 (70)
- Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Taj Bradley 223 vs 198 (25)
- Ranger Suarez 283 vs 263 (20)
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto 78 vs 60 (18)
- BARF
- Strategy coming in
- How the team came together
- Biggest reaches in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Jeffrey Springs 233 vs 276 (43)
- Jose Berrios 203 vs 241 (38)
- Cody Bradford 308 vs 340 (32)
- Biggest bargains in first 23 rounds (by last 2 weeks ADP):
- Roman Anthony 323 vs 301 (22)
- Liam Hendriks 263 vs 243 (20)
- Emmanuel Clase 53 vs 34 (19)
BARF vs WHARF
| Round | Justin | BARF | WHARF | W vs B | Last 2 weeks ADP | Justin Diff | Jason | WHARF | BARF | W vs B | Last 2 weeks ADP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Soto | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | Vlad Guerrero Jr | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | |
| 2 | Trea Turner | 23 | 23 | 0 | 26 | -3 | Bryce Harper | 18 | 28 | -10 | 22 | |
| 3 | Matt Olson | 38 | 39 | -1 | 36 | 2 | Dylan Cease | 43 | 43 | 0 | 48 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Clase | 53 | 35 | 18 | 34 | 19 | CJ Abrams | 48 | 44 | 4 | 48 | |
| 5 | Pablo Lopez | 68 | 55 | 13 | 67 | 1 | Robert Suarez | 73 | 104 | -31 | 83 | |
| 6 | Bailey Ober | 83 | 88 | -5 | 80 | 3 | Yoshi Yamamoto | 78 | 61 | 17 | 60 | |
| 7 | Kyle Schwarber | 98 | 70 | 28 | 80 | 18 | Marcus Semien | 103 | 92 | 11 | 102 | |
| 8 | Royce Lewis | 113 | 141 | -28 | 131 | -18 | Riley Greene | 108 | 110 | -2 | 106 | |
| 9 | J.T. Realmuto | 128 | 152 | -24 | 141 | -13 | Lane Thomas | 133 | 185 | -52 | 174 | |
| 10 | Steven Kwan | 143 | 155 | -12 | 147 | -4 | David Bednar | 138 | 144 | -6 | 136 | |
| 11 | Cristopher Sanchez | 158 | 158 | 0 | 169 | -11 | Jeremy Pena | 163 | 168 | -5 | 168 | |
| 12 | Zack Eflin | 173 | 185 | -12 | 189 | -16 | Brandon Pfaadt | 168 | 148 | 20 | 168 | |
| 13 | Maikel Garcia | 188 | 211 | -23 | 214 | -26 | Josh Jung | 193 | 194 | -1 | 216 | |
| 14 | Jose Berrios | 203 | 232 | -29 | 241 | -38 | Sean Murphy | 198 | 214 | -16 | 214 | |
| 15 | Colt Keith | 218 | 257 | -39 | 245 | -27 | Taj Bradley | 223 | 205 | 18 | 198 | |
| 16 | Jeffrey Springs | 233 | 273 | -40 | 276 | -43 | Nick Lodolo | 228 | 228 | 0 | 246 | |
| 17 | JJ Bleday | 248 | 299 | -51 | 275 | -27 | Nolan Jones | 253 | 227 | 26 | 253 | |
| 18 | Liam Hendriks | 263 | 222 | 41 | 243 | 20 | Jo Adell | 258 | 258 | 0 | 291 | |
| 19 | Jacob Young | 278 | 287 | -9 | 285 | -7 | Ranger Suarez | 283 | 276 | 7 | 263 | |
| 20 | Aroldis Chapman | 293 | 306 | -13 | 280 | 13 | Hunter Goodman | 288 | 310 | -22 | 372 | |
| 21 | Cody Bradford | 308 | 290 | 18 | 340 | -32 | David Robertson | 313 | 412 | -99 | 429 | |
| 22 | Roman Anthony | 323 | 277 | 46 | 301 | 22 | Jhonkensy Noel | 318 | 404 | -86 | 388 | |
| 23 | Ke’Bryan Hayes | 338 | ND | #VALUE! | 335 | 3 | Daulton Varsho | 343 | 316 | 27 | 341 | |
| 24 | Jacob Wilson윌슨 | 353 | ND | #VALUE! | 338 | 15 | Jason Adam | 348 | 369 | -21 | 346 | |
| 25 | Pavin Smith | 368 | 441 | -73 | 380 | -12 | Jose Miranda | 373 | 367 | 6 | 354 | |
| 26 | Max Meyer | 383 | 363 | 20 | 426 | -43 | Austin Hays | 378 | 416 | -38 | 428 | |
| 27 | LaMonte Wade Jr | 398 | 415 | -17 | 439 | -41 | Richie Palacios | 403 | ND | #VALUE! | 521 | |
| 28 | Freddy Fermin | 413 | 345 | 68 | 376 | 37 | Ryne Nelson | 408 | 370 | 38 | 377 | |
| 29 | Mike Tauchman | 428 | ND | #VALUE! | 492 | -64 | Andrew Kittredge | 433 | ND | #VALUE! | 579 | |
| 30 | Trevor Rogers | 443 | ND | #VALUE! | 720 | -277 | Chase Meidroth | 438 | ND | #VALUE! | 618 |
SOURCE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12DJf8ct-8ZxYHhezK1xXWb3gUNUrQeupJCb0AhqsH2M/edit?gid=0#gid=0
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Justin Mason’s Baseball Chat – February 21st, 2025
by Justin Mason
February 21, 2025
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1375 – Targets After Pick 300
by Justin Mason
February 16, 2025
2/16/25
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!
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Starting Pitcher ADP Market Report: 2/3/2025
by Justin Mason
February 11, 2025
As we hit the beginning of draft season, it is important to monitor where players are being drafted on a regular basis. Throughout draft season, I will be doing that work for you with regular updates on the Average Draft Position on NFBC up until Opening Day. You can read all the Market Reports here.