Beat the Shift Podcast – 101st Episode w/ Matt Mervis (Cubs)

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January 13, 2023

The 101st episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Matt Mervis, Cubs

Interview

  • Arizona Fall League 2022
    • The experience
    • Undervalued players
  • The most influenctial person in Matt’s career
  • How Matt signed with the Cubs
  • Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week
  • Analytics / tools used to prepare for games
  • Is preparation about harnessing stregnths, fixing flaws or exploiting opponents’ weaknesses?
  • World Baseball Classic
    • Team Israel
  • How will the new MLB rules affect the game (banning the shift, pitch clock, etc.)?
  • Goals for the 2023 season
  • Undervalued players in the Cubs organization
  • Plans until spring training
    • Cubs Con
    • Duke First Pitch Banquet
  • Major league players that Matt loved watching growing up

 

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Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system over the past three years (2019-2021). Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a member of the inaugural Tout Wars Draft & Hold league, a member of the inaugural Mixed LABR Auction league and plays high stakes contests in the NFBC. Ariel is the 2020 Tout Wars Head to Head League Champion. Ariel Cohen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). He is a Vice President of Risk Management for a large international insurance and reinsurance company. Follow Ariel on Twitter at @ATCNY.

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