Beat the Shift Podcast – 1st & 2nd Rounds Episode w/ Phil Dussalt by Ariel Cohen January 24, 2023 The 1st & 2nd Rounds episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Phil Dussault Strategy Section Draft Preparation How to prepare for drafts When to adjust projections What news to look out for Should you have a “do not draft” or “only draft from” list? Should you plan draft picks for particular rounds? Creating a map Does it change depending upon your particular draft slot? Risk Should you stay away from injury prone players? Should you especially stay away from risky pitchers? How to discount players for risk Should one be super conservative in the early rounds? Are leagues won by taking risks early on, middle or late in drafts? At what point in the draft should you start to switch from being more conservative to seeking out more risks? Types of risk that often do / do not work out Pricing starting pitchers returning from injury FAAB Which is more important – the draft or the weekly waiver wire grind? How to know who to pick up each week Identifying save candidates before they are closers How to know who to drop each week Learning from one league to the next Learning fron friends Multi-positional players Value in various fantasy formats How to utilize Streaming pitchers Should we be streaming pitchers in 2023? How should one alter their draft to avoid streaming pitchers? Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week 1st & 2nd Round Overvalued Players Undervalued Players How to value Shohei Ohtani for 2023 Injury Update Follow us on Twitter Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY) Reuven Guy (@mlbinjuryguru) Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27) Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod) https://media.blubrry.com/rotographs/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/Beat_the_Shift-Episode-2023-01-23.mp3Podcast (beat-the-shift): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS