Beat the Shift Podcast – Dynasty Episode w/ Ian Kahn

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

Guest: Ian Kahn of RotoWire

Strategy Section

• Trading
  • Trading Philosophy – Dynasty & Redraft
  • 2 for 1 trades – Is it best to acquire the best player in the deal?

Dynasty Section

• General
  • What is the difference between dynasty leagues & keeper leagues?
  • What is the best balance to place between winning in the current season and building future value?
  • What is the best way to draft players in a startup dynasty league?

• Dynasty Rankings
  • How does the 2020 short season affect how dynasty rankings are formulated?
  • How do dynasty rankings take into account a time frame for winning?
  • How to assign trade value using dynasty rankings.
    • What would take to trade for Trevor Story?
  • How do dynasty rankings account for positional scarcity?
    • Catchers
    • Closers
  • Ian vs. the Industry/Market

Early Player Values for 2021

• Byron Buxton
• J.D. Martinez
• Adalberto Mondesi

Prospect Section

• What to look for in prospects for fantasy baseball?
• What skills are more immediately translatable from the minors upon reaching the majors?
• A few key prospects to know for the 2021 season.

Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury updates.

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