Beat the Shift Podcast – LIVE from First Pitch Arizona w/ Tristan Cockcroft & Derek Carty

The Beat the Shift Podcast – LIVE from First Pitch Arizona Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guests: Tristan Cockcroft & Derek Carty

2023 Projections

• How will projections handle the new MLB rule changes?
  • Hits due to banning the shift
  • Stolen Bases
  • Balanced Schedule
• Will fantasy players overreact to the changes?
• How did 2022 projections handle the universal DH?

Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week

Strategy Section

• What makes a risky player?
  • Can we determine / quantify player risk?
    • ATC Parameter Risk
• Should we be avoiding risk more in drafts, particularly in the early rounds?
  • Should reliable Freddie Freeman be a top-6 draft pick?
• Should risk be looked at on the (fantasy) team aggregate level, or only on an individual player basis?
  • Mike Podhorzer’s risky LABR team
• Corner Infielders in 2022 – Where was the value?
  • Where will the value be for corner infielders in 2023?

2023 First Round

• Potentially overvalued 2023 first round players
• Potentially undervalued players that won’t be taken in the first round of 2023 drafts, but should be
• Potentially undervalued players that will be taken in the first round of 2023 drafts, and should be drafted higher

Audience Questions & Mailbag

• Is 4-5 years of consistent play enough to consider a player “consistent?”
• How will the increase in SBs (particularly in the 10-20 SB range) change the SB drafting approach for 2023?
• Closers – How much higher will they be drafted?
• If a player was injured in the past season, how does that get factored into the following season’s projections?
• Do players in a “contract year” perform better than expected? Do players perform worse after signing a new deal?
• Are saves now obsolete as a category?
• Who is a player type that you might select at an auction but not in a snake draft?
• How will the rookie class be pushed up in 2023 drafts? Who are the next potential breakout prospects?
• What is the difference between two players who have earned the same roto value over time, but who have different levels of consistency?

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