Beat the Shift Podcast – Player Pool & Catcher Episode w/ Todd Zola

The Player Pool & Catcher Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guest: Todd Zola

Todd’s Mastersball Projections

• What’s new?
• Assuming a DH in the National League
• Adjusting for the Camden Yards’ new dimensions
• Adjusting for the Blue Jays irregular home park in 2021

Strategy Section

• Player Pool
  • Starting Pitchers
    • Is there more risk at the very top?
    • Is this the year to wait and grab pitchers in the early middle rounds?
  • Closers
    • Where is the value?
    • How many saves do you really need to be competitive?
  • Corner infielders
    • Bargains in the first base position
      • Pass on top talent?
    • The drop in talent at third base
      • How to attack/address the 3B position
  • Middle infielders
    • Do you need to obtain steals from the middle infield position?
    • Setting hotspot values and budgeting for the middle infield
  • Outfielders
    • At what price points should one purchase outfielders?
      • Early, middle, late, or spread them out?
      • The $1 outfielder conundrum
      • The effect of multiple position eligilibity on the OF pool

Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week

ATC Player Discussion

• Catchers
  • Yasmani Grandal
  • Tyler Stephenson
  • Mitch Garver
  • Carson Kelly
  • Max Stassi
  • Luis Torrens

Mailbag

• Justifying the poor batting average from the catcher position
• Drafting catchers in a draft & hold / draft champions format
• Drafting catchers in 10-team 1-catcher leagues
• Which catchers get the biggest boost in value with the NL designated hitter?
• The best advanced statistics to settle player debates
  • Hitters
  • Pitchers
• Alejandro Kirk’s playing time and value

Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury updates.

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