Beat the Shift Podcast – Relief Pitcher Episode w/ Alex Fast by Ariel Cohen March 5, 2021 The Relief Pitcher Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players. Guest: Alex Fast LABR Recap Reactions to the LABR Mixed Auction League Draft Strategy Section Closers How should we draft closers in 2021? What closer tiers are the best return on investments? Is it better to pick a named closer on a bad team or an uncertain closer on a good team? Relievers How should we set ourselves up for in-season play with relief pitchers? How much are reliever ratios a consideration while drafting, as opposed to only considering the closers role (saves)? When should you draft a valuable middle reliever over a named closer? ATC Player Discussion Team Closer Situations Rays Twins Braves Cardinals Red Sox Phillies Follow us on Twitter Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY) Reuven Guy (@mlbinjuryguru) Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod) https://media.blubrry.com/rotographs/p/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/Beat_the_Shift-Episode-2021-03-04.mp3Podcast (beat-the-shift): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS