Beat the Shift Podcast – Relief Pitcher Episode w/ Greg Jewett & Eric Samulski

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March 11, 2022

The Relief Pitcher Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.

Guests: Greg Jewett & Eric Samulski

Strategy Section

  • General 2022 closer landscape & draft strategy
  • FAAB capital vs. Draft captial for closers – which is more efficient?
  • Holds / Saves+Holds leagues
  • Closer Handcuffs for 2022
    • Giants
    • Padres
  • Reuven’s Closer Questions
    • Should you choose closers that are on good teams?
    • Pick closers based on skill?
    • Avoid closers who could be traded?
    • Avoid closer by committee situations?
    • Avoid certain teams all together with lousy players?

Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week

Bullpen Situations Discussion

  • Orioles
  • Marlins
  • Red Sox
  • Blue Jays
  • Tigers
  • Kenley Jansen
  • Nationals
  • Phillies
  • Cubs
  • Reds

Dark horse closer candidates

Indications for possible future closers

Mailbag

  • Stacking in Holds + Saves leagues
  • Middle relievers for holds & great ratios

Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury updates.

 

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Ariel is the 2019 FSWA Baseball Writer of the Year. Ariel is also the winner of the 2020 FSWA Baseball Article of the Year award. He is the creator of the ATC (Average Total Cost) Projection System. Ariel was ranked by FantasyPros as the #1 fantasy baseball expert in 2019. His ATC Projections were ranked as the #1 most accurate projection system over the past three years (2019-2021). Ariel also writes for CBS Sports, SportsLine, RotoBaller, and is the host of the Beat the Shift Podcast (@Beat_Shift_Pod). Ariel is a member of the inaugural Tout Wars Draft & Hold league, a member of the inaugural Mixed LABR Auction league and plays high stakes contests in the NFBC. Ariel is the 2020 Tout Wars Head to Head League Champion. Ariel Cohen is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). He is a Vice President of Risk Management for a large international insurance and reinsurance company. Follow Ariel on Twitter at @ATCNY.

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