Beat the Shift Podcast – Trading Episode w/ Fred Zinkie
The Trading episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.
Guest: Fred Zinkie
Strategy Section
- Trading
- General trading philosophy
- When should you look for a trade vs. getting help off of the waiver wire?
- How to trade in this high information environment?
- How does your current league standing matter in trading?
- Don’t stay complacent in 1st place!
- Stay active in the trading market!
- Keeper league trading
- Picking a lane – buy vs. sell
- Approach individual owners for trades, or make a trading interest public?
- Lowball offers?
- Ian Kahn and trading
- Should you trade with players close to you in the standings?
Waiver Wire
Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week
Pitcher Preview
Injury Update
Closers who may lose their roles at the trading deadline
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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.