8/8/21
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Read the rest of this entry »
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The Engagement Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.
Guest: Patrick Davitt
Strategy Section
FAAB / Waiver Wire / Roster Churn
Category Movement
Engagement
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What a nightmare to figure out who’s fantasy value is up, the same, or down from all the deadline trades and subsequent roster adds and drops. All the players traded on Friday weren’t with their new teams until yesterday, so it’s tough to know everyone’s role. With so much going on, I’d recommend two things.
In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »
I’m now back from a nice vacation with my two kids and it is now time to finish the season strong. Many of the drops listed below make sense because they were headed to and from the minors or the IL. A few names do stick out as being decent options for adds (e.g. Zimmer and Brubaker).
For this weekly feature, I use the NFBC Main Event because of the number of identical leagues. Additionally, the managers stay engaged longer on the whole since each spent $1700 per team. I tried to find that sweet spot between the obvious and bizarre drops and will focus on players dropped in seven to ten leagues. Previously the number was six to nine, but I adjusted with the Main Event adding four leagues since I did the report. Read the rest of this entry »
The Blue Jays Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.
Guest: Rob Silver
LABR Mixed Auction League Update
Ariel’s Softball League Update
Rob’s Personal History in Fantasy Baseball
All-Star Trivia
Strategy Section
Toronto Blue Jays
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: A couple of items before we start.
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| 7:32 |
: The next two chats may not happen. I’m taking a vacation starting next Saturday going into the weekend. I might do the first Sunday or someone might fill in.
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: Second, no Tout Wars FAAB since it runs on Wed night this week.
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: Drop Schwarber in 15-team NFBC context?
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: This is a tough one. I just can’t see him playing in the OF. Maybe every other day. I’d try to hold but if you have a 6 red suit case team like a couple of mine, he has to go
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: Do you drop Schwarber in the 15 or 12 team NFBC formats? Also, I’m feeling ready to cut bait on Heaney, is that instinct wrong?
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Good luck finding available talented players this week. Besides Vidal Brujan and just a few players who might not have been picked up last week (Sheets and Megill), there is not much on the wire. If there is a week to spend a minute on each team and have a few cool refreshing beverages, it’s this week. Here are three items to consider when making decisions for the short upcoming week.
In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »
The Fantasy All-Stars Roundtable Episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast – a baseball podcast for fantasy baseball players.
Guests: Paul Sporer & Justin Mason (The Sleeper & The Bust)
Injury Guru Trivia of the Week
1st Half Fantasy MVP – Hitters
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I always rank the players by who I’d draft first in a redraft league. It’s getting to the point in the season when an individual team’s focus may need to be category-based (e.g. AVG or SB) so move down the list since several players may be able to fill those needs. Also, if a team is needing a closer, this is the week to do your homework. Several bullpens are up in the air and with other managers taking the day off to drink beer and blow stuff up, it may be time to grab a couple.
In the article, I cover the players using CBS’s (40% or less initial roster rate) and Yahoo’s ADD/DROP rates. Both hosting sites have the option for daily and weekly waiver wire adds. CBS uses a weekly change while Yahoo looks at the last 24 hours. Yahoo is a great snapshot of right now while CBS ensures hot targets from early in the week aren’t missed. The players are ordered for redraft leagues by my rest-of-season preference grouped by starters, relievers, and hitters. Read the rest of this entry »
7/3/21
The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!! Read the rest of this entry »
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