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I’m in disbelief & so pumped at the same time. 🫶🏼
Thank you to the
@FSWA
, readers, editors, mentors, teammates, & friends.
Each day, I’m trying to learn & grow, & it wouldn’t be possible without being surrounded by a great people.
So thankful 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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I’m pumped to join the
@RotoWire
team and contribute fantasy baseball content. Humbled to join a site and team that I regularly consume content from. Thankful 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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Oh my, Kris Bubic.
✅Most whiffs on SUN
✍️Changeup velo⬆️ 2.3 mph
👀Changeup Whiff%➡️36%
✍️Curve velo⬆️2 mph
🔥Curve Whiff%➡️63%
👀4-Seam Whiff%➡️44%
✅Dropping 4-seam usage & increasing curve, changeup, & slider. YLTSI.
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I can't believe it. I was shaking when I got the call. Thank you to the
@FSWA
for the award. 🙏
Also, many thanks to the
@BaseballHQ
team for bringing me on to write a weekly AL Facts & Flukes column. It's one of my favorites each week, & the next one comes out tomorrow. 🤙
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I'm happy to announce that I'm joining the
#FantasyFootball
team
@The33rdTeamFB
.
Can't thank
@jlarkytweets
enough for the opportunity. Josh remains one of the good people that I connected with a couple of years back. I'm excited about the opportunities ahead. 📈🙏🤙
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It made me smile to see this
@FSWA
award come in 😁
Started this writing thing for fun, then it turned into a passion side gig that I’ve learned a lot from 🫶🏼
Thankful for the readers, editors, mentors, & friends along the way. Motivated & hungry to keep learning & growing 🤙🏼
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Excited to announce I've joined
@RotoBaller
as a writer/contributor. I had a brief stint with them a while back & good to connect again with familiar people.
Appreciate
@BCamara30
& happy to work with ya again.
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In the past couple of weeks, I wrote up six breakout pitcher candidates. Here's part 3 with two more, plus a deep league name to monitor and other considerations
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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Although these feel like arbitrary thresholds to find three breakout pitcher candidates, it's a fun exercise overall. I'll have at least one or two more articles like this coming up
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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This baby came in the mail. Thank you to the
@FSWA
. 🫶🙏
Humbled & excited to continue learning & growing.
Very appreciative of the opportunity from
@BaseballHQ
& many other places for guiding me & providing feedback.
Continue to have that
#GrowthMindset
🤙
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I'm pumped (& nervous) to be able to contribute to the
@BaseballHQ
#BF23
.
Appreciate the opportunity & can't wait to get working with
@RyanBHQ
🤙🙏
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Gunnar Henderson
✅Near-elite 23.2% chase rate
🔥Elite EV on FB/LD - No. 8 at 98.1 mph (50 BBE)
👀Patient approach w/ 41.2% Swing%
😬74.8% Ct%
✅Solid defender
Having a hard time finding reasons to fade him with 20-25+ HR & double-digit SB being a probable outcome.
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Apparently this is the thing to do - post that I’m in the
#SFB11
First time in it since doing this fantasy analysis thing a year or so ago. Let’s hope I don’t suck. 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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#RedSox
Garrett Whitlock is someone I'm targeting late.
Deadly change-up - 17.4% SwK
Filthy slider - 21.5% SwK
The movement profile aligns & indicates Whitlock possesses solid stuff. A control-focused floor with upside means he's a pitcher to target.
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#Jets
backfield breakdown
Week 1:
-Breece Hall: 84% Rush%, 21% Tgt%
-Braelon Allen: 5% Rush%, 3% Tgt%
Week 2:
-Hall: 58% Rush%, 28% Tgt%
-Allen: 29% Rush%, 14% Tgt%
Week 3:
-Hall: 48.5% Rush%, 14.3% Tgt%
-Allen: 33% Rush%, 8.6% Tgt%
Allen + Hall playing together & Allen 📈
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When I started writing almost two years ago, I never would’ve imagined being a finalist for anything
@FSWA
related. I feel like I’m just a regular person that has an addictive personality to things I’m passionate about. Thankful and eager to learn and grow some more 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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Using some arbitrary thresholds, I examined three breakout hitter candidates to find the next Austin Riley.
@Fantrax
I'll probably have at least one or two more articles on the topic finding deeper names.
#FantasyBaseball
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This week
@Fantrax
, I looked at four hitters with second-half improvements including Luis Robert, Josh Bell, and Jesús Sánchez.
#FantasyBaseball
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Lew Nichols led the nation in rushing yards in 2021, translating into a 91% RB Dom plus a 10% RecYd MS
🔥37th-highest all-purpose yards in a single season since 2005 out of 7,725 RBs
✍️Injuries in 2022
🧐2.5 YAC/Att (No. 128) & 15% BT+MT/Att (No. 121) in 2021
😴Sleeper 2023 RB
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Often I'll reflect and realize this fantasy analysis stuff isn't easy. I've been thinking about writing up some thoughts regarding the journey, so here it is
@FCFantasySports
-Writing about fantasy sports isn't easy
-Consistency & reps
-The goal & why
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I told someone a while ago that I’m pessimistic about the fantasy sports community being “inclusive.” That rings true almost every day. Quite unfortunate.
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I've got a bonus weekend
#FantasyBaseball
article
@Fantrax
examining Alek Manoah's rookie year and whether he's worth a top-100 pick.
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#Twins
Louie Varland had the 6th-best ball rate among pitchers with 50 innings. The slider is dirty, but the four-seamer is sneaky good.
Varland has the control & command to give us the floor & upside that we'll want a piece of in 2024.
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I had the pleasure of writing 60+ dynasty & redraft fantasy football articles for the 33rdTeam over the past 2 years.🫶🏼
I’ll be looking for freelance opportunities in the fantasy football space. Linking my author page with some recent work.🙏🏼🤙🏼
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With the buzz surrounding Cody Bellinger's spring training struggles, I decided to see what went wrong in 2021. How can Bellinger rebound in 2022?
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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@MattHarmon_BYB
Allen Lazard has more fantasy points than Garrett Wilson through two weeks. Send help.
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I think this just means “I’m old” given the senior writer title 😂
Appreciate the shout, and thanks to Doug and Eric for giving me a shot back in 2020 🤙🏼
We are pleased to announce that
@corbin_young21
has been promoted to a senior writer at FantraxHQ.
Corbin has been a consistent force pumping out great MLB and NFL content and is a must-follow for both sports.
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My weekly buy or sell piece up on
@Fantrax
Are we buying or selling these early hot and cold starts?
#FantasyBaseball
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Week 1 receiving leaders on 3rd & 4th downs, with interesting data about Greg Dortch.
-Dortch ranked 2nd in target share on 3rd & 4th downs
-Dortch led the Cardinals in 1st-read target share (28.6%) ahead of Trey McBride (23.8) & Marvin Harrison Jr. (14.3%)
Via
@FantasyPtsData
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Although I don’t like talking down players, here are 4 Outfielders to Consider Fading
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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I’ve connected with each one of these people at some level, and it’s an honor to be a finalist among this group.
Just a normal dude that does this for fun & learning along the way.
Baseball Writer of the Year finalists
Blake Meyer
Ariel Cohen
Nick Pollack
Corbin Young
Carlos Marcano
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Personal life and health became the priority this last week. Hoping to return from the IL soon with real life and fantasy life. 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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This Spencer Strider homie just throwing those near 100 mph 4-seamers up top and painting the corners with the sliders down and away. My goodness.
Slider: 83% Whiff% & 46% CSW% 😂
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I'm intrigued by Tyler Wells as an SP
2021 as RP:
🧐29% K% & 5.4% BB%
👀3 pitches w/ a double-digit SwStr%
-4-Seam: 11.4% SwStr%
-Slider: 17.5% SwStr%
-Changeup: 17.2% SwStr%
Uses 4-seam & slider vs. RHH
Uses ⏫ changeup vs. LHH w/ a .208 SLG, .176 wOBA, & 35.6% Whiff%
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Noticed I passed 3k followers. Not sure what that means, but cool to reflect on the growth the past 1.5 years. I started this trying to understand & analyze baseball & football better. Learned a lot & still more to learn. Not sure how long this will last, but gotta be thankful 🤙🏼
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A few close friends/mentors kept telling me “find my niche.” I often thought - I’m not sure. But, I think I found it with some deep dives and player analysis for fantasy baseball and football. Still so much to learn, but it’s a fun and wild ride. 🤙🏼
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I thought last year was a fluke to land in the top-10. Cool to see it once again. Feels like I don’t belong with a ton of industry vets. Congrats to
@daltondeldon
- he’s the man!
🚨 2021 FANTASY BASEBALL EXPERT ACCURACY RANKINGS 🚨
🏆
@daltondeldon
🥈
@gregsauce
🥉
@allinkid
4.
@PeoplezPen
5.
@corbin_young21
6.
@therealwody
7.
@AdamRonis
8.
@F6P_Joe
9.
@themick23
10.
@chrismeaney
FULL RANKINGS ⤵️
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Last night, my wife suggested that my daughter paint my toe nails.
Me at first 😬😳
Me after seeing my daughter’s joy 🤷🏻♂️
#GirlDad
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This week’s
#FantasyBaseball
Buy or Sell article
@Fantrax
-I want more Jazz in my life 🔥
-Is 2021 finally Boyd’s year?
-Not a Cobb salad but Cobb’s splitter 🤤
-What year is this? Jed Lowrie is back!
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Jarred Kelenic hardly chased, but now he is crushing pitches in the zone.
2022➡️2023
-BA: .206➡️.417
-SLG: .529➡️.583
-wOBA: .314➡️.433
-EV: 89.9➡️97.6
Whiffed on 9.4% of the pitches in the zone (2022) versus 6.8% (2023).
Even with some luck in his favor, Kelenic is rising📈📈
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I still think my name is a typo since this is a legit group of analysts. Congratulations to
@themick23
, great person and great analyst 🙌🏽
Most accurate
#FantasyBaseball
rankings from 2020:
1.
@themick23
🏆
2.
@daltondeldon
3.
@Roto_Chef
4.
@AmoreIRT
5.
@allinkid
6.
@scott_pianowski
7.
@corbin_young21
8.
@ATCNY
9.
@PeoplezPen
10.
@danharris80
➡️ Full List:
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Casey Mize swapped out his cutter for a slider, and the Tigers pitchers seem to be emphasizing their sliders (Skubal & Turnbull). I dig into Mize, (Free) Willy Adames, and Harold Ramirez in this week’s buy or sell
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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Lance Lynn is a crafty pitcher with a fastball-heavy approach. He's a workhorse starter and pounds the zone with his four-seamer, sinker, and cutter. Check out my deep dive into Lance Lynn
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
#WhiteSox
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Pumped to be joining
@BaseballHQ
doing a weekly Facts/Flukes article! First one should be out this week! Mahalo to Brent and Ray for the opportunity to contribute 🙏🏼🤙🏼
WELCOME to our new class of staffers — 21 new faces in all!
Our virtual meet-n-greet for subscribers ($):
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One sleeper SP that I’m digging in 2021 - Jordan Montgomery
@Fantrax
⚾️ Uses 4 plus pitches
🔥 Curve and change up
🤕 Injuries and TJ that impacted 2018-2019
#FantasyBaseball
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In this week's Buy or Sell article, I discuss my Adolis García FOMO and Post, post, post-hype Nick Pivetta
-Is García legit?
-What do we make of Pivetta?
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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In this week’s
#FantasyBaseball
buy or sell article up on
@Fantrax
, I look into Alec Bohm and Tarik Skubal
🤔Bohm not Boom
😬BABIP regression
🤓Another Tigers’ pitcher adjusting the pitch mix
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It's hard not to have about 30 or more tabs open when researching and writing a fantasy football article.
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My latest
#FantasyBaseball
article up on
@Fantrax
discusses potential sleeper pitchers in Bailey Ober, Joe Ryan, and J.T. Brubaker
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Can’t wait to misuse this data
Bat-tracking data is here, and it's the sort of thing that's going to change how people understand -- and evaluate -- hitting. Free at ESPN: A cursory analysis on the trove of data, featuring Stanton, Arráez, Soto, Contreras and some who aren't so good:
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My wife saw a video of a guy splitting an apple by hand on the Ellen show. She suggested I try it too 😂 Weak sauce and it took a couple of tries
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In this week’s buy or sell, we look at Zach Plesac and Charlie Blackmon
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
Can Plesac turn it around?
Is this the end of Blackmon?
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I’m a simple person. Food, family, conversations, and moments of reflection yesterday 🤙🏼
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Just wrapped up my 97th article
@Fantrax
to close out the
#FantasyBaseball
season. It's a wild yet fun ride. 🤙
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Last week, I looked at Mondesi. 😎 This week, we dive into Tim Anderson - the bat flipping batting champ
@Fantrax
📈BA spiked in 2019 & stayed up in 2020
😎Aggressive approach
🧐BABIP Monster
🤙🏼Hits well vs all pitch types
#FantasyBaseball
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My debut article up on
@FantasyProsMLB
with a depth chart review for shallow and deep leagues. Who replaces Fernando Tatis Jr. on the Padres and more.
#FantasyBaseball
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I’m finding so many first basemen I like. Here’s my latest on
@Fantrax
- First Base Tiers/Groups
#FantasyBaseball
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Throughout the season, I'll have a weekly buy or sell article covering pitchers.
Here's my first in-season
#FantasyBaseball
article
@Fantrax
looking at Sean Manaea, two Orioles SPs, and Zach Eflin.
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We have three former top prospects in part two of finding breakout hitter candidates
@Fantrax
. The third hitter crushed in Year 1 but plummeted, so they warranted a mention with the swing adjustments.
#FantasyBaseball
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Don’t let someone tell you that you can’t do something. In HS, I often messed around & didn’t take life seriously. Someone told me I would never go to a four-year college, well, I proved that person wrong. Use that negativity for fuel and motivation. Keep working and grinding 🤙🏼
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I’ve written 62 articles over the past 2 seasons for the
@33rdFB
.
Thankful to
@jlarkytweets
&
@RyanReynoldsNFL
. One of the best teams I’ve ever worked with. 🫶🏼🤙🏼
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Every once and a while, I’ll scan through the ADP and find interesting names that I want to dig into. This week, it’s J.A. Happ and Anthony DeSclafani. Both guys have an NFBC around pick 400 that I like heading into 2021.
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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Before the season, I couldn’t tell you much about Cole Irvin.
Who’s Cole Irvin? What’s going on with Lourdes Gurriel Jr.?
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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In this week’s buy or sell article, I discuss Yusei Kikuchi’s breakout season and a healthy Brendan Rodgers
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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Latest
#FantasyBaseball
article
@Fantrax
on fringe Brewers pitchers including Adrian Houser, Eric Lauer, and Aaron Ashby.
🔥Houser's sinker
👀Lauer's increased velocity, improved movement, & more whiffs
🚀Ashby's slider and changeup
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Added rushing touchdowns into the spreadsheet. Tavion Thomas popped up with one of the best rushing TD-adjusted market shares at Utah in 2021
He suffered a toe injury in 2022, then rehabbed for the NFL Draft
😬Underlying metrics
✍️Size & athletic measures
Will be diving deeper
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In this week's
#FantasyBaseball
buy or sell article
@Fantrax
, I looked at what changed so far with Freddy Peralta to begin the 2022 season. Plus I dove into Dylan Bundy too.
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What's going on with Tarik Skubal and Ranger Suárez? Check out my latest
#FantasyBaseball
article
@Fantrax
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Bummed I didn't look into Art Warren after hearing folks discuss him.
Small sample, but Warren's slider is nasty.
👀.104 BA, .125 SLG, .123 wOBA
🔥47.2% O-Swing%, 56.9% Contact%, 25.1% SwStr%
He uses the 4-seam up in the zone, & throws the slider for called strikes & whiffs.
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@MatthewBerryTMR
Reminds me of a common conversation.
Person 1: where do you want to eat?
Person 2: anywhere, I don’t care
Person 1: how about this for dinner?
Person 2: no, I don’t want that.
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In my next
#FantasyBaseball
article up on
@FantasyProsMLB
, I look at three hitters with possible increased value based on the off-season transactions.
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Got some heavy hitters here. Thankful for the nomination 🙏🏼🤙🏼
BEST FOOTBALL ONGOING SERIES
Eric Samulski
@SamskiNYC
Antonio Losada
@chapulana
Brad Evans
@NoisyHuevos
Corbin Young
@corbin_young21
Liz Loza
@LizLoza_FF
Pat Thorman
@Pat_Thorman
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Excited to be coming out of retirement to coach Special Olympics Unified Sports again. For 7-8 years, I coached & got involved in this awesome community. Excited to begin in 2023 🙌🏽🙏🏼🤙🏼
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Amongst backs with 100 rushing attempts, 5 backs ranked in the top-12 in yards after contact, broken tackle rate, & evasion rate
-Rashaad Penny🔥
-Javonte Williams🔥
-D'Ernest Johnson👀
-Michael Carter👀
-Nick Chubb👊
🟢=3x
🟡=2x
Gordon & Jacobs close for 2x
Data via
@RotoViz
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Brought my daughter to daycare, she said “I love you daddy.” I’m not one of feels a lot of the time, but go tell someone you love them. 🙏🏼🤙🏼
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I examined 5 starting pitchers, who saw their ADP rise & fall over the past couple of weeks
@RotoBallerMLB
.
✅Bailey Ober
✍️Undervalued Red Sox pitchers - Nick Pivetta posted an xERA under 4.00 for the 2nd time in his career.
👀Nick Lodolo
🙃Lance Lynn
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Deep League Starting Pitchers to Consider Past Pick 400
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
A handful of pitchers in the 400-500 ADP range that I like heading into 2021.
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Tyler Mahle sneakily performed well in 2020.
-What do we make of that?
-How should we value him moving forward?
-Pitch mix change 🧐
-Tyler Mahle’s Potential Breakout Season On Deck? 📈
@Fantrax
#FantasyBaseball
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A couple of people asked about Tyler Mahle and Aaron Civale, so they ended up in this week's installment of our
#FantasyBaseball
pitcher buy or sell article
@Fantrax
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It’s amazing how listening and being open to being wrong changes things in life. Random Thursday thoughts
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I’ve debated starting a fantasy baseball/football podcast for a while, but haven’t had the time or landed on a unique name.
Any name suggestions? Serious or not.
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