5 Things You Need to Know BEFORE Fantasy Baseball Starts

Mar 25, 2025

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Mookie Betts is the incredible shrinking man, Shane McClanahan got hurt in his last spring training start, Cam Smith made the Astros Opening Day roster, Braves pitchers keep rising on the draft boards and the closer market got tighter with Alexis Diaz hitting the IL. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson hit how these stories are changing late fantasy drafts and early free agent periods and more!

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00:00 Fred Pod 3-24

00:30 Welcome

01:00 First FAAB Run

03:30 LABR FAAB Results - Cam Smith

09:30 Mookie Betts

16:30 Quick ME recap

16:45 Zac Gallen

24:20 Roupp over Birdsong

27:45 Does anyone ever punt saves in the ME, and take advantage of the inflation?

31:20 Xavier Edwards in a big contest, because he could steal 75.

34:00 Fantrax

35:00 Did the hype go too far on some SPs during draft season?

35:30 Robbie Ray and Christopher Sanchez inside the top 100?

39:00 Gavin Williams and Clay Holmes inside the top 150? Did we wind up disrespecting guys like Luis Castillo and Freddy Peralta, who are consistently good?

45:40 NFBC RotoWire Online Championship

46:45 Job Battle Resolution

47:00 Alan Roden.

54:30 BlueWire

54:35 How much is a win worth (Landon Knack)?

57:50 Streaming early in April. For example, Chris Paddack and Simeon Woods-Richardson can be streamed vs. CWS next week.

1:00:55 Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong.

1:03:15 Kristian Campbell or Jackson Holliday?

1:06:00 Nolan Jones - Will Brennan may not make the team. It seems like this trade is a loss for everyone except Jordan Beck. I don’t like it for Nolan Jones, Noel, all the other Rockies.

1:08:45 What are we expecting from Victor Scott? Does his addition ruin a Nolan Gorman bounceback season?

1:11:30 Is it concerning that Corbin Burnes is starting the fifth game of the season?

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