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The Fantasy Six Pack Hour

Using Actual vs Expected Pitching Stats in Fantasy Baseball

May 21, 2021
01:17:03

Welcome to The Fantasy Six Pack Hour Podcast. Joe Bond is your host tonight with A.J. Applegarth as co-host. They are here to discuss another no-hitter, the White Sox drama, injury news and some players to add. They will also be discussing using actual vs expected pitching stats in Fantasy Baseball.

Their guest this week is Jason Beckner. Jason is a Fantasy Baseball writer for Fantasy Six Pack. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @JRBecks.

Before they get started they would appreciate your support by following our YouTube Channel, following/liking us on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen. You can also support them by making a small donation at https://anchor.fm/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support to keep our costs down.

Beers of the Week

Joe and A.J. begin each show by letting you know what they are drinking. Feel free to share with them your favorites or your thoughts on our choices on Twitter @F6P_Joe and @AppleGarthAlgar.

Using Actual vs Expected Pitching Stats in Fantasy Baseball

After discussing another no-hitter and the White Sox drama, the guys breakdown the use of actual vs expected pitching stats in Fantasy Baseball.

They will look at ERA vs xERA and FIP vs xFIP for several players and discuss just what it tells us about these players.


Injuries

The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact.

- Mike Trout

- Corey Seager

- Huascar Ynoa

- Mike Moustakas

- Tyler O'Neill

- Danny Duffy

- Michael Conforto

- Ty France

- Giancarlo Stanton

- Anthony Santander

- Cody Bellinger

- A.J. Puk


Adds

The guys run through a few players who you should be looking to add.


Players they recommend adding are available in more than 40 percent of leagues.


Be sure you follow them both on Twitter.

Joe: https://twitter.com/f6p_joe

A.J.: https://twitter.com/AppleGarthAlgar

Also, visit https://fantasysixpack.net for all your Fantasy Baseball advice.


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