Pete Ball (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@ChadYoung) discuss the first week of the season and take a particular look at a handful of players who have gotten off to hot starts and may provide some long-term fantasy value. They also discuss what statistics to lean on this early in the year and how, if at all, the early data we have matters.
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Timestamps:
Episode 10 Early Season Reactions
0:00 - ... baseball is back!
7:15 - Chad breaks down the keys to analyzing tiny samples at the beginning of the season. He also takes a look at the high number of max exit velocities that are being set for players already this season.
12:15 - The hot-ish start of Willi Castro... at least in relation to max exit velocity!
17:30 - Is Jonathan India for real? Or, should we actually consider selling on this former 5th overall pick already?
26:51 - Jake Cronenworth... unleashed! The Padres everyday 2B is continuing where he left off last year.
34:15 - Jazz Chisholm is showing very early signs of perhaps better plate discipline and may be a 2B to target and hold on to in keeper formats
41:55 - You guessed it, Pete talks about Tanner Houck
46:57 - For deeper leagues, Garrett Whitlock's hot start is certainly something to monitor, particularly if he finds his way into the Red Sox rotation
52:10 - Steven Matz... the keeper? Maybe not in shallower leagues. But in leagues where there is a price attached to keepers, Matz could play himself into some value.
58:22 - Ottoneu Question of the Day - when you know you are going to cut a mega stud before next season's auction because of their cost, is it better to move them during the season or to ride them out?
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