PullHitter Fantasy Baseball

I sat down to chat with NFBC Hall of Famer John Pausma. We discuss: HOF Induction Lessons learned from 2022 Stat tracking to help identify in season 80% MLB Rule Change Impact Identifying Stolen Base improvers by caught stealing Draft prep musts 12 team Online Championship -Roster construction -batter/hitter splits? -what about closers? Auction leagues -using AAV? -Stars & Scrubs -Hitter/pitcher split -Endgame strategy Nolan Arenado, in or out on OC ADP thoughts on Tatis? JAzz Chisholm + Starling Marte vs Marcus Semien + George Springer Ozzie Albies + Taylor Ward vs Kyle Schwarber + Gleyber Torres Kyle Schwarber top 50 player? Corbin Carroll & Gunnar Henderson Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

On todays show I am joined by brother-in-laws Nicholi Knutson ( @NicholiKnutson ) and Keaton Arneson ( @KeatonArneson ). They have had tremendous success in the NFBC in the past 3 years, with each at a near 60% cash rate in Online Championships on the NFBC. We discuss: Lessons learned since joining the NFBC Style of play vs format selection Having a specific player "type" Trusting the correlation of runs, home runs and RBI to overall success Player Debates: -Framber Valdez vs Triston McKenzie -Jeremy Pena -CJ Abrams vs Ezequiel Tovar Recent NFBC Draft Champions draft breakdown. Nicholi and I were in the same draft and we talk about our specific team builds. Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. This one covers all of the AL West teams. We aim for some useful guidance on players not heard about or written about as much as the top players many podcasts and websites cover. We will hit on some top players we may have some flags with but will try to provide analysis for picks past ADP 150. We hit on: Angels -Reid Detmers -Patrick Sandoval -Anthony Rendon -Carlos Estevez Astros -McCullers Jr, Hunter Brown, Jose Urquidy -Catcher position Athletics -Seth Brown -Esteury Ruiz -Closer options -Ryan Noda Mariners -Cal Raleigh -Kolten Wong -Arm Barn  Rangers -Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney, Nate Eovaldi, Martin Perez, Glenn Otto Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I sat down to chat with 2022 NFBC Online Championship (OC) Overall winner Andrew Geller (@The_Gildz).  Andrew has now finished in the top 5 overall in the OC for 3 straight years. We sat down to discuss: How to handle the stresses and emotions of coming down the wire in an overall championship chase how to learn from previous years and add more tools to secure league wins How to balance your teams 80th%/90th% targets from 2021 and 2022 Formulating a draft plan Being aggressive in FAAB New MLB rules impact on the fantasy game 2023 Drafts and ADP : -Roster Construction -1B, 3B, OF, SS, closers, SP ADP Battles: -SPs from 150-200 -Outfielders from 150-165 Andrews fade for 2023 at ADP Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. This one covers all of the AL Central Teams. We aim for some useful guidance on players not heard about or written about as much as the top players many podcasts and websites cover. We will hit on some top players we may have some flags with but will try to provide analysis for picks past ADP 150. We hit on: Guardians -Naylor or Zunino as catcher 2? -Discrepancy in ADP for Karinchak, Stephan, Hentges -Oscar Gonzalez Twins -Buxton/Michael A Taylor -Starting Pitching injury risks -Alek Kirilloff -Jose Miranda White Sox -Benintendi -Kopech -Graveman vs R.Lopez -Oscar Colas Royals -Brady Singer -Who plays CF? Tigers -Javy Baez -Alex Lange -Carpenter, Baddoo, Maton, Vierling Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I sit down with Baseball America Prospect Writer Geoff Pontes ( @GeoffPontes ). We chat about: Scouting players from the game and from your home Breaking down pitching: IVB, VAA Corbin Carroll Gunnar Henderson Jordan Walker George Kirby vs Nick Lodolo Grayson Rodriguez Andrew Painter Riley Greene/Spencer Torkelson Rule 5 Impacts for this year Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. We look at Steamer and BatX projections and Fangraph Depth Charts/Roster Resource to look at any discrepancies on playing time and positions. This will be a continuing series as we cover all MLB teams. This one covers the Boston Red Sox. We hope to aim some useful guidance on players not heard about or written about as much as the top players many podcasts and websites cover. We will hit on some top players we may have some flags with but will try to provide analysis for picks past ADP 150. We are joined by the biggest Sox fan around and fantastic high stakes fantasy player Jason Duponte We hit on: Sneaky deep league catching production? Triston Casas & Bobby Dalbec The Middle Infield Adam Duvalls fantasy impact Solid starting pitching options for filling out depth on your fantasy teams The deep arm barn and much much more! Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. We look at Steamer and BatX projections and Fangraph Depth Charts/Roster Resource to look at any discrepancies on playing time and positions. This will be a continuing series as we cover all MLB teams. This one covers the Tampa Bay Rays. We hope to aim some useful guidance on players not heard about or written about as much as the top players many podcasts and websites cover. We will hit on some top players we may have some flags with but will try to provide analysis for picks past ADP 150. We hit on: Catcher split Who is on first? Brandon Lowe's health and impact Curtis Mead and Kyle Manzardo  Jose Siri Manuel Margot The Arm Barn Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. We look at Steamer and BatX projections and Fangraph Depth Charts/Roster Resource to look at any discrepancies on playing time and positions. This will be a continuing series as we cover all MLB teams. This one covers the Toronto Blue Jays. We hope to aim some useful guidance on players not heard about or written about as much as the top players many podcasts and websites cover. We will hit on some top players we may have some flags with but will try to provide analysis for picks past ADP 150. We hit on: Daulton Varsho- will he possibly keep catcher eligibility for keeper and dynast leagues? Alejandro Kirk- what is his power upside? Danny Jansens' health 2B and DH splits Addison Barger: will he make an impact this year? 5th starter questions: Yusei Kikuchi, Nate Pearson, Ricky Tiedemann, Hyun-Jin-Ryu Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening! If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

Join Jeff Zimmerman, co-author of "The Process," and Tanner Bell, contributor to Smart Fantasy Baseball, as they dive deep into the intricacies of fantasy baseball strategy. They explore 2022's performance, discuss MLB rule changes, and share valuable insights into player valuation and common drafting mistakes. The conversation highlights the importance of adapting to new data, navigating recent trades, and understanding the impact of league formats. With playful banter, they tackle real-time challenges in player evaluation and auction bidding, making it a must-listen for enthusiasts.