

PullHitter Fantasy Baseball
Robert DiPietro
Pull Hitter aims to provide all levels of fantasy players with insight and advice. Content will range from high stake leagues on NFBC to dynasty leagues, keeper leagues, auction redraft/keeper leagues, best ball and point formats. Pull Hitter aims to be a way of life and a way of playing fantasy sports by identifying what you do well and excelling at it.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 2h 40min
EP 147: More Than Just a Toby w/ Nick Pollack
I am joined by Nick Pollack ( @PitcherList ) founder and CEO of pitcherlist.com. We talk about life, baseball and fantasy baseball. It was great conversation that covered:
CSW
Hard Contact (HC%)
All of the Loc's!
Navigating through the Savant Gamefeed
Roster Construction for 2022- 12 team vs 15 team / Draft & Hold vs FAAB
Knowing when to keep/cut a pitcher and when to move on a free agent pitcher
Streaming to not stream anymore
ADP Battles: SP- Chris Bassit, Dustin May, Pablo Lopez, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Sale, Luis Garcia
Drew Rasmussen vs Jeffrey Spings
Enjoy!
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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

Jan 6, 2023 • 1h 60min
EP 146: Baltimore Orioles/New York Yankees Team Breakdown
I am joined by Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) to start breaking down teams. We look at Steamer 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.
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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

Jan 5, 2023 • 2h 53min
EP 145: Hangin' On The Wire w/ Adam Howe & Kevin Hasting
I sat down to chat all things fantasy baseball with Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @hastingkevin )- hosts of the On the Wire pod on the Pitcher List Network. We discussed a plethora of topics :
preferred NFBC formats
ranking players and roster construction for 12 team leagues vs 15 team leagues
Plate appearances and at-bats
roster construction : last year vs this year
Hard Contact
SB draft; 2 round draft of players who stole 8-20 last year- with the object of drafting the most increase in steals vs the previous season
ADP battles : 1B- Mountcastle/Tellez/France/Rizzo OF- Yelich/Kwan/McCarthy
post 650 ADP pick who will return value
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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

Dec 29, 2022 • 1h 32min
EP 144: Auction Strategy w/ Brody John
I was fortunate to get to talk to the NFBC's second highest career earner in history. He has won 5 of the last 6 NFBC Diamond Auctions, which is an incredible feat. We talked about:
not wasting time on things that wont make you a better player
prepping for the season and player evaluation tools
playing in different formats: overalls vs standalone, 15 team vs 12 team
All things auction leagues
-working the puzzle from the bottom up: knowing your end game targets
-nomination strategies
-stars and scrubs vs spreading the risk
-how to incorporate injury analysis into your player evaluations
-in season management
Enjoy!
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

Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 48min
EP 143: Free Agent Signings & ADP Clusters w/ Ryan Rufe
Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) of Rotowire.com joins me to talk reliever free agency moves. We also talk some NFBC Gladiator and Draft Champion strategy. Enjoy!
Carlos Rodon to NYY
Adam Frazier and playing time fallout in Baltimore
Carlos Correa to SF and playing time fallout in SF
Brad Boxberger to Cubs- will he get a shot to close?
Scott McGough to Arizona....wait who?
when to get your 3rd/4th SP in Draft Champions
ADP battles/clusters
-ROUND 16 SPS: Ashby, Ober, Sengai, Heaney, Mikolas
-SS CLUSTER: Seager, Cruz, Dansby, Tim Anderson, Edman, Xander, Franco
-Torkelson, Mervis, Miguel Vargas
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

Dec 10, 2022 • 1h 12min
EP 142: Reliever and Mid Level Non Star Free Agent Signings w/ Ryan Rufe
Ryan Rufe ( @RyanRufe ) of Rotowire.com joins me to talk reliever free agency moves. We look to see if there are any teams that can still be impacted for fantasy with the free agents that are still available. We also talk some NFBC Gladiator, DC and 50 strategy. Enjoy
Chris Martin
Robert Suarez
Rafael Montero
Tommy Kahnle
Matt Strahm
Carlos Estevez
David Robertson
Jose Leclerc job security?
Cody Bellinger
Aledmys Diaz
Jace Peterson
Jeimer Candelario
Nick Martinez
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

Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 7min
EP 141: Free Agent Signings Review with Phil Dussault
Join Phil Dussault ( @phildussault27 ) and I as we share some free time chatting live on the pod. We review some of the Free Agent signings so far in MLB.
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

Dec 3, 2022 • 3h 14min
EP 140: LIVE NFBC GLADIATOR DRAFT hosted by Todd Whitestone
This is a live draft recording of the NFBC Gladiator style format. 23 man roster. 14 bats, 9 pitchers. You get all of your stats. No FAAB, no bench. Hosted by Todd Whitestone with participant list:
Phil Dussault
Steve Weimer
Ryan Rufe
Kevin Hastings
Zack Waxman
Bullpen Guru
Jeff Mitseff
Richard Zito
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

Dec 1, 2022 • 1h 11min
EP 139: Shift Rates & Pulled Barrels w/ Derek VanRiper & Eno Sarris
I got the opportunity to talk to two amazing analysts who inspired and motivated me to start podcasting. Derek VanRiper ( @DerekVanRiper) and Eno Sarris ( @enosarris). We chatted about:
Judging last years teams, approaches, roster construction and anticipation of effect of humidors
making sure you know why a team did well, and not just because i "drafted good catchers"- was it REALLY the reason?
MLB new rules for 2023- shift, pitch clock, bigger bases
Shohei Ohtani
Pulled vs Oppo Barrels- who should we be keeping our eye on/concerned with given bated ball data, spray angles
Eno's Pitching+ model- with a big announcement
Conditional formatting
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

Nov 28, 2022 • 2h 15min
EP 138: Talking Fantasy With The RoboScout Dylan White
On this episode of the pod i talk to Dylan White 9 @The__Arrival). Dylan is a writer and content producer for Prospects Live. HE has developed some awesome tools that helps translate the productions and skills of minor leaguers into a simple score to better understand their potential and playing abilities. We talk about:
developing RoboScout
developing the MILB Hitters Comp tool
Projections- why to use them and expectations of them
Dylans super in season sheet and draft sheets
Redraft Strategies- hunting down the overall in TGFBI, FAAB style (how maxing out games played was detrimental to his style)
Prospects in draft and holds
Riley Greene, Nolan Gorman outlooks
Deep prospect picks for Draft Champions
New MLB rules and run scoring environment- how do we adjust?
ADP battles- 3B AND Starting pitcher
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


