

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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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 32min
EP 97: 2021 NFBC Overall Draft Champions Winner Tom Olownia
for this show i am joined by Tom Olownia (no twitter) who took home the crown of 2021 overall Draft Champion in the NFBC. We talk:
playing Fantasy since 1989. Sending in lineups and transactions via the phone
venture in NFBC
stellar 2021
150 DC vs 1K DC
auction DC's- difference between that and standard DC
drafting prospects and free agents
whats more important in DC's- player evaluation or roster construction?
preferred player splits
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

Mar 3, 2022 • 2h 24min
EP 96: BROOKLYN BOYS w/ John Laghezza aka MLB Moving Averages
Welcome back to the Pull Hitter pod! My guest is none other than John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg). John is doing so much in the industry right now. He was nominated for a Fantasy Sports Writer award recently. You can find his work on The Athletic as well as his Corked Stats podcast and Corked Stats You Tube channel where John does some great analytical breakdowns of positions, players and analytic tools to help you in fantasy baseball. We talk about:
Offseason prep- where do you start and the progression toward the start of the season
placing players in baskets/buckets
what we are trying to get better at
Draft Champions strategy: how to diversify, how NOT to diversify, roster construction, targeting closers, where to get SP's
what to do about rookies?
Handcuffing relievers
Realizing our biases: how to treat players that hurt us last year, and the players that helped us tremendously last year
whats next for baseball analytics?
Stolen Base draft
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 24, 2021 • 1h 32min
EP 95: 2021 RECAP & EARLY 2022 ADP PREVIEW w/ Dave Shovein
On the new episode, i chat with Dave Shovein (@DaveShovein) of NBCSportsEdge. Dave is an avid and successful NFBC player with tons of experience playing fantasy baseball (since he was 7!)
getting into the fantasy baseball content world
how fantasy baseball became a thing and the path to the NFBC
how to evaluate player performance and projection systems to make your own rankings
Draft Champion and Main Event strategy, roster construction
good/bad picks- hitting on mid to late round picks to help win your leagues
good/bad FAAb moves and FAAB strategy
2022 early ADP and prep
how to draft in a league with ZERO ADP
how to deal with player biases
what to do with Shane Bieber
the outfield landscape and how its differing from 2021 so far
what do with Bellinger, Yelich and Gleyber Torres
ADP would you rathers
post 300 ADP picks who can possibly return top 100 value
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 19, 2021 • 1h 16min
EP 94: #WONTIME w/ @The_Gildz
I am joined on this episode by Andrew Geller aka @The_Gildz. Andrews is a super successful NFBC player who is coming off a phenomenal season of 2 Main Event wins, and 4 first place finishes in the Online Championship. We talk about:
how to rank players? projections? skill based?
team tracking through the draft
how to leverage ADP
FAAB strategy
how to differentiate between 12 and 15 team leagues
and 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

Nov 17, 2021 • 1h 33min
EP 93: A FANTASY LIFE w/ Frank Stampfl
Frank Stampfl (@Roto_Frank) of CBS Fantasy Sports, host of of the Fantasy Baseball Today pod joins me to talk about:
how Frank started playing fantasy sports and the journey to where he is now
2021 leagues- what went wrong and right in Draft Champions and Main Event leagues
things we might be trying different in 2022- which areas can we improve in?
player evaluations- what do you use for rankings? Skills? Projections? Playing time?
FAAB- hits and misses from the past year, as well as the process of getting to your bid amounts. Looking at bidding tendencies from previous weeks and paying attention to the market in the masses.
EARLY 2022 ADP: how does third base look? Closers market? Outfield shallow? Bobby Witt Jr's early ADP and 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

Nov 13, 2021 • 2h 17min
EP 92: LOOKING FOR OUR NEXT JAZZ w/ JOHN FISH & ZACK WAXMAN
John Fish: @PileOfDial
Zack Waxman: @zackroto
I chat with Fish and Zack about all things 2021 and 2022
what went wrong/right in 2021- where will you be trying to improve?
difference in league formats- Draft Champions, Main Event, Auctions
size of leagues (12 or 15 team leagues) and strategies for those leagues
how to use ADP
projections?
skill based rankings?
how do you prep for drafts?
FAAB strategies
how to work with a partner
Zack makes a pick in our current NFBC 50 draft that we cover toward the end. Some surprise picks, picks that are interesting and 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

Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 7min
EP 91: ROOKIES & PROSPECTS FOR 2022 DRAFT CHAMPIONS w/ Michael Richards
I am joined by Prospect and Dynasty analyst Michael Richards ( @MPRichards1981)
We talk about his Top 50 prospects and players that may not only see the MLB- but be able to make an impact for our Draft & Hold teams for 2022.
We hit on some players who have a shot at replicating a Patrick Wisdom, Frank Schwindel, Lamonte Wade Jr type impact. Despite not getting drafted in any DC's these players had solid seasons.
Will any players from 2021 draft see the MLB field?
Go through some of the rookie and prospect impacts from last year in terms of Draft Champion value.
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

Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 37min
EP 90: 2021 NFBC Main Event Standings Recap w/ Todd Whitestone
In this show, Todd (@telestar7) and I discuss the end of season rankings in the NFBC Main Event, in both the overall standings and we highlight some leagues that came down to the wire, as well as best player performances on the year. We also go over some of our teams finishes as we look to 2022. Thanks for listening.
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

Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 5min
EP 89: NFBC Main Event FAAB Recap w/Todd Whitestone
I am joined by Todd Whitestone (@telestar7, writer at spstreamer.com) as we go over the FAAB run on 9/26/2021 for the 43 NFBC Main Event leagues.
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

Sep 22, 2021 • 56min
EP 88: NFBC Main Event FAAB Recap w/Todd Whitestone
I am joined by Todd Whitestone (@telestar7, writer at spstreamer.com) as we go over the FAAB run on 9/19/2021 for the 43 NFBC Main Event leagues.
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


