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 injury news and some players to add. They will also be discussing the early 2021 Fantasy Baseball breakout players. 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Breakout Players The guys will be discussing a few of the early 2021 Fantasy Baseball Breakout Players and determining if it is going to be a full-year breakout or if it will fade. The players they are going to talk about are: - Jesse Winker - Adolis Garcia - Jared Walsh - Nate Lowe - Shohei Ohtani - Trevor Rodgers - Carlos Rodon Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Marcell Ozuna - Austin Hays - Wade Miley - Zach Plesac - Franmil Reyes - Wilson Ramos - Lance McCullers - Byron Buxton - Kenta Maeda - Noah Syndergaard - Corey Kluber - Luke Voit - Bryce Harper - J.T. Realmuto - Trent Grisham - Dylan Moore - Harrison Bader - Cavan Biggio 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 the latest injury news, some add/drops and play a game of who would you rather roster as we near the end of Week 6 of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. 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-ho... 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Week 6 Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Fernando Tatis Jr. - Wil Myers - Eric Hosmer - Jurikson Profar - Yankees Staff - J.T. Realmuto - Carlos Martinez - Carlos Rodon - Zac Gallen - Mike Soroka - Ian Happ - Jose Urquidy - Anthony Rendon - Corbin Burnes - Byron Buxton - Jacob deGrom Add/Drops The guys run through a few players who you should be looking to add and drop. As always team context and league matters when making these decisions. Players they recommend adding are available in more than 40 percent of leagues, while players to drop are rostered in more than 60 percent. Who Would You Rather Roster Producer, Jeff Hicks, leads the guys in a game of who you would rather roster. He will present two player's stat lines and ask Joe and A.J. the question. Then he will reveal who each player is and explain why he choose them. 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. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 no-hitters, minor league baseball, the latest injury news, and some players to add as we near the end of Week 5 of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Their guest this week is Trent Dickerson. Trent is a Fantasy Baseball writer for Fantasy Six Pack. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @TrendD1313. 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Week 5 No-Hitters The guys start out by discussing the latest no-hitter thrown by John Means. This is the third no-hitter already thrown this season. Why are these becoming such a regular thing this season and how many more can we expect? Minor League Season Begins The Minor League season finally began this week. Trent lets us know of some players that could get called up soon and make an impact for your fantasy rosters. Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Luis Robert - Dustin May - Anthony Rendon - Jacob deGrom - George Springer - Kevin Gausman - Jazz Chisholm - Corbin Burnes - Christian Yelich - Travis d'Arnaud - Jake Arrieta - Nico Hoerner - Alex Kirilloff - Brandon Nimmo - Luke Voit - Diego Castillo 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 the latest injury news, some add/drops and play a game of who would you rather roster as we near the end of Week 3 of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Juan Soto - Cody Bellinger - Ronald Acuna Jr. - Anthony Santander - Yermin Mercedes - Joakim Soria - Mike Moustakas - Gavin Lux - Starling Marte - Christian Yelich - Stephen Strasburg Add/Drops The guys run through a few player who you should be looking to add and drop. As always team context and league matters when making these decisions. Players they recommend adding are available in more than 40 percent of leagues, while players to drop are rostered in more than 60 percent. Who Would You Rather Roster Producer, Jeff Hicks, leads the guys in a game of who you would rather roster. He will present two players stats and ask Joe and A.J. the question. Then he will reveal who each player is and explain why he choose them. 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 slow starts, injuries, dynasty baseball strategy and dfs strategy during Week 2 of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Their guest this week is Dave Eddy. Dave is the Director of Dynasty Baseball for Fantasy Six Pack. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @CorporalEddy. 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Slow Starts The guys start off the show discussing some slow starts from guys. Figuring out if there is real concern or if they expect them to figure it out. - Francisco Lindor - Anthony Rizzo - Gleyber Torres - Keston Hiura To finish up they ask Dave when it's time to get concerned with pitchers if they are struggling early. Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Christian Yelich - Kolton Wong - Byron Buxton - Matt Olson - Anthony Rendon - Cody Bellinger - Ke'Bryan Hayes - Fernando Tatis Jr. - Johnny Cueto - James Paxton - Chris Archer - Pete Fairbanks - Julian Mayweather Dynasty Baseball They couldn't bring on the Director of Dynasty Baseball without discussing some dynasty topics. The guys ask Dave the following - What are tips for first-time dynasty players? - In a start-up dynasty should you invest more into win-now or future? - In Rookie Drafts, should you pick the best player available or draft for team need? Dave also talks about his Dynasty Baseball series that he is writing on Fantasy Six Pack about how to rebuild. He finishes with some great sites/resources to use for dynasty baseball players DFS MLB Strategy They finish up by asking Dave some MLB DFS questions. - Preferred contest type? - Most commonly used strategy when creating lineups? - Stacking technique used and why? 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 hot starts, injuries, pitching innings concerns and more as of Week 1 of the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Their guest this week is Jim Sannes. Jim is a writer and analyst for numberFire. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @JimSannes. 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. 2021 Fantasy Baseball Week 1 Get in on some Best Ball MLB leagues at Underdog fantasy with promo code SIXPACK and get your money back during the first month if you are unhappy. Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news and discuss the impact. - Fernando Tatis - Joakim Soria - Austin Hays - Tim Anderson - Michael Brantley - Cody Bellinger - Mookie Betts - James Paxton - Ketel Marte - Aaron Judge - Ke'Bryan Hayes Hot Starts/Popular Waiver Adds Next, they will go through some of the hot starts from players that have also become popular waiver wire claims. - Yermin Mercedes - Akil Baddoo - Michael A. Taylor - Nate Lowe - Tyler Naquin - Steven Matz IP Concerns Joe and A.J. look at the decreasing innings pitched per start for pitchers over the years. It is no different this season. How do you manage it for your teams? They then discuss the use of QS or Wins for Fantasy Baseball and if either of those are good to use and if not what an alternative is. Bullpens Bullpens are already being shaken up, some due to injury and others due to some surprises. The guys look at a few teams and break it down. - Toronto - Baltimore - San Diego DFS Q&A They finish up by asking Jim some MLB DFS quesitons - How do you manage SP options, especially on days with a lack of aces? - Do you like the combo C/1B position? - What is one piece of advice for new MLB DFS players? - Favorite SP for Friday's slate - Favorite team stack? - Best hitting values? 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. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 have some fun and talk about some 2021 Opening Day lineups, performances and recent injury news. Their guest this week is Jason Beckner. Jason is a Dynasty 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. 2021 Opening Day Get in on some Best Ball MLB leagues at Underdog fantasy with promo code SIXPACK and get your money back during the first month if you are unhappy. Injuries The guys will run through some of the recent injury news, including any that occurred today. - Luke Voit Trevor Rosenthal - Aldaberto Mondesi - George Springer - Framber Valdez - Sixto Sanchez - Josh Donaldson - Nick Senzel Lineup Notes Next, they will go through some of the more interesting/surprising lineup decisions for Opening Day - Tigers - Phillies - Blue Jays - Diamondbacks - Marlins - Padres - White Sox - Dodgers - Reds Opening Day Performances The guys finish up the show by going through some of the performances from today and reacting to them. 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

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 get you ready for those late drafts as the season approaches. This show they discuss some 2021 Spring Training Battles and ADP risers and fallers. Their guest this week is Mike Kurland. Mike is the host of the Bases Loaded Podcast and a contributor for Rotballer and ProspectsLive. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @Mike_Kurland. 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. 2021 Spring Training Battles and ADP Get in on some Best Ball MLB leagues at Underdog fantasy with promo code SIXPACK and get your money back during the first month if you are unhappy. Injuries The guys, with the help from Mike, start by doing through the recent injuries including... - Fernando Tatis Jr. - Zac Gallen - Kirby Yates - George Springer - Jose Leclerc ADP Next, they will go through some of the ADP Risers and Fallers over the last month. This is according to NFBC ADP. Risers - Ty France - Bobby Dalbec - Madison Bumgarner - Vlad Guerrero Jr. - Austin Meadows - Victor Robles Fallers - Jeff McNeil - Dominic Smith - David Price - Craig Kimbrel - Any of the injured players (Lamet, Grisham, Carrasco, etc.) Position Battles Mike has been on top of watching lineups throughout the spring. He keeps track of it via his Google Sheet. He helps the guys breakdown the noteworthy position battles including - Padres 2B - Orioles CF/leadoff - Rockies 1B (2B/3B as well) - Marlins 2B - Phillies CF - Reds infield Players Avoiding/Targeting Last the guys close out with 3 players (1 IF, 1 OF, 1 P) they are avoiding and targeting in drafts this season 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support

Their guest this week is Travis Argo. Travis is a writer for Fantasy Six Pack. If you don't already make sure you follow him on Twitter @ArgoTravis. 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. 2021 NL West Preview Get in on some Best Ball MLB leagues at Underdog fantasy with promo code SIXPACK and get your money back after a month if you unhappy. The guys, with the help from Travis, will go team-by-team. First, they will give the new arrivals for each team. Followed then by the projected lineup according to RosterResource. Next for each team, they will ask some burning questions that Fantasy Baseball players will want to know. Below are the players being asked about for each team. Arizona Diamondbacks - Is Zac Gallen's streak of seasons with under a three ERA sustainable? - Can Ketel Marte return to his 2019 production? - Should Christian Walker be a target as a CI option? Colorado Rockies - What do we do with Charlie Blackmon after his terrible 2020? - Can Trevor Story continue to be elite without Nolan Arenado? - Is Daniel Bard a solid closer option late in drafts? Los Angeles Dodgers - Is Corey Seager fully back to being a superstar after a bad stretch between 2018 and 2019? - Is Max Muncy underrated considering he has hit 35 HR the last two full seasons? - The oft-injured is discounted compared to previous seasons, is he worth the risk? San Diego Padres - Can Chris Paddock thrive again now that he will be at best SP3 for the Dodgers? - Can Tommy Pham get back to his 20/20 ways after a poor 2020? - Is Fernando Tatis Jr. worth the No. 1 pick over Acuna, Betts and Soto? - Prediction for the second base battle? San Francisco Giants - Is the power from Mike Yastrzemski legit? - Can we trust Kevin Gausman to continue his success he found in SF? 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. Attributions: Icons vector created by rwdd_studios - www.freepik.com Icons vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com Food vector created by vectorpocket - www.freepik.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fantasy-six-pack-hour/support