The Mound

• • Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn

  • email: Baseballholics@gmail.com

     

1^st Base (~3:15)

Brady Aiken

• TJS rears its ugly head - what's it mean for Aiken?

• For the Astros?

• For his draft stock in 2015?

2^nd Base (~13:30)

Previewing the Wests

• AL

• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?
• NL
• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?

3^rd Base (~55:00)

Read Between the Lies

• Carlos Gomez

• Jered Weaver
• Victor Martinez
• Justin Morneau
• Cole Hamels
• Ricky Henderson

Home (~1:10:00)

The Baseballholilcs Anonymous Auction League

• Draft was on Saturday

• Strategies going in
• Adjusting on the fly
• The dust settles

Music by The Ghost Notes:

Intro – Hold On

Outro –Never Seems Right

Break Music by PBR Streetgang

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The Mound

• • Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn

  • email: Baseballholics@gmail.com

  • Auditing Thorburn's Mechanics Report Card

    • Link

1^st Base (~6:15)

Player Extensions

• Eaton

• Yelich
• Who benefits?
• Candidates for an extension

2^nd Base (~27:15)

Previewing the Centrals

• AL

• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?
• NL
• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?

3^rd Base (~1:19:00)

True or False

• Blackmon

• Giancarlo
• Arrieta
• Cole vs. Zimmer
• Vogt
• Machado

Home (~1:38:30)

Prospects in Fantasy

• Single-year vs. Dynasty

• Mono League vs. Mixed
• Pitchers vs. Hitters
• The DFS angle

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The Mound

• • email: Baseballholics@gmail.com

  • Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn

  • Schedule for Ep 9

1^st Base (~3:15)

News

• Stroman

• Wheeler
• Bryant
• Taylor
• Harvey
• Will Ferrell

2^nd Base (~20:20)

Previewing the Easts

• AL

• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?
• NL
• Best Lineup, Rotation, Bullpen
• How will they finish?

3^rd Base (~1:05:00)

Get a Clue

• We each get 5 clues as to the ID of a player

• Points awarded based on number of clues needed to guess correctly
• Three players each

Home (~1:20:45)

Emails

• Sonny Gray

• Tanner Scheppers, Statcast

Music by The Ghost Notes:

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The Mound

• • email: Baseballholics@gmail.com

  • Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn

  • Baseballholics Auction Fantasy League

    • Awesome turnout, and the league is now full!

    • Draft on Saturday, March 28^th, 8:30 pm EST (5:30pm PST)

  • Fantasy Special

  • Schedule for Ep 8

1^st Base (~4:15)

Injury Updates, Fantasy Implications

• Darvish

• Cl. Lee
• Wainwright
• Sale
• Pence
• R. Castillo

2^nd Base (~18:30)

Strategies for Draft Day

• Single-Year leagues, first 5 rounds

• Best Player Available vs. Positional Scarcity
• Well-rounded Players vs. Saturated Categories
• Prospects
• Draft Prep

3^rd Base (~51:30)

Fantasy Pop Quiz

• Who to take #7 overall?

• What to do in 2nd-3rd if Kersh in 1st?

• Top of the 4th rd in a 12-team mixed

• To save or not to save?

• Second swing, picks #30-31 in 10-team AL only

• Too much pitching, keeper league

Home (~1:29:15)

Fantasy Breakouts, Bargains, and Busts

• Breakouts (upper tiers)

• Bargains (lower tiers)

• Busts (moddle-upper tiers)

Music by The Ghost Notes:

Intro – Hold On

Outro –Never Seems Right

Break Music by PBR Streetgang

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The Mound

• • Wrapping up the Starting Pitcher Guide

  • email: Baseballholics@gmail.com

  • iTunes, please Rate and Review

  • Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn

  • Baseballholics Auction Fantasy League

    • Draft on Saturday, March 28^th, 8:30 pm EST (5:30pm PST)

    • There's a couple of spots left, going to cap at 15 teams

    • Email us if you'd like to join

  • Schedule for Ep 7

  • Chris Sale's broken foot

    • Sam's Rule on Injured P's

1^st Base (~3:30)

Effective Velocity with Carlos Pena, brought to you by Perry Husband

• Click here to see the video from MLB.com

• Perry Husband's website: www.hittingisaguess.com 

2^nd Base (~24:00)

Part 2 of Starting Pitcher Fantasy Ranks, Beyond the Top 50

• Doug & Sam exchange n' debate rankings, discuss tiers

3^rd Base (~1:06:15)

Over/Under

• Butler SLG

• W. Myers XBH

• Aa. Sanchez GS

• Yordano WHIP

• G. Polanco SLG

• Red Dragon Velo

• Headley HR
• Hughes BB

Home (~1:39:00)

Key Players, American League

• East

  • Stroman and Longoria

• Central

  • Brantley and Abreu

• West

  • Pujols and Richards

Handshakes (~1:56:30)

- Snag a spot in our auction league - Baseballholics@gmail.com

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