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Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Players To Target For September Baseball

September 5, 2018 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 3 Comments

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The season is ticking down to Judgement Day, and this is the time when fantasy championships are won! This makes two consecutive weeks, where I’ve started the Podcast blurb like a motivational poster. You gotta think like a winner kid! That’s only part of it though. You gotta research like a winner too! Don’t worry brah, we got cha covered there. This week, notorious “winner” Grey Albright, and yours truly navigate the waiver wire, and names to target over the final few weeks of the 2018 season. We then, hem and haw about the service time manipulation, I teach Grey how to say Brandon Lowe, before offering solutions, or at least trying. (Hey, we tried!) Before hitting all the names, and dissecting Eminem’s latest release. It’s a very special episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast, but that’s mostly due to the lack of clothing Grey and I wear while recording. Wait, what?!? As always, go and checkout our sponsor Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all of your purchases.

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Prospect Podcast: Luis Urias, Tyler O’Neill, And Live Scouting Looks

September 2, 2018 | Prospect Podcast, Razzball Podcast | 23 Comments

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A great season of live looks comes to a close, as Lance and I each discuss our final games of the season. Luckily we have some great names to bring you this week, but not before we briefly hit on Arizona Fall League rosters, and some of the recent MLB callups including the early returns on one Michael Kopech, Tyler O’Neill, Harrison Bader and Luis Urias. It’s another show not to miss, as we navigate the minor leagues over the last week. Don’t forget to checkout our sponsor Rotowear, by heading over to Rotowear.com and using our promo code SAGNOF to save 20% on all Rotowear brand shirts. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast

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Scouting Looks: Enyel De Los Santos vs. Mike Shawaryn

September 1, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 6 Comments

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With the minor league season winding down here in the waning weeks of the summer. I headed out to Pawtucket, RI on Wednesday in order to get some first hand looks at a pair of pitchers with the potential to be called-up when rosters expand in the coming days. The first was Phillies AAA ace Enyel De Los Santos, the right-hander with the mid-90’s fastball was the Phillies return for Freddy Galvis this winter, and has been very solid during his time in the Phillies organization. He debuted in the majors earlier this summer, making two starts in mid-July, before heading back to Lehigh Valley. He was back up for a relief appearance earlier this month, but has spent the majority of his season in the International League. The other arm was the Red Sox Mike Shawaryn, another arm I’ve discussed a little in my articles and on the podcast over the last few months. This was my second look at Shawaryn this season, and first in AAA. Both the Phillies and Red Sox are in the playoff push, and each of these arms could fill a variety of roles this season, and going forward. Let’s discuss what I witnessed.

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Fantasy Baseball Podcast: September Call-Ups For The Stretch Run

August 29, 2018 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 8 Comments

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The stretch run is here, the only thing that matters at this point in the season is the W. No not that trash Wu-Tang album, where’s your head at dude? It’s time to take home championships y’all! This week we hit on all the names you should know for September call-ups. Of course I mention Peter Alonso, but the Mets are awful in every way, shape, and form. Not to worry there’s plenty of other names out there to help you out. After that we hit on Kendrys’ magical run, Christian Yelich’s stellar year, and where we rate him for 2019, as well as a little back-patting for Grey’s pre-season Josh Donaldson call. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast. As always, go and checkout our sponsor Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all of your purchases.

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Minor League Update: Kyle Tucker Is Hotter Than Fefe

August 26, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 43 Comments

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It’s Tucking K-way!!! The announcers at Fresno Grizzles games should just yell that out every time Kyle Tucker hits the batters box. Seriously, there is no one hotter on the planet right now than Kyle Tucker. Now gentlemen and three ladies, I know what you’re all thinking, “Real nice Ralphie, but where was this in the bigs kid?” BTW all of you have a Southie accent, and at least one Celtic cross tattoo. I just wanted to be clear about that. Oh, what’s that? The sound of a walkoff three run dong off the bat of Tucker? He finished up Saturday night 2-for-4 with 3 RBI, a run, a stolen base, and a walk. Tucker is hitting .478/.510/.1.087 with 9 homers, 18 runs, 20 RBI, and 6 steals over his last ten games. That’s some hero-ball type of stuff. Despite the struggles in his limited MLB looks I still foresee a future all-star, with 25-30 homer power, 15 steal speed, and a .270-.280 batting average. His setup, and swing are somewhat unique/unorthodox, whatever. With his uppercut bat-path, and upper body heavy swing, sometimes it almost looks like Tucker is throwing the bat, but he manages to get a lot of the barrel in the strike-zone, leading to a ton of good contact. All this to say, don’t sell on Tucker. 2018 might not be his year to contribute, but I’d be in on 2019 in all formats. The lingering question is playing time, but Tucker is good enough that he’ll force his way. It’s easy to forget he’s just 21, and will be 22 for the entirety of 2019. So there’s plenty of time to get things to click at the big league level. I do think there will be some swing and miss struggles early, but those should stabilize with experience. Tucker is an obvious candidate for a September promotion, and could provide some spark with the right amount of playing time.

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Prospect Podcast: Michael Kopech’s Debut And September Call-Ups

August 25, 2018 | Prospect Podcast, Razzball Podcast | 5 Comments

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For prospectors with years in the game, there are few things more satisfying than watching prospects develop into MLB players. Well, maybe a bowl of ice cream, or a steak sandwich is more satisfying, but prospect promotions are a close second. In this vein, we ate steak sandwiches and ice cream, while discussing the MLB debuts of one Michael Kopech, and the Braves Bryse Wilson. After giving you our two cents on what we saw in those highly anticipated premiers, we move along to announcing our new venture @Prospectslive, before hitting on some top Minor League news, like the shutdown of Dylan Cease, Nolan Gorman’s recent streak, or the AAA debut of Michael Chavis. It’s a big week, as always, on the show, as we get your minor league knowledge up to date. Don’t forget to visit Rotowear.com, and support our sponsor by using our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off the top fashions in the fantasy game. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

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Minor League Update: Florial Arrangements For Your Dynasty Centerpiece

August 23, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 14 Comments

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Prospects are funny, when things are going well all is expected of them. The sky’s the limit, the loftiest of comparisons are strewn about, and the helium pumps. Then the player struggles. Whether it be a command bout for a live arm, or a hitter stalling a little in his development. We all quickly jump off the boat. When often times, that player bounces back the following year, or late in the season, only to leave egg on our faces. Development takes time, and it’s just that, developing skills that lead to success at the major league level. Once such case of struggle, and recent revival is Yankees outfield prospect Estevan Florial. After an unproductive and injury plagued first half, the Haitian talent has returned with a vengeance. He’s looking more comfortable at the plate, and his swing and miss issues are trending the right way. If Florial can get his hit tool to a 45-50 level, his combination of speed and power could turn him into an impact player at the major league level. For now there’s still hit tool concerns, but you scout the athlete, and there’s few more impressive than Florial. I won’t back down from Florial as a top 25-50 prospect, and he’ll be around there in my update.

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Fantasy Baseball Podcast: All The Pitchers Are Hurt Except Jacob deGrom

August 21, 2018 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 3 Comments

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A very special week on the podcast, as I’m just hours removed from attending our producer Andy Singleton’s wedding in Brookyln, New York. Is he our producer? Kind of (totally), but either way, I’m fresh out of NYC, avoiding any conflicts with 6ix9ine, and I’m ready to talk some baseball. We dig into the Ronald Acuña beanball fallout, what we think a fair punishment for Jose Urena would be, and the idea that this is an example of “old school” play. We then jump into a little head to head player debate, pitting Vlad Jr. vs. Eloy Jimenez, Acuña vs Juan Soto, and Jack Flaherty vs. Walker Buehler. Then we jump into the modern marvel that is Jacob deGrom’s 2018, before diving into all the player injuries, and news of note over the last 7 days. It’s another gem for the hommies! It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast. As always, go and checkout our sponsor Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all of your purchases.

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Minor League Update: Introducing Brujan Da 5’9

August 19, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 13 Comments

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Piece by piece, pick by pick, signing by signing the Tampa Bay Rays have quietly built the best farm system in baseball. Stocked at all levels with players of all types. This balanced blend of pitching and hitting, power and speed, big stuff guys and pitchability types. There’s no shortage of prospects to discuss on the Rays farm. While much of the recent discussion and helium has followed wunderkind Wander Franco and his assault on the Appy League. He’s not the hottest player in the Tampa system at the moment. That honor belongs to recently promoted second baseman Vidal Brujan. The 20 year old switch-hitter is a contact machine, showing an uncanny ability to get his bat on balls in all quadrants of the zone. With a mature approach at the plate, it’s apparent right away that Brujan has a plan. His ability to recognize and make in swing adjustments is rare. When I caught the spark-plug (coded short person language) in the New York-Penn League last year with Hudson Valley, he stuck out like a green hat with an orange bill. Rarely do you see a player this athletic in short season ball, that seemingly has the foundations figured out. But there was Brujan. He’s never going to be an impactful power hitter, but his swing does have loft, and he has the ability to drive balls to the gaps. Quick hands generate his plus bat speed, but it’s his laid back approach, and ability to make split second reads on spin that really set him apart. That’s before we even talk about his speed and base-running ability. He’s quick, getting clocked at 4.26 on the turn by Jason Woodell just weeks ago. He uses that speed too, wrecking havoc this season between the Midwest League and Florida State League, stealing 49 bases on 67 attempts. I envision a top of the order table setter with 25+ steals, a high batting average and 12-15 homers, but 30+ doubles. If I was in a dynasty that used points scoring, I’d make it a priority to add Brujan. Through 12 games in High-A he’s slashing .409/.519/.614 with a homer and 6 steals. Go add Brujan da 5’9 (that’s his listed height) before he goes BOOM!

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Prospect Podcast: Minor League Hitting Adjustments

August 18, 2018 | Prospect Podcast, Razzball Podcast | 4 Comments

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Adjustments! This episode is dedicated, partly at least, to the brave minor league players that adjusted their game in 2018. Players like Cavan Biggio, Taylor Ward, and Bryse Wilson come to mind, but there’s others as well. We start the show off with some news around the minors, talk promotions, and as well as some recent performances. Of course, we update you on Brendan McKay’s last week, before diving into a quick discussion on a recent article from former big leaguer Nate Freiman. Next up is our featured topic of player adjustments. We end with our weekly Five By Five, as we each highlight five players of note from the minor leagues over the last few weeks. It’s a jam packed episode, per usual. As always stop by Rotowear.com and support our sponsor, by using our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all you purchases through the site. It’s another week of the Razzball Prospect Podcast.

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Minor League Update: Bryse Yourself For Wilson’s Arrival

August 17, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 9 Comments

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We might be standing on the precipice of a seemingly non-stop string of Braves hurlers to emerge from their system. We’ve seen bits and pieces of Mike Soroka, Touki Toussaint, and Kolby Allard. Both 2017 first rounder Kyle Wright and my favorite Braves arm, Bryse Wilson, are at AAA. While another rotation worth of arms stew below; players like Ian Anderson, Kyle Muller, Joey Wentz, Huascar Ynoa, Freddy Tarnok, Etc. There’s reinforcements coming, and Bryse Wilson, after last night’s performance, might be squarely on the callup radar. In his third AAA start Wilson went 8 scoreless innings, allowing  1 hit, walking none, and striking out 13 batters, facing the minimum amount of batters for a 99 gamescore. A few weeks ago I discussed Wilson’s transition from a two-seam fastball to a four-seamer, and the subsequent results following a rough stretch early in AA. There’s obviously a great deal of credit that goes to the Braves staff, but ultimately it’s on the player. The fact that his transition was so swift and seamless, speaks to the intangibles of that prospect. While it’s somewhat unlikely, seeing Wilson in the bigs for some pen work or a few spot starts wouldn’t surprise me.

Geoff

Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Callups, Injuries, And The On Going Closer Carousel

August 14, 2018 | All Podcasts, Razzball Podcast | 8 Comments

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Every week of the fantasy season feels like a dog year. With every passing day, players rise, players fall, pitchers get hurt, and closers implode. This week was no different, as everything Grey and I said to you a week ago is completely meaningless. It’s a new week, a new day, new closers are imploding, callups are getting called, and we’re all waiting on the next add/drop. With all of this in mind, Mr. Albright and yours truly talk, Tyler Glasnow, trusting Kyle Freeland and the callups of Danny Jansen, Touki Toussaint, and Sean-Reid Foley. We hit on some closers to add, some schmotatos to watch, and shame Grey for laughing at serious movies. Actually I’m with him on the last part. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast. As always, go and checkout our sponsor Rotowear.com and use our promo-code SAGNOF to get 20% off all of your purchases. It’s the latest episode of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Podcast:

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