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Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Eno Sarris (@enosarris) live from the Oakland A’s protest game to discuss his blend of traditional sports journalism and fantasy analysis. Then they dive into the Stuff+ metric, how to use it, and which pitchers Stuff+ may be over or underselling.  Players Discussed:  Tyler Glasnow Taj Bradley Chris Bassitt Graham Ashcraft Clarke Schmidt Tanner Houck Kyle Bradish Zach Eflin Michael Kopech MacKenzie Gore ⁠Stuff+ leaderboard ⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) blend fantasy baseball analysis with fantasy baseball therapy as they discuss personal biases, blind spots, and why we create such attachments to players on our teams. They end with a therapy-style breakthrough on the best way to approach FAAB. Through all of this, they’ll discuss Brent Rooker, Nathan Eovaldi, Pablo Lopez, Jake Fraley, Triston Casas, Jake Burger, Matthew Liberatore, and many more. Rundown How aware are you of your own biases and are biases just a result of managing out of fear? What are your blind spots? Can we control our blindspots if we know they’re there?  Why do we have such blind spots for rookies? We just continually expect them to pop and we hold them too long when not many really hit. Is there a more efficient waiver wire strategy that caters to the long-term nature of fantasy baseball? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) go back to their roots and just talk baseball. They cover why some pitchers can be ineffective with elite stuff, why pitchers made suddenly lose feel for pitches, and what leads to hitting slumps. Along they way, they discuss a handful of slumping players and discuss when to trust what you see and when to use "the data." RUNDOWN - We discuss potentially coaching our kids, even though our kids are too young to be coached - Sami is pissed that he went against his gut and dropped Bryson Stott. When do you trust what you see over the data points? If you limit yourself, which data should you use? - Jack Suwinski tangent on how to use Statcast rolling windows Does This Guy Suck? Pitchers  Graham Ashcraft  Dylan Cease Domingo German MacKenzie Gore Gavin Stone Sandy Alcantara Hitters  Willy Adames  Jorge Mateo Brandon Marsh Brenton Doyle --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome KC Bubba (@bdentrek) to discuss hitters who are scuffling of late. Some were early-season waiver wire darlings, others were early-round draft picks. Who should we be worried about? Who should we be trying to trade for? They dig into it all here. News and Notes: Luis Ortiz debut on Tuesday Eury Perez getting the call Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel both called up Casey Schmitt called up Struggling Hitters: Are we buying low or moving on? Bryson Stott Andres Gimenez Ryan McMahon Josh Naylor Brandon Lowe  Nolan Arenado Seiya Suzuki Jack Suwinski Jarred Kelenic Wrap-up question: When do you cut bait with a waiver add hitters? How different is it from cutting bait with a hitter you drafted in the mid-to-late rounds? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes Fangraphs editor and mustache aficionado Paul Sporer (@sporer) for a starting pitching smorgasbord! They discuss all of the recent starting pitching prospects being called up and then dive into some veterans who are over-performing to decide if these starts are real or not. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Offenses to attack? How much do you factor in opposing offense when starting a pitcher?  Hitter Call-Ups Matt Mervis Maikel Garcia Ranking the Rookies. Our thoughts on all of: Tanner Bibee  Taj Bradley Mason Miller Bryce Miller  Logan Allen  Louie Varland Gavin Stone  Brandon Pfaadt  Matthew Liberatore  Bryce Elder Are you for real?  Seth Lugo  Matt Strahm  Vince Velasquez  Eduardo Rodriguez  Domingo German  Justin Steele  Drew Smyly Wade Miley  Some final words/advice about process and sticking to your evaluations --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@believe_Sami) discuss early-season regrets, both with players they didn’t draft and those they did. They discuss how upset to be about your team in April and then dive into players who could be nearing a breakout.  All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown What can we react to in April and what should we ignore? FOMO Regrets (Players We Don’t Have Enough Shares of) Josh Lowe Jarred Kelenic Matt Chapman James Outman Joe Ryan Jorge Mateo Buyer’s Remorse (Players We Have That We Wish We Didn’t) Lance Lynn Manny Machado Wil Myers Isaac Paredes Likely Bouncebacks: Players We’ll Regret Regretting Josiah Gray Jose Berrios  Jack Suwinski Joey Gallo Other Potential Bouncebacks Miguel Vargas Josh Naylor George Springer Jake Burger Kerry Carpenter Matt Carpenter Trent Grisham Franmil Reyes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) to discuss recent prospect call-ups and young players who are scuffling and surging to start the year. Who should we be excited about? Who should we be worried about? They dig into it all here.  Recent Prospect Call-ups (Who’s worth adding?) Mason Miller Brayan Bello Vaughn Grissom Oswald Peraza Brett Baty Zach Neto  Brett Wisley Tyler Freeman Any of Tucupita Marcano, Jordan Diaz, Emnamuel Valdez, Lenyn Sosa worthy of 12 or 15 team rosters? Young Players Scuffling. Should we worry? Miguel Vargas Edouard Julien Anthony Volpe Gunnar Henderson Triston Casas Young Players Streaking. Are they for real? James Outman Nolan Gorman Josh Lowe Bryson Stott Josh Jung Spencer Steer QUICK HITTER: Chris’ Favorite Prospect Stashes in 12 and 15 team re-draft leagues Brandon Pfaadt Matthew Liberatore Tanner Bibee Logan Allen Matt Mervis  Mark Vientos --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome fellow Brooklynite Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss hitters. Kidding. They discussed starting pitching, played some name games, and had a generally wonderful time while giving lots of fantasy advice on who to pick up or panic on, etc.  All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Should We Panic? Corbin Burnes Max Scherzer Zac Gallen Chris Sale (Shane Bieber tangent) For Real or Fugazzi: Pablo Lopez Mike Clevinger Noah Syndergaard Graham Ashcraft Justin Steele Zach Eflin Claim or Lame? Clarke Schmidt (44% rostered) Tyler Mahle (33% rostered) Trevor Rogers (28% rostered) Michael Kopech (28% rostered) Yusei Kikuchi (27% rostered) Mackenzie Gore (19% rostered) Dylan Dodd (15% rostered) Jared Shuster (20% rostered) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) premiere their inaugural Sunday Six waiver wire show where they give you six starting pitchers who are under 50% rostered in Yahoo formats that they think you should be adding on the wire. Short and sweet and oh so useful. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Kyle Bradish Zach Eflin Justin Steele Eduardo Rodriguez Roansy Contreras Jared Shuster --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Eric (@SamskiNYC) does a solo pod breaking down his favorite waiver wire pick-ups for both shallow and deeper leagues. He covers both hitters and pitchers who are rostered in under 50% of NFBC 12-team leagues and runs through what types of leagues he believes they'll be valuable in and what you can expect from adding them. Since these are quick-hitter type analyses, we're not going to do a rundown of all the names mentioned, but some of them were Darick Hall, Jake Cave, David Hensley, A.J. Minter, Nick Anderson, AJ Pollock, Nick Maton, Dom Smith, Mike Moustakas, Matthew Boyd, Graham Ashcraft, Shintaro Fujinami, Will Smith, and so many more All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome reigning Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) to discuss his detailed spring training tracker. They walk through some of the remaining starting jobs across the league that are up for grabs and could have major fantasy implications. Who is likely to win the job? Are they worth drafting? They discuss it all. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Intro: Where can you read Mike’s work and what he focuses on in spring training Position Battles to Pay Attention to: Who is Winning a Job? Astros 2B David Hensley vs Mauricio Dubon  Yankees middle infield Oswald Peraza vs Anthony Volpe Is Kiner-Falefa in OF? Twins 2B/3B Who plays with Jorge Polanco out and Jose Miranda banged up? Marlins outfield Jesus Sanchez vs Bryan De La Cruz vs Garrett Cooper Mariners outfield Jared Kelenic vs AJ Pollock vs Dylan Moore Cardinals outfield Jordan Walker vs Tyler O’Neill vs Dylan Carlson vs Juan Yepez Diamondbacks OF/DH/3B Lourdes Gurriel vs Jake McCarthy vs Alek Thomas vs Evan Longoria vs Josh Rojas Rockies infield Mike Moustakas vs Elehuris Montero Athletics CF Christian Pache vs Esteury Ruiz Royals outfield/DH  Where does Franmil play? Brewers 2B and 3B Luis Urias vs Brice Turang vs Owen Miller vs Mike Brosseau --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support

Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes prospect expert and Top Chef superfan James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) to discuss what factors determine when to draft prospects in redraft leagues. Then they run through a laundry list of prospects and discuss their potential value for 2023.  All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Intro: Where can you read James’ work Rookie strategy: Generally, how comfortable are you taking rookies early in redraft leagues? What are the determining factors in knowing if you will or will not take the plunge? Players we know will be good but are you in or out at ADP? Corbin Carroll Gunnar Henderson Jordan Walker Triston Casas Rookie Catchers: Gabriel Moreno Shea Langaliers Francisco Alvarez Endy Rodriguez Luis Campusano Rookie Pitchers: Grayson Rodriguez Hunter Brown Andrew Painter Brandon Pfaadt Drey Jameson vs Ryne Nelson Hayden Wesneski Mackenzie Gore Cade Cavalli Ken Waldichuk Brayan Bello Cody Morris Kyle Harrison Bobby Miller Bryce Miller Gavin Stone Ricky Tiedemann Taj Bradley DL Hall Rookie Hitters:  Miguel Vargas Esteury Ruiz Ezequiel Tovar Oswald Peraza vs Anthony Volpe Josh Jung Oscar Colas Garrett Mitchell Brice Turang (Tangent: Brian Anderson) Brett Baty vs Curtis Mead Spencer Steer vs Christian Encarnacion-Strand Parker Meadows Maikel Garcia James Outman --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eric-samulski/support