Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo's Scott Pianowski and baseball writer Joe Sheehan from Sports Illustrated and Baseball America discuss the first (only?) week of the 2020 MLB Season, what the Miami Marlins situation could mean for the rest of baseball, what teams stand out early and whether the closer role is slowly going away for good.
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Is it over before it began? With the Miami Marlins facing an outbreak of COVID-19 within their clubhouse and sitting on the sidelines until next Monday, Scott and Joe discuss where baseball went wrong and where MLB's risk tolerance to play a season lies. (01:23)
Craig Kimbrel's recent shakiness in the closer role and the widespread use of closers-by-committee makes us wonder, have we passed peak save? With starters pitching fewer innings, and shutdown relievers like Josh Hader going multiple innings, shapeless pitching staffs might be here to stay. (11:26)
Scott and Joe take a look at some teams that have jumped out to start the season, like the Braves, Twins and Dodgers. (25:20)
And we wrap up the show with a draft of our favorite baseball seasons of years past. (50:30)
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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.First-half fantasy takeaways at the All-Star break
Young pitchers, trade-bait pitchers and Yankees-Sox brings the rivalry to London
How to juggle sanity, strategy and FAAB half-way through the season, also lots of Dodger talk
Making sense of Encarnación to the Yankees and that Padres-Rockies series
MadBum's beef is good for baseball, Keuchel & Kimbrel finally sign & Cleveland is 'nothin'
The Mets' rotation, Julio Teheran's upside and why the Twins will continue to dominate
Second chance drafting the remainder of the 2019 season
Going FAAB-crazy and talking trade strategy with Fred Zinkie
Tigers & Twins check-in, FAAB strategy & the best Michigan athletes
Have replay, rest & advanced stats gone too far?
Checking in on the AL East with Jonah Keri of The Athletic & Sportsnet
Time to panic about struggling aces?
Are Alonso, Matz and the Mets for real?
How to manage in the era of surging home runs and strikeouts (with SI's Joe Sheehan)
Chris Sale's rocky opening day, plus 2019 bold predictions with Derek Carty
Navigating the annoying world of saves, plus the ATL, CHC and LAD starting rotations with Fred Zinkie
Auction strategy, the Colorado Rockies and the Cubs and Astros pitching staffs with The Athletic's Gene McCaffrey
Starting pitcher deep-dive: injuries, strategies and questions galore
Bryce Harper a Phillie, what to do with Vlad, Jr. and exploring closers and stolen bases
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