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Today, we're diving deep into the world of fantasy baseball as we gear up for the upcoming MLB season! In this episode, we're bringing our A-game as we analyze player performances, stats, and team dynamics to give you some juicy predictions. Get ready for our bold projections on who's gonna boom, who might bust, and the hidden gems ready to shine. Whether you're a seasoned fantasy baseball pro or just starting out, this episode is your ultimate guide for draft picks and strategic moves!

Elly De La Cruz is coming for his first full season with the rest of the young core like Matt Mcclain and Spencer Steer. Will the additions of Nick Martinez and Frankie Montas in the rotation be enough to help get the Reds into the playoffs? We discuss that and the Reds 2024 season on this episode of Pack the Brew!
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Sara and Shelly are joined by Randy Haines to recap the DARF draft through a  series of debatable moments, moves and strategies during the draft.

Discussions:

Elly De La Cruz in the third: the cost remains high, is his incredible upside worth the draft pick?

Corey Seager in the third: he's a proven fantasy contributor but will he be healthy for Opening Day? Does taking him have trickle down effects in your drafts?

Are you prioritizing hitting or pitching in a draft? Does the individual draft change that answer?

Slow drafts vs. fast drafts

How are we dealing with unsigned players this late into the offseason? Matt Chapman, Cody Bellinger, Blake Snell and more.

Shelly was drafting right after Randy, and you know where this is going: snipes! Bobby Miller, Bryce Miller, Jarren Duran and William Contreras were among the biggest snipes in this draft

Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.

We discuss the possibility of condensing the free agent window and expansion. 

We're into Terry Francona and Joe Maddon narrating a watch party of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series on Thursday night on MLB Network

We are out on the new MLB uniforms (and so are most of the players).

Guest: Randy Haines

Hosts: Sara Sanchez | Shelly Verougstraete

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We open a couple blaster boxes of the newly released Topps 2024. Great new design and the first look at Elly De La Cruz rookie cards. 

Sara and Shelly are joined by Scott Chu in this debut episode with some of the most pressing fantasy baseball debates we're encountering so far this draft season.

Discussions:

Why we're all about debate on this show.

Fantasy Format Wars - Favorite ways to play this game including 12 v. 15 team leagues, head-to-head formats and the Tout Wars alternate categories league (5x5 Roto with innings pitched instead of wins, saves+holds instead of saves, and on-base percentage instead of batting average). 

Player debates:

Elly De La Cruz in round two or Oneil Cruz 60 picks later?

Traded for each other and you could be picking between them in the middle rounds of your draft, we debate the possible outcomes for Vaughn Grissom and Chris Sale with their new clubs.

The Contreras brothers are right in the middle of the top two tiers of catchers and shockingly similar players, we debate whether William Contreras or Willson Contreras are most likely to make it onto our rosters this season.

Love it or leave it? We wrap up with the baseball news we're most into or out on each week.

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Welcome back to another episode of Benched with Bubba. On BwB EP 648, Bubba will be joined by Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson). They will preview the Cincinnati Reds for the 2024 Fantasy Baseball season. 

Some Players Discussed- 

TJ Friedl 

Matt McLain 

Spencer Steer 

Noelvi Marte 

Elly De La Cruz 

Alexis Diaz 

Hunter Greene 

Many More

Welcome back to another episode of Benched with Bubba. On BwB EP 640, Bubba (@bdentrek) will be joined by James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) of RotoWire to discuss recent MLB Hot Stove action and a handful of players entering their 2nd and 3rd seasons of action. 

Some Players Discussed- 

Elly De La Cruz 

Noelvi Marte 

Gunnar Henderson 

CJ Abrams 

Tarik.Skubal 

Grayson Rodriguez 

Josh Lowe 

Many More

Snow days are fun but they do not keep us from thinking about the boys of summer. It’s always tricky for us to pick our NYY bfs because of, well, general vitriol. But we persevere and end up disliking the team a little less. Pottymouth wants the team to give Oswaldo Cabrera a real shot, and Patti can’t help appreciating the deep fandom in Anthony Volpe’s family. For the Reds, Pottymouth goes for taller twin Elly de la Cruz, and Patti reads “DFA” and instead sees “Immaculate Grid” in Stuart Fairchild. Patron saint of the pod, Sean Doolittle, puts his big brain to work for the Nationals, and Dusty just can’t make retirement stick. The looking for a home As lead the Police Blotter with yet another complete dismissal of their fan base and find another team called the Bees to push around. The Cuban Professional Baseball Federation finds some exhibition games to play as politics bring an international tournament in Colombia to a stop, and winter ball heads to the finals. The Os open a state of the art academy in the Dominican Republic, calling it the most important accomplishment of the last several years. Hang on for the Hall of Fame reveal, and go, Ravens!

We say, “Pulaski cow,” “good news on the AC/DC front,” and, “Anybody who’s read Winne the Pooh knows you don’t f*&^ with the Bees.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Welcome back to another episode of Bubba (@bdentrek) and the Bloom (@RyanBHQ). On BATB 100, the guys continue their 2024 positional previews with the shortstop position. They will go over the top 10 in ADP, some later-round picks, listener questions, and more. 

Some Players Discussed- 

Bobby Witt Jr. 

Trea Turner 

Corey Seager 

Elly De La Cruz 

Francisco Lindor 

Bo Bichette 

CJ Abrams 

Gunnar Henderson 

Many More

Joe (@joegallina) and Scott (@iftheChufits) discuss the fantasy baseball implications of the Dodgers addition of Teoscar Hernandez to their star studded roster including changes in the roles Michael Busch's and Matt Mervis' role in 2024.  They also analyze the 2023 seasons of last year's breakouts and try to determine if we can expect a repeat performance. 

Joe (@joegallina) and Scott (@iftheChufits) discuss the fantasy baseball implications of the Dodgers addition of Teoscar Hernandez to their star studded roster including changes in the roles Michael Busch's and Matt Mervis' role in 2024. They also analyze the 2023 seasons of last year's breakouts and try to determine if we can expect a repeat performance. 

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Chris Spielman was a legendary linebacker for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Detroit Lions.

In this episode, we have the Tip-Off and then we give our MLB Midseason Review. We look at our hottest and coldest takes of the MLB season. Finally we have  Week 4 of Round 7 of our predictions and a super interesting StatTrack. We hope you stay healthy, enjoy the week, and enjoy the episode!

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The greatest catcher of all-time, Johnny Bench joins Adam Schein to talk about the Cincinnati Reds, the current state of Baseball, the Big Red Machine, Baseball's rule changes, and who he believes is the best catcher of all-time. Schein breaks down his vacation, going to Carbone, playing Tennis, and reveals another text from Jack Schein. 

The boys are back and apologetic. In this episode CJ & Spilly talk Yankees offensive struggles after Spilly saw Aaron Boone's club visit Colorado. The Astros injuries keep piling up and Spilly thinks that perhaps they sit out this deadline for the greater good. The Reds have been a fun team to watch but the bats have gone quiet and so they dip into the farm system once again. 

BaseballBiz On Deck MLB Midseason rundown with Brandon

• AL East 
  • Rays started season with 13 wins in a row
  • Recently lost 7 games in a row
  • @Mat_Germain_  projections on bumpy tract for the Rays
  • 2 Best teams today in the MLB – Braves & Rays
  • Atlanta Braves had been adopted as the Tampa home team 
  • Braves sell out the Trop and take the first 2 out of 3 in St. Pete
  • Classic match ups – Charlie Morton v Tyler Glasnow, Spencer Strider v Taj Bradly
  • Zach Eflin – Rock of the Rays Rotation
  • LOB
  • Orioles ascend and take 2 of 4 @  at Yankees Stadium
  •  O’s -  Cinderella Run to the AL Championship
  • Yankees GM, Brian Cashman, fires the Yankees hitting coach
  • Blue Jays – Alek Manoah returns
  • Red Sox – only 1 game behind the Yankees
• AL Comedy Central – Brandon breaks it down
  •  Eliminate divisions - advice from Mat
  • Brandon proposes Conference model
  • Guardians, 9th in the AL - leading Central with a .500 percentage
  • Royals – 26 wins & 65 losses – still not the worst team in baseball
• AL West
  • Texas Rangers lead the West with a .571 winning percentage
  • Oakland has a .272 winning percentage 
  • Angels cursed? – great talent – limited results
  • Will Ohtani move 
  • Brodie Brazil speaks the truth about the Oakland A’s & potential move to yet another Tropicana – this one in Vegas- retractable roof on 9 acres?
  • Vegas – Expansion team or buying a Used A’s team from Oakland
• National League - NL East
  • The Atlanta Braves – beating everybody – Acuña – potential MVP
  • Marlins are growing quietly – one of the best teams in baseball today
  • Bucs & Dolphins compared to Marlins & Rays
  • Fenway fans sharing the love with Mark & Karen on the Trop
  • The Phillies
  • Mets are under 500 – 18.5 games behind the Braves
  • Money may buy you love but not necessarily a championship team – Sask teve Cohen
• Al Lopez - managerial tactic for success – playing as a cohesive team
  • Washington Nationals – White Flag – 24.5 games behind the Braves
• NL Central
  • Higher expectations for Brewers 
  • Cincinnati Reds –12 game winning streak
  • Joey Votto Returns
  • Rookie, Elly De La Cruz explodes on the baseball scene. 
  •  In 30 days De La Cruz in the Majors and his hit a cycle and now has stolen 3 bases with a single at bat in 2 pitches
  • Willy May Hayes would be proud of Elly
  • Cubs under 500 but recently beat the Yankees in Yankee stadium
  • Pirates – first crack at the MLB draft selected Paul Skeens. 
• NL West 
  •  Dodgers have won 7 of their last 10 games and now share the number 1 division spot with the Diamondbacks
  • Imminent rebuilds for some teams

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Today’s Sports Daily covers putting the Ohtani/Babe Ruth argument to rest – it’s not even close, the Braves are destroying teams, Elly de la Cruz setting milestones, Wemby & Britney have an “altercation,” & Dame Lillard’s demands.

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@wemby big ticket prices for @nbasummerleague debut tomorrow night & an alleged incident between @britneyspears & a @spurs security guard.  
A new #basketball league started by @breannastewart30 & @napheesa24 during the @wnba offseason. 
 I hear @gabbywilliams women going overseas because not making enough from their #wnba salary.  It’s not working the current system.  
@damianlillard I’m already tired of this drama.
  @la_cocoa_____18 I need to get to a @reds game.  
@mets what a comeback last night.  4-0 in July. Too bad the @braves are 58-28.  Best record in @mlb right now.  
@slimslay_81 here’s hoping you have a monster season for @nygiants it would make @livestrongernyc very happy.  
@partylikearochkind @texasfootball @big12conference preseason favorites. @andymurray go on a run at @wimbledon this year.

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The MLB day slate is small for June 26, but there is a lot of value on the board. Ride the Line has you covered with six plays for the day. Tanner Kern and Grant Mitchell have been hot, and they think they'll continue the heater on Monday on episode No. 22 of “Ride the Line” brought to you by the World Sports Network (WSN).

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