Episodes
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the Tuesday slate, including Tarik Skubal putting the finishing touches on what is likely a Cy Young winning season, Zebby Matthews looking impressive in his MLB debut, Ceddanne Rafaela beating the statcast allegations, Bryson Stott's tough season, and more. Then, we take a look at the top adds and drops of the day on Yahoo's waiver wire
Published 08/14/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) talks about Junior Caminero getting the call, and why he doesn't think he'll be all that valuable down the stretch. He also breaks down the Snell/Sale masterclass from last night, Clayton Kershaw finding his groove, the recent struggles of Taj Bradley, Joe Musgrove's return, and why Tyler Mahle is a great add for the stretch run
Published 08/13/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the busy weekend slate, inlcuding another gem from Spencer Arrighetti, Jake McCarthy heating up, the massive turnaround from Corbin Carroll, Hayden Birdsong falling flat against the Tigers, and much more. Then, we take a look at the Yahoo waiver wire and go over the top adds and drops of the day
Published 08/12/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Thursday's slate, including Kevin Gausman's intersting outing and disappointing season as a whole, Tyler Anderson continuing to succeed despite terrible underlying numbers, Jackson Chourio's massive breakout, and much more. Then, we head to the Yahoo waiver wire to talk about the popular adds and drops of the day before highlighting six weekend SP streamers that Joe is looking to add
Published 08/09/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down all of the big action from Wednesday's slate, including Yusei Kikuchi settling into Houston very well, Jackson Holliday fully arriving on the scene, the development of Brandon Pfaadt, Zach Neto's breakout season, and much more. Then, we head to the Yahoo waiver wire to talk about the most popular adds and drops of the day
Published 08/08/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Tuesday's action, including another great Shota Imanaga performance, Hayden Birdsong getting demolished in Washington, Mackenzie Gore's second half struggles, James Wood hitting the ground running, and much more. Then, we take a look at the most popular adds and drops of the day on Yahoo's waiver wire
Published 08/07/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Monday's slate, including David Festa's fantastic outing, James Paxton continuing to defy logic, Jesus Sanchez's monster HR and future outlook, Luis Garcia and Wilyer Abreu starting to gain traction, and much more. Then, Joe goes through the Yahoo waiver wire and talks about the most popular adds and drops of the day
Published 08/06/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the weekend slate, including Gerrit Cole still not looking like himself, DJ Herz coming a long way as a rookie, Luis Garcia Jr flying under the radar, Joc Pederson's career year, and much more. Then, we take a look at the waiver wire and go through the popular adds and drops of the day on Yahoo.
Published 08/05/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) takes your question from Twitter and Patreon, with a big emphasis on prospects including Coby Mayo, Junior Caminero, and Noelvi Marte
Published 08/02/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down some news that slipped through the cracks over the deadline, including some bad injury updates on Jordan Westburg, Mike Trout, and Evan Carter. He also discussed Pablo Lopez's turnaround, why he still has faith in Clayton Kershaw, and why Garrett Crochet made the right choice in asking for a new contract
Published 08/01/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the extremely busy trade deadline now that all of the dust has settled
Published 07/31/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down all of the trade action from this weekend
Published 07/29/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the trades of the last 24 hours, including Randy Arozarena going to Seattle, AJ Puk being sent to Arizona for Deyvison De Los Santos, and the Phillies and Orioles making a fun swap. He also breaks down Mason Miller's injury, Kodai Senga and Max Meyer making their returns, James Paxton landing in Boston, and Christian Yelich avoiding back surgery. Then, he breaks down Francisco Lindor's case as one of the greatest shortstops in baseball history.
Published 07/26/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Wednesday's slate, including Gerrit Cole continuing to struggle, Hunter Brown silencing the red hot Athletics lineup, why we are heavily buying Corey Seager, and the incredible run that Juan Yepez has been on with the Nationals. Then, we talk about some popular waiveer wire adds and drops, including Tyler Fitzgerald, Jeff McNeil, Connor Norby, Rece Hinds, Nick Pivetta, and many more
Published 07/25/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Tuesday's slate, including Paul Skenes working into the 9th inning, another abbreviated Garrett Crochet start, Steven Kwan's power surge (and why we aren't buying it), and more. Then, we take a look at the top pickups and drops on Yahoo's waiver wire such as Tyler Fitzgerald, Chayce McDermott, Ben Rice, Brooks Lee, and others
Published 07/24/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico) breaks down the Monday slate, including Hunter Greene continuing his strange breakout season, Erick Fedde still flying under the radar in some leagues, last call on adding Colt Keith, skepticism on picking up A's players, and much more. Then, we head to the waiver wire and go through the most popular adds and drops of the day, including Albert Suarez, Jose Soriano, Daniel Hudson, Evan Phillips, Yilber Diaz, and more!
Published 07/23/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down all of the weekend action, including the injuries to Max Fried, Ozzie Albies, and Bo Bichette, why he is actively buying Luis Castillo and Freddy Peralta, what to make of Hayden Birdsong after his incredible start, and Lawrence Butler staying hot out of the break. Then, we go through the most popular adds and drops of the day on Yahoo
Published 07/22/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by Paul Sporer (@sporer) from Fangraphs to talk about some of the more egregious draft day busts from the first half of the season
Published 07/19/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by KC Bubba (@bdentrek) to talk about some players who exceeded our expectations in the first half of the season, and if they expect the hot pace to sustain through the end of the year
Published 07/18/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) brings you his 2024 Fantasy Baseball All Star Team with a twist: Only players taken past the 150 ADP mark on Yahoo were considered!
Published 07/17/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the weekend action, including Corbin Carroll finding his power stroke, Blake "Second Half" Snell doing what he does every year, and the HR barrage from Lawrence Butler, Michael Toglia, and Rece Hinds (Is it sustainable?). Then, we take a look at the popular adds and drops today on Yahoo, with an emphasis on second half pitcher stashes
Published 07/15/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by Toby Guevin (@batflipcrazy) to talk about various aspects of their evaluation process (both pre and in-season), the mindset that managers should have based on their place in the standings, the pros and cons of punting categories, how strategy differs when looking at indivudual leagues as opposed to contests with overall prizes, and so much more!
Published 07/12/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the thursday slate, including Paul Skenes' amazing outing, Jack Flaherty continuing to look sharp, Randy Arozarena's resurgence, Dansby Swanson's miserable year, and more. Then, we do our usual waiver wire breakdown
Published 07/12/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down Wednesday's action, including Michael King's start against the M's and his ROS outlook, Shota Imanaga establoshing himself as an ace, the difference in Christopher Morel's actual vs expected stats, and much more! Then, Joe goes through the Yahoo waiver wire and talks about some of the more popular pickups and drops of the day.
Published 07/11/24
Joe (@JoeOrrico99) breaks down the Tuesday slate, incuding a 4th consecutive bad outing for Bobby Miller, Ronel Blanco continuing to defy expectations, why he doesnt care about the blue on Ceddanne Rafaela's statcast page, and much more. Then, we pivot to the popular adds and drops on the Yahoo waiver wire, which include Rece Hinds, Michael Lorenzen, Dean Kremer, Ben Lively, and many others.
Published 07/10/24