Episodes
Kyle Bradish made a successful return (3:15)! ... Can Jon Singleton be a thing in deep leagues (6:12)? ... The Mets are promoting their top pitching prospect Christian Scott (10:25)! ... News (18:48): Gerrit Cole could be back by mid-June. ... What do we do with Edward Cabrera, Carlos Rodon and other pitchers (27:07)? ... Let's give credit to Jose Altuve, Jeremy Peña, and Ryan Mountcastle (33:00). ... Anything to see with Pete Crow-Armstrong or Will Brennan (36:30)? ... Let's dive into...
Published 05/03/24
Published 05/03/24
Shōta Imanaga continues to dominate (3:08)! ... Is Jurickson Profar doing anything different (7:40)? Regression is coming for players, whether you want to believe it or not (10:45)! ... News (20:42): Gerrit Cole isn't throwing off a mound yet. ... Nick Lodolo, Jack Flaherty and Steven Kwan were some of the biggest rankings risers (26:46). ... Chris Bassitt, Joe Musgrove and Mitch Keller are moving down the rankings (37:30). ... Four quick questions on Musgrove, Ronald Acuña, Zach Eflin and...
Published 05/02/24
Mike Trout has a torn meniscus and will undergo knee surgery (3:00)! Who are the top Trout replacements (8:20)? ... Jack Flaherty got ALL THE REVENGE against the Cardinals (18:47)! ... Is Paul Skenes joining the Pirates soon (24:58)? ... The Brewers promoted one of their top prospects Tyler Black (28:30). ... News (31:37): Luis Robert is taking batting practice and running. ... Any interest in adding Jon Gray or Spencer Turnbull (38:13)? ... Let's fire up the Worry-O-Meter for hitters like Bo...
Published 05/01/24
This is the new Luis Severino (2:20). ... Max Fried looks pretty damn healthy (8:00). ... Nick Lodolo looks like one of the top breakout pitchers this season (10:55). ... The Rockies are promoting one of their top prospects, outfielder Jordan Beck (18:35)! ... News (21:57): Gerrit Cole threw again over the weekend. ... How do we rank Lodolo, Bryce Miller, Ryan Pepiot and Garrett Crochet (27:10)? ... Let's discuss some hitters we haven't talked about like Jazz Chisholm and the struggling Rays...
Published 04/30/24
Jo Adell is off to a nice start this year (2:38)! Add Adell or Astros prospect Joey Loperfido who's expected to be called up? ... There's hope for Carlos Rodon and his slider (12:42)! ... Erick Fedde has looked great two starts in a row (17:22). ... News (24:50): Jesus Luzardo was placed on the IL with an elbow injury. ... Add Fedde or Reese Olson (33:53)? ... Both the Red Sox and Yankees lineups went off this weekend (40:35). ... Should Jonathan India be rostered in more leagues (46:45)? ......
Published 04/29/24
Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Audacy App and wherever else podcasts are found. Mets top pitching prospect Christian Scott recently turned in his first quality start in the minors. Paul Skenes continues to build up his pitch count. Kyle Manzardo and Orelvis Martinez are making noise for the Guardians and Blue Jays, respectively. Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple...
Published 04/27/24
Edouard Julien continues to swat home runs (2:53). ... Is William Contreras the top catcher in Fantasy (7:32)? ... Our latest prospect spotlight is on Orelvis Martinez of the Toronto Blue Jays (12:27). ... News (18:32): Zack Gelof went on the IL. ... Add Nate Lowe or Ty France (23:23)? ... Any interest in Javier Assad or Simeon Woods Richardson (31:16)? ... What are Rhys Hoskins and Ha-seong Kim up to this season (36:23)? ... We have questions regarding Mitch Keller, Jose Berrios and...
Published 04/26/24
Garrett Crochet just got crushed again (2:22)! ... Add Andy Pages or Wilyer Abreu (11:30)? ... Just a quick reminder to be patient early in the season (16:28). ... News (22:57): we had Blake Snell, Cody Belllinger and others placed on the IL. ... Josh Naylor was one of the biggest risers in our rankings (32:55). ... Carlos Rodon and Paul Goldschmidt are falling down the rankings (39:02). ... Buy, sell or hold names like Evan Carter, Wyatt Langford and others (44:09)? ... Nick Lodolo, Jack...
Published 04/25/24
Max Fried fired a three-hit shutout on Tuesday (2:30)! ... Time to add Erick Fedde (8:17)? ... Elly De La Cruz is on pace for some incredible numbers (13:50). ... News (18:08): Gerrit Cole threw from 120 feet. ... Julio Rodriguez and Christian Encarnacion-Strand are picking things up (23:08). ... These hitters are off to nice starts this season (25:37). ... Pablo Lopez and Kevin Gausman are off to weird starts (28:52). ... Wilyer Abreu or Mark Canha (45:43)? ... Is Bailey Falter a thing...
Published 04/24/24
Chris Paddack had an awesome start but the White Sox are terrible (2:47). ... Carlos Rodon pitched well but it came against the A's (8:05). ... Travis d'Arnaud continues to pop home runs (12:58). ... The Orioles are recalling one of their top prospects Heston Kjerstad (16:54). ... News (19:57): Bryce Harper and Manny Machado were placed on the paternity list. ... Jared Jones continues to be must-see television (27:11). ... Do any of these pitchers matter (32:45)? ... Aaron Judge, Zack Gelof...
Published 04/23/24
What have we seen from Yoshinobu Yamamoto so far (2:40)? ... Jack Flaherty is racking up the strikeouts (6:29). ... Elly De La Cruz is off to an amazing start (12:46). ... News (21:59): the Cubs' bullpen is up in the air. ... Spencer Turnbull continues to pitch well (35:00). Who is Mitchell Parker? ... Let's rank a bunch of waiver wire hitters (47:30). ... Are we looking to buy Blake Snell right now (54:50)? ... There were a bunch of great pitching performances this weekend, starting with...
Published 04/22/24
Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Audacy App and wherever else podcasts are found. When might the Astros promote Joey Loperfido? Who is Jordan Beck? James Wood is off to an incredible start at Triple-A. Cade Povich has looked like one of the best pitching prospects in baseball. Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to...
Published 04/20/24
Welcome back to the show, Lance Brozdowski (2:50)! ... Jack Leiter had a rough debut (5:35). ... Ryan Pepiot turned in his second quality start of the season (9:38). ... Kirby Yates looks like the Rangers closer (13:07). ... It's time for our prospect spotlight, this time Cade Povich of the Orioles (15:18). ... News (22:04): Rafael Devers is day-to-day with a knee injury. ... Let's recap Thursday's standouts (26:36). ... We're talking pitching with Lance Brozdowski, first up Jared Jones...
Published 04/19/24
Back-to-back days with a complete game shutout, this time by Tanner Houck (3:06)! ... Cristopher Sanchez looks locked in (8:40). ... Esteury Ruiz, the power hitter (11:22)? ... News (19:24): Justin Verlander will make his season debut Friday. ... Buy, sell or hold on Bryce Miller and Michael King (21:36)? ... Jordan Westburg, Michael Busch and Colton Cowser are some of our biggest rankings risers (28:30). ... Nico Hoerner and Jackson Chourio are rankings fallers (40:30). ... Are Luis Garcia...
Published 04/18/24
Jared Jones looked awesome again, in just 59 pitches (1:50)! ... Ryan Weathers had everything working on Tuesday (9:30). ... The Rangers are promoting Jack Leiter on Thursday and the Dodgers just promoted Andy Pages (17:15)! ... News (22:42): Ozzie Albies was placed on the IL. ... This Orioles lineup is mashing right now (28:40)! ... Could any of these four pitchers be mid-career breakouts (34:53)? ... Let's fire up the Worry-O-Meter for Nick Castellanos, Paul Goldschmidt and other hitters...
Published 04/17/24
Edward Cabrera returned with a bang (2:51)! ... Add Cabrera or Ben Brown (9:45)? ... George Kirby got back on track Monday (13:15). ... News (16:58): Seiya Suzuki went on the IL with an oblique injury. ... Esteury Ruiz is back with the A's (24:43). ... Could Joey Loperfido join the Astros soon (29:32)? ... Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio both had big games against each other (33:20). ... Reese Olson had a big start against the Rangers (43:42). ... Jordan Westburg just keeps hitting...
Published 04/16/24
Michael Busch has homered in four straight games (2:10)! ... Colton Cowser continues to crush it (8:55). ... MacKenzie Gore is off to a great start (10:50). ... Let's rank six breakout pitchers from early in the season (13:25). ... Max Meyer or Gavin Stone (22:55)? ... Spencer Strider is out for the season (28:44). ... News (30:48): Bobby Miller went on the IL with a shoulder injury. ... Lars Nootbaar is back (44:01)! ... Any interest in Paul Blackburn or Javier Assad (51:50)? What about...
Published 04/15/24
Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Audacy App and wherever else podcasts are found. Could we see Junior Caminero soon due to all of the Rays' injuries? Christian Scott has been domination for the Mets' Triple-A affiliate. Could Dustin Harris make an impact with the Rangers? Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get...
Published 04/13/24
Colton Cowser just had a massive series in Boston (3:06)! Is he a must-add? ... Is Hunter Brown a drop (11:00)? ... We have another prospect spotlight, this time Heston Kjerstad (14:30)! ... News (20:32): Rafael Devers was out Thursday with a shoulder injury. ... We saw huge offensive outputs from the Mets and Royals (25:11). ... Garrett Whitlock continues to pitch well early in the season (29:05). ... Which two-start pitchers should you look to use in Week 4 (36:05)? ... Who are the sleeper...
Published 04/12/24
Vinnie P Baby (3:39)! ... Give Yusei Kikuchi the respect he deserves (7:55). ... Cody Bradford has turned in back-to-back quality starts (11:25). ... News (17:54): Kodai Senga was transferred to the 60-day IL. ... Should Edouard Julien be rostered in more leagues (22:25)? Jo Adell, Gavin Sheets and Ivan Herrera are doing some interesting things (31:32)! ... How do we rank Kikuchi, Bradford, Seth Lugo and Lance Lynn (38:38)? ... Jared Jones and Reid Detmers are both climbing up our Fantasy...
Published 04/11/24
The Orioles are promoting Jackson Holliday (4:10)! ... Corbin Carroll hit his first home run in 43 games (9:25). ... Tyler Glasnow just had his signature start with the Dodgers (12:43). ... We had more pitching injuries, including Nick Pivetta and Josiah Gray (16:40). ... News (23:05): Trevor Story will have season-ending surgery later this week. ... Let's talk waiver wire hitters, starting with MJ Melendez and some other outfielders (28:55). ... Let's fire up the Worry-O-Meter for George...
Published 04/10/24
Framber Valdez was scratched from his start with an elbow injury (3:01)! ... Elly De La Cruz had a monster game (4:37). ... Christian Yelich is hitting for power early on (7:30). ... Tyler Anderson has looked great so far (10:16). ... News (17:20): Gerrit Cole played catch for the first time. ... Jesus Luzardo, Luis Castillo and Zach Eflin are struggling early on (23:10). ... Are Anthony Volpe, Will Benson and Brett Baty breaking out (29:35)? ... Do we have any interest in Spencer Turnbull...
Published 04/09/24
Spencer Strider has UCL damage and Shane Bieber will have Tommy John surgery (3:12)! ... Why are these injuries happening so often (8:40)? ... Luis Robert and Trevor Story are injured, too (18:25). ... Is Reid Detmers breaking out (21:43)? ... Are we concerned about Kevin Gausman (24:41)? ... News (28:14): Gerrit Cole will play catch on Monday or Tuesday. ... Who are the top waiver wire pitchers to help with all of these injuries (31:30)? ... Who are the top Luis Robert and Trevor Story...
Published 04/08/24
Download and follow Fantasy Baseball Today in 5! You can find FBT in 5 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the Audacy App and wherever else podcasts are found. What is the ETA on both Kyle Manzardo and Paul Skenes? Giants outfielder Luis Matos is hitting for power in 2024. Could Carson Whisenhunt make an impact this year? Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Get Fantasy Baseball Today merch...
Published 04/06/24