U Down With OBP? Fantasy Baseball

Hello @udownwithobp faithful. As a companion to Mick's article spotlighting 25+ players (https://udownwithobp.com/2023/07/31/21/), James and Mick examine some players you might want to target in trades or on the waiver wire. Time Stamps: 9:00- Francisco Alvarez 11:10- Triston Casas 17:20- Chris Sale 20:50- Garrett Whitlock 23:00- Jarren Duran 28:30- Gunnar Henderson 34:00- Yainer Diaz 44:10- The guys' elevator pitch for the rest of the season

Twitter: @udownwithobp Website: www.udownwithobp.com Mock draft episode! TIME STAMPS: 0:00- March Madness Bantz 4:00- Julio Rodriguez, Kyle Tucker, and OF Scarcity 7:45- Manny Machado at shallow 3B and a discussion of how to attack SP 11:00- Fernardo Tatis Jr. risk/reward, Spencer Strider upside, and not sacrificing output because of scarcity (2B) 14:30- Ozzie Albies and the 2B cliff after Jose Altuve injury 18:00- Devin Williams, WBC talk, and lots of SP in a similar tier 24:30- Rule change discussion regarding stolen bases, shift ban, and who benefits 28:00- Luis Castillo, potential AL Cy Young? And getting on starting pitching after the tier has thinned 29:55- Salvador Perez, the last catcher before a huge dropoff in ZAR (z-score above replacement value) 31:15- Corbin Carroll, his zinc-based sunscreen, and his 20/20 potential 33:50- Kenley Jansen will get the ball in the 9th for the Red Sox (closer job security discussion) and waiting on deep 1B position 38:00- George Kirby breakout and STILL waiting on 1B 40:00- Giancarlo Stanton and solidifying our well-rounded five category team with DINGERZ 41:15- Hunter Greene has already broken out, Joe Ryan Fan Club, and David Bednar the last of a tier at closer 44:05- Rowdy Tellez, Sacramento native and Team Mexico star, is a steal this late 45:00- Recapping the team as it stands, the embers of James's Joey Gallo love still burn, and Jose Miranda's versatility 49:00- Jonathan India bounceback? Nico Freakos? Horny for Hoerner? 50:10- Lars Nootbaar and buying the improvements 51:35- Ramon Laureano showcase SZN? 52:55- JD Martinez in the heart of Dodgers' lineup 53:40- Jose Berrios flyer 55:10- Summarizing the draft and signing off

The @udownwithobp boys are back with an episode discussing the players/news that have piqued their interests heading into the business end of the season. TIME STAMPS 0:00- Intro and soccer talk News & Notes: 1:45- Joey Gallo to LA 4:43- Trey "Boom Boom" Mancini on the Astros 7:03- Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr, the Nats, and the Padres 12:39- Marcus Semien picking it back up 15:15- Luis Castillo and Tyler Mahle get ballpark upgrades Risers & Surprisers: 16:20- Jorge Mateo and the Orioles (with a little Jorge Lopez talk) 23:20- Ryan Helsley and drafting closers wrong 27:00- Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies 29:26- Reid Detmers, Shohei Ohtani, and the poor Angels 37:00- Yankees' Aaron Judge's incredible season 39:30- #COYS

TIME STAMPS 3:15- Why is hitting down across the league? WAIVER WIRE 6:55- George Kirby 14:40- Ramon Laureano 19:22- Royce Lewis 22:17- Jorge Mateo and Robbie Grossman 26:30- Jorge Lopez, Anthony Bender BREAKOUTS 29:00- Manuel Margot (Now on the IL) 31:45- Jeremy Pena 36:20- Garrett Whitlock, Ryan Helsley, Jhoan Duran BUY LOWS/UNDERACHIEVERS 46:30- Marcus Semien 50:19- Justin Turner 52:40- Rhys Hoskins (He’s turned it around since the pod!) 55:30- Joey Gallo (Is James finally done with him?!) BATTING AVERAGE HELPERS 1:00:30- Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini 1:02:30- Andrew Benintendi 1:06:00- Steven Kwan, Jeff McNeil

The @udownwithobp gang is back as James (@JMurder187) and Mick (@mickeybell3) dive into a mock draft and discuss Ronald Acuna, Robbie Ray, Jose Berrios, Joey Gallo (of course), Justin Verlander, Willy Adames, Marcus Stroman, closers, steals, and much more! Find us on Twitter @udownwithobp and www.udownwithobp.com

James & Mick are back to discuss those players that can give you a boost in specific roto categories (BA, R, RBI, HR, and SB), all of whom are rostered in 50% of leagues or less. They also discuss whose stock rose or fell at the trade deadline. Find us at @udownwithobp on Twitter and at our website: www.udownwithobp.com. Time Stamps: Trade Deadline Risers 3:37- CJ Cron 7:58- Cesar Hernandez 10:46- Abraham Toro 14:30- Patrick Wisdom 15:40- Ian Kennedy 17:30- Chris Sale tangent 20:25- Joey Gallo tangent Trade Deadline Fallers 24:26- Jon Gray/German Marquez 26:07- Jarren Duran Category Standouts Batting Average 27:50- Max Stassi 30:06- Lorenzo Cain Runs 32:40- Brandon Nimmo RBI 33:40- Lewis Brinson HR 36:00- Rowdy Tellez 37:55- Evan Longoria SB 39:50- Yonny Hernandez 42:00- Myles Straw

We had so much fun with Matt (@TheCorkedMatt) and Alexander (@chase_rate) of the Dugout Study Hall podcast on the Pitcher List network. We discussed saves, our waiver wire approaches, outlier players like Shohei Ohtani, and of course Joey Gallo!  Please please please subscribe to the Dugout Study Hall podcast if you don't already!

James and Mick are back to discuss potential values at pitcher who are getting drafted around 250 or later. Time Stamps: 0:00- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (and James) in #BestShapeofHisLife 1:28- Joakim Soria 6:05- Archie Bradley 8:15- Jordan Romano, Richard Rodriguez, and Greg Holland 9:32- Rangers bullpen injuries. Take a flyer on Ian Kennedy? 12:22- Giovanny Gallegos valuable even if he doesn't close? 17:12- Adam Wainwright 19:52- Zach Davies 21:21- Favorite Projection Systems? 29:00- Sale, Syndergaard, Severino: The Tommy John Gang 37:50- Elieser Hernandez 41:20- DYK "Macho Man" Randy Savage was a minor leaguer? And other wrestling musings.

James and Mick are back with a 5x5 roto mock draft episode! They discuss strategy and prep for the start of the season by testing their wits against the evil robots they draft against. Will they draft Joey Gallo and other pod favorites? Duh! Tommy Heinsohn tribute at 2 min mark. The mock draft starts around the 7:30 mark.  Note: Sorry about some less than optimal sound quality. We recorded on Zoom. Never again.

James & Mick talk shop about who has stood out to them so far. This was recorded before Laureano's brawl and the Indians' pitchers COVID faux pas so we stick to their performances on the field. Time Stamps: 2:00: Ramon Laureano 5:00: Trent Grisham 7:15: Sonny Gray 9:15: Renato Nunez 12:40: Trevor Bauer 16:45: Mike Yastrzemski 19:00: Dansby Swanson 26:30: Obligatory Joey Gallo and Franmil Reyes talk 34:40: Cleveland Indians discussion Follow us on Twitter @udownwithobp Visit our website: www.udownwithobp.com

James and Mick talk KBO! James interviews Mick, who lived in South Korea for four years, about his experiences following the KBO. They talk gymnasts throwing first pitches, cheerleaders, foul ball batflips, 360 camera angles, chubby players, playing style, and what to eat at the ballpark (yum, silkworm larvae!). After James finds out about a player nicknamed the "Korean David Ortiz", he instantly has a new favorite team! Tune in to find out which team it is. For links to the gymnast first pitch, the foul ball batflip, and the cool camera angles, check us out on Twitter: @udownwithobp 

James and Mick talk about stolen base options including Jonathan Villar (Marlins), Byron Buxton (Twins), and deep sleeper Jarrod Dyson (Pirates). Then they get into part 2 of their Non-”Home Team” favorites, picking players from their lifetime on any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively. Time Stamps: 2:45- Stolen base conversation 16:25- Part 2 of our Non-”Home Team” Players starting from SS

James and Mick start off covering a few of their favorite exit velocity darlings. Then they take a trip down memory lane looking at some of their player predictions at last year’s All Star Break and who they were right and wrong about. Last is part one of James (a Red Sox fan) and Mick (a Phillies fan) picking their favorite players from any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively. Time Stamps: 2:25- Joey Gallo 8:50- Franmil Reyes 19:50- Gary Sanchez 22:45- Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini 25:00- Austin Riley 26:50- DJ LeMahieu 27:40- Cody Bellinger 29:00- Tim Anderson and a BABIP Discussion 34:10- James and Mick’s All-time Non-Home Team Lineups (PART ONE!)

UDWOBP and RotoWire Senior Editor Jeff Erickson? What is this, a crossover episode?! Yes. Yes, it is.  A can't miss episode wherein three Goliaths of the fantasy baseball podcast world meet! James and Mick sat down with Jeff Erickson, host of RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on Sirius/XM radio and RotoWire Senior Editor, to talk position scarcity, how we are keeping busy without baseball, and more.  Thanks to Chris at @baseballpods on Twitter for setting up the March Madness-style bracket of fantasy baseball podcasts in which we matched up against RotoWire! And obviously, another big thanks to Jeff for reaching out to us and allowing us to put this on our feed!

*Note: We recorded this episode before the MLB delayed the start of the 2020 season, but hopefully our mock draft episode will still be interesting/distracting as many of us are stuck at home with not much to do (and no sports!) Stay safe, everyone. In the first episode of the 2020 season, James and Mick do a quick 5x5 roto mock draft on fantasypros.com to test out draft strategies and discuss the players they are high and low on.

James and Mick discuss outfielders Joey Gallo (again), Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Dominic Smith, Jay Bruce, and Mookie Betts.Later, they discuss Paul DeJong. Pete Alonso, DJ LeMahieu, and closer strategy in general while talking about their biggest steals and regrets of the fantasy baseball first half.Digressions include the Russell Westbrook trade, optimal lineup configuration, and how Mick got blocked on Twitter by a prominent fantasy baseball pundit.

James & Mick discuss surprises, disappointments, and just plain studs. Players discussed:C: "El Gary" Sanchez, Yasmani Grandal, JT Realmuto, Mitch Garver1B: Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini, Cody Bellinger (hot or not?), Freddie Freeman, Edwin Encarnacion, Joey "The Rooster" Gallo2B: Jose Altuve, Mike MoustakasSS: Adalberto Mondesi, Ketel Marte, Manny Machado3B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Rafael Devers, Austin Riley