2022 First Base Preview! Target the Middle Tier? (2/8 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
CBS Sports, Fantasy Baseball, MLB, Baseball, Fantasy Sports, Fantasy Rankings, Waiver Wire
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2022
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
First Base! What are our thoughts and strategy at the position (3:10)? ... Let's jump into ADP with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. who is currently a top-five pick (7:07). ... Where might Freddie Freeman wind up (11:45)? Is he showing signs of age? ... Why draft Matt Olson in the third round when you can get Pete Alonso in the fifth (16:32)? ... How much do we trust Paul Goldschmidt's Renaissance season (22:35)? ... Is Jose Abreu finally overvalued (28:35)? ... Who are our top sleepers, breakouts and busts at the first base position (34:53)? ... We have finally made it to "The Glob," which is the mid-tier at the position (53:02)! ... We wrap up with more ADP review, focusing on the late-round options (1:05:52). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.
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| 0:00.0 | There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because |
| 0:05.4 | I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5th. |
| 0:08.0 | But I think it's just the holiday period, it's just for me, it's the most romantic period. |
| 0:14.1 | And I think anyone who's listened to my records will know that I'm quite a big fan of |
| 0:17.3 | romance. |
| 0:18.8 | Join in every sip with Red Cups now Back at Starbucks. |
| 0:32.9 | Welcome to the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast from CBS Sports. |
| 0:39.9 | Welcome to the Fantasy Baseball Today on Tuesday, February 8th, I am Frank Stamford, joined |
| 1:01.6 | by Scott White and Chris Towers, who is just wearing a beautiful Hawaiian-esque button |
| 1:07.6 | down shirt. |
| 1:08.9 | What's happening, buddy? |
| 1:10.9 | Yeah, it's been really cold in New York and this is my third winter in New York and |
| 1:15.3 | I feel like this has been by far the coldest winter. |
| 1:19.1 | I feel like it hasn't been above like 35 degrees in three weeks or something like that. |
| 1:24.1 | And most days have been like in the feels like 9 degrees range. |
| 1:28.8 | So I'm just trying to wear a tropical themed shirt to try to manifest some warm weather. |
| 1:35.3 | It has been kind of, especially cold this winter, we've gotten in the 40s, a couple |
| 1:42.0 | different weeks already. |
| 1:43.8 | Well, that's... |
| 1:44.8 | Look, man, I've always said like 48 in Miami, it hits different. |
| 1:49.2 | I don't know what it is, maybe you're not used to it, maybe the human air, but like 48 |
| 1:55.7 | in Miami is legitimately feels cold. |
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