Catcher Preview! (2/9 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

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🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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2021 position previews are here! And just in time for Yadier Molina to re-sign with the Cardinals. ... What's your catcher strategy in two-catcher leagues (2:55)? Why do we still play with two catchers!? ... Should you draft a catcher tandem if you play in a daily H2H categories league (9:52)? ... Let's jump into some ADP with the case for and against J.T. Realmuto (13:10). Is he really that much better than every other catcher? ... Salvador Perez vs. Willson Contreras, who ya got (18:26)? ... After a huge 2020, what is Will Smith's upside (25:22)? ... Why isn't everybody just waiting for Gary Sanchez in drafts (30:20)? ... Are we seeing more catcher tandems being used in baseball (34:20)? ... Who are our favorite sleepers at the position (36:53)? ... What about breakouts (42:30)? ... Which catchers are we fading (47:18)? ... Are there any catcher prospects to pay attention to (50:22)? ... We hit on some more ADP review, focusing on Yasmani Grandal, Travis d'Arnaud, Austin Nola, Christian Vazquez and the later-round options (51:55). ... Email us at [email protected]. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday 'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @FBTPod, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_Frank, @AdamAizer Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtoday For more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can listen to Fantasy Baseball Today on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast." To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the fantasy baseball today podcast from CBS Sports.
0:04.8	I drive Senator Fier, Victor R.
0:08.0	Yeah, it's fine.
0:09.6	This is magnificent.
0:11.4	Got a fantasy question, email fantasy baseball at cbsi.com.
0:16.2	Get ready to win your lead.
0:18.6	What fantasy?
0:19.6	It comes reality.
0:21.6	Now here's Frank Scott, Chris Sonata.
0:24.4	Now what if I told you the eighth catcher off the board
0:26.8	and ADP led all catchers in max exit velocity and barrel rate in 2020.
0:32.4	Plus has two full seasons with an OPS over 840.
0:36.6	Welcome to our 2021 position previews here on fantasy baseball today.
0:41.2	And we're starting with the best position.
0:43.0	That's right, catchers Frank Stanford joined as always by Scott White and Chris Towers
0:47.8	will cover everything on catchers today.
0:50.0	Strategy ADP five big questions and topics for the position.
0:54.6	Sleepers, breakouts, bus, prospects, our favorite catcher to draft and everything in between.
0:59.6	If you're listening to the podcast, you're hearing this on Tuesday, February 9th.
1:04.2	But we're actually live right now on YouTube and Twitch on Monday, February 8th.
1:09.2	And we're going to keep doing the pod live on video moving forward.
1:12.6	So we're happy to have you here.
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