First Base Preview 2.0 (06/29 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
CBS Sports
4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2020
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Once considered a cornerstone in Fantasy Baseball, first base isn't what it used to be. Is it the second most shallow position outside of second base? Has Scott changed any of his first base ranks based on the schedule and divisions of the shortened season (4:37)? ... Last season Cody Bellinger was a top five player in both H2H and Roto. How legit was it (7:07)? Would we rather have Bellinger or Mookie Betts? ... Freddie Freeman was slowed by an elbow injury last September and then had offseason surgery (14:00). Do we have any concern over this? ... Is Pete Alonso really a bust after hitting 53 home runs (18:27)? Should we wait two rounds and just take Matt Olson? ... The mid-tier is a popular one this season (24:34). Why does Frank love Jose Abreu? Who is the real Josh Bell? ... Onto our sleepers (40:02)! Chris and Frank like Justin Smoak and CJ Cron but Scott's going even deeper. ... Why do the guys have so much confidence in Luke Voit breaking out (43:40)? ... One year after being a Top-40 pick, Scott is throwing in the towel on Rhys Hoskins (48:45). ... Back to ADP review, will Carlos Santana ever stop being awesome in H2H points leagues (54:03)? ... Are we buying anything that Yuli Gurriel or Danny Santana did in 2019 (56:52)? Also, in honor of Adam Aizer, don't sleep on Edwin Encarnacion!! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.
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| 0:57.3 | Used to be good. Welcome to Fantasy Baseball today on a Monday June 29th, |
| 1:01.7 | Frankstanfall alongside Scott White and Chris Towers 24 days until opening day which apparently |
| 1:07.6 | will feature Garrett Cole vs Max Scherzer. That's a spicy matchup. Should be a lot of fun. |
| 1:12.4 | Today is our first base preview 2.0 and gentlemen. |
| 1:17.5 | It's first base the second most shallow position in Fantasy Baseball the season behind |
| 1:22.6 | second base especially when you consider DJ LeMahue and Max Monzi. They have first base eligibility |
| 1:28.8 | but I imagine most people will actually be playing them at second base. What do you think? |
| 1:33.1 | I think we have to start this conversation off with a what do we mean? What are we talking about |
| 1:41.3 | when we talk about deep and shallow? That kind of discussion because in one way I think first base |
| 1:49.2 | is probably pretty shallow. In terms of star level difference makers first base is probably a |
| 1:55.9 | shallow as it's ever been. I think you could maybe say there's three and it really depends on |
| 2:02.1 | whether you think Pitalanzo is a star level difference maker. Then you've got your Matt Olsins, |
| 2:06.8 | your Anthony Rizzo, your Paul Goldschmitz, who are good maybe great players but certainly don't |
| 2:14.3 | count among the potential fantasy league winners. Let's say the guys who can carry your entire team. |
| 2:22.0 | Those first round type guys. In that case I think you can say it's fairly shallow. |
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