First Base Preview! (2/11 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

Fantasy Baseball Today

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🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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With Freddie Freeman winning the National League MVP and Jose Abreu winning the American League MVP, is first base back to its glory days? ... How many viable starting first basemen are there in Fantasy (2:45)? ... Who would you rather have between Freeman and Cody Bellinger (6:45)? ... After a ridiculous 2020, is Jose Abreu overvalued (12:35)? At what point would we feel okay drafting him? ... Should you skip over Pete Alonso, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Luke Voit in the fifth round (19:15)? ... Is the Matt Olson, Anthony Rizzo, Paul Goldschmidt, Max Muncy tier the one to target (27:38)? ... Which sleepers should you target at first base (37:47)? ... Can Ryan Mountcastle and Dominic Smith break out even further (43:25)? ... BUSTS (47:25)! ... We wrap up looking at some later ADP (52:40). How concerned are we about Smith's playing time? Rhys Hoskins hype? Who are our favorite late-round options? ... 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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1:02.1	Welcome to our first base position.
1:06.1	For example, join us by Scott White and Chris Towers.
1:10.1	If you're listening to the podcast, you are hearing this on Thursday, February 11th.
1:14.1	If you're watching us live on YouTube and Twitch, welcome.
1:17.1	It's Wednesday night.
1:18.1	Thanks for joining us as always.
1:19.1	We're hitting everything first base position today.
1:23.1	With that, Scott, we'll start off with you.
1:25.1	The NL and ALMVP were both first baseman.
1:29.1	Does that mean that the position is back to its glory days?
1:33.1	No, I wouldn't say that.
1:36.1	I'm not even sure that I buy the one of the NVP winners is going to perform up to that same level again.
1:45.1	I wonder who you're talking about, Scott.
1:49.1	Yeah, I don't think first base is bad.
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