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In this episode of the Beat the Shift Podcast, guest Howard Bender discusses the pros and cons of early drafting versus late drafting in fantasy baseball, highlighting differences in average draft position. They share insights on players drafted early or late, FAAB strategies for the season, and bold predictions for player, team, and event outcomes. Additionally, they make award, playoff, and World Series winner predictions, along with an injury update and a trivia segment. Follow...

The Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies will open their 2025 MLB season on Friday, March 28. The Rays will play their home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field due to damage to Tropicana Field. The Rockies finished the 2024 season with the worst record in the National League, while the Rays finished with a slightly better record. Kyle Freeland is expected to start for the Rockies and Ryan Pepiot for the Rays. The Rays...

MacKenzie Gore, a highly-touted left-handed pitching prospect, struggled in his first full MLB season with the Nationals in 2022, showing potential but facing challenges with his secondary pitches. Despite dealing with a blister issue that cut his season short, Gore's fastball and slider helped him strike out batters effectively. Traded from the Padres to the Nationals, Gore's future performance is uncertain, with questions surrounding his ability to develop his pitching repertoire and adjust to a...

On May 8, 2024, San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee swung the bat in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. In fantasy baseball, players like Lee, Encarnacion-Strand, Herrera, Burleson, and Buxton are highlighted as potential valuable additions for both deep-league and standard league rosters. On the pitching side, players such as Severino, Chapman, Leiter, Eovaldi, Scherzer, Finnegan, and Blanco are recommended waiver wire options with potential to provide valuable contributions...

In a series of bold predictions, the author foresees Seiya Suzuki becoming a top 10 outfielder based on his projected performance, Dylan Crews hitting 20 home runs and stealing 40 bases, and Hunter Greene finishing as the SP60 or worse due to potential regression. Additionally, the author predicts Ryan Pepiot finishing as SP20 or better, three Tigers pitchers receiving Cy Young votes, Gavin Williams landing in the top 25 starters, Gavin Lux achieving a 20/20...