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The Baseball Show, S2.E13 Rob Silver [Video]

Only a few people in this world know the feeling of taking down the entire field in a Fantasy Baseball contest. Our guest this week, Rob Silver (@RobSilver) was the 2016 NFBC Main Champion (7:45). That achievement comes with a great deal of respect, and commands your attention in his thoughts on the upcoming #TGFBI (10:20), as well as Draft Strategy thoughts in general (11:50); the How and Why of having a Plan (17:25), does he label anyone as Must Have Pitchers for 2018 (19:20), does Logan Morrison move the needle (22:31),…

The Baseball Show, S2.E12 Al Melchior [Video]

The newest member of the Fantrax family and industry titan Al Melchior (@almelchiorBB) stopped by The Baseball Show this week to discuss how he got involved in Fantasy Baseball (1:30), his three mus- own players from the Top 100 (7:33), some of his favorite sleepers (9:58), his rookie sleepers to target (13:22), some veteran pitchers he's looking at (15:05), what Joe Musgrove's move to Pittsburgh could mean (19:02), concerns about the new humidor at Chase Field (20:50), reaction to the Steven Souza three-way trade and how it…

The Baseball Show, S2.E10 Ben Badler [Video]

Another week and another huge guest joins us on The Baseball Show. This week we welcome Ben Badler (@BenBadler) of Baseball America, who is quite arguably the foremost authority on international prospects. For over a decade now, he has been scouting international players all over the globe and has been a big part of why the July 2nd signing day has grown in popularity. He joined us to tell us about his start in the industry, some historical eyewitness accounts, and what to know about the most recent 2017 J2 class. The…

The Baseball Show, S2.E9 Mike Petriello [Video]

A total joy to welcome Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) of MLB.com this week to The Baseball Show! Mike is best known for his coverage of Statcast, which is the technology being employed that is revolutionizing the game of baseball. How fast players run, the angle of a batter's swing, the velocity and spin rate on a ball slung by a pitcher, and so much more. Mike walks us through what exactly it all means, and how it is growing and being integrated into today's game. We got into some specific examples, including the recent…

The Baseball Show, S2.E8 Matt Winkelman [Video]

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! The Baseball Show takes an expansive look at the Philadelphia Phillies system from top to bottom with Matt Winkelman (@Matt_Winkelman). Matt is the managing editor at Crashburn Alley and owner of Phillies Minor Thoughts, so if anyone knows the organization, it's him. And what a system it has become! With big-time prospects already in the majors and many others filtered through all…