Fantasy Baseball Hour

Al Melchior goes through an action packed show talking about the big trade of Giancarlo Stanton, heading to the Yankees, as well as the news of Shohei Otani signing with the Angels. Al talks with Emily Waldon about the big news, as well as the Rule 5 draft picture surrounding the Tigers. Al talks about the big winter meetings with Jon Heyman. #FNTSY #MLB #FantasyBaseball #Marlins #Yankees #Angels #Tigers #GiancarloStanton #StarlinCastro #ShoheiOtani

Al Melchior has a loaded show with the Shohei Ohtani posting, Matt Adams situation, the second base landscape in baseball and special guest Jeff Zimmerman joins to discuss Draft value! The Fantasy Jesus Joe Gallina, Frank Stampfl and Michael Florio continue breaking down the Week 13 games, getting you ready for the Fantasy Football playoffs. They also break down the injuries, specifically with Antonio Brown playing on Monday night. What kind of insurance plan can you put in place. Also, should you trust Kenyan Drake, the Titans running backs, Corey Davis, the Patriots running backs and much more! #FNTSYRadio #FNTSY #FF #NFL #FantasyFootball #FNTSYsportsnetwork #FNTSY #FNTSYnetwork #FNTSYradio #fantasyradio #fantasysports #dfs #DailyFantasy #Royals #Rangers #Angels #Mariners #Athletics #Astros #Nationals #Mets #Phillies #Marlins #Braves #Cardinals #Pirates #Cubs #Reds #Brewers #Dodgers #Rockies #Giants #DBacks #Padres #RedSox #Orioles #BlueJays #Yankees #Rays #Indians #Tigers #WhiteSox #Twins #Ohtani

Al Melchior opens up the program thanking everyone for taking their eyes off of the big Michogan vs. Ohio State game, he himself wishing the best for his Wolverines. Developments in the sweepstakes for Shohei Otani, including a position idea brought about by Nelson Cruz and the Mariners. One war debate leads to another WAR debate between AL MVP winner and runner-up Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge, respectively. Al gives an update on the restrictions and suspension for the Atlanta Braves organization. #FNTSY #MLB #ShoheiOtani #Japan #Mariners #Yankees #Rangers #Twins #JoseAltuve #AaronJudge #Braves

Al Melchior brings you his insights on Award Seasons and all the latest trades and rumors across the league! Will Stanton be traded? Plus what other trades will the Cardinals be looking into to? #Royals #Rangers #Angels #Mariners #Athletics #Astros #Nationals #Mets #Phillies #Marlins #Braves #Cardinals #Pirates #Cubs #Reds #Brewers #Dodgers #Rockies #Giants #DBacks #Padres #RedSox #Orioles #BlueJays #Yankees #Rays #Indians #Tigers #WhiteSox #Twins #FNTSYsportsnetwork #FNTSY #FNTSYnetwork #FNTSYradio #fantasyradio #fantasysports #dfs #DailyFantasy

Al melchior looks back at a somber week in the Majors where we lost the great Roy Halladay, as well as prospect Daniel Flores and fantasy baseball great David Kerr. On a positive note, Al looks at the news surrounding the soon-to-be MLB debut of the Japanese "Babe Ruth" in Shohei Otani, and what uniform will he wear. #FNTSY #MLB #Yankees #Phillies #BlueJays #RedSox #RoyHalladay #DanielTores #DavidKerr #Japan

Al Melchior looks back at the 2017 season, and the culmination of said season that brought about one of the best World Series ever. Al gives kudos to the champion Astros, and then goes on to look at ahead to the 2018 season. #FNTSY #MLB #fantasybaseball #WorldSeries #Astros #Dodgers #JoseAltuve #GeorgeSpringer #CarlosCorrea

Tony and Matt get you ready for Week 8 of the Fantasy Football Season

John Farrell interviewed for Nationals' mgr job on Friday Pitching coach hires: Chris Bosio to DET, Mike Maddux to STL, Garvin Alston to MIN MIL re-signings: Chase Anderson ($11.75m/2 yrs plus two club options), Eric Sogard ($2.4m/1 yr) How do you expect MLB to respond to Gurriel's racist gesture? Potential Free agent land spots for: - Yu Darvish? - Jake Arreita? - Moustakas/Hosmer/Cain? - JD Martinez? Will Cueto and Tanaka opt out? Who do you expect will be hired to the manage the Nationals, Yankees and Phillies? #FNTSYsportsnetwork #FNTSY #FNTSYnetwork #FNTSYradio #fantasyradio #fantasysports #dfs #DailyFantasy

Al Melchior is joined by special guests Molly Knight and Ryan Divish to discuss all the news and notes from around the MLB Postseason! #FNTSYsportsnetwork #FNTSY #FNTSYnetwork #FNTSYradio #fantasyradio #fantasysports #dfs #DailyFantasy #LADodgers #HoustonAstros #NYYankees

LCS ROTATIONS SHAPING UP No Corey Seager on NLCS roster, Joc Pederson included Dodgers' NLCS rotation: Kershaw, Hill, Darvish, Wood Yasmani Grandal not at Saturday's workout, still with his expectant wife in Arizona, but club officials expect him back for Game 1. (MLB.com) - Austin Barnes may start Game 1, Grandal may be placed on paternity leave Jose Quintana to start Game 1 of NLCS (vs. Kershaw) Cubs announced their NLCS roster; Hector Rondon added, Justin Wilson dropped Yankees' rotation: Severino, Sabathia, Gray Astros' rotation: Verlander, Morton - Peacock & McCullers are leading candidates to start Game 4 for the Astros. It will depend on who's needed in relief in first three games. (Houston Chronicle) Marlins may cut payroll from $115 million to $90 million (Miami Herald) - Stanton, Ozuna, Yelich and Gordon could be dealt Heyman: Greg Holland to decline $15 million player option; could still re-sign with Rockies ASTROS' ROTATION: TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING? DKMS contest Folks can go to either https://dailyroto.com/dkms or http://rotoexperts.com/dkms/ where they fill be able to find out about DKMS and its mission to fight blood cancer. Our goal is to have people either sign up as bone marrow donors, make a donation and or help by spreading the word about the DKMS cause. Once at one of the sites (they are identical) they will find a link to FantasyDraft to play in a FREE DFS Fantasy Football contest that we are co-sponsoring. There will be a new contest each week for the first 16 weeks of the NFL season. The 16 weekly winners will play in a week 17 final with the winner getting two tickets to Super Bowl LII in Minnesota… Dallas Keuchel - 17th in Roto value despite only 145.2 innings, 19th among SP in 2EarlyMocks - Twitter poll Lance McCullers/Brad Peacock Jose Quintana - better control, more grounders with Cubs Alex Wood - July forward: 19.6% K, 1.5 HR/9, 43.6% GB Yasmani Grandal Greg Holland - No improvement in velo over '16, career-high 34.1% hard contact LOOKING BACK AT 2017 WITH SCOTT STYRIS Recapping your fantasy season/lessons learned 3 or 4 player performances you found intriguing this year Didi Gregorius' season didn't make sense to me...did it make sense to you? Why or why not? 2EarlyMock RECAP Reserve round picks: Zach Davies - 2H: 2.87 ERA, 0.48 HR/9, 26.9% hard contact Teoscar Hernandez - 8 HR/95 PA, 38% K, 28% GB, 47% pull, 28% hard contact Carlos Gomez - 17 HR/13 SB Willie Calhoun Tyler Glasnow Matt Harvey Tyler Flowers Robert Stephenson - last 7: 2.87 ERA, 42 K, 22 BB, 1 HR, 37.2 IP, 16% whiff #Royals #Rangers #Angels #Mariners #Athletics #Astros #Nationals #Mets #Phillies #Marlins #Braves #Cardinals #Pirates #Cubs #Reds #Brewers #Dodgers #Rockies #Giants #DBacks #Padres #RedSox #Orioles #BlueJays #Yankees #Rays #Indians #Tigers #WhiteSox #Twins

Al Melchior looks back the dominance of the Astros over the Red Sox, and the Yankees blowing a big opportunity against the Top seeded Indians. Al looks at the latest injuries, including an ankle issue with Edwin Encarnacion. #FNTSY #MLB #Yankees #Indians #RedSox #Astros #Cubs #Nats #Dodgers #DBacks #MLBPlayoffs

Al Melchior opens the show talking about Mike Trout hitting his 200th home run of his career. Al goes through some pitchers to stream for Sunday lineups, including Tyler Anderson and Jordan Montgomery. David Greenman joins the show to talk about the many lessons he learned from the 2017 season. #FNTSY #MLB #fanatsybaseball #MikeTrout #JordanMontgomery #TylerAnderson #Angels #Yankees #Mets #RedSox #Twins #Indians #Phillies #Dodgers #DKMS

Bryce Harper expected to hit today, Lance McCullers starting Sunday #Braves' Folty (cut on finger) not likely to make his start Monday - Sims and Fried listed for Mon. doubleheader at NYM Sandy Alderson reiterated that he expects Matt Harvey to be back next season. Noah Syndergaard (lat) starting tonight vs. WAS for one inning, Harvey piggybacking - MIL gets Barnhart and Molina next week Brad Ausmus won't return for 2018 Brian Dozier 2-5 w HR (32), SB (16) at DET; 8th among 2B in Roto value #Royals #Rangers #Angels #Mariners #Athletics #Astros #Nationals #Mets #Phillies #Marlins #Braves #Cardinals #Pirates #Cubs #Reds #Brewers #Dodgers #Rockies #Giants #DBacks #Padres #RedSox #Orioles #BlueJays #Yankees #Rays #Indians #Tigers #WhiteSox #Twins #FNTSYsportsnetwork #FNTSY #FNTSYnetwork #FNTSYradio #fantasyradio #fantasysports #dfs #DailyFantasy

Al Melchior talks about the impressive winning streak that came to an end for the Cleveland Indians, and if it has any implication for their October run to back-to-back World Series. Al questions if you should start Alex Wood this week. #FNTSY #MLB #fantasybaseball #Indians #EdwinEncanarcion #AndrewMiller #AlexWood #Cleveland #Dodgers #Angels #Yankees #Orioles #RedSox #BlueJays

GOLDY'S BEEN SCARCE Paul Goldschmidt out for fifth straight game with sore elbow; "playing it safe" LHP Carlos Rodon has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation and will not pitch again in 2017. Kelvin Herrera removed from closer's role; committee with Scott Alexander, Mike Minor, Brandon Maurer Mike Moustakas out Fri. with knee injury, may be out Sat. Josh Donaldson out again today vs. DET with illness Servais says Felix & Paxton will slide back into rotation next week, one likely at Texas and the other in Houston, for about 50-60 pitches. (MLB.com) Steven Souza exited after running into the side wall in RF, day to day with bruised left knee Collin McHugh exited after 3 IP at OAK with fingernail tear Brandon Belt still feeling concussion symptoms, season likely over; has not played since Aug. 4 WHAT A BOUR Justin Bour 1-3 w 2B (16), BB at ATL; oblique strain Jose Reyes 2 HR (12), both off Amir Garrett; .276/.355/.520 vs. LHP; 4 LHP next week (at CHC, at ATL) Michael Taylor 4-5 w HR (15), 3B (3), SB (14) vs. PHI; .270, 31% K, .337 GB Avg Nick Williams 4-5 w HR (10) at WAS; .285 Avg, 42% O-Swing, 52% GB, 31% pull, .365 BABIP Brandon Crawford 3-5 w 2B (31) at CHW; last 20: .384, 4 HR, 10 2B, 38% hard contact (incl. at ARI, COL, CHW); Week 24: vs. LAD, vs. ARI Carlos Gonzalez HR (10) at LAD; B2B with HR; 10-21 w 2 HR, 5 2B, 8 K in Sept. ARCHER MISSES MARK Chris Archer 3 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K at BOS; exited with tight forearm in previous start Mike Clevinger 6 scoreless IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K vs. BAL; 3 str8 GS, 6 IP, 0 R (prev. 2 vs. KC, at DET), 29% GB, 2 2Bs, .224 BABIP Luke Weaver 5 2/3 scoreless IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K vs. PIT; 55% GB rate - Juan Nicasio gets 4-out save in first STL appearance Jimmy Nelson 5 scoreless IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K at CHC; B2B scoreless starts vs. CHC, WAS John Lackey 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K vs. MIL; 3.67 ERA in 2H; 4 HR in last 30 IP Matt Moore 6 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K at CHW; last 6 APP (5 GS), 3.18 ERA, 26 K, 9 BB, 5 HR, 34 IP; fewer BB, HR, but what's different? WEEK 24 PREVIEW Trea Turner poll Stephenson, Lopez, Peters, Woodruff