Fantasy MLB Today

Fantasy MLB Today is a SportsEthos fantasy baseball podcast, presented by FanDuel, and several voices share the microphone. Each works a recognisable beat. Anthony Cates leads Dynasty Friday, which asks which minor leaguers started the year hot. The check-in is split by level: 'Dynasty Friday: Prospect Check-In' and 'Dynasty Friday: Prospect Check-In, Part 2' reach from AAA down to single A between them. His prospect talk gets granular. He compares one young hitter's DSL production with that of a peer of nearly the same age and notes he was among the best in the Arizona Complex League. Then he walks through batting average, OPS, wRC+ and a two-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio. Cates also leads 'Buying or Selling: Rookie Hitters', which sorts first-year bats such as Connor Griffin and Kazuma Okamoto into hot and not, buy and sell. Paul Williamson's episodes are built around who is hot and who is cold. One sorts hitters who have surprised in either direction. Another, 'Hot and Cold Pitchers - Jesus Luzardo, Taj Bradley, Jose Soriano and More plus Breaking Down Monday's Action', turns to the mound. He adds injury news and notes from recent games, and he names a couple of actionable sell-high hitters. Nathan Baker, who calls himself a baseball analytics nerd, appears on 'Division Preview: NL East', part of a division preview series. His guest is introduced as the resident Phillies expert, and the two weigh whether a lineup full of question marks deserves faith in its upside. Streaming picks tie the Cates and Williamson episodes together. Cates brands his the 60-second pitch and promises to make the case inside that window. His argument for Steven Matz of the Tampa Bay Rays rests on the White Sox and their weak numbers against left-handers: a high strikeout rate and a low hard-hit rate. He admits that thin slates limit the options, noting that Thursdays offer few choices and not every team has announced its starter. Other picks include Noah Cameron of the Kansas City Royals at home against the White Sox, and Luis Severino of the Athletics, a weekend stream Cates frames as a risk. Williamson's pick can come down to the matchup: Spencer Arrighetti, or more or less whoever starts for the Astros against the Rockies. Along the way, the voices point to SportsEthos articles, including a bullpen piece from Williamson and a pitching guide from Cates. For a dynasty manager, the two Dynasty Friday check-ins are the natural place to start. For a lineup decision this week, the streaming picks and the hot-and-cold episodes are the place to go. Across all of it, the numbers lead to a verdict: stream, buy or sell.