U Down With OBP? Fantasy Baseball

James and Mick are back to discuss potential values at pitcher who are getting drafted around 250 or later. Time Stamps: 0:00- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (and James) in #BestShapeofHisLife 1:28- Joakim Soria 6:05- Archie Bradley 8:15- Jordan Romano, Richard Rodriguez, and Greg Holland 9:32- Rangers bullpen injuries. Take a flyer on Ian Kennedy? 12:22- Giovanny Gallegos valuable even if he doesn't close? 17:12- Adam Wainwright 19:52- Zach Davies 21:21- Favorite Projection Systems? 29:00- Sale, Syndergaard, Severino: The Tommy John Gang 37:50- Elieser Hernandez 41:20- DYK "Macho Man" Randy Savage was a minor leaguer? And other wrestling musings.

James and Mick are back with a 5x5 roto mock draft episode! They discuss strategy and prep for the start of the season by testing their wits against the evil robots they draft against. Will they draft Joey Gallo and other pod favorites? Duh! Tommy Heinsohn tribute at 2 min mark. The mock draft starts around the 7:30 mark.  Note: Sorry about some less than optimal sound quality. We recorded on Zoom. Never again.

James & Mick talk shop about who has stood out to them so far. This was recorded before Laureano's brawl and the Indians' pitchers COVID faux pas so we stick to their performances on the field. Time Stamps: 2:00: Ramon Laureano 5:00: Trent Grisham 7:15: Sonny Gray 9:15: Renato Nunez 12:40: Trevor Bauer 16:45: Mike Yastrzemski 19:00: Dansby Swanson 26:30: Obligatory Joey Gallo and Franmil Reyes talk 34:40: Cleveland Indians discussion Follow us on Twitter @udownwithobp Visit our website: www.udownwithobp.com

James and Mick talk KBO! James interviews Mick, who lived in South Korea for four years, about his experiences following the KBO. They talk gymnasts throwing first pitches, cheerleaders, foul ball batflips, 360 camera angles, chubby players, playing style, and what to eat at the ballpark (yum, silkworm larvae!). After James finds out about a player nicknamed the "Korean David Ortiz", he instantly has a new favorite team! Tune in to find out which team it is. For links to the gymnast first pitch, the foul ball batflip, and the cool camera angles, check us out on Twitter: @udownwithobp 

James and Mick talk about stolen base options including Jonathan Villar (Marlins), Byron Buxton (Twins), and deep sleeper Jarrod Dyson (Pirates). Then they get into part 2 of their Non-”Home Team” favorites, picking players from their lifetime on any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively. Time Stamps: 2:45- Stolen base conversation 16:25- Part 2 of our Non-”Home Team” Players starting from SS

James and Mick start off covering a few of their favorite exit velocity darlings. Then they take a trip down memory lane looking at some of their player predictions at last year’s All Star Break and who they were right and wrong about. Last is part one of James (a Red Sox fan) and Mick (a Phillies fan) picking their favorite players from any team other than the Red Sox and Phillies, respectively. Time Stamps: 2:25- Joey Gallo 8:50- Franmil Reyes 19:50- Gary Sanchez 22:45- Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini 25:00- Austin Riley 26:50- DJ LeMahieu 27:40- Cody Bellinger 29:00- Tim Anderson and a BABIP Discussion 34:10- James and Mick’s All-time Non-Home Team Lineups (PART ONE!)

UDWOBP and RotoWire Senior Editor Jeff Erickson? What is this, a crossover episode?! Yes. Yes, it is.  A can't miss episode wherein three Goliaths of the fantasy baseball podcast world meet! James and Mick sat down with Jeff Erickson, host of RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today on Sirius/XM radio and RotoWire Senior Editor, to talk position scarcity, how we are keeping busy without baseball, and more.  Thanks to Chris at @baseballpods on Twitter for setting up the March Madness-style bracket of fantasy baseball podcasts in which we matched up against RotoWire! And obviously, another big thanks to Jeff for reaching out to us and allowing us to put this on our feed!

*Note: We recorded this episode before the MLB delayed the start of the 2020 season, but hopefully our mock draft episode will still be interesting/distracting as many of us are stuck at home with not much to do (and no sports!) Stay safe, everyone. In the first episode of the 2020 season, James and Mick do a quick 5x5 roto mock draft on fantasypros.com to test out draft strategies and discuss the players they are high and low on.

James and Mick discuss outfielders Joey Gallo (again), Bryce Harper, Yasiel Puig, Dominic Smith, Jay Bruce, and Mookie Betts.Later, they discuss Paul DeJong. Pete Alonso, DJ LeMahieu, and closer strategy in general while talking about their biggest steals and regrets of the fantasy baseball first half.Digressions include the Russell Westbrook trade, optimal lineup configuration, and how Mick got blocked on Twitter by a prominent fantasy baseball pundit.

James & Mick discuss surprises, disappointments, and just plain studs. Players discussed:C: "El Gary" Sanchez, Yasmani Grandal, JT Realmuto, Mitch Garver1B: Trey “Boom Boom” Mancini, Cody Bellinger (hot or not?), Freddie Freeman, Edwin Encarnacion, Joey "The Rooster" Gallo2B: Jose Altuve, Mike MoustakasSS: Adalberto Mondesi, Ketel Marte, Manny Machado3B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Rafael Devers, Austin Riley