WEBVTT - Fantasy Baseball 2020: Starter Pitcher Rankings! 0:00:00.400 --> 0:00:02.760 Hey, thanks for downloading the podcast. If you want to 0:00:02.800 --> 0:00:05.160 listen live, all you have to do is download the 0:00:05.200 --> 0:00:09.400 I Heart Radio app and search for Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Also, 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:11.119 if you want to catch this show on video, for 0:00:11.200 --> 0:00:14.000 sure to check out Zoo TV channel seven nineteen and 0:00:14.040 --> 0:00:43.159 that's where you can find sports Grids Fantasy Tity Tity Yeah. 0:00:44.920 --> 0:01:01.920 Welcome by your host five eight nine, by my god, 0:01:02.320 --> 0:01:07.520 Rob Say Francis Frantic. Stand all ladies and tell them 0:01:07.520 --> 0:01:20.800 in yours. With that, we will get you inside of 0:01:21.000 --> 0:01:25.560 Studio thirty four and the meadow Lands here in New Jersey. 0:01:25.880 --> 0:01:29.279 I am Gregan, joined as always Bama BVFF. Frank Stample, 0:01:29.280 --> 0:01:32.520 what's happening, Frankie? Okay, what's going on? Man? That was 0:01:32.560 --> 0:01:35.960 an extended version of the intro there for you, Greggy. 0:01:36.200 --> 0:01:38.880 I hope all is going well. I'm excited, man. I'm 0:01:38.920 --> 0:01:41.160 part of two slow drafts right now. Clearly I have 0:01:41.240 --> 0:01:43.479 a problem. Like I've been saying all along, We've got 0:01:43.480 --> 0:01:46.240 like fifteen spring training games going on. We're about to 0:01:46.319 --> 0:01:49.120 talk about starting pitching. What more could you possibly ask for? 0:01:49.160 --> 0:01:52.400 How did you sleep last night, Grey dude? I slept great. 0:01:52.520 --> 0:01:55.680 I I didn't think I had any weird dreams. I 0:01:55.840 --> 0:01:59.360 not that I remember um, but I I slept pretty well. 0:01:59.520 --> 0:02:03.200 I I feel good. I feel refreshed. Last night, Judy 0:02:03.320 --> 0:02:06.279 was talking to me about something. I wasn't listening, why, Frank, 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:12.080 because I was making starting pitching rankings. Let's go, let's go, Greggy. 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:15.040 I love to hear it. Yeah, me see man. You 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:17.239 know what I also love to hear. I also love 0:02:17.320 --> 0:02:20.080 to hear an update from Alex Passano, which comes your 0:02:20.120 --> 0:02:30.320 way right now. I am Alex Passano with your sports 0:02:30.320 --> 0:02:33.840 Grid news update here on the fantasy the f f 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:37.360 let's start in the NFL, Guys, Bears general manager Ryan 0:02:37.400 --> 0:02:41.520 Pace reaffirmed the team's commitment to starting quarterback Mitchell Trabisky. 0:02:41.639 --> 0:02:45.959 In however, Chicago could change its offensive philosophy. Here's a 0:02:46.040 --> 0:02:48.720 quote from Pace. He said, to be clear, yes, it 0:02:48.919 --> 0:02:52.520 is asked about Bears commitment to Trabisky. We believe in Mitch. 0:02:52.720 --> 0:02:54.800 Mitch knows he needs to be better. We need to 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:58.480 be better around him, and that's our goal. Trabisky was 0:02:58.520 --> 0:03:01.120 the former second overall pick in the two thousand seventeen 0:03:01.240 --> 0:03:03.839 NFL draft. Last year, the Bears went eight and eight 0:03:03.960 --> 0:03:07.840 and failed to reach the playoffs. Sticking in the NFL guys, 0:03:07.840 --> 0:03:11.280 the Giants are open for business with the fourth pick 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:14.200 the fourth pick in this year's draft, while the Giants 0:03:14.200 --> 0:03:16.359 said they are quote open for business. According to manager 0:03:16.440 --> 0:03:19.280 David Gettleman. The Giants joined the Detroit Lions, who picked 0:03:19.320 --> 0:03:21.519 third overall in aprils draft, as willing to at least 0:03:21.639 --> 0:03:25.120 listen to offers. The Lions and Giants appear to be 0:03:25.160 --> 0:03:27.919 in the sweet spot for draft plays out as expected. 0:03:28.200 --> 0:03:30.600 At the top quarterback meaty clubs fall in love with 0:03:30.600 --> 0:03:33.840 Alabama's to a Tagle Viola or Organs justin Herbert. We 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:36.240 will see what happens as the NFL draft. UH is 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:38.160 far away for now, but it will soon be right 0:03:38.200 --> 0:03:40.840 around the corner. Go to the MLB guys where the 0:03:40.840 --> 0:03:44.840 Braves Freddie Freeman was sidelined by a right elbow irritation. 0:03:45.080 --> 0:03:47.480 Freeman wasn't in the Brave starting lineup Tuesday because of 0:03:47.520 --> 0:03:51.480 irritation in his right elbow. According to Braves manager Brian Snitker, 0:03:51.520 --> 0:03:53.920 here's a quote. We're trying to nip it in the butt. 0:03:54.120 --> 0:03:56.480 He's been throwing balls and doing things. It's better that 0:03:56.520 --> 0:03:59.880 it's in February than the end of March. Snicker said 0:03:59.920 --> 0:04:02.800 he is not sure how long Freeman will be out. Also, 0:04:02.880 --> 0:04:05.680 really quickly in spring training, the Mets third baseman J. D. 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:08.880 David stayed down on the ground for a few minutes 0:04:08.920 --> 0:04:11.640 after diving for a Cameron Mayben groundball. It was a 0:04:11.640 --> 0:04:13.760 single in the fifth inning. He's back up, but he 0:04:13.920 --> 0:04:17.000 left the game. I'm Alex Passano. When this has been 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:19.839 your sports grid news update. Now back to the fantasy 0:04:20.160 --> 0:04:24.200 b ffs. Yeah, so I know we're getting the getting 0:04:24.200 --> 0:04:27.520 the NBA comment from Uh, We'll hear from Drew, and 0:04:27.560 --> 0:04:29.960 we're gonna hear from seawn A just a second. But 0:04:30.040 --> 0:04:34.760 before we do, Luis Savarino go and have Tommy John surgery. 0:04:34.960 --> 0:04:39.039 So smile and think about that as we check in 0:04:39.200 --> 0:04:42.240 with Shaasamlakia Andrew dack Meyer, who had this to say 0:04:42.440 --> 0:04:45.480 about their favorite player. All tonight's end me a slate, 0:04:57.640 --> 0:05:00.440 someone who's under the radar but not real league. That's 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:03.359 Steven Adams. He's having a great year and he's coming 0:05:03.400 --> 0:05:07.480 off four straight double doubles yet twenty one and fourteen 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:10.640 rebounds in the thunder win against the Spurs last time out. 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:14.560 Steven Adams, you're center tonight. Yeah, there's been a really 0:05:14.640 --> 0:05:16.960 nice buying opportunity for Steven Adams over the course of the 0:05:16.920 --> 0:05:19.160 the last week, and we think it continues tonight. And 0:05:19.200 --> 0:05:21.360 the reason that there's been a buying opportunities because Steven 0:05:21.400 --> 0:05:23.159 Adams was injured for a while kind of coming into 0:05:23.160 --> 0:05:25.440 the All Star break. He's gotten healthier since then. The 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:27.360 minutes of tick back up and now you've got another 0:05:27.400 --> 0:05:29.640 favorable matchup against the Bulls, the team that ranks towards 0:05:29.640 --> 0:05:32.240 the bottom of the league in defensive efficiency against opposing centers, 0:05:32.360 --> 0:05:34.320 and they've lost a lot of their center depth during 0:05:34.320 --> 0:05:36.600 the course of the season. The absence of Wendell Carter Jr. 0:05:36.720 --> 0:05:40.240 Has really hurt their defensive proficiency down there. They've also 0:05:40.279 --> 0:05:42.520 lost Luke Cornette. They're down to playing Daniel Gafford and 0:05:42.560 --> 0:05:45.400 Christiana Felicio. It's a really good matchup for Steven Adams. 0:05:45.520 --> 0:05:47.840 We think he cleans up tonight. Center position is kind 0:05:47.839 --> 0:05:49.480 of thin, and he really makes sense. He fits a 0:05:49.520 --> 0:05:51.320 lot of the lineup built with that intier price tag 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:55.840 they have. It's Steven Adams is the player that you 0:05:55.920 --> 0:05:58.680 gotta build your lineups around tonight, according to Seawn and Drews, 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:01.360 make sure you do that. Oh her wherever you play, Fandal, 0:06:01.440 --> 0:06:03.839 Draft Kings, what have you. But we'll talk more about 0:06:03.880 --> 0:06:06.680 the NBA come a little bit later on if not tomorrow. 0:06:07.000 --> 0:06:09.800 Does certainly see that on the NBA Fantasy Hour on Twitch. 0:06:10.000 --> 0:06:13.080 But Frankie, today, we're talking about starting pitching, and we're 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:15.800 gonna start the show with the news that is breaking, 0:06:15.800 --> 0:06:18.000 and that's the fact that Luis Severino, it has been 0:06:18.000 --> 0:06:20.800 recommended to him after all the tests in New York 0:06:21.120 --> 0:06:23.760 from the doctors that he needs Tommy John. So of 0:06:23.800 --> 0:06:26.359 course you had an injury since October, so you might 0:06:26.400 --> 0:06:30.200 as well wait until March to have Tommy John surgery. Yeah, 0:06:30.240 --> 0:06:32.480 this is a big blow for the Yankees and fantasy 0:06:32.480 --> 0:06:35.320 baseball in general. Here, Greg, we lose another starting pitcher 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:37.839 who was being drafted as a top twenty starter. We 0:06:37.880 --> 0:06:39.880 saw last week that you know, he was dealing with 0:06:39.880 --> 0:06:42.640 something in his forearm, his elbow area. Now Tommy John 0:06:42.680 --> 0:06:45.920 is recommended for him only through twenty innings. Last year, 0:06:45.920 --> 0:06:48.200 it's been a rough go for Luis Severino the past 0:06:48.240 --> 0:06:52.359 couple of seasons. Greg, this honestly sucks just for again fantasy, 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:54.720 for the Yankees. I mean, we just lose another top 0:06:54.760 --> 0:06:58.040 tier starting pitching for the upcoming season. It'll be interesting 0:06:58.040 --> 0:06:59.920 to see what the Yankees do from here on our 0:07:00.000 --> 0:07:02.920 because I think that they're probably going to make a move. 0:07:03.200 --> 0:07:05.440 I see a few people speculating on Twitter that they 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:07.400 should go out and signed Colin MQ. I don't know 0:07:07.400 --> 0:07:09.760 how much of a difference that makes. Greg. I have 0:07:09.840 --> 0:07:12.760 thrown out the possibility of them trading for Ross Tripling. 0:07:12.960 --> 0:07:14.680 The Dodgers have already tried to trade him to the 0:07:14.760 --> 0:07:17.400 Los Angeles Angels, so we'll see what happens. But I 0:07:17.400 --> 0:07:19.200 think the Yankees are probably gonna end up making a 0:07:19.240 --> 0:07:22.640 move here. This just sucks, man, This this sucks. Greg 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:27.080 Sweeney Murdy says a die contrast, Mr I revealed a 0:07:27.160 --> 0:07:29.440 partially U c L tear in the elbow. He's head 0:07:29.480 --> 0:07:31.560 of a Tom and John surgery. He'll miss the entire season. 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.440 Testing also revealed pain in the area of the ligament 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:37.560 for the first time. Cashman says, as you expect that 0:07:37.600 --> 0:07:40.960 he would Frank in house competition will fill the spot. 0:07:41.280 --> 0:07:44.520 Jay have obviously in the rotation, Jordan Montgomery obviously in 0:07:44.560 --> 0:07:47.360 the rotation, James Paxton shirt. The Yankees are gonna rely 0:07:47.520 --> 0:07:51.080 quite heavily on Massa Heiro Tanaka, and on Ja and 0:07:51.400 --> 0:07:54.880 on Garrett Cole of course, and that fifth spot you 0:07:54.920 --> 0:07:58.000 might see David David Garcia earlier than you expect. Jonathan 0:07:58.080 --> 0:08:02.280 Lewis Aga, Uh, Michael King, Nick Tropiano, Chad Banish. I mean, 0:08:02.280 --> 0:08:04.760 these are the types of players that the Yankees having house. 0:08:04.800 --> 0:08:06.680 We thought last year they make a move when Savorino 0:08:06.720 --> 0:08:09.720 went down. We thought last year they needed pitching anyway. Uh, 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:12.640 they didn't. Uh Frank one of the I would say 0:08:12.760 --> 0:08:14.800 that they could try to convinces bath to come back. 0:08:14.920 --> 0:08:18.160 He just toreds a c L ski So the Yankees 0:08:18.640 --> 0:08:21.320 doing great as a list. Yeah, it's you know, whoever 0:08:21.640 --> 0:08:24.000 is part of the Yankees rotation, whoever has been part 0:08:24.040 --> 0:08:26.720 of the Yankees rotation, it seems like you are susceptible 0:08:26.760 --> 0:08:30.080 to a major injury right now. They lost Paxiston, they 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:33.000 lost Savorino. You're right, they can't even talk CC Sabathia 0:08:33.040 --> 0:08:35.480 into coming out of retirement because he just towards a 0:08:35.480 --> 0:08:37.520 c L on a skiing trip. So we'll see what 0:08:37.600 --> 0:08:40.840 happens there. It's very frustrating to from the Yankees perspective. 0:08:40.840 --> 0:08:43.520 It's you mentioned it. They knew about these injuries dating 0:08:43.520 --> 0:08:45.880 back till last year in the postseason, Paxton with the back, 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:49.640 Severino felt something, you know, dating back to those playoff games, 0:08:49.640 --> 0:08:52.160 and they waited until now. They just thought that, all right, 0:08:52.240 --> 0:08:54.079 an off season, a couple of months off was going 0:08:54.120 --> 0:08:57.320 to help a partially torn u c L If he 0:08:57.360 --> 0:08:59.760 had an issue back then, why didn't he get X 0:08:59.840 --> 0:09:01.600 ray is then why didn't he get testing then? Why 0:09:01.600 --> 0:09:03.720 couldn't they find out what was wrong with him back 0:09:03.720 --> 0:09:08.440 in October November and then maybe we would have had 0:09:08.480 --> 0:09:12.520 him season now? I mean now he did have some 0:09:12.600 --> 0:09:15.240 testing done, right, like, he did have some testing done 0:09:15.720 --> 0:09:18.640 eating what December and February he flew up to New 0:09:18.720 --> 0:09:21.160 York and he had an m R and everything was clear, 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:24.400 And somehow now it's not clear. I don't know how 0:09:24.480 --> 0:09:27.320 this works. And can we go back about a week 0:09:27.360 --> 0:09:30.280 ago where we originally had this conversation and the Yankees 0:09:30.320 --> 0:09:32.160 are ready to treat this like the Mets. He wasn't 0:09:32.160 --> 0:09:34.400 gonna have more testing done. Do you remember this. He 0:09:34.440 --> 0:09:36.440 wasn't gonna go through to see the doctor. He was 0:09:36.480 --> 0:09:39.600 just gonna rest, take some at Ville. He's gonna be fine. 0:09:39.800 --> 0:09:42.840 He needs Tommy John. The Yankees are ready to handle 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:46.440 us like the Mets. Yeah, I think ultimately they just 0:09:46.480 --> 0:09:48.920 didn't want to find out what was the inevitable here, 0:09:48.960 --> 0:09:51.240 Greg is that he needs Tommy John surgery. So I 0:09:51.280 --> 0:09:53.400 think that's what it comes down to. And you're right, 0:09:53.440 --> 0:09:56.200 maybe we see you know, Devi Garcia pull pulled up 0:09:56.200 --> 0:09:58.480 to the majors a little bit sooner than expected. But 0:09:58.760 --> 0:10:00.959 he did not perform well in Triple A last year, 0:10:00.960 --> 0:10:03.280 so I don't think that they should rush him. It's 0:10:03.280 --> 0:10:04.679 gonna be interesting to see what they do. I don't 0:10:04.679 --> 0:10:07.080 think that Chad Bettus or Nick Tropiano is the answer 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:09.880 there either. Mike King last year struggled big time in 0:10:09.920 --> 0:10:11.920 Triple A. We'll see what he can do throughout the 0:10:11.920 --> 0:10:14.719 course of spring training. Jordan Montgomery is an interesting name 0:10:14.800 --> 0:10:17.080 right now, Greg, because last night they were talking about 0:10:17.120 --> 0:10:19.240 how he was topping out at ninety four miles per 0:10:19.280 --> 0:10:22.800 hour seeing increased velocity, and he has performed well in 0:10:22.840 --> 0:10:25.960 the past. Back in now he had a three eight 0:10:26.040 --> 0:10:28.880 a e R, a solid whip, good strikeout stuff, good 0:10:28.920 --> 0:10:31.439 swinging miss So I'm interested in Jordan Montgomery in the 0:10:31.520 --> 0:10:34.200 later rounds of drafts as a late round flyer with 0:10:34.280 --> 0:10:36.719 some upside here, Greg, but I think the I think 0:10:36.720 --> 0:10:39.160 the Yankees are gonna wind up either signing some kind 0:10:39.160 --> 0:10:42.360 of veteran another one or training for somebody. Today they 0:10:42.400 --> 0:10:45.440 got big nicky nanky T. Yeah. I don't think big 0:10:45.520 --> 0:10:47.559 nikky T is the answer. I don't think Chad Bettis 0:10:47.559 --> 0:10:50.160 is the answer either, but we will see what happens. 0:10:50.160 --> 0:10:51.839 I'm telling you Ross Stripling is the name. That's the 0:10:51.880 --> 0:10:53.559 name that the Yankees should be going out for. Right now. 0:10:54.720 --> 0:10:56.600 I'll tell you this, Frank. I just moved out Jordan 0:10:56.640 --> 0:11:00.840 Montgomery number nine my rankings to number seventy six. So 0:11:01.000 --> 0:11:04.600 get excited, Frank, it's starting pitch here day. Here on 0:11:04.760 --> 0:11:08.160 the VFFS, I've got rankings, their color coding. Look at this, 0:11:08.480 --> 0:11:11.400 it's all about the colors. Here on the BFFs. You 0:11:11.440 --> 0:11:13.120 don't want to miss this. Frank and I break down 0:11:13.160 --> 0:11:15.480 the top of the storry pitching market right after this. 0:11:18.320 --> 0:11:20.800 Are you ready for the nation's first and only, free, 0:11:20.880 --> 0:11:23.880 twenty four hour network dedicated to you the betting and 0:11:23.920 --> 0:11:27.040 fantasy sports enthusiast. Sports Grade will provide you with a 0:11:27.080 --> 0:11:31.720 real time content, statistics and gaming intelligence unlike anything you've 0:11:31.760 --> 0:11:34.679 ever seen before. 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Yeah, and it's a huge blow again 0:12:21.320 --> 0:12:23.960 for the Yankees. For fantasy owners. He was someone who 0:12:24.000 --> 0:12:26.400 in early drafts, Greg was being drafted as a top 0:12:26.440 --> 0:12:28.960 twenty starting pitcher and rightfully so, we all remember what 0:12:29.000 --> 0:12:34.319 he did in eighteen, the talent that he has. But unfortunately, 0:12:34.360 --> 0:12:36.240 it looks like he's going to miss all of the 0:12:36.920 --> 0:12:39.079 season and you know, potentially even a portion of the 0:12:39.760 --> 0:12:41.560 one season. So whether you have him in a keeper 0:12:41.679 --> 0:12:44.400 or dynasty league, Uh, it seems like it's gonna be 0:12:44.400 --> 0:12:46.280 a rough go here for Severino over the next couple 0:12:46.280 --> 0:12:48.680 of years, and maybe if you're rebuilding in one of 0:12:48.720 --> 0:12:52.200 those deeper formats, keeper or dynasty type format, maybe it 0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:54.280 looked to acquire him on the cheap while you're trying 0:12:54.280 --> 0:12:56.560 to rebuild your team. I think that's maybe the only 0:12:56.600 --> 0:12:59.960 positive that we could take away from Severino here. Greg, Yeah, 0:13:00.120 --> 0:13:02.560 there's no positive. Man. Like I said, Luis Savorino, he'll ride, 0:13:02.640 --> 0:13:06.319 he'll uh drop, and everybody's writings unless you're kith orgynasty 0:13:06.360 --> 0:13:08.280 lead is Frank mentioned that's the only spot you'll draft 0:13:08.360 --> 0:13:10.760 him in Jerman Montgomery, He'll somebody. He's somebody that will 0:13:10.800 --> 0:13:13.120 definitely arise. He's gonna be a lock forward this rotation. Now, 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:15.520 uh super said stuff when it comes to the Yankees. 0:13:15.600 --> 0:13:18.720 But when it does come to the Yankees overall, and 0:13:18.760 --> 0:13:21.840 we mentioned them, they have my number one picture in 0:13:22.000 --> 0:13:25.040 Fantasy Baseball this season, and that is Garrett Cole. As 0:13:25.040 --> 0:13:27.600 we begin our starting pitching rankings here on the VFS, Frank, 0:13:27.679 --> 0:13:29.480 I know he's not new your number one. Your number 0:13:29.480 --> 0:13:31.320 one is Jacob Degram, but we do have the same 0:13:31.360 --> 0:13:34.199 top four. Cole, de Gram Verlander and chaser for you 0:13:34.320 --> 0:13:37.319 is de Gram Cole Verlander, and that's the only difference. 0:13:37.360 --> 0:13:40.079 That's the top tier. Yesterday I was describing how with 0:13:40.120 --> 0:13:42.560 the relief pictures, I don't have that ability, uh to 0:13:42.559 --> 0:13:44.640 figure out where to break this down. And that's the 0:13:44.760 --> 0:13:48.080 same old true for starting pitching, because my guys like 0:13:48.160 --> 0:13:51.360 five food through twenty one are all one gigantics here, 0:13:51.760 --> 0:13:54.480 but the top four to me, they clearly separate themselves. 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:57.160 And yeah, for me, it's it's a top three. Greg. 0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:59.560 I have the gram Garrit Cole, and Justin burl Area 0:13:59.679 --> 0:14:01.920 in my top tier, and then I have in tier two, 0:14:01.960 --> 0:14:04.880 I have Max Scherzer, Walker Bueller, and Shane Bieber. So 0:14:04.920 --> 0:14:07.240 I haven't broken down a little bit differently in terms 0:14:07.240 --> 0:14:09.240 of tears. And you can see my top twenty rankings 0:14:09.280 --> 0:14:12.320 here on the BFS right now live on the Sports 0:14:12.360 --> 0:14:15.200 Create TV network. I do have Jacob Degram one spot 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:18.000 higher than Garrett Cole, just because he's done it for longer. Greg, 0:14:18.040 --> 0:14:20.240 He's been the most valuable starting pitcher over the past 0:14:20.240 --> 0:14:23.000 three seasons in Fantasy Baseball. He's won back to bag 0:14:23.040 --> 0:14:25.960 Cy Young Awards for the New York Mets. Over the 0:14:26.000 --> 0:14:27.840 last three years. He's got a two five three e 0:14:28.000 --> 0:14:30.160 R a A two nine seven x fib over eleven 0:14:30.200 --> 0:14:33.360 case per nine A zero point nine seven whip for 0:14:33.480 --> 0:14:36.320 Jacob Degram Garrett Cole. I think you can argue he's 0:14:36.360 --> 0:14:39.080 going to give you more strikeouts, likely going to give 0:14:39.120 --> 0:14:42.360 you a more wins with the Yankees bats backing him 0:14:42.400 --> 0:14:44.920 up in terms of run support. But again, he's done it. 0:14:44.960 --> 0:14:48.000 He's been super elite for two years, whereas Jacob Degram 0:14:48.040 --> 0:14:50.480 has done it for three. That's the reason why I 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:52.760 have de Gram over Garrett Cole. Uh. And then I 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:54.120 don't know where you want to go from here. Do 0:14:54.160 --> 0:14:55.800 you want to kind of break down our top ten, 0:14:55.880 --> 0:14:59.040 see what we have differently, maybe just you know, choose 0:14:59.080 --> 0:15:00.680 out a few names here the you want to talk about. 0:15:00.760 --> 0:15:02.960 But I have Verlander in that top tier as well. 0:15:02.960 --> 0:15:04.360 With these guys, I think he should be a first 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:07.280 round pick. I'm not scared off of Justin Verlander whatsoever. 0:15:07.560 --> 0:15:10.000 There's some people who are ranking Walker Bueller, Max Suers 0:15:10.080 --> 0:15:12.440 ahead of him right now. Everything that's going on with 0:15:12.440 --> 0:15:14.880 the Houston Astros, I don't think it affects Justin Verlander 0:15:14.960 --> 0:15:17.240 one bit. He wasn't even part of the team during 0:15:17.240 --> 0:15:21.520 that whole trash can banging scandal he was for potentially 0:15:21.520 --> 0:15:23.400 for other stuff that happened in two thousand and eighteen 0:15:23.720 --> 0:15:26.880 and two thousand nineteen. But Greg, there is no sign 0:15:26.920 --> 0:15:30.640 whatsoever if you deep dive justin Verlander on him falling off. 0:15:30.680 --> 0:15:32.960 And because of that, I still trust him. I still 0:15:33.000 --> 0:15:36.120 have him as my third sp off the board. Yeah, 0:15:36.120 --> 0:15:38.320 I have Verlander as my third story of picture off 0:15:38.320 --> 0:15:40.920 the board as well. And Max Chers are four. I 0:15:40.960 --> 0:15:43.440 think they're in the same tier. Um and you can 0:15:43.440 --> 0:15:46.320 see my top twenty now on your screens if you're 0:15:46.320 --> 0:15:48.720 watching on Sports Grid, and mine is a little bit 0:15:48.720 --> 0:15:51.480 different than French, but it's not all that dissimilar in general. 0:15:51.560 --> 0:15:53.920 But our top four remains the same. I like Garrett Cole. 0:15:53.920 --> 0:15:56.960 We've talked a lot about Cole versus the Graham here 0:15:56.960 --> 0:15:59.680 and we just mentioned that both guys could of have 0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:02.200 their categories right in your standard five by five where 0:16:02.200 --> 0:16:04.680 you expect the winds from Coal, you expect the strikeouts 0:16:04.680 --> 0:16:07.480 from Cole, the women era AA, probably the Gram, and 0:16:07.520 --> 0:16:09.040 it's kind of how you're building your team. I don't 0:16:09.040 --> 0:16:11.120 think you would go wrong. I understand the de Gram 0:16:11.600 --> 0:16:14.000 has done it longer. I just expect a big year 0:16:14.000 --> 0:16:15.400 from Coal and me. Yiakee, Homer, what do you want 0:16:15.440 --> 0:16:18.120 from me? But in regards to Justin Verlander, he has 0:16:18.160 --> 0:16:20.560 shown no signs of slowing down. You're right, and Max 0:16:20.560 --> 0:16:22.600 Scherzer did have some of those injuries that he had 0:16:22.640 --> 0:16:25.080 to battle through last year. But unlike Clayton Kershaw, who 0:16:25.160 --> 0:16:27.800 also spoke about last week, and unlike Chris Sale who 0:16:27.800 --> 0:16:31.800 we've spoken about in the past here too, Sheerzer was 0:16:31.840 --> 0:16:34.000 able to battle through and pitch through all of his stuff, 0:16:34.040 --> 0:16:37.760 didn't really uh remain out for a long time. I'm 0:16:37.760 --> 0:16:39.960 really confident mat Max Sherzer bounces back. I know we 0:16:39.960 --> 0:16:41.720 didn't have a surgery and others something done to correct 0:16:42.360 --> 0:16:46.080 uh what heild him. But I still I still trust Scherzer, 0:16:46.080 --> 0:16:48.280 who has been the number one starting pitcher for a 0:16:48.360 --> 0:16:51.560 very long time in Fantasy baseball. And I think Sherser 0:16:51.600 --> 0:16:54.080 at four to me, still fits the top tier. I 0:16:54.120 --> 0:16:56.800 know you you said that your top tier, and after 0:16:56.880 --> 0:16:59.440 three I think Sherser was closer to Verlander then he 0:16:59.520 --> 0:17:03.320 used to walk blerf the board. Yeah, with Scherzer, I'm 0:17:03.360 --> 0:17:05.600 just worried about the back and neck injury stuff. Greg. 0:17:05.640 --> 0:17:07.360 I know you mentioned it, and I get it. We're 0:17:07.400 --> 0:17:10.200 still ranking Kershaw very highly this year, one year after 0:17:10.280 --> 0:17:13.080 you know, he dealt with injuries similar to what Max 0:17:13.080 --> 0:17:15.720 Scherzer is dealing with. And you know, Scherzer pitches deep 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:18.720 into the postseason and he even missed a World Series 0:17:18.800 --> 0:17:20.919 game because he was dealing with, you know whatever. It 0:17:21.000 --> 0:17:23.000 was a stiff neck at the time, but he's clearly 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:25.520 dealing with something in that neck back area. So it's 0:17:25.520 --> 0:17:28.159 not enough to completely scare me off of Max Scherzer, 0:17:28.359 --> 0:17:30.240 but it is enough for me to lower him down 0:17:30.240 --> 0:17:32.359 the rankings opposed to where he has been the past 0:17:32.400 --> 0:17:34.879 couple of years, where normally he is the SP one 0:17:34.920 --> 0:17:37.320 off the board or the SP two off the board. 0:17:37.640 --> 0:17:39.520 When it comes to Walker, Bueler Gregg I will point 0:17:39.560 --> 0:17:42.960 this out. Remember last year in spring training he mentioned 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:45.199 he was dealing with like dead arm or something like that, 0:17:45.240 --> 0:17:48.480 and everyone started freaking out. He pitched deep into the 0:17:48.520 --> 0:17:51.240 postseason the year before, into the World Series with the 0:17:51.280 --> 0:17:54.960 Dodgers back in eighteen, and then last year going into 0:17:55.000 --> 0:17:57.600 the nineteen season, he got off to a slow start 0:17:57.640 --> 0:18:00.159 because he didn't really have a normal spring training. His 0:18:00.200 --> 0:18:02.600 first eleven starts he had an e r a over four. Greg. 0:18:02.920 --> 0:18:06.400 But for Walker Bueler's final nineteen starts. Listen to these numbers. 0:18:06.440 --> 0:18:09.520 Greg to eight eight e r A three oh eight 0:18:09.680 --> 0:18:12.760 x FIP one O two whip over eleven case per 0:18:12.920 --> 0:18:18.400 nine under two walks per ninety percent groundball rate, uses 0:18:18.440 --> 0:18:21.439 a fastball, slider, cutter curve. He has four different pitches 0:18:21.480 --> 0:18:24.960 he can rely on, thirty five percent chase rate percent 0:18:25.040 --> 0:18:28.360 swinging shrike. I mean, Walker Bueller over his final nineteen 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:31.959 starts pitched like a top five pitcher for Fantasy, and 0:18:32.000 --> 0:18:34.200 that is why he earns his ranking, and that's why 0:18:34.240 --> 0:18:36.959 everyone's excited about him. Greg. The only thing for me 0:18:37.000 --> 0:18:39.479 when it comes to Bueller is I think people are 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:43.080 almost prematurely pushing it him ahead of guys like Verlander 0:18:43.200 --> 0:18:46.400 and Scherzer. I just still respect what those guys have done, 0:18:46.400 --> 0:18:48.680 and they're still pitching at an elite level. I think 0:18:48.680 --> 0:18:50.760 people just want that shiny new toy, and they see 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:53.480 Walker Bueller as the up and comer and they think 0:18:53.520 --> 0:18:55.800 that he can take that next step. But even if 0:18:55.840 --> 0:18:58.280 he takes that next step, Greg, he's still only as 0:18:58.280 --> 0:19:00.800 good as Justin Burlander, as Max Serrs. So I don't 0:19:00.840 --> 0:19:03.560 really understand why people are pushing Walker Bueller ahead of 0:19:03.600 --> 0:19:06.280 either of those guys. I think you're right. It's a 0:19:06.280 --> 0:19:09.520 shying toy, and you're excited about Walker Buller. You're excited 0:19:09.920 --> 0:19:11.720 what's to come. He's so young, he doesn't have the 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:13.720 innings on him, he doesn't have the injuries that you 0:19:13.760 --> 0:19:16.760 worry about with the Max Scherzer. For me, Walkervieller is five. 0:19:16.840 --> 0:19:19.359 As you saw before, as as we've discussed. I like 0:19:19.400 --> 0:19:22.120 Walker Peeler. I love Walker Peeler, even though you wanted 0:19:22.119 --> 0:19:23.800 to trade him on May first last year after the 0:19:23.880 --> 0:19:27.600 terrible April. For me, uh, it's Walker Bueller at five, 0:19:27.640 --> 0:19:31.480 and I feel very very confident at that number. After that, 0:19:31.520 --> 0:19:34.880 I think we both have Steven Strasburg here at number six. 0:19:34.880 --> 0:19:37.960 Strasburg changed himself around last year. Obviously was able to 0:19:38.000 --> 0:19:41.240 remain healthy. That was the most important thing for Strasburg. 0:19:41.480 --> 0:19:43.479 I know you've been hesitant to take him. He's not 0:19:43.520 --> 0:19:46.119 somebody that's I don't honestly off your radar. He's not 0:19:46.160 --> 0:19:48.119 someone that in your draft you're going out of your 0:19:48.119 --> 0:19:50.879 way to go and get. Why is that? Yeah, I 0:19:50.880 --> 0:19:53.000 still do worry about the injuries. It just so happens 0:19:53.000 --> 0:19:55.520 that he manages to stay healthy in his career year, 0:19:55.600 --> 0:19:57.440 and they were saying that he changed things up last 0:19:57.480 --> 0:19:59.760 year in terms of his routine, and uh, he was 0:19:59.800 --> 0:20:02.560 doing things differently in order to remain healthy. Uh. He 0:20:02.680 --> 0:20:04.760 was awesome. There's no doubt about it. He's always awesome 0:20:04.760 --> 0:20:06.520 in his career. He has a three one seven e 0:20:06.680 --> 0:20:08.840 r A and a two nine five x FIT. I mean, 0:20:08.880 --> 0:20:11.040 the guy has been one of the most elite starting 0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:14.320