Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?---00:00 Headlines11:45 The Gift of Good Health20:10 Gifts for Hitters38:30 Gifts for Pitchers56:05 The Gift of Playing Time
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Erik Halterman is joined by Sara Sanchez to discuss their fantasy baseball Christmas wishlists. Which players need just a bit more power, a bit more control, better health, and more?

Fantasy Baseball Christmas Wishlist with Sara Sanchez

James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues! 04:00 Trevor Megill09:45 Rafael Devers12:50 Oneil Cruz17:25 Noelvi Marte21:40 Jackson Holliday25:15 Jonathan Aranda29:45 Finding late DC gems31:45 Andruw Monasterio35:50 Hunter Harvey39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski43:25 Michael Conforto46:10 Graham Pauley50:30 Sean Newcomb53:05 Nathan Church56:10 Zach Dezenzo58:50 Hagen Smith01:01:55 Everson Pereira01:04:15 Oswald Peraza
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<description>&lt;p&gt;James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;04:00 Trevor Megill&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;09:45 Rafael Devers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:50 Oneil Cruz&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:25 Noelvi Marte&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;21:40 Jackson Holliday&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;25:15 Jonathan Aranda&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;29:45 Finding late DC gems&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:45 Andruw Monasterio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;35:50 Hunter Harvey&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;39:30 Carmen Mlodzinski&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;43:25 Michael Conforto&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;46:10 Graham Pauley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;50:30 Sean Newcomb&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;53:05 Nathan Church&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;56:10 Zach Dezenzo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;58:50 Hagen Smith&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:01:55 Everson Pereira&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:04:15 Oswald Peraza&lt;/p&gt;
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James Anderson and Rob DiPietro identify six players who are being drafted too early, including Rafael Devers and Oneil Cruz, before highlighting more than 10 players who are great late-round values in 50-round draft-and-hold leagues!

Bad Early Picks & Good Late Picks w/ Rob DiPietro

James Anderson and Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more! 03:25 Evaluating injury risk11:35 Yordan Alvarez19:15 Bryan Woo vs. Jacob deGrom26:00 Cole Ragans31:00 Josh Hader33:50 Tyler Glasnow36:20 Brandon Woodruff38:10 Pablo Lopez40:40 Shane Bieber43:55 Michael King47:05 Nathan Eovaldi49:25 Zack Wheeler52:05 Carlos Rodon53:45 Kris Bubic55:25 This Year’s Byron Buxton59:50 Chase Burns01:01:25 2024 velocity gainers -> 2025 results
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James Anderson and Dave McDonald discuss the riskiest players who are getting drafted highly in 2026 fantasy baseball drafts, including Yordan Alvarez, Cole Ragans, Brandon Woodruff, Zack Wheeler and more!

Evaluating Injury Risk w/ Dave McDonald

James Anderson and Rob Silver discuss the rookie shortstop class, sleeper candidates to hit 30-plus homers, reliever land mines, Rob's prospect for 2026 plus much more! 01:40 Konnor Griffin09:20 Rookie Shortstops13:20 Finding Cheap Power15:45 Jorge Polanco17:35 Dominic Canzone19:45 Royce Lewis23:05 Max Muncy (LAD)26:20 Jordan Walker31:25 Power Sleepers34:00 Reliever Land Mines41:50 Chandler Simpson47:30 Cheap Speed50:00 Rob’s Prospect For 202655:35 Nasim Nunez58:40 Jeff Hoffman
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James Anderson and Rob Silver discuss the rookie shortstop class, sleeper candidates to hit 30-plus homers, reliever land mines, Rob's prospect for 2026 plus much more!

2026 Strategy Talk w/ Rob Silver

James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026! 01:10 Tatsuya Imai06:25 Munetaka Murakami10:45 Kazuma Okamoto15:30 Cody Ponce18:50 Foster Griffin vs. Anthony Kay22:35 Jon Duplantier25:00 Lewin Diaz isn’t coming over26:50 Jo Hsi Hsu28:45 Sung-Mun Song31:35 Open Universe Targets37:40 Roki Sasaki42:50 Tim’s Rookie Targets
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<description>&lt;p&gt;James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:10 Tatsuya Imai&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;06:25 Munetaka Murakami&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;10:45 Kazuma Okamoto&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:30 Cody Ponce&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;18:50 Foster Griffin vs. Anthony Kay&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;22:35 Jon Duplantier&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;25:00 Lewin Diaz isn’t coming over&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:50 Jo Hsi Hsu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:45 Sung-Mun Song&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;31:35 Open Universe Targets&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;37:40 Roki Sasaki&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;42:50 Tim’s Rookie Targets&lt;/p&gt;
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James Anderson and Tim McLeod discuss Tatsuya Imai, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto and the rest of the players making the leap from Asia to MLB in 2026!

Sleepers Coming Over From Asia w/ Tim McLeod

Jeff Erickson, Clay Link, James Anderson, Scott Jenstad, Todd Zola, Fred Zinkie, Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer cover fantasy baseball year round, including draft prep, strategy and much more!

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