About this episode
Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) ease you into the second full month of the fantasy baseball season with a variety of topics ranging from the return of Lucas Giolito and Lance McCullers Jr., expectations for recently promoted prospects Nick Kurtz and Agustin Ramirez, and the potential MLB call-up timelines of Kyle Harrison and Jordan Lawlar. Plus, the usual injury and lineup news, weekend starts/sits and a look ahead at this weekend's FAAB. Activation and Injury News Welcome back, Lucas Giolito and Tony Gonsolin Walker Buehler's health Lance McCullers Jr.'s first start since 2022 Is Ben Casparius the Starter happening? Debuts of Noah Cameron (Royals) and Chase Petty (Reds) Gunnar Hoglund for the A's this weekend Struggling Sandy Alcantara Tyler Fitzgerald (ribs) a drop? Jake Burger bombs no more (for now) Catchers returning - Connor Wong, Ivan Herrera, Tyler Stephenson Checking in on Prospects in the Minors and Majors Roman Anthony, Red Sox Jordan Lawlar, Diamondbacks Kyle Harrison, Giants Andrew Painter, Phillies Nick Kurtz (A's) and Agustin Ramirez (Marlins) staying up? Hitters to start and bench in NFBC this weekend Diamondbacks and Reds left-handed hitters Look Ahead at Week 7 free agent bidding (FAAB) Shelby Miller Gonsolin & Casparius Trent Grisham & Javier Baez (wait, what year is this?) The 2025 FTN Fantasy Baseball Guide is loaded with the best preseason fantasy baseball content, rankings, projections and fantasy tools! Join us this season at www.FTNFantasy.com. No team of analysts is better equipped to help you dominate your leagues. Featuring three NFBC overall champions! Our in-season content is loaded and includes our Industry Most-Accurate Daily and Weekly Projections & Rankings . Our weekly content schedule includes: Mondays - The Week Ahead (Lucas Biery) Mondays - NFBC Waiver Watch (Todd Whitestone) Wednesdays - The Bullpen Report (Dan Thompson) Thursdays - Gut Feelings (Vlad Sedler) Mondays/Fridays - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire (Joe Orrico/Adam Young) Saturdays/Sundays - Trust the Gut FAAB (Vlad Sedler) and Drops & Disasters (Mike Mager) Plus two of our roto-famous tracking tools: FILTH Pitcher Metric Leaderboard Bullpen Report Your fantasy baseball cheat code: FTN Fantasy Baseball Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.