About this episode
It's fantasy baseball auction season, and Fred Zinkie has the keys for you to dominate your league. Fred and Jeff Erickson will discuss auction strategy tips and the biggest news of the day, including the latest Ronald Acuña update. --- 00:00 - Lucas Giolito’s season appears to be over before it started. 05:00 - Ronald Acuna seems to be fine. 07:30 - Sonny Gray could open the season on the IL. Maybe Kevin Gausman too. And Braxton Garrett. 12:30 - Paul Skenes will open the season in the Minors. Draftable? 15:40 - Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell 20:00 - Ken Rosenthal wrote that Jackson Holliday has a 50% chance of making the OD roster. Is that enough to draft him in the middle rounds? 23:30 - A.J. Puk is becoming a spring training story. He was drafted in my tout league tonight. 29:00 - Auctions 29:15 - Are auctions better than drafts? Why or why not? 31:45 - What do you do to prepare for your auction? 35:45 - Pen & Paper vs. Software 40:00 - Do you have any strategy for nominations? 46:40 - Are you flexible on changing prices during the auction? Do the bids on other players matter? 53:00 - Are you more of a stars-and-scrubs or spread-the-risk guy? 58:30 - Are there ever players who you “have to” win in the auction? 1:03:00 - What is your plan for dollar days? 1:11:00 - Size of league dictating strategy? 1:15:00 - Would you stash prospects? --- Fantrax Promotional Copy Sign up for Fantrax FREE today and you’ll be entered to win an Official MLB signed jersey from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Simply visit this link to sign up today. Hyperlink: https://www.fantrax.com/rotowire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the latest fantasy sports insights, expert analysis, and premium tools at RotoWire.com—enter promo code ROTO15 at checkout to receive 15% off any product. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.