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Fantasy Beat – An Evening With Jeff Mans

'Miguel Cabrera' photo (c) 2012, Keith Allison - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/With Trevor Ray away, Justin ‘Fensty’ Fensterman called upon Jeff Mans from FantasyAlarm.com to join him on this weeks edition of The Fantasy Beat! Jeff and Justin talk about general fantasy baseball strategy (how to evaluate pitching properly), top performers for the season, and everything else you would generally talk about on a first date.

Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera, Jean Segura, James Loney, Starling Marte, Manny Machado, Hunter Pence, Carlos Gomez, Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, Stephen Strasburg, Felix Hernandez, Matt Cain, David Price, Zack Greinke, Jon Lester, Wade Miley

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Fantasy Beat – Closing Time

'Mariano Rivera' photo (c) 2009, Keith Allison - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ On this week’s addition of the “Fantasy Beat”, Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray talk about which closers have excelled to start the season and which closers might soon be replaced. The guys also went over some of the injured closers around the league and who is filling in for them while they are out.

Mariano Rivera, Edward Mujica, Heath Bell, Kevin Gregg, Junichi Tazawa, Andrew Bailey, Kenley Jansen, Brandon League, Greg Holland, Tim Collins, Kelvin Herrera

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Fantasy Beat – Talking FAAB

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This week on the “Fantasy Beat” Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray introduce FAAB budget and teach you how to manage your money from a season long perspective. The guys talk about some of the on fire lesser-known players in relation to FAAB spending.

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The Oracle Joins the Fantasy Beat

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The man, myth and legend Ray Flowers joins Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray on “The Fantasy Beat” to give his take on the young 2013 fantasy baseball season. The guys talked about hitters and pitchers who have garnered a lot of attention over the last few weeks.

Brandon Crawford, Josh Rutledge, Michael Cuddyer, Paul Maholm, Ross Detwiler, Bartolo Colon, John Buck, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Ruggiano

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Fantasy Beat – Prospective Prospects

'Travis d'Arnaud At Bat' photo (c) 2011, tjperr - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray are getting you ready to win your fantasy baseball championship by talking about some key prospects you need to keep your eye on early in the season.

Aaron Hicks, Darin Mastroianni, Travis d’Arnaud, John Buck, Dan Straily, Tony Cingrani, Billy Hamilton, Wil Myers

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Fantasy Beat – Early Season Surprises

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Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray discuss some key players that have started off the season really hot, but tell you what you can really expect from them the rest of the season.

NBA: Streaming players for the fantasy playoffs?

MLB: Justin Upton, Josh Hamilton, Coco Crisp, Wilin Rosario, Chris Heisey, Matt Harvey, Dan Straily, Clay Buchholz, Justin Masterson

 

 

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Fantasy Beat – End One Fantasy Season, Begin Another!

'Chris Davis' photo (c) 2013, Keith Allison - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
For all of you fantasy basketball players, Justin and Trevor talk about players that you can still find on your waiver wire who can help you win your fantasy basketball league. The guys also recap the first week of the 2013 MLB season and talked about which players came up huge. The guys make some serious predictions.

NBA: Carl Laundry, Derrick Favors, Kyle O’Quinn

MLB: Chris Davis, Tyler Flowers, Michael Morse, Josh Hamilton, Giancarlo Stanton, Tyler Colvin, Carlos Marmol, Kyuji Fujikawa, Yu Darvish

 

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Around the Horn: April 2, 2013

(1) Talk about the 2013 fantasy baseball season, LABR, Tout, SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio.

(2) Carlos Gomez overdrafted in 2013?

(3) Players who very well could exceed their draft day cost:

C Jason Castro, 1B Brandon Belt, 2B Kelly Johnson, 3B Manny Machado, SS Stephen Drew, OF Michael Brantley, OF Chris Young, OF Justin Maxwell, OF Franklin Gutierrez

SP James McDonald, SP Edinson Volquez, SP Vance Worley, RP Jake McGee, RP Mike Adams, RP Rhiner Cruz.

By Ray Flowers

 

Fantasy Beat – A Bit of Basketball & A Lot of Baseball

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Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray discuss a few key players to keep an eye out on your fantasy basketball waiver wires to make sure you win a championship. They also dive big into draft strategy for fantasy baseball to make sure you are ready for Opening Day.

 

NBA: Kevin Garnett, Jody Meeks, Steve Blake, Josh McRoberts

MLB: Aroldis Chapman, Craig Kimbrel, Rookies,  Tiering, Yasiel Puig, Dylan Bundy
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Fantasy Beat – Cleaning the Glass & Rounding the Bases

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Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray start off talking about some NBA players that could see some increased minutes because they are playing on teams that are out of it. They also talk some general Free Agents to pickup for your playoff stretch. It’s now time for Trevor to quit complaining about NBA because he gets to talk some fantasy baseball. The guys discuss some key draft strategies people need to pay attention to.

NBA: Gerald Henderson, Wesley Johnson, Isaiah Thomas, Tiago Splitter

MLB: Tiering, Positional Qualification, PEDs, Lonnie Chisenhall, Jeff Keppinger, Chase Headley, Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Braun, Mike Trout

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