Baseball 365

Andrew and Justin are back to talk about all things NL West. They rank Kershaw, Buehler and Ryu rest of season, discuss the incredible depth of the Dodgers' major and minor league rosters, Julio Urias' upside, prospects Gavin Lux, Keibert Ruiz and Dustin May. Then they move on and complain about the Rockies some more. Once they finished, they discussed the greatness of Nolan Arenado, what to expect from Brendan Rodgers with the injury to Story, David Dahl's end of season numbers, and then discuss Colton Welker, Grant Lavigne and Garrett Hampson. Then on the Diamondbacks they predict Ketel Marte's end of season home run total, who the Arizona starting first baseman is next year, Greinke's contract, Robbie Ray's inconsistency, and then they gush on Kristian Robinson and some other Arizona prospects. Next up they discussed AJ Preller's stockpiling of talent in San Diego, Machado Vs. Tatis in Dynasty, Mackenzie Gore vs. Luis Urias, and many more prospects. And finally they talk about the Giants. Not many good thi

It's part 2 of breaking down each of the 6 divisions. Andrew and Justin are back to discuss the NL Central, which is where both of their favorite teams reside. They discussed the MLB standings at recording time and where they saw them being at the end of the season. They then discussed the great season Yelich is having, what they'd do with Hiura if they were the Brewers, Brandon Woodruff's dynasty value, and spent a minute on some Brewers prospects. Then they talked about Javy Baez' redraft league value, they played a him or him game with Bryant against other third basemen in dynasty. They ranked the 5 starters rest of season and discussed Alzolay possibly getting a shot soon. On to the Cardinals, where Jack Flaherty's end of season ERA was guessed, they were asked if Jordan Hicks is a top 5 closer in the next 5 years, Paul Dejong's improvements with plate discipline, over under on Goldschmidt, and they talked Nolan Gorman and Dylan Carlson. Next was the Pirates, where after ridiculing the Meadows/Glasnow/Arc

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to talk all things NL East. They go deep on each team, talking about player performances in the major and minor leagues. They discuss the redraft and/or dynasty values of Atlanta players Ronald Acuna, Dansby Swanson, Mike Soroka, Max Fried, Drew Waters and Ian Anderson. With the Phillies, they discussed Rhys Hoskins, Jean Segura, Scott Kingery, Nick Pivetta, Hector Neris, Alec Bohm and Luis Garcia. Then on to the Mets, where the guys dove into Pete Alonso, Amed Rosario, Robinson Cano, Dominic Smith, Wheeler, Matz, Edwin Diaz and Anthony Kay. Next was Washington, where discussions centered around Soto, Robles, Corbin, Kieboom and Luis Garcia. And finally we had to talk about the Miami Marlins for a hot..... nope, not hot. A cold minute, mostly discussing Jorge Alfaro, Caleb Smith, Sixto, Gallen and a few other prospects. Join the facebook group and get involved in the discussions at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball

Justin and Andrew are back to talk about the news of the week. They discussed the MLB draft (2:01), Mccutchen's ACL tear (10:13), Carrasco's health concerns and whether the Indians should sell (18:04), Hiura demotion (21:27), Kimbrel signing with the Cubs (27:18), Freeland demotion (38:07), Corbin Martin demotion (39:57). They answer some facebook questions on ranking a bunch of the top prospect pitchers (41:40) and answer what stats in the minors lead to major league success (44:07). They then discuss disappointments from the season so far, including Danny Jansen (52:30), Shaw and Peraza (57:51), Jose Ramirez (1:00:11), Bryce Harper (1:08:58), Thor, Nola and Kluber (1:16:46). And finally, Justin talks about his experience in Busch stadium last weekend for Cubs Cardinals. Join the facebook group and get in on the discussions at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Andrew Mcquiston and Justin Hughes are back to discuss the landscape of baseball at the 1/3 point of the season. They start off discussing the Mitch Keller promotion and demotion (2:58), Correa's weird injury and whether Myles Straw can be fantasy relevant (5:51), Smeltzer's impressive first start (10:09), strong starts for Gary Sanchez (12:20) and Austin Meadows (16:44). They then start discussing the league leaders at the ten fantasy categories, which led to discussions about Bellinger vs. the field in batting average (22:30), Over/under 40 HR from Bellinger and Yelich (26:30), home run outbursts from Bregman (29:37) and Dietrich (33:02). They discuss Mondesi Jr's awesome start (41:13), which pitcher wins 20 games this year (45:28), and how many saves Shane Greene finishes with (50:57). Finally, Andrew talks about his RM3 trade, landing him Beni (1:00:01). Join the discussions in the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to discuss the week that was. They talk about the Wade Davis injury and the Rockies closer situation while he's out (4:49). They then discuss whether Lucas Giolito is breaking out (8:34), the call ups to Josh Naylor, Cavon Biggio and Kevin Cron (14:47), whether Jimmy Nelson is worth holding onto (21:29), the Washington Nationals' struggles (26:42), Wacha being sent to the pen and what that means for Carlos Martinez and Alex Reyes (31:27). They then discuss the FAAB prices that the callups went for last weekend and discuss how they're doing so far, including Keston Hiura (34:11), Austin Riley (39:29), Brendan Rodgers, which included a great Rockies rant (43:18), Oscar Mercado (55:30) and Willie Calhoun (57:39). They then discuss Cano versus La Stella (1:01:34), Josh Bell versus Joey Votto (1:04:02), whether they cheer more for their fantasy teams or their favorite team (1:08:14), and finally, Justin talks about his big Rotomasters 2 dynasty trade that involved him mo

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to have a prospect focused episode. They start up discussing Andujar being out for the season and what the Yankees may do next (5:19), and then they start talking about the prospects who have been called up this week, including Keston Hiura (11:43), Austin Riley (18:56), Brendan Rodgers (21:57), Nicky Lopez (30:11), Mallex Smith (32:58), Willie Calhoun (36:19) and Miguel Sano (40:00). They rank the callups for this year (42:56), then Andrew and Justin discuss their ranks of the top ten prospects who haven't debuted in the MLB yet (47:07). In the middle of it, they have a great dynasty debate on Chris Paddock versus Forrest Whitley (1:06:14). After that, they discuss Justin's "just missed" players and Andrew did extra credit and gave his 11-20 (1:23:04). Finally, they discuss Andrew's 3 way trade that happened this week in Rotomasters 2 (1:29:01). Join the facebook group Baseball 365 and get in on the conversations at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/

After a 2 week layoff, Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to discuss some baseball. We missed you too. They talk about Justin's trip to Wrigley field with Andrew to see a Cubs Cardinals game, which includes Justin singing "Go Cubs Go"(1:20), then they discuss Andrew's trip to Peoria to see Gorman and Wander both in a Low A game (12:33). After that they get into the news. They discuss Senzel's value going forward (16:33), Ohtani's value (21:40), the Glasnow injury (28:07), demotions of Brinson, Lowe and Kieboom (34:00), breakout pitchers Caleb Smith and Matthew Boyd (36:04), Sale's resurgence (38:26), the AJ Pollack injury (42:20), Altuve's value, which led to a whole bunch of Houston discussions involving Brantley, Yordan and Kyle Tucker (44:05), prospects who may be next in the callups (52:37), Chris Bassitt and other free agent finds (1:03:36) and Justin closes off discussing a few dynasty trades he made this past week (1:12:00). Join our facebook group and get in on the discussions at https://www.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back for a second episode this week, with this episode focused on players who have gotten off to hot starts to start the year. Before that, they discuss the callups/debuts of Vlad Jr. (1:57), Kieboom (5:28) and Rengifo (7:27). Then they get into the players off to hot starts, going position by position. They start with catcher's Grandal, Contreras, Narvaez and Garver (13:32), first basemen Bellinger, Alonso, Christian Walker, Mancini and Bruce (20:21), second basemen Moncada, Villar and Brandon Lowe (30:20), third basemen Renato Nunez, Beckham, Yandy, Franco and Hunter Dozier (33:38), shortstops Tim Anderson, Andrus, Tatis Jr., Swanson and Mondesi Jr. (40:47), outfielders Yelich, Ozuna, Haniger, Gallo, Dwight Smith Jr, Dee and Alex Gordon (51:27), starting pitchers Domingo German, Marco Gonzalez, Montas, Caleb Smith, Musgrove, Luke Weaver, Stroman, Lyles and Stripling (1:05:23), relievers Kirby Yates, Shane Greene and Jordan Hicks.... along with a discussion on the posit

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to celebrate the call up of the generational prospect Vlad Jr. (5:59). They then talk about Bo Bichette's injury (9:26), Daniel Murphy returning and what that means for the Rockies lineup (11:26), The Braves merry go round rotation with Touki/Soroka switching up (19:44), injuries striking many other stars and the Yankees keep rolling (23:44), Greg Polanco expectations (37:39), Corbin Burnes demotion and why Justin says that's a good thing (40:06), Alex Reyes starting again in AAA and a discussion about how long we've waited for him to arrive and show that upside they think he has (43:55), Chavis' call up (50:51), Casey Mize's dynasty value (58:21), a discussion on which players have changed Justin and Andrew's minds so far in the season, including Tatis Jr, Bryant, Pete Alonso and Mullins (1:02:48), Andrew discusses a lineup strategy that is often overlooked (1:10:31), and they close out discussing a few adds they made in the last week (1:16:12). Join the Baseball 3

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back. They start off discussing the Ozzie Albies extension (2:12), then discuss news on Vlad Jr. (6:04), Kershaw's return (8:56), Newcomb's demotion to AAA (14:05), Andujar (19:16), Lindor (23:32), Vizcaino (25:30), Chris Davis' streak being snapped (29:07), Yelich terrorizing StL (33:35). Then, they play the Panic-O-Meter game on slow starts at catcher (36:59), 1B (42:00), 2B (50:12), SS (57:35), 3B (1:02:42), OF (1:12:58) and SP (1:19:03). And before they get out of here, Andrew gushes for a bit on Glasnow (1:38:23). Join the 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are honored to have their first guest on the show, and it is Tim McLeod from Prospect 361. They start off with an interview of Tim (3:20), and then get into the news, starting with injuries to Dahl and Mcmahon and how the Rockies lineup shakes out (10:20), then discuss Clevinger's back injury (19:13), Lester's injury (22:18), Chris Sale's struggles (26:32), hot starts from Bellinger (33:34), Domingo Santana (37:17), Matt Shoemaker (49:38). They then proceed to answer questions from the Baseball 365 group (50:43), including Luis Severino's injury (51:36), Jays prospects (54:52), when they look at the standings (57:55), Jose Ramirez' slow start (1:06:17), Corbin Burnes (1:08:59), waiver wire pitchers (1:11:21) and hitters (1:17:16). Join the discussions on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

The season is underway and Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are talking about what they're seeing so far. They discuss Knebel needing Tommy John Surgery and what that means for the Brewers Bullpen (4:18), Strickland going to the DL and who is in it for saves in Seattle (8:33), Yankee injuries to Stanton and Andujar (11:18), Hunter Greene joining the TINSTAPP club (14:20), other murky closer situations (25:18), performances from the rookies making their debuts (33:47), Yelich' hot start (40:18), Trea Turner is scorching hot and then gets hurt (43:20), the hot Dodgers (45:10). They discuss the Rockies infield situation and the Murphy injury (50:40), Acuna's team friendly extension (57:41) and finally they discuss FAAB strategy for early in the season (1:04:05). Join the facebook discussions in our group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston have their final episode before the season begins, with the predictions podcast. Before that, they do discuss Tatis' promotion (5:43). After that, they discuss division winners (10:42), along with World Series picks (23:39). Then they get into the awards, including Rookie of the Year (25:35), Cy Young (32:31) and MVP (34:24). Then they get into a lot of their own predictions on certain players, including Stanton and Judge, Dahl, Meadows, Pivetta, Mccutchen and many more (39:05). After that they took to the facebook group, reading predictions posted by Baseball 365 members (1:00:13). Those predictions included Eloy, Senzel, Jorge Polanco, Justin Turner, Darvish, Buxton, Mondesi, Dejong and Bryce Harper. You can join the conversations on the baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @Baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston both took part in different dynasty league startup drafts this past month or two. And they're here to talk about them now. Before that, they talk about the 2 Japan games (3:35), and then get into some news. Trout signs an extension with the Angels (7:34) and then everyone else seems to follow, including Eloy Jimenez (10:21). Matt Olson broke his hammate bone (15:21), Luzardo is shut down for 4-6 weeks because of shoulder issues (16:27), Knebel is also shut down (18:19), Alex Reyes is starting the year in the bullpen (20:30). Then, we start off discussing Andrew's Rotomasters 3 draft (27:23). They discussed the entire first round (37:30), Andrew taking 5 consecutive prospects in rounds 3-8 (50:35) and then surprisingly takes a closer after that in round 9 (1:00:24). They discuss the value in taking injured starting pitchers in these drafts (1:04:23). Afterwards, Justin Hughes' startup dynasty is discussed (1:33:05). They discuss the value of Ohtani in a daily league (1:34:15)

It's the final rankings podcast before the season begins. Justin and Andrew start off the show talking about the most recent news on the second base battle between Hampson and Mcmahon (9:55), Gio to the Yanks (15:53), Cargo to the Indians (17:10), Dane Dunning needing TJ, leading to a TINSTAPP conversation (32:00). Then, relief pitcher talk. They discuss RP strategy in 2019 redrafts (37:30), discuss the new MLB relief pitcher rule (46:50), and then discuss the closers. Edwin Diaz (54:24), Trienan (55:51), Kenley (57:21), Kimbrel still being a free agent (59:30), fears about Doolittle (1:08:22), Josh Hader (1:15:11), Archie Bradley (1:26:22), Trevor May (1:30:05) and other late round fliers. Join our facebook group conversations at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston close out the starting pitcher ranks in this episode. Before starting, they play a fun game of "What happens first?" (1:03). After the game, pitcher discussions include Tyler Glasnow (12:38), why Kyle Freeland is the biggest regression candidate pitcher in 2019 (15:34), Yusei Kikuchi's first year in the MLB (25:56), Jon Lester vs. Quintana (30:07), Alex Reyes' upside and 2019 risk (35:45), along with fellow youngsters Jesus Luzardo (43:55) and Forrest Whitley (44:50). Andrew really likes Anibal Sanchez this year (47:46), why Touki is a big risk (53:37), they express love for Chris Paddock (56:09) and discuss whether Lucas Giolito is cooked (1:04:08). Join the discussions on the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow them on twitter @baseball365pod.

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston are back to discuss more starting pitchers, ranking from 21-40. They discuss Flaherty possibly being the new Cardinals ace (4:30), they express concern over Madison Bumgarner's decline in skills (9:03), whether they'd feel comfortable drafting German Marquez in the 6th round (13:41), whether they'd buy 2018 breakouts Zack Wheeler (24:42) and Miles Mikolas (29:20) at their current prices, they discuss Luis Castillo's upside in 2019 (37:31), Charlie Morton pitching under a new organization (42:07). Andrew explains why he loves the values of Robbie Ray (49:38) and Chris Archer (54:18), why Shane Bieber was unlucky in 2018 (1:07:30), Andrew discusses his favorite pitching value of the year, Nick Pivetta (1:12:42), and they both feel Eduardo Rodriguez still has Cy Young caliber upside (1:21:05). Join the discussions in the Baseball 365 facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow them on twitter @baseball365pod

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston get started on the ranks of the starting pitchers from 1-20. They start off discussing their strategies for drafting pitchers in redrafts (2:30), and then get started on the aces. They discuss where in the first round they'd take Scherzer (6:15), Andrew shares his reservations on Snell (30:33). They discuss where they'd take the injured pitchers (Severino (36:20) and Kershaw (52:23), plus many more. Join the discussions on our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod

Justin Hughes and Andrew Mcquiston finish off the preseason discussion of hitters with the third episode covering the outfielders as well as a quick discussion on the DH's. Players they discuss are Buxton (2:40), Mazara (5:45), Meadows (10:50), Jackie Bradley Jr. (15:27), Domingo Santana (21:09), Cedric Mullins (25:02), Greg Allen (29:07), Verdugo (34:28) and Lewis Brinson (35:35). Finally they cover (Khris Davis (46:50), Nelson Cruz (49:18) and Ohtani (53:38). Visit our facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/2151001815222424/ and follow us on twitter @baseball365pod.