2271 - Drafting the fourth round, AFL and WS talk

Fantasy Baseball Live – November 8, 2026 @ 2:15 pm ETSegment 1 – Tim’s trip to Arizona•Fun stuffoHow’s the trafficoBest meal that you’ve hadoBest conversation that you had?oDid you win any money at the casinos?oDoes Jodi like baseball?•Tim’s XFL draft•Give me a player or two that has impressed you the most.o•Any disappointments?•Did you see any pitchers that interested you?•Any player that you moved up on your pref list for next seasons?•Any player that you moved up on your Dynasty League pref list?Segment 2 – Drafting the fifth and final round of our draft1Pete Crow Armstrong2Elly De La Cruz3Bobby Witt Jr.4Jacob Misiorowski5Shohei Ohtani6Junior Caminero7Jackson Chourio8Juan Soto9James Wood10Tarik Skubal11Fernando Tatis Jr.12Yordan Alvarez13Corbin Carroll14Julio Rodriguez15Cam Schlitter16Ronald Acuna Jr.17CJ Abrams18Aaron Judge19Nick Kurtz20Konnor Griffin21Ben Rice22Jackson Merrill23Matt Olson24Yoshinobu Yamamoto25Dylan Cease26Jordan Walker27Cristopher Sanchez28Pete Alonso29Miguel Vargas30Gavin Williams31Kyle Schwarber32Mason Miller33Paul Skenes34Gunnar Henderson35Cade Smith36Jose Ramirez37Sal Stewart38Jhoan Duran39Josh Hader40Francisco Lindor41Louis Varland42Chase Burns43Wyatt Langford44Logan Gilbert45Randy Aronzareno46Zack Wheeler47Hunter Brown48Brice Turang49Michael King50Drew Rasmussen51Drake Baldwin52Michael Harris53Zach Neto54Payton Tolle55Chris Sale56O'Neil Cruz57Hunter Goodman58Bryce Harper59Eury Perez60Gerrit Cole61Kevin McGonigle62William Contreras63Jesus Luzardo64Carson Benge65Garrett Crochett66Rafael Devers67Mason Montgomery68Max Fried69Parker Messick70Jazz Chisholm71Vlad Guerrero72Jacob Latz73Aroldis Chapman74Bryan Baker75JJ Wetherholt

The following players are discussed:1. Ralphy Velazquez (1B)2. Angel Genoa (SS)3. Welbyn Francisca (SS)4. Jaison Chourio (OF)5. Braylon Doughty (RHP)6. Cooper Ingle (C)7. Liam Peterson (RHP)8. Aaron Walton (OF)9. Juneiker Caceres (OF)10. Robert Arias (OF)

Fantasy Baseball Live! – October 31, 2026 – 9:15 am ETSegment 1 – The Brewers are the World Series Champions1.They made it look pretty easy. They came extremely close to a sweep. Were you surprised at how easily the Brewers took care of the Rays?2.Williams Contreras wins the MVP, but it could have gone to a bunch of people – Cooper Pratt hit .354, Miz won two games, and dominated in Game 5, Abner Uribe pitched 5.1 with 6 strikeouts and no runs. Aaron Ashby pitched 5.2 innings with 9 strikeouts and gave up no hits.a.I would have loved to see it go to a reliever. It felt like once the Brewers went to the bullpen, the game was over. Your thoughts?3.Final thoughts on the game.Segment 2 – Viewership was way down – 25% from last season on averageMetric2025 World Series (Dodgers vs. Blue Jays)2026 World Series (Brewers vs. Rays)Series Average (U.S.)15.49 million11.83 millionSeries Length7 games5 gamesHighest Single Game25.45 million (Game 7)14.22 million (Game 5)Lowest Single Game11.15 million (Game 4)8.33 million (Game 3)•Note 10% of the viewers were from Wisconsin. It helped pad the numbers, but it further hurt the advertising rates to MLB. •No two ways to say it, it wasn’t good for Major League Baseball. It was better than everyone feared, but since most of the money from the WS goes to the league, it hurt. It also suggest that leveling the playing field with salary cap could have more situations like this. Thoughts.•In the end, I think MLB continues with the salary gap argument as they are looking for structural changes to gain more certainty over profitability. But it will make more small-market teams involved, and with that, MLB MUST DO A BETTER JOB at marketing smaller-market teams. People will watch an NFL playoff game between Buffalo and Jacksonville – just because. Segment 3 – Free Agency Monday, the free agent doors open, and with a lockout almost absurd for Dec. 2nd, we should see some signing. Let’s interrupt our draft for this week and pick where these guys sign. I guessed at the Japanese guys – well, my AI assistant guessed.1.Tarik Skubal, LHP, age 30Rich – New York MetsTim - Dodgers 2.Michael King, RHP, 32Rich – Red SoxTim - Cardinals3.Freddy Peralta, RHP, 30Rich – OriolesTim - Padres4.Hiromi Itoh, RHP, Nippon-Ham Fighters•Won the CY Young in Japan. Started slow, but rebounded to pitch to 3.23 ERA. Rich – MarinersTim – Yankees5.Kaimi Taira, RHP•96-98 mph. Throws a ton of stuff. 5-8 and 210 pounds. Reliever or Starter? Pile of question marks.Rich – No Clue – I’ll guess - Orioles.Tim – White Sox6.Kona Takahashi, RHPRich – PadresTim – Blue Jays7.Teruaki Sato, 3B/OF, 28•Huge power – hit 39 home runs in 2025Rich – YankeesTim – Blue Jays8.Seiya Suzuki, OF, 32Rich – Cleveland GuardiansTim – Red Sox9.Randy Arozarena, OF, 32Rich – Atlanta BravesTim – Astros10.Brandon Lowe, 2B, 32Rich – Red SoxTim - Rays11.Clay Holmes, RHP, 34(opt-out)Rich – PadresTim – Padres12.Adrian Morejon, LHP, 28Rich – TigersTim - Yankees13.Trevor Rogers, LHP, 29Rich – OriolesTim – Orioles14.Luis Arraez, 2B, 30Rich – Toronto Blue JaysTim - Rockies15.Sonny Gray, RHP, 37Rich – CubsTim - Cubs16.Jazz Chisholm Jr., 2B, 29Rich – GiantsTim - 17.David Bednar, RHP, 32Rich – YankeesTim - Cubs18.Casey Mize, RHP, 30Rich – RoyalsTim - Cubs

The following players are discussed:1. Roch Cholowsky (1)2. Caleb Bonemer (2)3. Billy Carlson (3)4. Tanner McDougal (4)5. Hagen Smith (5)6. Kyle Lodise (6)7. Cole Prosek (7)8. Jaden Fauske (8)9. David Sandlin (9)10. Landon Thome (10)

Fantasy Baseball Live – October 25, 2026 @ 3 pmMicrosoft Teams:Segment 1 – World Series ReviewSegment 2 – Rich’s AFL Trip•Tim asks me 6 to 7 questions. Anything you want. Segment 3 – We draft Round 4 today – with all four rounds listed.1Pete Crow Armstrong2Elly De La Cruz3Bobby Witt Jr.4Jacob Misiorowski5Shohei Ohtani6Junior Caminero7Jackson Chourio8Juan Soto9James Wood10Tarik Skubal11Fernando Tatis Jr.12Yordan Alvarez13Corbin Carroll14Julio Rodriguez15Cam Schlitter16Ronald Acuna Jr.17CJ Abrams18Aaron Judge19Nick Kurtz20Konnor Griffin21Ben Rice22Jackson Merrill23Matt Olson24Yoshinobu Yamamoto25Dylan Cease26Jordan Walker27Cristopher Sanchez28Pete Alonso29Miguel Vargas30Gavin Williams31Kyle Schwarber32Mason Miller33Paul Skenes34Gunnar Henderson35Cade Smith36Jose Ramirez37Sal Stewart38Jhoan Duran39Josh Hader40Francisco Lindor41Louis Varland42Chase Burns43Wyatt Langford44Logan Gilbert45Randy Aronzareno46Zack Wheeler47Hunter Brown48Michael King49Brice Turang50Drew Rasmussen51Drake Baldwin52Michael Harris53Zach Neto54Payton Tolle55Chris Sale56O'Neil Cruz57Hunter Goodman58Bryce Harper59Eury Perez60Gerrit Cole

The following players are discussed:1. Rainiel Rodriguez (C)2. Joshua Baez (OF)3. Jurrangelo Cijntje (RHP)4. Alexander Frias (OF)5. Liam Doyle (LHP)6. Tanner Franklin (RHP)7. Yario Padillo (SS)8. Trevor Condon (OF)9. Won-Bin Cho (OF)10. Quinn Mathews (RHP)

The following players are discussed:1. Seth Hernandez (RHP)2. Edward Florentino (OF)3. Derek Curiel (OF)4. Murf Gray (3B)5. Khristian Curtis (RHP)6. Johan De Los Santos (2B)7. Axiel Plaz (C)8. Wyatt Sanford (SS)9. Mitch Jebb (2B)10. Chris Rembert (2B)

The following players are discussed:1. Jesus Made (SS)2. Luis Pena (SS)3. Jett Williams (SS)4. Josh Adamczewski (2B)5. Braylon Payne (OF)6. Bishop Letson (RHP)7. Blake Burke (1B)8. Andrew Fischer (3B)9. Tyson Hardin (RHP)10. Diego Frontado (SS)

Fantasy Baseball Live – October 17, 2026Microsoft Teams:Segments 1 and 2 – Review playoff gamesThe Brewers sweep the Dodgers.1.WOW…Just WOW.2.I’ve read a bunch of articles about the Dodgers need to make changes, etc to compete. Do you think they do?a.They did win 100 games and their best player was hurt.b.But, after Skubal, their great pitching just didn’t get it done. Yamamoto lasted only 2.2 innings and 75 pitches including a 12-pitch at-bat with Jake Bauers that did him in. Blake Snell was ok, but still gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings (3 HR), and Glasnow 4 ER in 4.1 innings. Was it the Yamamoto outing that changed the tide?c.The hitting also failed – Ohtani hit .192 but did hit a home run in game 4. Freddie Freeman hit .192, Will Smith hit .097, Teoscar - .200, Betts .207 and Max Muncy was platooned. d.Let’s face it, they are an older team most of their players are on long-term contracts. There’s an old saying that was penned by Earnest Hemmingway in 1926 in the Sun Also Rises. Mike Campbell was asked how he went bankrupt. He answered – gradually, and then suddenly. It’s just the way it is.e.They do have incredible talent on the farm. It’ll be interesting to see what they do in their return – no changes, promote the kids, or add some veterans. What do you think?Rays vs. Guardians – Guards 2-1•The Rays haven’t been able to score and the Guardians have done just enough.•Are you surprised?•How does this end?World SeriesoTB/Cle vs. Brewers – Yes, the Brewers continue as the home teamoWho when’s and in how many games?Segments 3 and 4 – Let’s keep drafting•These are our picks so far…second and third round if possible.1Pete Crow Armstrong2Elly De La Cruz3Bobby Witt Jr.4Jacob Misiorowski5Shohei Ohtani6Junior Caminero7Jackson Chourio8Juan Soto9James Wood10Tarik Skubal11Fernando Tatis Jr.12Yordan Alvarez13Corbin Carroll14Julio Rodriguez15Cam Schlitter16Ronald Acuna Jr.17CJ Abrams18Aaron Judge19Nick Kurtz20Konnor Griffin21Ben Rice22Jackson Merrill23Matt Olson24Yoshinobu Yamamoto25Dylan Cease26Jordan Walker27Cristopher Sanchez28Pete Alonso29Miguel Vargas30Gavin Williams31Kyle Schwarber32Mason Miller33Paul Skenes34Gunnar Henderson35Cade Smith36Jose Ramirez37Sal Stewart38Jhoan Duran39Josh Hader40Francisco Lindor41Louis Varland42Chase Burns43Wyatt Langford44Logan Gilbert45Randy Aronzareno

The following players are discussed:1. Alfredo Duno (C)2. Steele Hall (SS)3. Justin Lebron (SS)4. Tyson Lewis (OF)5. Hector Rodriguez (OF)6. Aaron Watson (RHP)7. Eric Becker (2B)8. Mulivai Levu (1B)9. Jirvin Morillo (C)10. Cam Collier (3B)