Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) break down the latest spring training news, discuss position battles, explain the value of FTN's new Custom Rankings & Projections tool and dive into outfielders in the ADP top 150 overall.

Spring Training News

• Orioles: Gunnar Henderson and Jordan Westburg setbacks. Too many hitters, need Cease ASAP.
• Blue Jays: Daulton Varsho back soon, George Springer's value if not a leadoff man, Andres Gimenez rising.
• Yankees: Battle for the leadoff spot: Dominguez, Jazz, Volpe and...LeMahieu?
• Angels: Zach Neto news, Mike Trout helium, Tim Anderson making the team?
• Cubs: Nico Hoerner not big in Japan, Matt Shaw on the mend.
• Reds: Bad org, CES, McLain power.
• Dodgers: Freddie Freeman's new value
• Starting Pitchers: Max Meyer, Brandon Woodruff, Dodgers SP5 battle, Tomoyuki Sugano
• Closers/Relievers: Felix Bautista, the Royals, Kyle Finnegan never ever or maybe

Outfield Tiers

• Aaron Judge on an island
• Carroll, Soto, Tucker or Tatis?
• Chourio and Yordan
• The Duran, Jazz, Merrill tier
• Ronnie doing Ronnie (running?)
• Oneil Cruz statmash
• Brenton Doyle, VMI
• Luis Robert Jr., we're out
• Santander and Greene on SP Island
• Trout and Yelich
• Happ, Kwan, Crews, PCA, Lowe, Randy and Adolis

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• Top 500 Roto Rankings
• Underdog VDP Rankings
• Biery's Offseason Tracker
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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) dive into the two middle infield positions - second base and shortstop - by value tiers, through ADP 400. They discuss some news from around MLB with the beginning of the exhibition season.

News from around MLB spring training camps

• Dodgers and Cubs game on Thursday
• Ohtani leading off again - Giants fans still despise the Dodgers
• Effect of Justin Turner on Michael Busch - Cubs
• Matt Shaw playing time expectations
• Angels news - Mike Trout, Tim Anderson, Yoan Moncada, Kenley Jansen, Yusei Kikuchi
• Yankees' leadoff possibilities
• Big Mouth Casas, Alex Bregman's leadership and the Boston Red Sox
• This Kristian Campbell hype is no joke
• Astros and the 40 stolen bases Brendan Rodgers brings (sarcasm)
• Phillies: Trea and Schwarbs

Middle Infield Tiers

• The 2024 position leaders and the post-100 ADP breakouts
• Bobby Witt > Shohei Ohtani at 1.01?
• Elly vs. Gunnar
• Mookie Betts is getting older (we stay the same age)
• Ketel Marte data re-dive
• Oneil Cruz's Statcast metrics are insane
• Corey Seager and Wyatt Langford
• Altuves in the Outfield
• What's with the Jordan Westburg hype?
• Marcus Semien was bad
• Masyn Winn + Xavier Edwards promise 100 SB
• Is Anthony Volpe overrated?
• Ceddanne Rafaela Overdrive
• Gleyber in Detroit
• Nico Hoerner's health
• Tyler Fitzgerald is not Nolan Jones
• Brandon Lowe or Lowe?
• Thairo Estrada in Coors
• Falafels of Isiah
• Durbin's got Wheels

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• Top 500 Roto Rankings
• Underdog VDP Rankings
• Biery's Offseason Tracker
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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Mike Mager (@bronxyankees23) discuss a variety of topics, starting with the volatility of the closer position, Alex Bregman in Boston and Kenley Jansen back in LA, though now with the Angels. The bulk of the episode dives into each of the first seven tiers of corner infielders (1B and 3B) then the show is wrapped up with a breakdown of the Utility-Only hitters like Brent Rooker, Marcell Ozuna and Kyle Schwarber. Sit back and relax but make sure to have a pen and paper (or laptop) handy to take some notes! You've got fantasy baseball rankings to adjust.

Closer Issues

• Bye bye Ben Joyce, hello Kenley
• More clarity with Tanner Scott
• Blake Treinen is a value

Recent News

• Alex Bregman and the fantasy impact on the rest of the Red Sox infield
• Nick Pivetta and Kyle Hart to the Padres
• Orioles: Sugano visa issues and concerns about Felix Bautista

Corner Infielders

• Tier 1 - Jose Ramirez, Guerrero, Freeman and Harper
• How we really feel about Jazz this season
• Tier 2 - Machado, Olson and concerns with Rafael Devers
• Tier 3 - Mets corners, Caminero, Walker, Vinnie P - so much value
• Tier 4 - Casas, Royce, Burger; do Goldschmidt and Toglia belong here?
• Tier 5 - Spencer Steer, power hitters and some batting average boons
• Tier 6 - Some sneaky speed here and some profitable 1B's
• Tier 7 - 4-P Willi C, thoughts on Christian Encarnacion-Strand's upside, Tyler Soderstrom and poor Andrew Vaughn
• Tier 8 - A few solid veterans in this group including Carlos Santana

Utility-Only

• Is Mike taking Ohtani first overall?
• Schwarber, Ozuna and Rooker - who's our favorite?
• Giancarlo Stanton and Joc Pederson
• Kyle Manzardo and Masataka Yoshida

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A few of our preseason tools:

• FTN VDP Projections
• Top 500 Roto Rankings
• Underdog VDP Rankings
• Biery's Offseason Tracker
• FILTH Pitcher Metric Leaderboard
• Bullpen Report

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