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8.28 bats around some MLB storylines (0:38), peeks at the TGFBI (3:28), finds the Rings of Power season 2 episodes 3 & 4 (3:48), ponders what makes a great TGFBI team (9:38), and reviews Seranthony Dominguez (23:04).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.27 - Butterfly Warlocks
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8.27 jumps into Rings of Power season 2 episodes 1 & 2 (0:36), notes roster expansion (6:50), peeks at the TGFBI standings (8:50), dives into recent ownership deltas (11:47), and reviews Kyle Finnegan (29:32).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.26 - Curtail the Tail
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8.26 judges MLB storylines (0:39), peeks at TGFBI standings (3:50), prepares for Rings of Power season 2 (5:41), diagonalizes the matrix by modeling strikeouts as a function of advanced pitching stats (8:09), and reviews Hector Neris (25:05).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.25 Diagonalize the Matrix
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8.25 continues the Little League discussion foisting tradition (0:39), scrutinizes the TGFBI standings (2:52), peeks at Rings of Power (5:49), investigates 2024 K accumulation in Fantasy (6:55), and reviews Kirby Yates (22:51).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.24 - McArthur Foundation
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8.24 walkers through a Giant closer conversation (0:41), bats around the standings (2:32), scrutinizes TGFBI (4:40), peeks in the bet box (6:11), and reviews James McArthur (27:12)Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.23 - Dragon Budget
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8.23 wanders through the House of the Dragon (0:40), notes the White Sox streak (4:44), scrutinizes the TGFBI standings while diving deep on team construction (7:09) and reviews Michael Kopech (22:25).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.22 - Teoscar Hernandez Sized Hole
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8.22 flies through HoD 2.4/5/6 (0:39), bats around some MLB deadline trades (6:01), creates a benchmark Bayesian approach for dynamically forecasting games played for the rest of the season (9:55), and reviews Carlos Estevez (25:46).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.21 - Not Nailed Down
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8.21 ponders potential midseason MLB moves (0:37), peeks at the TGFBI standings (3:11), finishes the Acolyte (5:29), flips through the recent ownership data for pulling out a few interesting player names (9:49), and reviews Alex Lange (22:15).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.20 - Perpetually Like
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8.20 forecasts the derby hangover (0:38), glances at the TGFBI standings (4:25), checks the preseason PA predictions (5:37), and reviews Jose LeClerc (23:23).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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8.19 finds some MLB stadiums (0:39), peeks at some TGFBI standings (4:38), catches up on some Acolyte (5:36), dives deeply into some MLB lineups: Red Sox, Reds, & Cardinals (9:00), and reviews Kenley Jansen (24:03).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.18 - Stick Algorithmically
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8.18 bats around some MLB power rankings (0:40), visits Westeros (4:20), dives into TGFBI looking at possible paths towards better seasons (11:09) and reviews Adbert Alzolay (26:19).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.17 - Dynamic Team
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8.17 scrutinizes some thought provoking posts (0:37), shrinks at the TGFBI standings (4:46), dives into the Acolyte (6:45), wanders through lineup order modeling for forecasting rest of season stats (11:48), and reviews Craig Kimbrel (22:07).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.16 - Accounting for Realized Stats
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8.16 dusts off some MLB topics (0:35), peeks at the TGFBI standings (4:06), workshops rest of the season projections (7:29) , and reviews Tanner Scott (21:21).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.15 - Makeup Choice
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8.15 pops across the pond for the MLB in London (0:37), peeks at the TGFBI standings (2:47), occasions the Acolyte (5:45), wanders through the value of some surprising top 40 players (10:25), and reviews Clay Holmes (27:23).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.14 - Much-Maligned Things
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8.14 finds too much Yankee coverage (0:39), bats around some TGFBI (5:07), determines we should watch The Acolyte (6:57), mucks about in the much-maligned wins model (8:05), and reviews Ryan Helsley (28:10).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.13 - Adley Enough
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8.13 scrutinizes some red crosses (0:41), ponders negative FIP (3:39), peeks at the TGFBI standings (5:42), bats around some scraping updates (8:54), and reviews Pete Fairbanks (21:42).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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8.12 reads an article about homers (0:40), checks the TGFBI standings (2:23), finds some NBA adjacent Fantasy content (5:27), wanders into the new BatCast data release (8:21), and reviews Andres Munoz (21:45).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.11 - Chasing Guys
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8.11 finds the Tales of the Empire (0:39), wanders through MLB storylines (2:20), bats around some TGFBI (5:40), works the betting line analysis into the MLB predictions automation (9:42), workshops TGFBI (13:27), and reviews Evan Philips (23:46).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.10 - Executed Appointed Game Plans
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8.10 finds another Patriot League baseball standout (0:40), explores the corporatization of May the 4th (2:11), notes some TGFBI progress (4:53), presents a new wrinkle in the Wins modeling experiment: scraping MLB moneylines for determining crowd sourced MLB win predictions (6:58), and reviews Paul Sewald (22:00).…
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Episode 8.09 - No Reason to be Careful
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8.09 bats around some elite Fantasy Baseball performers (0:40), checks the TGFBI standings (3:45), wanders through players with the largest positive ownership deltas in April '24 (7:02), and reviews Jordan Romano (27:10).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.08 - Good Closer Size
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8.08 bats around some early season MLB starts (0:38), drops in a look at the TGFBI standings then performs some early season TGFBI diagnostics (6:44), and reviews Jhoan Duran (24:36).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.07 - This week in Fantasy
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8.07 ponders the early MLB call-ups (0:38), peeks at the TGFBI standings (2:56), reveals the automatic MLB game predictor page https://fantasy-toolz.github.io/predictions.html (4:46), and reviews David Bednar (19:38).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.06 - These Guys Are Brothers
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8.06 welcomes opening weekend (0:39), bats around some Dune (3:03), peeks at the early batting order findings (6:22), and reviews Alexis Diaz (28:31).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.05 - Lightly Owned
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8.05 wonders at Ohtani & Betts being on the same team (0:40), stumbles into some Fantasy news (2:47), wanders through some longitudinal ownership data (7:25), and reviews Raisel Iglesias (24:11).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.04 - Relative to the Hype
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8.04 bats around some MLB preseason topics (0:38), finds where Disney makes money (4:27), wonders at some prospects by setting some lines on top prospects (7:25), and reviews Camilo Doval (25:27).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode8.03 - Expert Opinions
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8.03 finds the end of the TGFBI draft (0:38), peeks at Korea (4:14), runs through the MLB O/U lines to get a sense of team values (7:37), and reviews Emmanuel Clase (25:42)Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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8.02 rejoices the return of TGFBI drafting (0:37), bats around the Acuna news (7:26), provides updates on the longitudinal pre-season Fantasy rankings (9:07), presents the TGFBI draft scraper (14:32), and reviews Edwin Diaz (25:29).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.01 - Slotting in Relievers
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8.01 rejoices early spring MLB (0:39), notes TGFBI draft positions (3:36), watches the HOD season 2 teaser (4:27), realizes some relievers need slotting into the Toolz Top 100 (5:37), and reviews Josh Hader (20:21).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 8.00 - Introduction to the Postseason
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8.00 ponders some Fantasy Baseball League workings (0:42), workshops the pitching side of the Toolz top 100 (3:24), and reviews Devin Williams (25:39).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode7.48 - No Reason For Optimism
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7.48 hopes that calling the SB winners portends good fortune for 2024 picks (0:34), bats around some MLB (1:45), orders machine generated batting predictions into top-60 hitter ranks (4:37), and reviews Patrick Wisdom (30:16).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.47 - Underlying Truths
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7.47 finds some corner infield player movement (0:38), gives a prediction for the NFL final match (4:20) says so long and thanks for all the fish Chubbs (6:25) predicts 2024 PAs (7:43), and reviews Rhys Hoskins (22:54).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.46 - Can’t Afford Scales
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7.46 finds an MLB name clone (0:38), sets a fantasy EPL lineup (3:17), reviews automated pitching rankings based on ‘real’ IPs (5:06), and reviews Eric Hosmer (21:38).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.45 - Completing the Journey
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7.45 ponders some MLB questions including who is hosting the ‘24 ASG (0:38), predicts IP for starters in ‘24 (5:31), and reviews Spencer Steer (23:14).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.44 - Big Moves, Little Man
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7.44 finds some Fantasy news chatter about Star Wars (0:43) , bats around some MLB topics (4:43), ticks forward the development of a consensus rankings tracking tool (8:33), and reviews J.D. Davis (23:06).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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7.43 follows a few more offseason MLB moves (0:37), reacclimates to the 2024 teams by scrutinizing batting orders & pitching rotations (6:00), and reviews Luke Voit (30:12).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.42 - Passing Some Muster
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7.42 dives into some preseason ‘24 signings (0:37), continues workshopping preseason pitching rankings by tinkering with weights (5:05), and reviews Carlos Santana (24:07).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.41 - Delta of Deltas
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7.41 gives a quick MLB hot stove update (0:39), compares 2023 & 2024 preseason rankings while eyeing a longitudinal tracking tool (4:08), and reviews Christian Vazquez (21:20).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.40 - Rankers to Consensus
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7.40 predicts some MLB offseason player movement (0:37), tries some new queries on the 2023 MLB ownership data (7:25), and reviews Brandon Belt (26:01).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.39 - Next Stop, Prison
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7.39 looks into offseason MLB pitcher movement (0:34), peeks at the NBA (2:53), slams together some way too early 2024 SP predictions (4:31), and reviews Wilmer Flores (22:09).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.38 - Everybody Looking 600
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7.38 huddles up to the hot stove (0:40), kicks around some EPL (3:28), wanders through “Too Early” 2024 predictions (5:40), and reviews Garrett Cooper (23:50).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.37 - Select Guys That Look Like Alek Manoah
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7.37 congratulates all the newly hired managers (0:40), probes the longitudinal ownership data that has accumulated over the season (3:35), and reviews Isaac Paredes (21:44).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.36 - All Sorts of Stuff
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7.36 congratulates the Texas Rangers WS win (0:36), notes the release of Gold Glove awards (1:56), scrutinizes Votto’s release (3:43), roots through the bet box (5:26), and reviews Brendan Donovan (27:58).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.35 - Applied Statistics
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7.35 wades into the ‘23 WS matchup (0:38), intros Bayesian Stats 101 for Fantasy Baseball (7:03), and reviews Joey Votto (18:37).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.34 - Mutually Exclusive
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7.34 bats around some MLB ‘23 Championship Series talk (0:35), tests one of the Toolz on their knowledge of the ‘23 FBB season (4:18), and reviews Juan Yepez (27:30).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.33 - Too Many Shortstops
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7.33 bats around some MLB ‘23 divisional playoffs (0:37), concludes Ahsoka season 1 & WoT 2 (4:22), does a postmortem on the Toolz TGFBI performances (11:17), and reviews Matt Mervis (28:04).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.32 - Skip the Pitchers
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7.32 welcomes the ‘23 MLB Playoffs (0:40), says so long to Tim (1:26), checks the final TGFBI standings (3:07), turns the wheel on WoT & Ahsoka (4:15), posits potential Fantasy MVP candidates (7:19), and reviews Alex Kirilloff (25:05).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.31 - Pivoted So Hard
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7.31 reads an MLB article about incredible stats (0:39), checks the TGFBI standings (5:23), rounds up WoT/Ahsoka episode 6s (6:55), wanders through players straddling AAA & MLB across hitters & pitchers (11:08), and reviews Wil Myers (24:27).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.30 - Going to the last day
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7.30 finds clinching season in the MLB (0:34), checks the TGFBI standings (1:38), provides quick hits on Ahsoka & WoT (3:36), explores some Runs summary stats (8:00), and Jared Walsh (21:09).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.29 - Rule Change Precipitates Change
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7.29 reads a report on SBs (0:37), checks the TGFBI standings (2:11), wanders through Ahsoka & WoT (3:23), tosses around some top 20 SP lists from the last 6 seasons for predicting repeats (7:34), and reviews Spencer Torkelson (20:00).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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Episode 7.28 - Late and Pre-Processed
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***Apologies for the audio quality**** 7.28 ponders the Astros/Rangers rivalry (0:35), check the TGFBI standings (2:32), wanders through Ahsoka Season 1 & WoT Season 2 (3:14), automates Minors callups analysis (7:39), and reviews Yandy Diaz (15:51).Par Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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