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Fred Zinkie (@FredZinkieMLB) and Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) host their annual auction special, including Fred Zinkie's ways to improve auction formats. We'll also talk about Gerrit Cole's season-ending injury and what that means for the Yankees, and how our mid-to-late round pitching targets are getting more expensive.
00:00 3-11 Zinkie Pod
00:45 It’s official. Gerrit Cole needs TJS.
08:00 Evaluating early spring training returns with Jared Jones & Clay Holmes
12:00 Dustin May will be the LAD SP5.
18:30 Gunnar Henderson is still unsure about Opening Day.
21:45 Rafael Devers delayed
28:15 Fantrax
29:15 Auctions
31:00 Auction Improvements
32:40 Use Ronald Acuna Jr. to illustrate
34:00 Jeff’s Home League as example
39:00 Nominations
43:00 Budgeting for the endgame
44:00 Avoiding Bidding Wars
46:00 Keeper Inflation in Auction Leagues
50:10 NFBC
50:50 BlueWire
51:00 Reserve Round SPs
52:45 Names to Consider: Max Meyer, Lucas Giolito, Dustin May, Luis Ortiz, Eduardo Rodriguez, Michael Soroka, Tony Gonsolin, Will Warren, Hayden Wesneski, Kyle Harrison, Ben Brown, Sean Burke, Tylor Megill, Andrew Painter, Osvaldo Bido, Tyler Mahle, Quinn Mathews, Trevor Williams.
1:09:00 Labor Gloom & Doom
1:13:20 Matt Shaw is going to Japan.
1:16:00 Cam Smith in RF
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