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The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 23, 2025 - Sky's GuysLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske review Sky's favorite draft values as we close out the draft season. Players talked about in the episode include Matt Shaw, Christopher Sanchez, Sandy Alcantara, Jasson Dominguez, Brandon Pfaadt, Jordan Westburg, and Oneil Cruz.2025-03-231h 20
Ghost Chronicles Morning EditionGhost ShipsRon Kolek, Lou Blasi, paranormal, ghost ships, ghosts, bizarre, strange, occult, mysteries, supernatural2025-03-231h 05The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 19, 2025 - You Are Over-Drafting These GuysLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about players that the Draft Advisory Program at Insiderbaseball.com says you may be over-drafting. Players discussed include Ronald Acuna Jr., Kyle Schwarber, Luis Castillo, Baily Oberr, Tanner Bibee, Jake Burger, and Sal Perez, among others2025-03-191h 21The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 12, 2025 - Draft Advisory Program SleepersLou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske breakdown some hitters that the Fantistics Draft Advisory Program likes considerably better than current ADP. Players in this edition include Vinny Paquantino, Alec Bohm, Dylan Crews, Anthony Volpe, Xander Bogaerts, and Nick Castellanos 2025-03-121h 21The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 2, 2025 - Early Round ValuesLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman find players going at a value price in the early rounds. Players discussed in the episode include Raffy Devers, James Wood, Lawrence Butler, Sonny Gray, Wyatt Langford, and Dylan Cease.2025-03-021h 20The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastJanuary 31, 2025 - Welcome to the 2025 Season!!!Lou Blasi and Anthony Perri open the 2025 season with a breakdown of players that the Draft Advisory Program ranks higher than their current industry ADP. Players talked about in this episode include Lawrence Butler, Junior Caminero, Bo Bichette, Jordan Westburg, Garrett Crochet, Logan Gilbert, Dylan Cease, Jared Jones, and Pablo Lopez. 2025-01-311h 32Ghost Chronicles Morning EditionHoudini goes to Congress to Ban MediumsRon Kolek, Lou Blasi, paranormal, Spiritualism, mediums, Houdini, occult, Arthur Conan Doyle, seance, strange, supernatural...2025-01-091h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastJune 25, 2024 - Barrel Rate Leader BoardLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a look at the Barrel% Leaderboards which is topped with zero surprises, but there are some interesting names not too far down the list! Player talked about in this episode include Aaron Judge, Oniel Cruz, Christian Walker, and Teoscar Hernandez among others!2024-06-2558 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastJune 11, 2024 - Platoon SplitsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look a little deeper into Platoon Splits to try and find some June strategy gains, Players broken down in this episode include Corey Seager, Luis Arraez, Joey Ortiz, Kyle Tucker, Andrew Rutschman, Ketel Marte, Matt Chapman and David Fry.
2024-06-1159 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMay 14, 2024 EV Decliners for SPsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman discuss EV for pitchers and take a look at some SPs who, to this point in the season, have given up a higher average exit velocity than last year, including Jose Berrios, Corbin Burnes, Mitch Keller and Pablo Lopez, among others!2024-05-1459 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMay 11, 2024 - EV GainersLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske dive into some hitters who have shown significant EV gains this year. Players analyzed in this episode include, among others, Bobby Witt Jr., Cal Raleigh, Gunnar Henderson, Will Brennan, and Brian Turang ... Oh, and on an unrelated topic ... Paul Skenes, Curt Schilling, Nolan Ryan, Stephan Strasburg, and Chris Sale. 2024-05-111h 04The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastApril 25, 2024 - Sky's Player NotesSky Dombroske went back-to-back nights recently on player analysis for our daily email to our Insiderbaseball.com subscribers and he and Lou Blasi dig into some of his breakdowns. Players talked about in this episode include Riley Greene, Jared Jones, Alec Bohm, and Ranger Suarez among others.2024-04-2500 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastApril 22, 2024 - K:BB Ration Early SP AnalysisLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at the SPs leading in K:BB ratio and see what they can pull from their early season performance. SPs talked about in this episode include Freddy Peralta, Joe Ryan, Jared Jones, and Tanner Houck among others.2024-04-221h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastApril 13, 2024 - Max EV LeaderboardLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman visit the leaderboard on MaxEV to see what can be pulled from the early season samples. Players discussed in this episode include Giancarlo Stanton, Seiya Suzuki, Ketel Marte, and Micheal Harris II among others.2024-04-1357 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastApril 9, 2024 - Hot Starts for SPsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman breakdown some starting pitchers who are off to hot starts this month including Garrett Crochett, Jordan Hicks and Jared Jones among others. And they talk about various ways to maintain your staff during the year, including "riding the hot hand".2024-04-0955 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 31, 2024 - Bullpen UpdateAs we approach our first waiver period, Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman check in on some shifting bullpen situations. Closer talked about in this episode include Abner Uribe, Griffin, Jax, and Kevin Ginkle, among others.2024-03-3151 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 15, 2024 - Under the RadarLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske discuss some players who, based on ADP are flying well under the radar this draft season. Players covered include Anthony Rizzo, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Colt Keith, Parker Meadows, and Christopher Sanchez among others!2024-03-151h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 12, 2024 - Brandon's SiriusXM Fantasy Host DraftLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman go over Brandon's selections in his recent SiriusXM Fantasy Host League drafts, highlighting how format changes in your league can a huge impact on valuing players. Players talked about in this episode include Zack Wheeler, Kevin Gausman, Anthony Volpe, Bailey Ober, Gavin Williams, and Brandon Nimmo, among others.2024-03-121h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 8, 2024 - Some Picks with Some HeliumLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske take on some players who are being drafted a bit higher than anticipated and discuss whether they are worth it. The guys talk about Tarik Skubal, Carl Ragans, Gavin Williams, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, among others.
2024-03-0855 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 6 2024 - Contact Rate GainersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at players who saw significant gains in their contact rate in 2023 over the previous season and discuss how that affects their 2024 projects. Players broken down in this episode include George Springer, Gleyber Torres, Ronald Acuna, Clay Bellinger, and Michael Harris, among others. 2024-03-061h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastMarch 2, 2024 - SP Draft Strategy and Contract Year PlayersLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about how changes in the game should lead to changes in our our approach towards draft starting pitchers before breaking down some players entering a contact year in 2024. Players discussed include Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Gleyber Torres and Shane Bieber among others.2024-03-0257 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFeb 23, 2024 - Would You Rather? Some Close CallsLou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske look at pairings of players that are being drafted similarly in NFBC's first three rounds so far and ask which player you would rather draft. Player breakdowns include Corbin Carrol, Mookie Betts, Gerrit Cole, Zack Wheeler, Ellt De La Cruz, Ozzie Albies, Kevin Gausman and Luis Castillo.2024-02-2355 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFeb 19, 2024 - Players Who Saw Gains or Losses in the Exit Velo Last YearLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman break down some hitters and pitchers who saw increases or decreases in their average exit velocity last year, projecting what it might mean for 2024. Players discussed in this episode include Ronald Acuna, J.D. Martinez, Dylan Carson, Jose Abreu, Zac Gallen, Dylan Cease. 2024-02-191h 06The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFeb 3, 2024 - Our First Look at the First RoundLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman review current NFBC ADPs for 2024, discussing player movement from last year and the early first-round shakeout. Players discussed include Corbin Carroll, Bobby Whitt, Freddie Freeman, and Spencer Strider.2024-02-031h 03The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastJan 26, 2024 - The 3 Pillars of Staring PitchingWell ok, maybe just us at the Insider Baseball Podcast! ... Anthony Perri and Lou Blasi of Fantistics open the 2024 podcast season with a look at the '3 Pillars of Starting Pitching" to help you effectively fill out your staff this year (with some relevant SP breakdowns, like George Kirby, Blake Snell, and Logan Webb). Then they look at the new features of the 2024 edition of the Draft Advisory Program and ask, who do you keep? Marcus Semien or Elly De La Cruz?2024-01-271h 05The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer June 28, 2023 - The Top 15 Picks of 2024Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman started looking ahead as they wrapped up their season on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio (They'll be here all year though!) and Brandon identified his top 15 picks of the 2024 Draft, at least as of today! Players examined include Corbin Carroll, Elly De La Cruz, Randy Arozarena, and Fernando Tatis.2023-06-281h 03The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer June 22, 2023 - Sky's Player NotesLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske, talk Bill Burr and the last few days of MLB action as they explore Sky's recent player notes for Fantistics and Insiderbaseball.com. Players broken down in this episode include Gavin Williams, Triston Casas, Andrew Abbott, Josh Naylor, Reese Olsen, and Garrett Whitlock. 2023-06-221h 05The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer June 13, 2023 - Under the Radar HittersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman break down a few under-the-radar hitters that could help your offense via claim or trade. Hitters in the episode include Leody Taveras, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Tommy Pham, Josh Naylor, Keibert Ruiz, and Dansby Swanson.
2023-06-1355 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer June 7, 2023 - Profit and ProblemsAfter talking about new arrivals Elly De La Cruz and Luken Baker, Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske take a look at some players who have overperformed and underperformed their ADP by wide margins so far this year. Players in this episode include Orlando Arcia, LaMonte Wade, Spencer Steer, JD Davis Jarren Duran, Gunnar Henderson, Brendon Donovan, and Yasmani Grandal.
2023-06-0754 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 30, 2023 - June Breakouts.Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at some hitters with a history of breaking out offensively in June! Hitters we talk about in this episode include Yordan Alvarez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Shohei Ohtani, Bryan Reynolds, Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins, and Carlos Correa.
2023-05-3058 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 25, 2023 - The National Day of Potential ConcernLou Blasi and Sky Dombrokse host their annual "National Day of Potential Concern" episode signaling that it's now ok to express some legitimate concern over some players who are off to slow starts in 2023. With others though, it may still be too early. Players discussed in this episode include Jose Abreu, CJ Cron, George Springer, Michael Kopech, Alex Manoah, and Corbin Burnes.2023-05-2553 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 22, 2023 - Young GunsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman dive into the huge pool of talented young starting pitchers who are establishing themselves as fantasy assets, and assess their potential value and 2023 ceilings for redraft leagues. Pitchers discussed in this episode include Hunter Brown, Grayson Rodriguez, Logan Allen, Bryce Miller, Taj Bradley, and Tanner Bibee.
2023-05-2254 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 14, 2023 - Are We Buying or Selling on These Pitchers?Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at some pitchers who are controlling their quality of contact and ask if we are buying or selling on them. Pitchers talked about in this episode include Jordan Romano, AJ Puk, Justin Steele, Mitch Keller, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Drew Smyly.
2023-05-1453 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 9, 2023 - Splits!Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at hitters with predominantly good splits against LHP. Of course, that's helpful in DFS play but Brandon and Lou also explain how best to leverage this kind of info for season-long fantasy. Players discussed in this episode include Matt Chapman, Jesus Aguilar, Josh Jung, Connor Joe, and Rodolfo Castro.
2023-05-0958 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer May 5, 2023 - Stabilizing Stats and Contact RateLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske first talk about a group of four pitchers who are giving us mixed signals and how to project them going forward (Heaney, Lodolo, Elder, and Ashcraft). Then it's on to the Contact Rate Leader Board to see who is getting their bat to the ball! Players talked about here include Luis Arraez, Will Smith, Nico Hoener, Bryson Stott, Alex Verdugo, and Ke'Bryan Hayes among others... 2023-05-051h 03The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer April 29, 2023 - xSLG% vs SLG%Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske take a look at Expected Slugging% and identify some hitters that are getting better results than they may have earned so far and some who may have performed a little better than the results stats say they have. Players in this episode include: Josh Naylor, Juan Soto, Ryan Mountcastle, Alex Bregman, Julio Mateo, Harold Ramirez, Gomes, and James Outman
2023-04-2953 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer April 25, 2023 - xERA vs ERALou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman compare the xERA and ERA for some starting pitchers whose ERA is higher than their xERA indicating that they've pitched a bit better than their current result stats lead us to believe they have. Pitchers discussed in this episode include ... Kyle Wright, Jameson Taillon, Nathan Eovaldi, Zack Wheeler, Nick Lodolo, and Jacob deGrom.
2023-04-251h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer April 21, 2023 - Statcast LeaderboardLou Blasi and Sky Dombroski check out the current Statcast leaderboard in average exit velocity and find as many different stories and breakdowns as there are names! Players talked about in this podcast include Joc Pederson, Franmil Reyes, Nolan Gorman, Jack Suwinski, Christian Bethancourt, and Brent Rooker.2023-04-211h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 18, 2023 - Sky's NotesLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske review Sky's most recent player notes for Insiderbaseball.com and break down their recent performances. This episode includes Cody Bellinger, Andrew McCutchen, Jack Flaherty, Dustin May, Bryan Bello, and Juan Soto.2023-04-181h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer, April 16, 2023 - Early Season Role FluxLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman go over some early season playing role changes and how they may change the value outlook for some players. Players discussed in this episode include Anthony Volpe, James Outman, Vaughn Grissom, Bryan De La Cruz, Grayson Rodriguez, Brayan, Bello, Taj Bradley, and Aroldis Chapman. 2023-04-1659 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer, April 10, 2023 - Hitters Being Loud EarlyLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at Brandon's list of hitters leading baseball early in loud contact, in this case hitters with the most batted balls over 95 mph. In some cases, the results stats reflect what we are seeing, in others the loud contact suggests more is coming. Player discussed in this episode include Tim Anderson, Orlando Arcia, Jordan Walker, Alec Bohm, Juan Soto, Wander Franco, and Spencer Torkelson.
2023-04-1058 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer April 7, 2023 - Knee-Jerk ReactionsLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske share some knee-jerk reactions to some early starting pitching performances! Pitchers discussed in this episode include
Andrew Heaney, Logan Webb, Merrill Kelly, Graham Ashcraft, Shane Bieber, and Jeffrey Springs.
2023-04-071h 03The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 4, 2023 - Sky's Guys - Finding Profit EarlyLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske reveal "Sky's Guys" a lineup of hitters and pitchers that Sky feels has been undervalued early and are potentially solid profit centers. Players talked about in this episode include Graham Ashcraft, Andrew Heaney, Wander Franco, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Kyle Isbel, Austin Meadows, and Logan O'Hoppe. 2023-04-041h 06The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 27, 2023 - Late Spring Roster, Playing Time, and Role BattlesLou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske talk about late spring news flow and roster decisions, and how it affects the value of some higher-profile kids. Players talked about in this episode include Miguel Vargas and Anthony Volpe of course, as well as Jared Shuster, Dylan Dodd, Oscar Colas, James Outman, Blake Sabol, and Jordan Walker.2023-03-2759 min
The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 22, 2023 - Sky's Tout WarsLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about Sky's auction in the Tout Wars Head to Head points league, discussing auction and points strategies and breaking down players. We talk about Sanday Alcantara, Shane McClanahan, Dustin May, Austin Meadows, Rowdy Tellez, Gunnar Henderson, Christian Yelich, and Wander Franco, among others!2023-03-221h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 15, 2023 - Players Having a Hot Spring. What Does it All Mean?Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a look at some players that are off to a hot start in Spring Training and explore what it might mean for their draft value. Players included in this episode include Jarred Kelenic, Darick Hall, Edward Rodriguez, Kris Bryant, and Alec Bohm.2023-03-1559 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 11, 2023 - Sky's Preseason NotesOur Baseball Blog's Preseason Notes, which are available daily, in full, to everyone free at Insiderbaseball.com, are a treasure trove of intel to help you dominate your upcoming drafts. Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske go over a recent edition of Sky's notes and project the 2023 outcomes for a large swath of players including Jordan Walker, Alec Bohm, Kyle Isbel, Logan O'Hoppe, Ketel Marte, Christian Javier, Domingo German, and Joc Pederson.2023-03-1155 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 7, 2023 - Is Contact Rate Important Again? If so, Who Loses?Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman go over some preseason notes before discussing the changing offensive landscape in baseball and whether there is more importance being placed on contact skills for hitters again, and which players are losing value as a result. Players examined in this episode include Joey Gallo (of course), J.D. Davis, Giancarlo Stanton, Oneil Cruz, and Teoscar Hernandez. 2023-03-0857 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - March 3, 2023 - Pitchers We Like Less than You Probably DoLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske breakdown pitchers that the Fantistics Draft Advisory Program rates a little lower than the general public has in drafts so far, based on ADP. Pitchers talked about in this episode include Dylan Cease, Alek Manoah. George Kirby, Christian Javier and Nestor Cortes!2023-03-0355 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 27, 2023 - Some Hitters the Draft Advisory Program is Lower on Than ADPLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a look at some players that the Fantistics Draft Advisory Program say should be draft lower than they being drafted. Players in this episode include C.J. Cron, Bryce Harper, and Sal Perez.2023-02-271h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 23, 2023 - Swinging Strike Rate: A Look at the Indicator and some 2022 GainersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk SwStr% and how this favored indicator can mean different things for different pitchers as we try to project 2023 performance. Pitchers in this podcast include Andrew Heaney, Blake Snell, Lance Lynn and Bradon Woodruff.2023-02-231h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 18, 2023 - Changes in Lattitude, Changes in AttitudeLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk about some players who have changed MLB addresses in the offseason and what the change in their home park effects might mean for 2023, but not after discussing the shifting statistical sands of baseball, especially the diminishing role of the homerun, and how that should influence your draft strategy. Players in this episode include Trea Turner, Justin Verlander, Jacob deGrom, and Carlos Rodon.2023-02-1859 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 13, 2023 - The First Round Has Some RiskAfter exploring some more of the basics of analytics, Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a deeper dive into what is becoming a very interesting first round of the 2023 fantasy baseball drafts due to the risk inherent in just about every pick, at that cost. Players talked about in this episode include Bobby Witt, Shohei Ohtani (the hitter), and Juan Soto2023-02-131h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 9, 2023 - Slugging it Out at the Top of the DraftLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman reflect a little more on this season's rule changes and how they affect your draft prep. They also discuss the top half of the first round and how it's going to gauge your risk tolerance early. Next up is the basics of projecting hitters, in this case starting with the difference between a hitter's xSLG and their actual SLG. They also breakdown some sluggers, including Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, Ryan Mountcastle, and Ronald Acuna, telling you what to look for this season. 2023-02-091h 04The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - February 5, 2023 - Welcome to the 2023 Season at FantisticsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman open the 2023 Preseason with the traditional question: "What did you learn last year?" There are plenty of great insights in their answers. They also talk about the upcoming rule changes in MLB and discuss how to project starting pitcher performance in the upcoming season. They also breakdown some SPs including Tony Gonsolin, Michael Kopech, and Alex Manoah.2023-02-051h 01
Wicked Curious Radio With Roxie ZwickerWicked Curious With Roxie Zwicker - Storm Tossed Lighthouses and their Legendary KeepersSend us a textIn this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a spooky discussion of storm tossed lighthouses, the harrowing experiences of their keepers and some of the ghost stories they left behind. Also, discover a haunted corner in New Haven, Connecticut, where a ghostly grocer wandered his store for many years. Why do some spirits linger and can two different places be haunted by the same spirits? Climb into the boat, traverse the waves of the Atlantic and look for the light with Roxie and Lou i...2023-01-0746 minWicked Curious Radio With Roxie ZwickerWicked Curious With Roxie Zwicker - Mysterious Waters, Lost Treasure & A Tip of the Hat to Revolutionary GhostsSend us a textIn this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for two stories of mysterious ships, lost treasure and one of the most unusual maritime tragedies in Maine history. Do these historical events leave behind echos of spirits past, or is there something more going on?Roxie also shares the foreword she wrote for a book about Revolutionary era spirits. Support the show2022-12-2954 minWicked Curious Radio With Roxie ZwickerWicked Curious With Roxie Zwicker - Spooky Season Wrap-Up!Send us a textIn this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a review of the October adventures of New England Curiosities. Roxie shares some new stories gathered from the many locations she visited on the road during spooky season! From the haunted antique shop, a haunted library and a haunted inn discover these fun and quite spirited stories. Plus, Roxie will share a brief behind the scenes look at some of the most popular events she did during the season. Also, listen to the intriguing tale about M...2022-12-081h 09The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - September 1, 2022 - Late Game Strategy and PickupsLou Blasi and Sky Dombroski talk some late game strategy as we head into the final month. That often involves prospects who are called up and players that are column-specific contributors. Lou and Sky breakdown some players that fit both categories in this episode including Corbin Carroll, Garrett Mitchell, TJ Friedl, Gunnar Henderson, and Rodolfo Castro.2022-09-0138 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - August 11, 2022 - Sky's Player NotesLou Blasi and Sky Dombroski talk about players that were included in his most recent set of Player Notes for our Insiderbaseball.com subscribers. Players talked about in this episode include Vaughn Grissom, Charles LeBlanc, J.D. Davis and Keston Hiura.2022-08-1229 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - August 3, 2022 - Trade Deadline MoversLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about some player that changed address at the trade deadline and tell you whether their fantasy stock has risen or fallen. Players included in this episode: Tyler Mahle, Devin Williams, Josh Hader, and Frankie Montas!2022-08-0332 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - July 20, 2022 Piching Help Even is it's Addition By SubtractionThe Insider Baseball Podcast is back! Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske give you some pitching buy lows to kick off your post-ASB action and also offer a couple of sell highs! Pitchers talked about include Alex Cobb and Joe Ryan2022-07-2035 min
The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 27 - Trade Time! And Buy Low CandidatesLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk trade, not between their teams, but all facets of trading in fantasy baseball. Then they tell you about some players to target when you talk trade. Their list of buy-low targets includes Christian Walker, K'Bryan Hayes, Tyler Mahle, and Charlie Morton. 2022-06-2758 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 25 - Sky's Player NotesLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske go over Sky's player notes that he wrote for our subscribers this week. It's an even more in-depth look at Sky's insights. Among the players talked about in this episode are Charlie Morton, Lucas Giolito, Ross Stripling, and Jon Berti.2022-06-261h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 21 - Pitching ExpectationsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a look at xERA, diving into some pitchers whose actual ERA is much worse than their xERA and explaining what that may mean for the rest of the season. Pitchers discussed in this episode include Hunter Greene, German Marques, Tyler Mahle, and Zach Efflin.2022-06-211h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 18 - ExpectationsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at baseball's biggest discrepancies between actual Batting Average and Expected Batting Average so this year and break down which way each players performance is expected to head. Players talked about in this episode include Max Kepler, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew Vaughn, Christian Walker, and Corey Seager. 2022-06-181h 10The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 13 - MLB Most Effective PitchesLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk about the most effective pitches in Major League Baseball and break down the pitchers that possess them. Two notes, first there are no fastballs on the list and two pitchers have two pitches in the top 10! The discussion is about how these pitches work in concert and what this means going forward for the more surprising pitchers on the list. Starting pitchers discussed in this episode include Tyler Anderson, Tony Gonsolin, Shane Bieber (important!), Joe Musgrove, and of course ... Shane McClanahan.2022-06-131h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 9 - Another Way to Look at ItFantistics has been talking a lot recently about looking at players at different angles to get the true picture of their performance instead of relying solely on YTD stats. Lou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske look at the last 14 days and identify some players who can be of some help, or maybe more help than you may think. Players included in this episode: Alejandro Kirk, Willson Contreras, Garrett Cooper, Joey Votto, and Teoscar Hernandez. 2022-06-081h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 7 - Platoon Split HighlightsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman take a look at some of the extreme platoon splits among hitters so far this season. You are going to be surprised. Some of these guys are surprise help for your roster, some may need a surprising amount of help. Player discussed in the episode include Jose Abreu, Hunter Renfroe, Jazz Chisolm, and, of course, Joc Pederson2022-06-071h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - June 3 - ISO Has Become ReliableThere's a point in the season where stats are no longer a "small sample" and we can dig in on them a bit more. It happens at different points for different stats, but ISO is one of the earliest stats to become reliable. So Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske take a look at the ISO leader board and discuss how reliable the ISO leaders are in terms of continuing their performance level (They take on both the human and non-human division). Players in this episode include Aaron Judge, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Yordan Alvarez and C.J. Cron2022-06-031h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 27 - "Everybody Panic!!!"Lou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske do their first annual podcast edition of their National Day of Potential Concern show on SiriusXM, which signals that point in the season where you are free to have some angst about some underperforming players. Lou and Sky attempt to establish the exact level of panic you should be experiencing about these players, including Marcus Semien, Whit Merrifield, Hunter Greene, Alex Verdugo, and Yasmani Grandal.2022-05-271h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 25 - Overperforming Players Are We Buying In?The guys spent the weekend celebrating the Fantistics National Day Concern, where we let you push the panic button on underperforming players if you like. Be here Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman discuss overperforming players and decide whether they are buying on them, or not. Players included in the episode: Mile Mikolas, Nestor Cortes, Taylor Ward, and Ty France!2022-05-251h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 18 - Checking in on Some Young StartersSeveral among the crop of young starting pitchers happened to start on a day that Sky Dombroske was writing Player Notes for our Fantistics Subscribers. He and Lou Blasi check in on their progress before discussing some other players in the news. Players talked about in this episode include Triston McKenzie, Tarik Skrubal, Michael Kopech, Kyle Wright, Hunter Greene, Robbie Ray, Bobby Witt Jr., and Julio Rodriguez. 2022-05-191h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 15 - Pitchers Who Have Benefitted from Whatever is Suppressing the HittersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman decided to stop trying to figure out whether it's the weather, or the ball, or the weird spring, or the humidors that are suppressing offense in baseball in 2022, and they instead look at some starting pitchers that are benefitting from it. SP discussed include Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, and Max Fried.2022-05-161h 03
The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 13 - Player Notes PlusLou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske breakdown the players that Sky included in his player notes to our Fantistics subscribers. Among the players included in this edition are Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins, Juan Yepez, Trevor Story, Tyler Stephenson, Adrian Houser, and Chad Kuhl. 2022-05-131h 03The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 9 - Players Who Have Outperformed Their Draft Position So FarLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman break down some hitters who have given some great returns so far on their draft costs. Will they continue to be profit centers or is it time to sell? Players that Brandon and Lou talk about in this episode include Anthony Rizzo, Max Kepler, Sheldon Neuse, and Rowdy Tellez. 2022-05-091h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 7 - SwStr% Leaders Among StartersLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske give you their current takes on the ball and whether it's suppressed offense in April. Then they look at the leaderboard for starters in SwStr% to see if we are likely looking at some permanent gains. Starters discussed in this episode include, Kevin Gausman, Pablo Lopez, Dylan Cease, and Tony Gonsolin 2022-05-081h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - May 4 - Lucky and Unlucky Hitters in SLG%The offenses seem to be warming up with the weather, so Lou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske talk about some of the hitters who have been the most lucky and least lucky this season so far in terms of expected SLG% vs. actual SLG%.2022-05-041h 02The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 28 - Player Notes and Lucky and Unlucky Hitters and PitchersLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about Sky's players note column for Fantistics subscribers and then explore hitters and pitchers who have been lucky and unlucky so far. Players included in this episode: Andrew Vaughn, Tommy Pham, Joe Ryan, Paul Blackburn, and Seiya Suzuki. 2022-04-281h 04
The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 24 - Bullpen Updates and Claims and HardHit% for PitchersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman explore some bullpen situations around the majors and look at the early leaderboards in HardHit% against to see what they can dig up. Pitchers discussed in this episode include Carlos Rodon, Jordon Montgomery, Chris Bassitt, and Max Scherzer.2022-04-2453 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 20 - Coaches Meeting Waiver PickupsLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske break down the waiver claim suggestions from this week's Coaches Meeting at Insiderbaseball.com (and then some). Included in the players discussed in this episode are Tommy Pham, Nester Cortes, Miles Straw, Andrew Vaughn, Kyle Wright, Conner Joe, and MacKenzie Gore. 2022-04-211h 04The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 17 - Players We Already Have Concerns AboutIt's too early to draw any lasting conclusions about much of anything, but Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman discuss some players we already have some concerns about. Among the players we look into in this episode are Kyle Tucker, Xander, Eddie Rosario, Josh Donaldson, and Mookie Betts.2022-04-171h 00
The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Primer - April 14 - Early Strategy. Early Pickups. Early Player NotesAre the hitters really that far ahead of the pitchers? Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske revisit that preseason theory from some. Then they talk early waiver claim targets and and Sky's first set of player notes for Insiderbaseball.com subscribers. Among the player talked about in this episode are Tylor Megill, Matt Brash, Zack Eflin, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Max Fried, Clayton Kershaw, Logan Webb, Triston McKenzie, and Cooper Hummel 2022-04-1458 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - April 5 - Quality of ContactAs the Draft Season winds to a close, Lou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske discuss quality of contact for hitters and why it's such an important tool in evaluating and projecting hitters. Players broken down in this episode include Josh Donaldson, Sal Perez, Tyler O'Neill, and Joey Votto.2022-04-051h 07The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - April 2 - Rounding Third in the 2022 PreaseasonLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman touch on a number of news stories and players to catch you up as you prepare for your final drafts, and work towards Opening Day! Players talked about in the episode include Jacob DeGrom, Tyler Megill, Gavin Lux, Blake Treinan, Jeremy Pena, and Jesus Lazardo2022-04-021h 05The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 27 - How Do We Chose? An Approach to Mid-Level Pitching.You already know that Wins aren't predictable enough to lean on when placing a value on pitchers, right? What if I told you that ERA is even less predictable than Wins? That would be a game changer, right? Well, that has been true over the last 3 full seasons (2020 not included). So, how do we better chose between similar SPs? When we at Fantistics try to identify the best SPs in that vast group of seemingly interchangeable pitchers under your #1s and #2s, we look at skill set, and the indicator stats that reliably tell us how skilled each pitcher...2022-03-271h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 20 - The Fantasy Impact of the Post Lockout Silly SeasonLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman breakdown all the baseball news that's fit to breakdown. They talk about the fantasy implications of the recent rash of signings, trades, and injuries. Among the players discussed in this episode include Kyle Schwarber, Matt Chapman, and Jack Flaherty.2022-03-201h 06The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 17 - Hitters That Drafters Can't Decide AboutLou Blasi and Schuyler Dombroske turn their attention to hitters who have a wide spread between their lowest and highest pick on various sites. You guys can't seem to agree on their value so we try to figure that out with you. Among the hitters featured in this episode are Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger, Ketel Marte, and Javier Baez! 2022-03-1759 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 15 - VAM, Paying Up for Elite Talent, and Finding Ks in the Middle of the SP PoolLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk about "Value Above Mean" or VAM, which is the cornerstone of the Fantistics Draft Advisory Program, giving a personal real-world example and showing why you pay up for elite talent at each position. They they breakdown a couple of SPs in the middle of the SP pool who can provide you with some Ks and why that is important when choosing lower round SPs.2022-03-151h 06The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 11 - Pitchers That Drafters Can't Decide AboutLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske talk about whether we should be worried more about pitchers this year due to the abbreviated preseason and late start to the season. Then they take a look at pitchers whose ADP varies wildly from site to site and decide where their true value lies. Pitchers talked about in this episode include Logan Webb, Trevor Rogers, Dylan Cease, and Trevor Bauer.2022-03-121h 01The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 8 - Dealing With Unsigned Free AgentsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman talk about how we should deal with the unsigned free agents in our early draft. What concerns are we overplaying and what should we be concerned about. Free agents discussed in this episode include Trevor Story, Carlos Correa, and Freddie Freeman.2022-03-0858 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - March 3 - Hitters Approach and Surpring Power BreakoutsLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske discuss sizing up a hitter approach analytically and spotting changes in their approach that can help us handicap their 2022 projections. Sky also brings a list of players who showed surprising pop last year and we discuss what they could be worth in the upcoming year. Hitters discussed include Kyle Tucker, Ryan Mountcastle, Avisail Garcia, and Manny Machado.2022-03-031h 00The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 28 - Stolen Base Draft StrategyLou Blasi and Brandon Kamermon discuss how to value SBs and more importantly how to draft them this preseason. If you are facing Juan Soto or Jose Ramirez in the top half of the first round, do you take Ramirez because of his speed game? Who is being drafted too high because of his speed and who can we look for late in the draft to fill our need for speed?2022-02-2858 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 22 - "Luck Stats" for HittersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman explore "luck stats" for hitters, focusing on BABIP. They talk about players who posted high BABIPs in 2021, including Tim Anderson, Starlin Marte, Austin Riley, and Tyler O'Neill.2022-02-2259 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 20 - Pitcher "Luck Stats"Lou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman discuss "luck stats" with pitchers, including HR/FB%, LOB%, and BABIP. They tell us how these stats have more to them than a luck element and how they can tell us about the pitcher's skill set and/or possibly point out an approach or mechanical change. Some pitchers will low BABIPs are broken down including Walker Buehler, Freddie Peralta, John Means and Tristan McKenzie!2022-02-2059 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 18 - SwStr% for PitchersLou Blasi and Sky Dombroske tell us about Swinging Strike Percentage (SwStr%) and look at some SPs who showed improvement in that metric last year. That bring us to some interesting discussions about how to value pitchers like Clayton Kershaw, Robbie Ray, and Kevin Gausman. Among other pitchers, Lou and Sky also debate who you should take when faced with the likely decision between Dylan Cease, Shane McClanahan, and Frankie Montas. 2022-02-181h 05The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 16 - Contact% for HittersLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman look at hitters who saw gains or slippage in the Contact% last year, starting with an in-depth look at Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich as we figure out how how to reasonably value them in early drafts. Teoscar Hernandez and Robbie Grossman are among other players who are discussed.2022-02-1657 minThe Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Draft Prep - February 14 - Who are the Universal DH Winners?Lou Blasi and Sky Dombroske look at some players who might benefit, and see a fantasy value boost as a result of the adoption of a universal DH in MLB. They also look at some top round early bargains among hitters. For example, can you want an extra round for Luis Roberts and more importantly, should you? And they take a look at some hitters who say some gains, or some slippage in Barrel% last year and they break down their prospect for the upcoming season. 2022-02-141h 06The Fantistics Fantasy Baseball PodcastFantasy Baseball Preseason Prep - February 11 - First Round SPsLou Blasi and Brandon Kamerman of Fantistics talk about how we should approach starting pitching in early drafts with the looming delays in spring training and potentially the regular season. They also discuss how to be efficient and productive with the glut of information we have to project performance. And we take a look at Barrel% and some pitchers who gave up a higher or lower percentage of Barrels last year. They break these pitchers down to see what it all means for the upcoming season!2022-02-111h 08
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