Manfred Can't Lock You Out of This

High Stakes Heat - Fantasy Baseball

The commissioner has locked out the players because he "had to," but that won't stop us from commenting on the absolute flurry of activity in MLB leading up to this dreadful day. Jake and Dave discuss the fantasy implication of tons of moves, and also laugh heartily at the teams that deserve it (we're looking at you, Guardians).

*Astros resign Justin Verlander, 2y/$50mil

*Cubs sign Marcus Stroman, 3y/$71mil

*Dodgers resign Chris Taylor, 4y/$60mil

*Max Muncy's injured elbow

*Twins resign Byron Buxton, 7y/$100mil

*Cards sign Steven Matz, 4y/$44mil

*Orioles sign Jordan Lyles, 1y/$7mil

*DBacks sign Mark Melancon, 2y/$14mil

*Phillies sign Corey Knebel, 1y/$10mil

*Padres sign Robert Suarez, 1y; Nick Martinez, 4y/$20mil

*Rays sign Corey Kluber, 1y/$8mil; extend Wander Franco, 11y/$182mil

*Marlins acquire Joey Wendle; extend Sandy Alcantara, 5y/$56mil; sign Avisail Garcia, 4y/$53mil

*Mariners sign Robbie Ray, 5y/$115mil; acquire Adam Frazier

*Jays resign Jose Berrios, 7y/$131mil; sign Kevin Gausman, 5y/$110mil

*Would you rather draft deGrom or Gausman?

*Red Sox sign Rich Hill, 1y/$5mil; sign Michael Wacha, 1y/$7mil; sign James Paxton, 1y/$10mil w option

*Brewers acquire Hunter Renfroe from Red Sox for Jackie Bradley, Jr.

*Angels resign Raisel Iglesias, 4y/$100mil; sign Noah Syndergaard, 1y/$21mil; Michael Lorenzen, 1y/$7mil

*Giants resign Anthony DeSclafani, 3y/$36mil; resign Alex Wood, 2y/$25mil; sign Alex Cobb, 2y/$20mil

*Tigers sign Javier Baez, 6y/$140mil; sign Eduardo Rodriguez, 5y/$77mil

*Rangers sign Corey Seager, 10y/$325mil; sign Marcus Semien, 7y/$175mil; sign Jon Gray, 4y/$56mil; sign Kole Calhoun, 1y/$5.2mil

*Mets sign Eduardo Escobar, 2y/$20mil; sign Mark Canha, 2y/$25.5mil; sign Starling Marte, 4y/$78mil; sign Max Scherzer, 3y/$130mil

*Marcell Ozuna's suspension is over, where should you draft him?

*Our slow drafting plans

*Should you have a strategy for drafting from every single draft slot? NFBC vs lower stakes

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Dave McDonald and Jake Halusker are consistently successful high stakes players in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and they share with listeners their strategies and experiences of competing in the highest levels of fantasy baseball. Listen to the guys who have done it before to learn how to win your leagues! Please take a few moments to rate and review the podcast on your platform of choice; we really want your feedback. Thank you so much to those of you all-stars who have done so already!

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