Podcast
Launch Angle
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Co-Hosted by Rob DiPietro (@deadpullhitter) and Rob Silver (@RobSilver), the Launch Angle Podcast (@LaunchAnglePod) takes a look at the world of fantasy baseball and offers up advice on draft strategies, player evaluation, ownership trends, player call-ups, and everything in between! So if you're looking for the podcast that will help you win your fantasy league then look no further.
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EP 224 | Stashing Players, Young Pitchers and Driveline is Good w/ Travis Sawchik
3w ago01:13:13Tap to summarizeRob and I welcome national best selling author Travis Sawchik to the show.How does a national baseball writer become an elite highstakes player. Converting Rob into a “he went to Driveline is a good thing” believerthe pros/cons of stashingThe youth starting pitching take over. How it’s been going, how do we expect it to progressMclean, Mis, Burns → how did you treat these guys in draft seasonCan Bubba Chandler turn it around?Champions League → finishing 15th in the CLQ must have sucked. Would be fun to talk about the process in this format, if you employed any specific strategies (ie drafting/FAABing multipliers)What do we do with the walk rate spike moving forward re: player evalsLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 223 | Leveraging Injury Information for Fantasy Baseball w/ Will Carroll
Apr 3001:14:28Tap to summarizeRob and I welcome Will Carroll onto the show, who has been covering the game for 24 years and has a long history of being a well respected injury expert. His Substack - Under The Knife, is only $5 a month and something Rob and I both use and reference often. Go check it out!This pod is going to be released on the public side, so given that the last two were public, the next two will be for Patreon only. I am currently working on lining up some other guests as wellEvaluating which injured players will likely return at their normal level of play vs players who are likely to be materially worse when they return‘injury projections’ - What information are we missing to improve the injury risk projections?“Teams/players lie about injuries’ -How different are medical staff and research/player development groups from organization to organization?Velocity vs injuries - when you see a pitcher throwing harder, do you think ‘that’s good news’ or is that a red flag? How hard is too hardOther than decreased pitch velo, what’s an injury signal fantasy players can realistically track weekly that you think is underutilized? Is public data missing important signals?best indicator of future injuries is past injuries. With pitchers that makes perfect sense. Are there injury prone hitters? is Royce Lewis broken and this is just who he is or could he play 155 games 5 years in a row?)....HE IS BROKEN!Normal offseason (for players like Buxton, deGrom) and its impact for performancetthoughts on DrivelineLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 222 | Roman Anthony's Fantasy Value & Starting Pitcher Stash Mock Draft
Apr 2301:10:36Tap to summarizeRoman AnthonyEdwin DiazMets: Christian Scott, Benge, Baty, MauricioMock Draft : Top SPs not in a rotation as of tomorrow morning for rest of season (something like that!)Rob D→ SnellRob S → TolleRob S → Zack WheelerRob D → Hunter GreeneRob D → Justin SteeleRob S → G. ColeRob S → RodonRob D → Jared JonesRob D → Braxton GarrettRob S → SnellingRob S → YesavageRob D → SchwellenbachRob D → TongRob S → GiolitoLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 221 | Rollbacks, Week 3 FAAB. Player Raters & Bat Speed
Apr 901:00:06Tap to summarizeRollbacks- FAAB ADDS:- Vientos-McCullers- start sit decision making for pitching- how much does opposing team weigh in?-Player Rater- rostering and starting Grant Taylor-Bat SpeedRob and I were joined by Derek Carty, creator of The Bat and BatX projection systemsLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 220 | Bat X Projections, Konnor Griffin & Rockies Hitters w/ Derek Carty
Mar 601:13:20Tap to summarizeRob and I were joined by Derek Carty, creator of The Bat and BatX projection systemsLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 219 | OOPSY Projections w/ Jordan Rosenblum
Jan 2101:50:58Tap to summarizeRob and I were joined by Jordan Rosenblum, creator of the OOPSY projection system. Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 218 | All Things Fantasy Baseball w/ John Pausma
Jan 601:17:54Tap to summarizeRob and I were joined by ultimate human, Hall Of Fame player John Pausma. We covered a wide range of topics from how to best compete in overall, the difference in format size leagues, 80th percentile tracking, AI for fantasy baseball and auction leagues.Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 217: Pete Alonso, Tigers Bullpen + ADP Analysis
Dec 1301:16:51Tap to summarizeRob and I discuss the recent news across MLB and keep the train rolling on ADP analysis. ADPJakob MarseePalenciaAdleyDrew RasmussenLuis CastilloSandy AlcantaraOzzie AlbiesBubba ChandlerLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 216: ADP Analysis: Zach Wheeler, Jose Altuve, Bo Bichette +
Nov 1301:32:18Tap to summarizeRob and I discuss the depth of middle infield in current DC ADP and we start the train rolling on ADP analysis. This one starts our navigation to flip flopping every episode between public and Patreon only. Come join the Patreon for extra episodes and much more! ADPCarlos RodonWill SmithSal PerezZach WheelerJose AltuveBrandon WoodruffKyle StowersYainer DiazBo BichetteAndy PagesLaunch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Transcribe →EP 215: Too Early Drafts and FAAB Rollbacks
Aug 2701:07:17Tap to summarizeRob And I discuss the to Early Meatball draft, our team standings with the season winding down and the topic of rolling back FAAB moves in the NFBC, Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch hereCome join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkMake sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePodEmail: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.comRob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
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