Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Opening Weekend Mayhem

Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Opening Weekend Mayhem

This article is part of our Fantasy Baseball Podcast series.

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the action from the first weekend of the 2021 baseball season, including the struggles of the A's, Red Sox and Braves and all the big FAAB buys (Julian Merryweather). They also cover all the key injuries (Tim Anderson, Josh Donaldson, more). Plus, who's already UP (J.D. Martinez, Jose Berrios, Nate Lowe and Jazz Chisholm) and already DOWN (Chris Paddack, Clayton Kershaw and the CLE bullpen).

Enjoy either the three different video segments or the full audio podcast (scroll down).  Here's the FAAB/Nationals/Worst-Start discussion:

Here's all the latest injury news:

And here's Jeff and Scott's player barometer:

And finally here is the full audio podcast:
 

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Jeff Erickson
Jeff Erickson is a co-founder of RotoWire and the only two-time winner of Baseball Writer of the Year from the Fantasy Sports Writers Association. He's also in the FSWA Hall of Fame. He roots for the Reds, Bengals, Red Wings, Pacers and Northwestern University (the real NU).
Scott Jenstad
Scott Jenstad is a veteran of both NFBC and CDM fantasy games. He has won five NFBC Main Event league titles and finished twice in the Top 10 Overall. Scott is a hardcore fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland A's and Golden State Warriors. Follow him on Twitter @ScottJenstad.
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