Vlad Sedler is joined by 6x FSWA winner and co-author of the The Process, Jeff Zimmerman. The duo breaks down the catcher position by tiers, discuss the recent signings of Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette, and break down some of Jeff's successful high-stakes strategies for 2026. Enjoy!

Discussion points:

• Incredible short studies in The Process
• Being an analyst before a player
• FAAB strategies for 2026
• Impact of moving from AL to NL (Tucker, Bichette, Robert Jr.)
• How Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette and Luis Robert Jr. will do this year
• Projecting Runs and RBIs
• Jeff's old strategy of amassing PAs (the roto Albies)
• One roto category Jeff is ignoring in 2026
• Offenses Vlad and Jeff are down on
• Catcher Tiers!
• How many HRs will Cal Raleigh hit
• Ben Rice helium origin story
• How to draft catchers differently in 12-team leagues
• Avoid fully punting?
• Those Baltimore catchers
• Batting average late
• Trying to make Fetch (Ford) happen

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The BOOM is back! FTN Baseball co-host Jason Anthony (@booms62) returns, joining Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Mike Mager (@BronxYankees27) to discuss the latest in fantasy baseball news, 2026 fantasy draft strategies and a breakdown of the first two rounds of NFBC ADP. Who's our big 1st round bust? The most undervalued 2nd round guy? Tune in and find out!

Discussion Topics

IN THE NEWS

• Kyle Tucker and this 'Anthony Rendon Syndrome' BS
• Alex Bregman's new price in Chicago
• Is Marcell Ozuna worth a late-late-round flier?

ACTIONABLE 2025 LESSONS for 2026

• Could we see this Cal Raleigh season coming?
• Why Steve Weimer loved Geraldo Perdomo
• The one thing several 2025 "league-winners" had in common

REVIEW OF THE EARLY ROUNDS

• Bobby Witt Jr. or Juan Soto at pick 3
• Skubal vs. Skenes vs. Crochet
• Elly De La Cruz and the lineup around him
• Our 1st Round Bust
• Does Jackson Chourio have another level?
• KDS strategies - early vs. middle vs. back end

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Join Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Mike Mager (@bronxyankees23) as they take you through a deep dive of the NL West rosters and identify all the hitters and pitchers to target and avoid at their current ADPs. Is Ohtani the clear 1.01? Will Nick Pivetta negatively regress? Is Hunter Goodman a top five catcher? Tune in and enjoy!

Time stamps

2:00 - Free Agency Rumors - Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman

13:00 - Los Angeles Dodgers

• Shohei Ohtani 1.01 no matter what...or?
• Falling ADP for Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman
• Market price evaluation of Teoscar Hernandez & Andy Pages
• There's a guy in the farm system you should know about
• Yamamoto concerns? Snell and Glasnow. Sheehan is a beast. Sasaki polarizing.
• Edwin Diaz, save opps and the bullpen

40:00 - San Diego Padres

• Fernando Tatis Jr. worth a first-round pick?
• Jackson Merrill at his price - not so sure
• The vibes aren't the vibiest here
• Nick Pivetta, Michael King, Joe Musgrove expectations
• Maybe they should trade Mason Miller

54:00 - San Francisco Giants

• Rafael Devers worth the depressed price?
• In what scenario do you draft Willy Adames?
• There's a Jung Hoo Lee market
• Bryce Eldridge: clogger of the UT
• Logan Webb, first in IP leagues
• Robbie Ray the DOM/DIS King
• Ryan Walker and a sneaky reliever

1:08 - Arizona Diamondbacks

• Will Ketel Marte get traded?
• The offense is quite dicey - Gabby Moreno the cleanup hitter
• Players of interest on the pitching staff

1:15 - Colorado Rockies

• My goodness, that run differential!
• Hitters we're targeting
• Pitchers we're avoiding (teaser: ALL OF THEM)

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