Human sports encyclopedia Scott Pianowski is joined friends, pundits and Yahoo Sports' cast of experts for a lively, informative and not-too-serious weekly discussion on fantasy strategy and the major happenings in the world of baseball. The award-winning Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast drops every Monday throughout the baseball season.
<p>It was a rough weekend if you were in a particular group of major league pitchers...or if you owned one of them in your fantasy league. Jacob deGrom gave up 3 runs in 5 innings to the Braves, then thought he needed an MRI, then didn't. Max Scherzer got lit up by the Marlins. Gerritt Cole was blasted into a different dimension by the Rangers.</p><br><p>Scott Pianowski is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_erickson" target="_blank">Jeff Erickson</a> of Rotowire to grade how panicked fantasy owners should be if they own the likes of deGrom, Scherzer, Cole and Sale (3:20).</p><br><p>Next, they discuss the intricacies of managing injured players and try to determine the perfect amount of IL spots a fantasy league should allow (19:55).</p><br><p>Scott asks Jeff about the Cincinnati Reds, Joey Votto and a trade he was recently involved in (27:15) and later they chat about the Texas Rangers bullpen and some waiver wire pickups (30:10).</p><br><p>To wrap up the show, Scott and Jeff draft polo shirts, gambling, the Ryder Cup and their favorite things about the sport of golf (35:55).</p><br><p>Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/YahooFantasy" target="_blank">@YahooFantasy</a>.</p><br><p>Follow Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/scott_pianowski" target="_blank">@Scott_Pianowski</a></p><p>Follow Jeff <a href="https://twitter.com/jeff_erickson" target="_blank">Jeff Erickson</a></p><br><p> See <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
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