Fantasy Baseball Discussions by Fantasy Toolz
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To quote Dr. Evil, "The details of our lives are quite inconsequential." What's important is that we like fantasy, as it applies to the genre and the game derived from baseball statistics. We also enjoy developing analytical and computational “tools” for supporting the latter habit. Our goal is to share our fantasy baseball tools with a little help from the fantasy genre for context, allusion, and (fire and) ice breaking. In doing so, we hope to broaden the way our audience approaches fantasy baseball. Our podcast presents our methods to the public in the spirit of OpenSource - through freely help...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A model-driven fantasy baseball conversation that makes draft cost, projection confidence and player risk easier to judge.
Fantasy Toolz Podcast turns player projections into an ongoing argument between host Eric Rentz and co-host Michael Peterson. They move from trades and contracts to draft boards, testing statistical outputs against injury risk, expected innings and the price a player will…
A closer run can wreck your neat draft model; Eric Rentz and Michael Peterson follow the feedback.
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A practical draft-room debate about pitcher value, bounce-back bets, and how rankings shift once the room starts reacting.
Fantasy Tools Podcast treats a draft-room chat as a workable guide to pitcher value. The hosts weigh bounce-back bets, question whether Michael King belongs in the top 30, and make the case that Polanco and Garcia matter more in fantasy terms than they first seem.
Ceiling, innings, and draft-day risk get a grounded, useful airing.
Eric Renz and Michael Peterson center the episode on a familiar fantasy split: Alonso has the bigger ceiling, while Schwarber comes in with the stronger season behind him. That logic carries into pitching, where the board gets shakier as the names move up.
A practical look at sorting fantasy projections and making uncertainty easier to read.
The episode starts with a dugout anecdote, then gets into the real work: Eric Renson and Michael Peterson sort projections by expert consensus and then layer in their own values so the pitching side is easier to read.
A practical fantasy baseball episode built around Cease's deal, starter workload debates, and an offseason frame for managers.
The episode stays on fantasy baseball ground, starting with Dylan Cease's seven-year, $210 million deal and using it to frame the wider choice between upside and stability.
A dry, useful debate about which pitcher projections deserve trust.
Fantasy Tools starts with a trade argument and some fantasy-TV chatter before settling into the part that matters: how the hosts weigh a cluster of pitchers against consensus.
Cousin Sal and rotating Ringer co-hosts handicap NBA, college hoops, and golf betting lines daily.
College prospects before the dynasty market moves.
Fantasy Toolz hosts Eric Renz and Michael Peterson revisit their long-running agent-based drafting project, which they say has been discussed since season four and in episodes 4.03, 5.28 and 6.00.
Eric Rentz and Michael Peterson open with the news that Hunter Greene's bone chip surgery puts his return around the All-Star break.
The hosts discuss the Blue Jays' major free agency signing of pitcher Cease, analyze fantasy baseball projections for pitchers and hitters, and debate player performances like Kyle Tucker and Shota Emenga.
The hosts analyze fantasy baseball projections, comparing their alt model with Steamer and using ChatGPT to rank pitchers, while debating player values like Michael King, Trey Turner, and Christopher Sanchez for draft strategies.
The hosts discuss fantasy baseball tools and projections, analyzing players like Alonzo's home run potential at Camden Yards, pitching rankings including Nick Pavetta and Chris Sale, and draft strategies for Ronald Acuna Jr.
The hosts discuss fantasy baseball tools, including integrating expert rankings with their proprietary projections and using AI for draft strategy.
Fantasy Toolz Podcast Episode 9.37 uses 2D histograms of the top 10 TGFBI teams to ask whether there is only one way to win, and the hosts conclude there is not.
Hosts Eric Rents and Michael Peterson compare 2019 and 2025 run totals for hitters with at least 100 plate appearances, finding total runs down from 22,352 to 20,780.
Fantasy Toolz hosts Eric Renz and Michael Peterson plan their website for season 10, which starts in two weeks, including rest-of-season projections and a searchable lineup page covering 661 players from last year.
The hosts analyze fantasy baseball tools, focusing on pitching projections that highlight outliers like Kyle Bradish and Chase Burns.
Fantasy Toolz's Derek Runtz and Michael Peterson review a full season of their third-year MLB game-prediction project, which uses 10-game rolling run differential and shows a 2-run edge winning about 60% and a 4-run edge about 75%.
Eric Renz and Michael Peterson open by praising MLB's full MVP and Cy Young vote matrices, where Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh sit on the diagonal with 17 first- and second-place votes each.
Hunter Greene was drafted in rounds three or four in every TGFBI league (ADP 48, min 37, max 60), and the hosts react to his elbow news by recalling the Garrett Cole and Corbin Burnes situations.
The hosts discuss a tweet about Paul Skenes and Nolan McLean's impressive early MLB stats, analyzing their fantasy baseball value.
Hosts discuss a recent MLB playoff game and its implications for fantasy baseball, while introducing their show about fantasy baseball tools.
The hosts discuss MLB playoff results and their fantasy baseball tools for managing teams.
Eric and Michael discuss the tight AL playoff race and their fantasy baseball tools.
The hosts discuss recent MLB standings, focusing on the Cleveland Guardians' hot streak and its impact on their fantasy baseball bets.
Hosts discuss a recent Blue Jays-Rockies series and its statistical anomalies in the context of fantasy baseball.
The hosts discuss recent MLB player moves and their fantasy relevance, focusing on the Chicago Cubs' roster changes.
The hosts discuss current MLB performances, including Aaron Judge's home run pace and Shohei Ohtani's 40-40 season, and debate fantasy baseball rankings.
Hosts discuss fantasy baseball and the analytical tools they develop to manage their teams, with a humorous tangent about Little League.
The hosts discuss the Ryan Walker and Camillo Duvall closer situation in MLB, analyzing player performance and fantasy baseball strategy.