RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball 365 Podcast was back for another episode Thursday night. In what was our most spirited show yet, Buck, Tim and I provided our analysis for a bevy of Fantasy baseball news, including:

• Carlos Pena and his limp BA head back to Tampa Bay, where he enjoyed his finest seasons. Does he have another big season left in the tank?
• Detroit says “no problem” about Victor Martinez’s torn ACL and scoops Prince Fielder off the market, creating a backlash of Fantasy implications, including the move of Miguel Cabrera back to the hot corner and an interesting situation in 2013 when they have V-Mart, Prince and Miggy with possibly only two positions to play them at.
• Francisco Cordero is one of the a clear losers in the great Closer Carousel of the 2011/12 offseason as he signs with the Jays to act as Sergio Santos’ primary set-up man. Does this render Coco as Fantasy anathema?
• Boston sheds salary by shipping Marco Scutaro to to the Rox. What does this do for Scutaro’s value, and where does this leave the BoSox’ shortstop situation?
• We also spent quite a bit of time providing in-depth analysis of our Catcher Rankings, released earlier this week as part of the 2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit. How does the top tier look and who are some bargains that are flying under the radar?

If you missed our Podcast Thursday, fear not. Simply click the play button below to hear it in its entirety. Do it. Now!
 

Francis wasn’t completely awful last season – he did manage to stay healthy and show modest improvement – yet he had to settle for a minor league deal from Cincy. It’s a bit surprising he couldn’t get a major league deal because it seems as if various rumours had him connected to so many different teams. more

Come the week of February 7, we here at RotoRob.com will be giving away copies of 2k Games’ newest release, The Darkness II… but that’s like two whole weeks away and we don’t wanna wait that long. So we got together with our friends at 2k Games and came up with a solution… more

Jumping in early on catchers is no longer the prudent course, but acquiring one from that top group remains a solid plan. The bottom line for backstops in 2012: Pay for them, but don’t overpay as options are plentiful. more

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