After a hiatus last week because of the NBA Playoffs, RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly Podcast (heard every Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on Blogtalkradio), returned to action, albeit missing one half of its crew. That’s right, Tim McLeod was M.I.A. this week, so we brought in Tim v 2.0 (AKA, Tim Heaney of KFFL.com fame) to replace him. Tim H. did yeoman’s work, helping keep things grooving as we discussed a veritable cornucopia of Fantasy baseball goodness:

• Clay Buchholz’s freaking awesome start to 2013. How good a sell high candidate is he?
• Matt Harrison has undergone a second back procedure in eight days. Is he done for the season?
• Tim thinks it’s not a bad idea for Stephen Strasburg owners to test his trade value.
• Matt Garza could be in line for a monster second half once he gets healthy, so consider him a superb stash candidate.
• We opt to table the “All Knuckleball Argument” for another show.
• RotoRob bemoans having another solid start by Ervin Santana wiped out by snow — in May!

Listen to our complete discussion by pressing the pointy thingy below. What are you waiting for?

 

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For some reason, Sacramento seemed to really have a tough time wrapping its head around the idea that Thomas was a core piece of the team’s future. Then again, there’s a reason the Kings have floundered to seven straight losing seasons. Thomas got off to a sluggish start this season, but averaged over 17 points with 5.4 dimes and 2.1 treys per game after the break. In his second season, he got more touches, and while he didn’t shoot quite as well as his rookie effort, his gains in other areas were enough to ensure it was a season of modest development. Thomas’ size (5′9″) is always going to make some people doubt his defensive ability (and hence his future as a starter), but this kid can contribute offensively in a big way. Assuming he’s given 30-to-35 minutes per game, he’s poised to break through next season. more