Matthew Davis's Articles

The first month of the baseball season is in the rearview mirror. With five months remaining, we are seeing a lower average in the remaining FAAB budget than in previous seasons when heading into May. Fantasy owners are not shy about shelling out triple-digit bids for closers, and the supply and demand for outfielders is […]

We’re rolling into the last fantasy baseball FAAB period for the month of April. The first month of six. Yes, six. We saw historical highs in spending this month as it seems the fantasy baseball community is adjusting back to the full season. The closer carousel continues as there are options yet again this week. […]

We’re only in Week 4 of FAAB for fantasy baseball, and the aggressiveness continues to march on. The closer market is as crazy as ever, giving fantasy owners an unsettled feeling and causing an inflation like we have never seen before. It seems like we have had a flavor or two a week for closers, […]

We’re rolling into Week 3 of FAAB in fantasy baseball while already seeing aggressive bids in all types of formats. Injuries are racking up, closer roles (or lack thereof) are as fickle as ever. Relievers are winning more games than starting pitchers. These oddities are creating this recipe of aggressiveness in FAAB.  NFBC high-stakes player […]

Our first FAAB period of the fantasy baseball season was focused on adding relievers to maximize innings pitched with a short first week. Week 2 has a plethora of hitters and pitchers to add whether you’re in a 12- or 15-team league. Injuries have occurred and roles have been revealed. We’re likely going to see […]

Opening Day of the 2021 MLB season is just about upon us, with the first NFBC FAAB period running Sunday night. Bids lock at 10 p.m. ET, Sunday. Opening Day is Thursday, with every team playing that day, which creates a strategic edge when it comes to setting your lineups. Pitchers will lock Thursday, so […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with the first pitch less than a week away. While preparing, it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL East will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea of […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with less than a week to go. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL East will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with less than a week to go. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL Central will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with less than a week to go. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL West will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with less than a week to go. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL Central will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Baseball is back in the spotlight with less than a week to go. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL West will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

The reliever market in fantasy baseball is more fickle than ever with closer roles providing a new level of uncertainty coming into 2021. In 2019, when we last had our full season, the 70th and 80th percentile in saves for the NFBC Main Event overall standings was right in the neighborhood of 70-80. Since then […]

Matthew Davis' rankings, tiers and projections are created by hand to identify any deficiencies. The projections are put through a microscope, which are then changed positively or negatively based on multiple factors. The MLB is back to a full 162-game season for the 2021 season. You will notice players in the rankings/tiers section may not reflect […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL West will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL West will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL Central will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL Central will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the NL East will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Fantasy baseball is back in the spotlight with draft season in full swing. While preparing for your drafts, it helps to dig into each team’s layout. This divisional breakdown of the AL East will help paint a picture when taking a glance at each club. The information below is provided to give you an idea […]

Ozzie Albies is one of the most exciting players in all of baseball. His swagger, running the bases with his helmet flying off while gold chains swing can get baseball fans hyped. Although 2020 was rough for the soon-to-be 24-year-old, the wrist injury that forced Albies to miss 31 regular-season games played a major factor […]

Every fantasy baseball season comes with an enormous amount of prep that usually begins sometime during winter. Regardless of the time and effort put in there will always be players selected inside the top-100 that end up busting. Draft multiple busts inside the top-100 and your team will likely be in danger of falling out […]

Fantasy baseball drafts are ramping up, with already 30 NFBC Draft Champions in the books. One of the first things I do when preparing for drafts is digest the NFBC Draft Champions ADP. It gives me an idea of how the market is shaking out early. Multiple factors will alter the ADP throughout the course […]

Fantasy football playoffs begin next week, which can create a desperate ruckus for players on the fringe of getting in. You’ll also have non-competitive players at this point with their team dead in the water. That combination can help you figure out the range of bids if you dissect the remaining budgets along with teams […]

With the fantasy football season winding down, there are only two weeks remaining before the fantasy playoffs. It's natural for fantasy owners to become less competitive when they fall out of contention. FAAB budgets at this point are meager, creating more opportunities to find viable bargains via FAAB. You’ll notice that the projected budget allocations are […]

Knowing your league FAAB tendencies will be pivotal when gauging how much to bid. If you notice your league isn’t very aggressive or active then you should likely scale back the projected bid amounts. If your league is aggressive and overly active then you’ll likely need to bump the projected bids up. As the season […]

Knowing your league FAAB tendencies will be pivotal when gauging how much to bid. If you notice your league isn’t very aggressive or active, you should likely scale back the projected bid amounts. If your league is aggressive and overly active, you’ll likely need to bump the projected bids up. As the season goes on […]

Knowing your league FAAB tendencies will be pivotal when gauging how much to bid. If you notice your league isn’t very aggressive or active, then you should likely scale back the projected bid amounts. If your league is aggressive and overly active, then you’ll likely need to bump the projected bids up. As the season […]

Knowing your league FAAB tendencies will be pivotal when gauging how much to bid. If you notice your league isn’t very aggressive or active, then you should likely scale back the projected bid amounts. If your league is aggressive and overly active, then you’ll likely need to bump the projected bids up. As the season […]

Knowing your league FAAB tendencies will be pivotal when gauging how much to bid. If you notice your league isn’t very aggressive or active, then you should likely scale back the projected bid amounts. If your league is aggressive and overly active, then you’ll likely need to bump the projected bids up. As the season […]

Free agency has played a major role in fantasy football this season. COVID-19 became a significant impact for the second straight week, with the Broncos/Patriots postponed to Week 6. Fantasy owners were also unsure of what to do with the Titans and Bills, with their game being moved all the way to Tuesday while knowing […]

The biggest injury blow to fantasy football players in Week 4 was Cleveland’s running back Nick Chubb (knee). Chubb was placed on the IR and is expected to miss six weeks. Bye weeks started a week early with the Titans and Steelers (COVID-19) being postponed and now we have official bye weeks taking place in […]