John Laghezza's Articles

What is JockMKT? JockMKT is a fantastic new fantasy football platform that combines the financial market and sports. Bidding on a player as an IPO and getting paid out where they finish on the day. Example: “If fifth place overall is worth $20, and Tom Brady finishes with the fifth-most points, then every user holding Tom Brady receives $20 […]

(The first part of this fantasy baseball article was originally published in February. See bottom for a full update and leaderboards.) This is it, people. In the paraphrased words of King Leonidas, today is the day we fight, today is the day the win dies. Buckle up and take this definitive stand with me against […]

   

Welcome back to FTN as we put the final touch on our 2021 fantasy baseball draft kit. We are just hours away from Opening Day, and some of the biggest drafts are still happening. As promised, we’ll be getting you prepared with the most advanced pitching breakdowns anywhere. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Corked […]

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We’re now just a week away from Opening Day of the 2021 MLB season, which means there are only seven days left to enter Underdog Fantasy’s best ball tournament. Just five bucks gets you in a game with a chance to potentially win $5,000. The unique scoring, positioning, and speed of the game create an […]

We can officially count the days until Opening Day on two hands! Welcome back to FTN Fantasy as we make the final push before our big drafts with more deep pitching dives. I’m so amped to share my personal rotation with you, the readers in today’s article. In Part 1, I mentioned finding myself drafting an ace […]

Welcome back to FTN’s 2021 MLB draft prep as we put the finishing touches on our analysis before Opening Day. The time for our most important fantasy baseball drafts is almost here. As if it weren’t difficult enough as presently constituted, drafting starting pitchers this year feels more like a minefield than ever before. Insufficient data from […]

Welcome back to FTN Fantasy for the second part of my buy-low series for the upcoming 2021 fantasy baseball season. It’s been a busy but productive offseason, and it’s important we finish strong. Today we’ll go through the National League looking to beat the market to some huge potential windfalls. Spring training games are currently […]

2021 Spring Training games are in full swing and the dam is broken; the nonstop flow of information has begun. Identifying big potential payoffs before they happen is a key to success in these final weeks of fantasy baseball prep.  Lineup placement, health, beat reports and pressers are driving news and directly affecting market prices. You […]

Finding the key sleepers and breakouts in your fantasy baseball draft is important, but at least as crucial, if not moreso, is avoiding the busts, the landmines who will hurt you more than your great picks help. I’ve got my buckets of cold water today, and I’m ready to dash some hopes and dreams. Regardless […]

Anytime a new exciting fantasy product like Underdog comes out, I’m usually one of the first to get in the game. New products with unique scoring systems can provide sharp players an opportunity to gain an edge over the field. As expected, FTN is in the pole position to provide custom and actionable content for […]

Today we’ll be getting behind the dish for a jump through the outlook for the catcher position for fantasy baseball in 2021. Since I love you so much for following, I’m attaching a free sortable sheet for all catchers with more than 300 PAs since 2019, broken into baskets (check the link at the end […]

As a volume player who starts drafting by Thanksgiving, I become very acclimated to the back end of the player pool. Some folks may not see the allure of digging for gems beyond ADP 300, but for me, it’s an integral part of the process. It reminds me of being a kid at the Atlantic City […]

We are officially at the point in fantasy baseball prep when my days have all blended together. Everyone here at FTN Fantasy is grinding out exclusive content and analysis daily to get you ready for the upcoming baseball season. We’ve made our way around the horn these last few weeks (see below for the links), […]

Pitchers and catchers are in spring training, but there still a lot of work to do for the 2021 fantasy baseball season, so I’ll be brief with the pleasantries. Today we’re continuing our positional breakdowns with the top-tier outfielders. Due to the sheer volume of players at the position, we’ll shift gears in format. I’ll […]

Greetings and salutations to all my boomsday preppers out there, and welcome back to FTN Fantasy. I’m burning the candle on both ends to bring you these exclusive multimedia positional breakdowns and I couldn’t be happier. I hope you’re ready to dive right into the hot corner as we break down the top tier landscape […]

The Super Bowl is always a major calendar milestone during MLB prep, and it’s now finally in the rearview mirror. With the gridiron closed, any preparation-based edge we have established will begin to erode with a shift in public focus toward the national pastime. Be that as it may, you don’t get the moniker of […]

There’s no rest for the weary when you want to be the best with fantasy baseball season breathing down your neck. Welcome back everyone, to the next installment of my 2021 MLB fantasy baseball positional preview series. I hope you enjoyed the new immersive approach, and those of you interested in the more advanced analytics […]

Snow on the ground, frozen bones, and blistering winds can only mean one thing; Baseball season, amirite? It’s late January and MLB fantasy baseball draft season is already in full swing for 2021. The inception of draft-and-hold and best ball formats have extended many serious player’s preparation to 365 days a year. My objective here […]

In the words of the inimitable Willy Wonka, “So much time, and so little to do; Wait. Strike that, reverse it.” What once felt like an eternity to develop stats, rankings and stratagems, the fantasy baseball offseason has now achieved a 12-month life cycle with the inception of other formats. That includes things like best […]