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There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

SUNDAY UPDATE Starting Pitchers Kyle Muller, Atlanta Braves Moved swiftly into the starting rotation with Bryce Elder getting sent down. Muller wasn’t greeted graciously by the Rangers who walloped him for seven runs in just 2.2 innings. Muller also walked six batters. He’s not available in NFBC and might be in the bid mix next […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

SUNDAY UPDATE Closers Pittsburgh Pirates – Really wish Chris Stratton nabbed the save today, which would have secured his role in the minds of most people bidding. Today, David Bednar got the save with Stratton pitching to one batter in the eighth inning. It’s a reminder to us that manager Derek Shelton has been true […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

The first of two NFBC Cutline FAAB deadlines is Tuesday, April 19 at 10 p.m. ET. In this article, I will examine players at each position who may be worth bidding on or dropping ahead of the Tuesday deadline.   A few refreshers: Here is Matthew Davis’ preseason Cutline strategy piece. Here are the Cutline rules/FAAB instructions […]

SUNDAY UPDATE One week does not make a season. As simple and silly as this sounds, the reality is that it’s human nature to overreact to small sample sizes. Especially if our teams are off to cold starts and it’s a player who has really been performing well who was not originally on our radars. […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

SUNDAY UPDATE Baseball is back and the wild first Sunday FAAB of the regular season will likely leave us scratching our heads when looking at bid result screenshots on Twitter later tonight. Undoubtedly, someone will drop $150 on Jurickson Profar or $230 on Tony Santillan. Highly likely that most of those won’t winning bids of […]

Welcome to my weekly free-agent bidding strategy column – Trust the Gut. This piece will focus on weekly FAAB strategies and targets to confidently prepare you in your quest to acquire players to help your fantasy teams contend for league titles. I focus primarily on NFBC leagues, but the strategies and players recommended will be […]

There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]

The MLB season is about to begin, which means the most fun part of the season is almost over: draft season. There is truly nothing quite like that stretch between January and late-March when we’re drafting like maniacs. I’m certain we’ve never had a winter like this one where more and more folks joined NFBC […]

FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding). It is the process of adding new hitters and pitchers to our fantasy baseball rosters in exchange for hitters and pitchers we have chosen to drop. Most fantasy sites, including NFBC, run FAAB once a week, on Sundays, and use a blind bidding protocol. Over the last […]

Main Event draft season is officially underway. It’s NFBC’s premier contest — a hefty $1,750 entry fee that pays the top three for each 15-team league and the top 22 of the 660 total entries. The grand prize to the overall winner is $175,000, and it’s the Holy Grail of fantasy baseball.    Though the […]

There is no such thing as a “league-winner” in fantasy baseball.  It does feels good to identify and draft breakouts, though. Profitable players positively impact our squads and assist in the end-goal of winning a league or national overall title. But we all know that championships are won through a multitude of factors: a solid […]

This weekly column will be a summary of recent average draft position risers and fallers around fantasy baseball. A review of the most prominent ADP movers based on completed drafts on NFBC.  With the lockout in the rearview, free agent signings abound and spring training in full swing, we are seeing extreme market volatility in […]

Today we’re introducing a new column for the duration of spring training through Opening Day. The FTN Fantasy MLB team will discuss fantasy implications from the latest MLB trades and free agent signings.  This first one will cover transactions from Thursday, March 10 through Monday, March 14.    NL East Atlanta Braves: Matt Olson (1B) […]

Underdog Fantasy is the premier site for quick-and-fun baseball best ball points contests.    Underdog was launched back in early 2020 by founder Jeremy Levine and has raised millions in funding from the likes of Mark Cuban, Adam Schefter, Kevin Durant, The Chainsmokers and Detroit Lions legend Jared Goff! Levine founded one of the original […]

This weekly column will be a summary of recent average draft position (ADP) risers and fallers. A review of the most prominent ADP movers based on completed drafts on NFBC.  For at least this week’s piece, I will be referencing NFBC Draft Championship (DC) results. These are 15-round, 50-round draft-and-hold leagues (no in-season FAAB). Beginning […]

This is the seventh and final part of my special preseason series breaking down each fantasy baseball position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting […]

This is the sixth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into […]

This is the fifth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the […]

This is the fourth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into […]

This is the third part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into […]

This is the second part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the […]