Vlad Sedler's Articles

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job — help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar — since […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

We’re three weeks into the MLB season now, and we continue to see lively baseballs with offenses popping off and pitchers struggling. It could get even more rough for pitchers in those hot summer months. Though it looks like we’re heading for another record season offensively, there will likely be shifts the other way as […]

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

Just two weeks through the MLB season, and we’ve seen power and stolen bases up while new rules in place have made average games times considerably quicker. Obviously, it’s a long season and there will be ebbs and flows for all, but we’re off to a nice start. No one’s start nicer than the Tampa […]

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]

The first of two NFBC Cutline FAAB deadlines is today (Tuesday) at 10 p.m. ET.   A few refreshers: Here is Matthew Davis’ preseason Cutline strategy piece  Here are the Cutline rules/FAAB instructions from the NFBC website Make sure you mark your calendar’s now for the second FAAB deadline (Tuesday, June) Keep your rosters fresh […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

We’re only one week into MLB action, which means there is still over 95% of the season to go. Now is a great time to lock in some long-term investments as well as make a quick profit over the weekend.   With Prediction Strike, we can buy and sell players stocks much like the actual stock […]

In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]

Bettle is an exciting new peer-to-peer fantasy sports platform! Let’s say you have an MLB season-long fantasy team you love but want a way to get more action on it. Join the Bettle community and browse other people’s teams to challenge them in a 1-on-1 battle for real money. You can challenge for the day […]

Opening Day has come and gone, but Overreaction SZN is just beginning. Early in the season is a great time to invest in hitters and pitchers off to slow starts who we are bullish on long-term.    With Prediction Strike, we can buy and sell players stocks much like the actual stock market, and in doing […]

Opening Day is here, which means the most fun part of baseball season – fantasy baseball draft season – has finally concluded. There is truly nothing more exciting than the January through March stretch of researching, prepping, slow draft DCs and that big build up to the final draft weekend.    I started drafting with […]

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 […]

We’re less than a week from MLB Opening Day, and the smell of baseball is strong! With Prediction Strike, we can buy and sell players stocks much like the actual stock market, and in doing so we are able to create portfolios. However, unlike DFS or sports betting, these can also be long-term investments.   Considering […]

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 […]

Profit is the name of the game in fantasy baseball. Whether snake draft or auction, the way to set oneself up for success and win leagues is to correctly identify and draft market inefficiencies. Basically, assemble a collection of hitters and pitchers who out-earn their market prices (ADP or AAV). Sounds easy, right? Our goal […]

The NFBC Main Event overall title is the ultimate crowning achievement in high stakes fantasy baseball. In these 15-team leagues at $1,750 per entry, prizes are earned by the top-three per league as well as the top 30 overall. Last year, the NFBC held a record-high 47 Main Event drafts – some in person (in […]

This is the eighth and final piece in 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). Each week’s deep dive allows me to adjust and fine-tune VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the […]

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). Each week’s deep dive allows me to adjust and fine-tune VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the two big […]

MARCH 7th UPDATE   First tier remains unchanged though I’m still chasing my first Aaron Judge share and would strongly consider him over Julio Rodríguez in 5×5 roto (Judge already an easy pick over JRod in Points) Still not a fan of those Tier 2 bats (45-60) outside of Luis Robert though I’ve moved Kyle […]

MARCH 7th UPDATE I’ve moved Adley Rutschman down below Will Smith and have generally not been drafting him unless he falls a round past ADP and I’m in the market for a catcher. Feels like he’ll be a better real-life player than fantasy one this season. I’ll happily draft Willson Contreras at or before his […]

KDS (Kentucky Derby Style) is a feature in NFBC 5×5 rotisserie leagues where managers can prioritize and rank their 15 (or 12) draft spots in order of preference. It adds another layer of strategy by having some say in determining what position we pick from throughout a draft. If we’re familiar with the player pool, […]

MARCH 7th UPDATE Though I still like the triumvirate of Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien and Jose Altuve, I’ve been less enticed to draft them in the early part of Round 3 (15-teamers), instead focusing on top SP and RP. I do still like Lindor most of this trio. Jazz Chisholm Jr. is steaming his way […]

March 7th UPDATE Though Bobby Witt Jr. has that big upside, I still haven’t been comfortable drafting him in the 1st round. Hard to take him over Freddie Freeman who has returned 1st or 2nd round value each of the last few seasons and usually always hits over .300. Though I love Matt Olson and […]