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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Primer for 2024
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, Sundays, and use a blind bidding protocol. Over the last decade, […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Jeff Ratcliffe’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft 2.0
The dust has settled from NFL free agency, so let’s take another crack at an NFL mock draft. A lot has changed since my first mock draft, but one thing remains the same: Mock drafts are an exercise in futility, as it’s essentially impossible to get even remotely close to correct on all your picks. […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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MLB Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: The MTM $5k Ultimate Draft (3/20)
Cue music from Field of Dreams. Me: “Is this heaven?” Hotel receptionist: “No, it’s Robbinsville.” March 16, 2024, I had the extreme pleasure of traveling to Robbinsville, N.J., to draft in my highest stakes live event of the year, the MTM Ultimate. Administered by the NFBC, the MTM Ultimate is the brainchild of Mike “The […]
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Mike Mager
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NFL Fantasy
Jets Make Splash, Add Mike Williams — Fantasy Impact
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The New York Jets finally added a big-time No. 2 receiver Tuesday, signing former Chargers WR Mike Williams to a reported one-year, $15 million deal. Williams heads to the Jets after his release last week from […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: Prospects Making Noise in Spring Training
We’re nearing the end of spring training, and big-league rosters are taking shape. Some of those rosters include some of the top prospects in the game that can make fantasy impacts in 2024 and beyond. We’ve been talking about guys like Wyatt Langford, Jackson Holliday and Jackson Chourio frequently this offseason and during spring training, […]
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Eric Cross
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Jalen McMillan
Last Updated: 3/19/2024   Jalen McMillan burst onto the scene in 2022, leading the Pac 12 with 9 receiving touchdowns and putting up 1,098 receiving yards, third in the conference. Unfortunately, after a hot start to 2023, he suffered a left knee injury that forced him to miss games and hindered him all season. His […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Top 5 Bust QBs for Fantasy Football in 2024
The first waves of NFL free agency have subsided, and teams are starting to shift into draft prep. The NFL draft is just over one month away, which puts OTAs and rookie camps just on the horizon.   Earlier in the offseason, FTN Fantasy looked at the quarterback sleepers to target in fantasy drafts heading into […]
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Dan Fornek
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MLB Fantasy
2024 MLB Season Preview: American League
There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
2024 Fantasy Football Winners and Losers of Free Agency (So Far)
The dust has started to settle in the free agent marketplace. There are still a handful of big names out there, but for the most part, we know where the notable veterans will find themselves in 2024, and we can start looking at the outlook for our fantasy football roster.   Today, we’re looking at […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Top 5 Sleeper QBs for Fantasy Football in 2024
The first waves of NFL free agency have subsided, and teams are starting to shift into draft prep. The NFL draft is just over one month away which puts OTAs and rookie camps just on the horizon.   Before you know it, we will be back in the thick of fantasy draft season. Some people […]
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Dan Fornek
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MLB Fantasy
2024 MLB Season Preview: National League
There are at least another eight months of “World Series champion Texas Rangers,” and as a long-suffering Rangers fan, I’m going to soak up those eight months of the 2024 MLB season like mad. The Rangers might win again! They also might win 70 games. Either way, I don’t care, because I remember jumping around […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/18)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. We aim to cover notable news, value changes or other relevant nuggets. We’ve got you covered!   AL East Tampa Bay Rays: Josh […]
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Lucas Biery
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NHL Fantasy
Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Rankings (3/17)
Welcome to the Week 24 Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire article here at FTN Fantasy. For some playing in head-to-head formats, this is the first week of fantasy hockey playoffs.  Below you’ll see some of the best waiver wire pickups, players to stash for the playoffs, players to buy low and sell high in dynasty leagues, […]
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Chris Meaney
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NFL Fantasy
4 Risers in Underdog Best Ball ADP After Free Agency
This year’s free agency period felt particularly impactful from a fantasy football perspective – so let’s take a look at four free agency ADP risers in these early best ball drafts.   This piece will focus on the actual free agents – not other players impacted by free agency moves or other news. For example, Kyle […]
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Tyler Loechner
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Impact of Bears Trading Justin Fields to Pittsburgh
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) A day after trading away their 2023 starter, the Pittsburgh Steelers have added a different former first-round quarterback to serve as backup in 2024, acquiring Justin Fields from the Bears. The Steelers are reportedly giving the […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
4 Fallers in Underdog Best Ball ADP After Free Agency
This year’s free agency period felt particularly impactful from a fantasy football perspective — so let’s take a look at four free agency ADP fallers in these early best ball drafts.   This piece will focus on the actual free agents — not other players impacted by free agency moves or other news. For example: […]
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Tyler Loechner
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CFB NFL Fantasy
2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Rome Odunze
Last Updated: 3/15/2024   Rome Odunze is fresh off a season of 1,640 receiving yards, tops in the NCAA and a Washington single-season record. This was his second straight 1,000-yard season, making him only the second Husky to accomplish this feat. His 92 receptions were the second most in Washington history and led the Pac-12. […]
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Jeremy Popielarz
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NFL Fantasy
Worst Free Agent Signings in Recent NFL History
The goal for every team during free agency is to add players that can fill holes in their roster. Obviously. But it doesn’t always work out. Plenty of players disappoint, whether due to injury, scheme fit, decline in play, etc. So after previously highlighting some of the best free agency additions in recent history, let’s […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Digging into ADP Underperformers
In the interest of full confessions, I don’t especially like writing pieces about the known quantities in drafts. It’s far sexier to me to try to find the next star-in-the-making, the outfielder at pick 465 in a draft-and-hold who returns value like a top-150 player. But while scouring for deep sleepers is fun, it’s not […]
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Robert Orr
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Impact of Marquise Brown to Kansas City
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) There was never much question about whether the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs would be adding a receiver this offseason. It might have taken a day or two longer than expected, but they did finally land […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Bears Pull Off Stunner, Trade for Keenan Allen
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) After the Chargers cut Mike Williams and restructured Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack this week, the thought was that they were set from a cap perspective and wouldn’t be shedding anymore big contracts. Instead, the team […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Bills Make WR Splash, Sign Curtis Samuel
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) After three seasons in Washington, WR Curtis Samuel is on the move again, signing a reported three-year deal worth up to $30 million with the Buffalo Bills. Samuel, who turns 28 in August, is the Bills’ […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Who is This Year’s Yelich?
“The best plan is to profit by the folly of others.” – Pliny the Elder No matter what format we play, the name of the fantasy baseball game is profit.  We set ourselves up for league championships by correctly identifying ADP/AAV (market) inefficiencies – targeting the positive and letting our opponents fall for the negative. Our […]
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Vlad Sedler
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NFL Fantasy
Best Free Agent Signings in Recent NFL History
The 2024 NFL free agency period has been absolutely crazy with so many different moves set to alter the fantasy football landscape. But it raises the question: What have been some of the most impactful free agency moves in recent history from a fantasy football perspective?  Let’s take a trip down memory lane.   Quarterback […]
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Adam Pfeifer
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MLB Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/14)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings.   So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
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Jake Kucheck
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NFL Fantasy
Titans Surprise, Sign Calvin Ridley — Fantasy Fallout
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The Titans made a splash a few hours after the new league year officially started Wednesday, signing former Falcons and Jaguars receiver Calvin Ridley to a reported four-year deal worth up to $92 million, with $50 […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Football’s One-Game Wonders of 2023
Many teachers let you drop your lowest test score when factoring your final grade, so one outlier doesn’t color the impression of your entire experience. Today, we apply that to fantasy football. In the beginning, we looked at fantasy point total for the season. Because it’s a season-long game, right? Ten points in Week 1 […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: Stacking the Bench (3/13)
Your fantasy baseball snake draft has been going on for hours, or maybe you just finished a long, 23-round auction. At this point, you might be getting a little tired — if not physically, then mentally. You can almost taste that post-draft dinner, or drinks, or dinner and drinks. All that remains is to draft […]
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Mike Mager
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NFL Fantasy
Fantasy Reaction to Steelers Trading Diontae Johnson to Panthers
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) The Carolina Panthers addressed a major area of need Tuesday, trading for WR Diontae Johnson. He’ll immediately slide into the Panthers’ starting three wide receivers. Meanwhile, his departure leaves a hole in the Steelers’ receiving corps.  […]
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Jeff Ratcliffe
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NFL Fantasy
Derrick Henry Signs with Ravens, Fantasy Impact
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) When the free agent market started to take form, football fans all over the place tried to pair Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens. And that came to pass Tuesday, with Henry agreeing to terms with […]
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Daniel Kelley
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NFL Fantasy
Joe Mixon Dealt to Texans, Fantasy Impact
(FTN Fantasy is reacting to all the big fantasy news of the offseason! Follow along in our transaction tracker.) A day after signing Zack Moss and expressing a plan to release longtime starting running back Joe Mixon, the Cincinnati Bengals reversed course Tuesday, instead trading Mixon to the Houston Texans.    Mixon has been a […]
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Daniel Kelley
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MLB Fantasy
Crossed Up: Outfield Prospects to Target
After a couple weeks of discussing my favorite 2024 draft targets (hitters and pitchers), we shift back to the prospect world to finish my prospects to target entering 2024 series. Previously, I discussed some of my favorite pitching and infield prospects to target at various spots in my rankings and now we’ll be heading to […]
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Eric Cross