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Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Brandon Woodruff @CIN, @MIA 34% K rate after season-opening disaster. Two great […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 6
SUNDAY UPDATE So much to cover, it’s insane. If you haven’t spent a good chunk of today on FAAB stuff, you’re probably going to get outworked. The biggest news is George Kirby. He was brilliant (6 IP – 4 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 7 K on 81 pitches) and is going […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (May 5)
With the season in full swing (and hopefully all of the poor spring cold/snowy/wet weather behind us), we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and our first handful of games and have some idea who will have the most valuable […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (5/4)
In baseball as in life, it’s important to stay current and on top of the recent trends. In deeper mixed formats and AL/NL-only fantasy baseball leagues, it’s even more important. Once a week we come to a place to discuss fantasy baseball thoughts, trends, and some of the key happenings around the league. That place […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Week 3: Monday, May 2 – Sunday, May 8 (full week) […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Carlos Rodón SF @LAD, STL Two tough starts, but this dude has […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 5
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (April 29)
With the season in full swing, we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and our first handful of games and have some idea who will have the most valuable roles. Let’s check in on the closer and bullpen situations around […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Week 3: Monday, April 25 – Sunday, May 1 (full week) […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Corbin Burnes MIL SF, CHC 2 Kevin Gausman TOR BOS, HOU […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 4
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (April 22)
With the MLB season in full swing, we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and our first handful of games and have some idea who will have the most valuable roles. Let’s check in on the closer and bullpen situations […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (4/20)
This week in the House of Shlain, it’s Why I’m Not Worried About Player X week, which follows overreaction theater week. That was last week, keep up people. The house is once again stacked, it’s full. I’m not worried, but we’ll talk about a few players we’re starting to worry about. I’m a little excited, […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: NFBC Cutline FAAB
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Week 3: Monday April 18 – Sunday April 24 (full week) […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 3
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. […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (April 14)
With the season in full swing (as long as April showers hold off in a lot of cities), we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and our first handful of games and have some idea who will have the most […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (4/12)
Expectations can be everything in fantasy baseball. Under promise, over deliver. It’s a common refrain, and that’s where we start the Week 2 edition of the House of Shlain. The first four days of the season (that’s all it was, most teams have played four games) predictably brought us overreaction theater. Fantasy managers with teams […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Week 2: Monday, April 11-Sunday, April 17 (full week) Five Games: Arizona […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Pitchers marked in blue are slated for two starts this week. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Sunday Update
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 2
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends
What’s up FTN fam? Are you ready to party? Well, welcome to the House of Shlain, where I’ll be chewing the season-long fantasy baseball fat once a week this season. The House is full this week, folks. We had a big ole trade during the last week of spring training and also four breakout players […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
2022 MLB Season Preview — Staff Predictions and Awards
The 2022 Major League Baseball season starts Thursday, so the FTN team (and a few visitors!) wanted to get our picks on the record. Today, we’re running through our picks for division winners, awards, and some key fantasy tidbits for the 2022 season. Check below to see what everyone thinks. (Best viewed in landscape […]
FTN Staff
MLB
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Kup’s Closers: Closer Spring Training Updates (April 6)
With spring training winding down and the regular season set to start (as long as the weather holds off in a lot of cities), we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and have some idea who will have the most […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Gut’s Guys — Vlad Sedler’s Top Player Exposures for Fantasy Baseball 2022
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide and Preseason Primer
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (4/1)
This installment will circle around spring training, gathering any news that provides us with fantasy baseball impacts. This segment is covering spring training news from Wednesday and Thursday. Now that NFBC Main Events have begun, I’ll be using the Main Event ADP data, which has 16 completed drafts for the sample size. NL East […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball ADP Market Report (3/31)
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/30)
This installment will circle around spring training, gathering any news that provides us with fantasy baseball impacts. This segment is covering spring training news from Sunday to Tuesday. Now that NFBC live events have taken place, I’ll be using the Main Event ADP data, which has 13 completed drafts for the sample size. NL […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Closer Spring Training Updates (March 30)
With spring training at last underway around baseball, we’re starting to get some clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. Now that we’ve had a few days to monitor and seen a few more signings come down the pike, let’s check in on the closer situations around the league and see what might have changed […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Buy the Bump — What Spring Training Pitcher Changes Are You Believing In?
One thing I’ve noticed as an avid consumer of both fantasy baseball analysis and financial/economic analysis is that the lexicon and parlance have a good bit of crossover. While I suspect this is due to many fantasy analysts having math or economics backgrounds, it is rare to be able to capture the collision of two […]
Jake Kucheck