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NFBC Positional Tiers – Catchers/Utility-Only Bats
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Kris Bryant vs. Ke’Bryan Hayes
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Giancarlo Stanton vs. Franmil Reyes
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (NL Central)
Each week, we are going to be analyzing each MLB division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy enough to find out who we think or expect the closer to be, but what if we are desperate for saves? Who is the next person up, and who’s the dark […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Starting Pitchers in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing the top 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values in Draft Champions leagues on NFBC. This week: Starting pitchers. In the draft guide, I mentioned picking a 28:22 ratio of hitters to pitchers, and that ratio was per our fearless leader Vlad Sedler. Well, […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC Positional Tiers – Middle Infielders
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Tommy Edman vs. Amed Rosario
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (NL East)
It’s the 2022 MLB season. Hopefully, Rob Manfred and crew are back and in business soon. Please talk to each other, MLB. Each week, we are going to start this series by analyzing each division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy enough to find out who we think […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Blake Snell vs. Carlos Rodón
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Outfielders in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing the top 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values in Draft Champions leagues on NFBC. This week: Outfielders. Volume Plays Ben Gamel, Pittsburgh Pirates (ADP: 607) In these pieces. I have suggested time and time again to use the late rounds to fill out […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Jack Flaherty vs. Nathan Eovaldi
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC Positional Tiers – Corner Infielders
This is the first part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, I’ll fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the two big weeks […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Adolis García vs. Harrison Bader
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (Round 1)
Every fantasy baseball season, there are draft picks made that inevitably don’t return a profit from where they are being selected in drafts. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost. Returning a profit with your pick(s) while being able to avoid disastrous picks is crucial to contending. Drafting multiple players with […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (AL West)
It’s the 2022 MLB season. Hopefully, Rob Manfred and crew are back and in business soon. Please talk to each other, MLB. Each week, we are going to start this series by analyzing each division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy enough to find out who we think […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Kolten Wong vs. Josh Rojas
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Middle Infielders in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing option beyond the first 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values in NFBC Draft Champions leagues. This week, we attack the middle infielder position. As I’ve done in previous editions of this piece, I’ll start with a few notes on middle infielders from top-10 overall […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Yasmani Grandal vs. Tyler Stephenson
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball ADP Market Report (1/15)
This weekly fantasy baseball column will be a summary of recent average draft position risers and fallers. A review of the most prominent ADP movers based on completed drafts on NFBC. For the January columns, I will be referencing NFBC Draft Championship results. These are 15-round, 50-round draft-and-hold leagues (no in-season FAAB). Though we are […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Sandy Alcantara vs. Max Fried
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Fantasy Baseball Draft Conundrums
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (AL Central)
It’s the 2022 MLB season. Hopefully, Rob Manfred and crew are back and in business soon. Please talk to each other, MLB. Each week, we are going to start this series by analyzing each division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy enough to find out who we think […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Corner Infielders in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing the top 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values that I’ll be targeting in Draft Champions (DC) leagues on NFBC. In this series, I’ll be looking at the corner infielder position. Further breaking down the top-10 finishers from the 2021 DC overall shows six of […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Fantasy Baseball Draft Conundrums
Each and every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022: Identifying Draft Market Inefficiencies
When it comes to fantasy baseball drafts, nothing is more important than correctly identifying, targeting and getting the players we believe to be underpriced while identifying and avoiding those who appear to be overpriced. The goal is to spot the inefficiencies on both sides of the value spectrum and adjust our personal draft rankings, positional […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Fantasy Baseball Draft Conundrums
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (AL East)
It’s 2022, and that means we’re getting close to another MLB season. Hopefully, Rob Manfred and crew are back and in business soon. Please talk to each other, MLB. Each week, we are going to start this series by analyzing each division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Catchers in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing the top 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values that to target in Draft Champions leagues on NFBC. In this first series, I’ll be looking at the catcher position. Catchers from the Top-10 Teams in 2021 First, let’s get our bearings. In reviewing 2021’s top-10 […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Welcome to FTN’s 2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide
Welcome to FTN’s 2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide! I am beyond ecstatic to have you aboard on this journey through the early part of the fantasy baseball offseason. The goal of our Draft Guide is to whet your appetite with sharp analysis from some of the industry’s most talented writers while also peppering you with […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Same Faces, New Places
The MLB free agency period only lasted a couple of weeks, but we saw some big names switch jerseys and a lot of cash get tossed around the diamond. We also have a few more high-profile players available for the taking, including Freddie Freeman, CarlosCorrea and Trevor Story. We’ll be sure to update you when […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Relievers and Save Strategies
When Vlad reached out to me in September about writing an article for this year’s draft guide, my instant reaction was “yes.” I wanted to write something about closers. I’m actually relatively new to fantasy baseball. I started playing in 2017 and closers have always been my weakness. In order to compensate for this weakness, […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Researching Starting Pitchers — Men in Black
Research is something every fantasy baseball player does in the offseason. Some do it casually while others spend thousands of hours finding every nook and cranny there is. The amount of research one does certainly helps but researching in the right areas is most pertinent. This is where I come in, your host for the […]
FTN Staff