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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Shortstops in Rounds 6-7
Every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This segment will attempt to identify shortstops who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection when it comes to the third tier of shortstops […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (1/25)
Welcome to the latest offseason edition of Groovin’ with Govier! If you’re new here (regulars: SKIP), I dissect various avenues and angles of the fantasy baseball landscape. Don’t forget our 2023 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide is available right now. Save a couple bones with my promo code MJGOVIER when you sign up so you can get […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Rookie ADP Analysis and Debate
Admit it, we all have SNTS (Shiny New Toy Syndrome) to some degree. Whether you prefer to target upside or play it safe in your fantasy baseball drafts, the thought of drafting an intriguing rookie or prospect will dance through your mind at least a time or two during your drafts. So, with that […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Players to Target in Fantasy Baseball Head-to-Head Points Leagues
Last week, I went through some players to avoid in fantasy baseball head-to-head points leagues. We’ve identified the landmines. Now is the exciting part. Who should we draft? Today, I’m going to walk you through players who are more valuable in the H2H points league formats. It’s extremely important to identify these players before you […]
Adam Young
MLB
Fantasy
Gut Feelings: How to Use VDP Projections
VDP Projections are here! VDP stands for Vlad’s Draft Position – it is an annual draft season rankings system based on my analysis of individual hitters and pitchers and the overall player pool. VDP helps me identify my individual draft or auction preferences in relation to the market (ADP). VDP projections are the underpinnings […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Prospect Vault (Prospects 21-40)
This piece is the third part of a series you should expect to see throughout the preseason. By the end of February, we will have compiled a list of the top-100 players in my 2023 Prospect Vault. A quick note on “Future Value,” which you will see referenced here and on the accompanying spreadsheet. […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Formerly Injured SPs
Every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This segment will attempt to identify starting pitchers who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having similar profiles when it comes to […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Auction Strategies: The Big Unknown
First off all, let me just say that I’m completely unbiased. I call ‘em as I see ‘em. You can trust me. Take it to the bank. And I say that Auction Day is the best day ever. Why, you may ask? Well, young grasshopper, because of all the things you don’t know going in. […]
Todd Whitestone
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Draft & Hold Prospect Targets – Pitchers
After diving into infield and outfield prospects to target in the back end of your Best Balls, Draft & Holds and Draft Champion leagues, I’ll be toeing the rubber today to discuss pitching prospects to target late in these formats. It doesn’t matter how well you feel you drafted or how much depth you […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Players to Avoid in Fantasy Baseball Head-to-Head Points Leagues
Last week, I went through some General Strategies for fantasy baseball head-to-head points leagues. Now we move on to Part 2 of the series below. I know, I know, attention spans are short. You want instant gratification. You want me to tell you “Draft Player A and don’t draft Player B.” We’ll get to that, […]
Adam Young
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Bullpen Conundrums
Every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This series will attempt to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a difference of at least 45 picks […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (1/11)
You are now about to witness the strength of baseball’s ability to inform and entertain. Greetings to you all! Welcome to the first edition of Groovin’ with Govier for 2023! If you’re back for more, it’s great to have you with us for another season. Clearly you’re a wise person who knows quality when […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Gut Feelings: Vlad Sedler’s 2023 Fantasy Baseball Thoughts (Catcher)
Pitchers and catchers report Feb. 14. Spring Training begins Feb. 24. Opening Day is March 30. We are about six weeks away from spring training and less than three months from the start of the regular season. Though it may feel like eons from now, Opening Day will sneak up on us quickly. All […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Draft & Hold Prospect Targets – Outfielders
Welcome back to Part II of this three-part series discussing prospects to target in the back-end of 50-round draft-and-hold formats in NFBC and Fantrax. After discussing infielders previously, I’ll be heading out to the green grass of the outfield this week to discuss more than a dozen names to have on your draft radars. […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
General Strategies for Fantasy Baseball H2H Points Leagues
Life was different back in 2007. Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around Comes Around” and Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry” littered the Billboard Top 100 Singles list. Shrek the Third and Superbad were two of the highest-grossing films. It was also the first year I started playing in my home fantasy baseball league. It started as […]
Adam Young
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Prospect Vault (Prospects 11-20)
This piece second part of a series you should expect to see throughout the preseason. By the end of February, we will have compiled a list of the top-100 players in my 2023 Prospect Vault. A quick note on “Future Value,” which you will see referenced here and on the accompanying spreadsheet. This is […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Lance Lynn vs. Brady Singer
Every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This series will attempt to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a difference of at least 45 picks […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Draft & Hold Prospect Targets – Infielders
The back end of draft-and-hold formats can be a treacherous place in fantasy baseball. These rounds don’t necessarily separate the champs from the chumps, but these rounds absolutely need to be taken seriously. Hitting on a few prospects or breakouts from this range can go a long way to the success of your fantasy teams. […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Auction Strategies: Go Cheap for Championships
When you think about joining a fantasy baseball auction, your mind wanders to all the top players you can acquire. After all, you generally have $260 to spend and every player is available to you. You don’t have to wait 12, 15 or even more picks for your turn to roll around. Instead, you can bid […]
Todd Whitestone
MLB
Fantasy
Same Faces, New Places
Welcome to the Same Faces in New Places section of the Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide. This is the part of the draft where I catch you up on most of the player movement across MLB. We’ve seen a lot of money dished out to free agent players, including several big-time shortstops such as Trea […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Points and H2H Lessons from the 2022 Season
Remember Remember… A year ago last December, we launched the FTN fantasy baseball draft guide, where I appeared as a guest columnist to shed light on how to properly organize the always underrated realm of H2H and points leagues. Now here we are for round 2: FIGHT! Now I actually get paid by FTN regularly as […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Making Batted Ball Data More Predictive
Batted ball data has a major flaw. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix. For this article, we’ll focus on Statcast’s barrel rate and hard hit rate. These stats measure the quality of contact, not the result of contact. As analysts, when we turn to Statcast data, we’re trying to find signal that’s missing from more traditional […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Early-Round Roster Construction
In the 2022 edition of the FTN Baseball Draft Guide, I wrote about some of the tools that I use to prepare for a rotisserie draft. The most popular part seemed to be the flowcharts that I use, so I thought I’d take a little deeper dive on that portion of my draft prep. The […]
Jenny Butler
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Closers — 2022 Lessons & 2023 Strategies
Although baseball continues evolving in terms of bullpen usage patterns, saves remain tethered with chaos. “Never pay for saves” has been shouted from the mountaintops by many fantasy pundits while others insist fantasy players draft skills over roles. But the term, “closer” gets forced into many team constructs which do not rely on one reliever […]
Greg Jewett
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Identifying Late-Round Profitable Hitters
Landing profitable late-round hitters was a difficult task in 2022. It was the Year of the Late-Round Pitcher as there were a plethora of arms with NFBC average draft positions beyond 250 who provided tremendous profit. Tony Gonsolin, Nestor Cortes, Kyle Wright, Spencer Strider, Tyler Anderson, Cristian Javier and Miles Mikolas were all either drafted […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Identifying Late-Round Profitable Pitchers
More often than not when we get into the deeper parts of fantasy baseball drafts, it’s mostly hitters that end up providing us with a profit. It’s usually easier targeting a hitter in later rounds rather than a starting pitcher. Last season proved that theory wrong as we saw a plethora of starting pitchers going […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: NFBC Cutline Strategies
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship offers multiple styles of fantasy baseball formats as well as different price points. The NFBC Cutline Championship is one of their most popular formats with it being a fun, exciting and unique contest. The Cutline is somewhat of a hybrid with it being best ball, although you have two FAAB […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Intro From the Gut
Welcome to the 2023 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide! You know the old saying: The early birds win their leagues. It’s never too early to start preparing for a new fantasy baseball season. We’re still three months away from Opening Day, and there’s so much that will transpire between now and then – free agents […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Using Fantasy Baseball to Cash MLB Props
There are clear differences between playing fantasy baseball and gambling on baseball. Research and expertise in one area could be extremely helpful in the other. Like fantasy baseball, gambling is all about identifying an edge and striking when there is value. However, instead of competing against other managers, you’re going up against an efficient […]
MLB Dream
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Fantasy Impact of MLB Rule Changes
Major League Baseball’s Joint Competition Committee, comprising club representatives, players and an umpire, approved a pitch timer, shift restrictions and bigger bases for the 2023 season. These changes, announced in a press release in September, were tested extensively at the minor league level over the past several years. The game will be different next year […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: Pitching Stats to Absorb and Ignore
If you’re a fantasy baseball player who focuses heavily on offseason research, you’re aware how quickly you can become inundated by numbers. It’s easy to get so bogged down in active spin, a pitcher’s unique arsenal and movement profiles that you forget to see the forest for the trees. Worse, you spend a lot of […]
Alex Fast
MLB
Fantasy
2023 Fantasy Baseball Preview: The Truths & Misconceptions of Scarcity
In economics, to say that a resource is scarce is to say that demand for that resource exceeds supply. So understood, scarcity is an essential element of fantasy baseball. The goal is of course to compile more of certain statistics than your competitors, and those statistics are in limited supply – there are only so […]
Steven Weimer