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Kup’s Closers: Interactive Chart
Welcome to an interactive tool to support Kup’s Closer Corner! The closer landscape is ever-changing, and quickly. We’ve gone through divisional previews for what we saw in the closer market, and how to accumulate fantasy baseball saves. On a consistent basis, we will update the chart as this plays out. Hopefully, the owners get […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Austin Meadows vs. Ian Happ
Each and every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player selected much earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players who grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
3 Hitting Sabermetrics You Need to Know to Win Your League
Unless you have an advanced math degree, baseball is one sport where the proliferation of acronyms and new data can be wholly overwhelming. Just when you get your arms around some of the more straightforward metrics like strikeout rate (K%), a new metric like Pitcher List’s Called+Swinging-Strike Rate (CSW) comes into play. It can be both […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC Positional Tiers – Starting Pitchers
This is the fifth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into the […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Luis Urías vs. Brandon Crawford
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) 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 […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (Round 3)
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
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Dylan Carlson vs. AJ Pollock
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Differentiating 12-Team and 15-Team Targets in Fantasy Baseball
When constructing teams and doing research on players before you draft, you really need to prepare for the format you are going to play in. Player evaluation is talked about widely on Twitter and in articles all around the web, but what is forgotten most of the time is the league context toward that specific […]
Dustin Wagner
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC Positional Tiers – Outfielders
This is the fourth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers for the NFBC. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP (Vlad’s Draft Positions). As I write each week’s piece, it will help me fine-tune and adjust VDP to an optimal setting as we head into […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Brendan Rodgers vs. Kiké Hernández
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) 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? Ian Anderson vs. Jordan Montgomery
Every fantasy baseball season, there are players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) than a player drafted significantly earlier in fantasy baseball drafts. This weekly segment will try to identify players that grade out with a similar profile, range of outcomes and/or projection while having a lower ADP. All of which […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Closer Strategy for 2022 (NL West)
Each week, we are going to be analyzing each MLB division’s bullpens – and a deep dive is what we hope for. It’s easy enough to find out who we think or expect the closer to be, but what if we are desperate for saves? Who is the next person up, and who’s the dark […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
NFBC DC Strategies — Relief Pitchers in 2022
In this preseason series, I will be identifying and reviewing the top 450 picks (per ADP) for late-round values in Draft Champions leagues on NFBC. This week: Relief pitchers. In rounding out the list of later-round targets by position, I’m left to analyze how we can best use our late rounds to try and […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Kyle Schwarber vs. Hunter Renfroe
Each and every fantasy baseball season, there are baseball players who end up returning a higher fantasy baseball profit (r$) 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
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (Round 2)
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 […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
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