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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
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Injury Trends in Fantasy Baseball
Any fantasy baseball player worth his or her chops subscribes to the theory that, in season-long fantasy baseball, there are many elements that contribute to fantasy success. Nailing our drafts is a crucial component of success; the waiver wire and its weekly grind is also a large component of what we do with constructed rosters […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Bucketing Late-Round Hitters for Profit
It’s a fairly common occurrence for us in baseball drafts. On the clock in the 25th round of a 30-round draft and a bit of anxiety seeps in as you try deciding which player to select. You were more confident heading into the draft with all the prep, but these last few rounds have been grueling […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Roster Construction
Building a successful rotisserie team in fantasy baseball starts during the draft. When I first started playing in high-stakes roto leagues, I went into the draft with my player rankings and ADP and thought I was ready to go. Inevitably, a player that I was targeting would be drafted earlier than I expected. I would […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Fantasy Prospects for Every MLB Team
Fantasy Relevant Prospects for 2022 By Shelly Verougstraete One of the best things about fantasy baseball is drafting (or picking up during a waiver wire run) the next big-time fantasy star. Were you the one brave enough to take a chance on Fernando Tatis Jr. or Ronald Acuña Jr. in the draft […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Best Ball Cutline Primer
The National Fantasy Baseball Championship offers a plethora of different contests with entry fees ranging as little as $50 (NFBC 50s). Their most popular high stakes overall competition is the Main Event with an entry fee of $1,700. Not many fantasy baseball players want to invest over a thousand dollars in one league but would […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: 2021 NFBC Winners
There are numerous fantasy baseball contests available at the NFBC that provide an enticing overall grand prize. One of the most popular contests is the RotoWire Online Championship. If you’re a high-stakes player then participating in the NFBC Main Event is a must. There is also the Draft Champions, which is a 50-round draft-and-hold contest, […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: NFBC Draft Champions Primer
During the 2021-2022 MLB offseason, the FTN team is putting together a series of articles to get subscribers prepared for the 2022 season. What better way to start than by digging in on some strategy for one of the National Fantasy Baseball Championship’s (NFBC) most popular league formats, the Draft Champions (DC). The NFBC lobby […]
Broc Miller
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Head-to-Head and Points Overview
Head-to-head leagues seem to be a constant source of ridicule in the fantasy baseball realm. That doesn’t mean you should believe the hype. My big-money home league is a H2H league. It is filled with hardcore fantasy baseball managers who have built up rivalries and trash-talking platforms over many years mainly due to the direct […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Erosion of the 200-Inning Starter
Innings distribution is changing in MLB. Everyone inherently realizes that, but we will be diving deeper into the shift and highlighting some pitchers to keep a close eye on for 2022. From 2000 to 2015, the percentage of starter innings lived in the 65-67% range. In 2016, it dipped to 63% and it has been […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Navigating NFBC
NFBC stands for National Fantasy Baseball Championship, and it is the preferred season-long fantasy baseball site of thousands of the best and most dedicated players. NFBC was created back in 2004 by Greg Ambrosius as fantasy baseball’s first multi-city, high-stakes event. The NFBC hosts online and live (in-person) redraft and auction style leagues and have […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Seam-Shifted Sleepers
It’s always beneficial to find areas of information to leverage before the crowd does, and fantasy baseball is no different. The sooner you can weaponize new information, the more ahead of the curve you stay, the more you’re set up for success. Baseball may seem maddeningly random at times, but it’s no accident that the […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: Using Pitch Comps to Identify Breakout SPs
If you consume content from FTN, you likely spend time on Twitter (although no sweat if you don’t — honestly, your mental health is probably better for it). Twitter can be a wonderful and powerful resource. If you look in the right corners, you’ll find college freshmen who probably learned to code in middle school […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: How to Attack Stolen Bases
How fast are you? The average person can reach speeds of about 6-8 mph on average, with the fastest recorded time being around 27.5 mph. Following MLB’s 2021 regular season, the fastest recorded sprint speed belonged to both Trea Turner and Tim Locastro (30.7 feet covered per second). Also in 2021, 308 MLB players had […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2022 Preview: AL and NL Auction Overview
Preparing for your fantasy baseball auction in 2022 should be easy, right? Purchase or prepare your own bid limits for each player, wait for the auctioneer to start calling names and take it from there. Sure, you want to be flexible and let the value come to you. The truth is, however, that in order […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
The Double Dip: Fantasy baseball 2-start pitchers for the week
It’s our final week in the 2021 episode of the fantasy baseball Double Dip — highlighting pitchers making two starts in a week. Some of the plays may be obvious — you don’t need a 1,000-word soliloquy highlighting why it’s a good idea to start Jacob deGrom twice. You just do it. But volume is […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
The Double Dip: Fantasy baseball 2-start pitchers for the week
We’re back again for this week’s fantasy baseball Double Dip — highlighting pitchers making two starts in a week. Some of the plays may be obvious — you don’t need a 1,000-word soliloquy highlighting why it’s a good idea to start Jacob deGrom twice. You just do it. But volume is key, especially two-start-pitcher volume. […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide
Excited to bring my free agent bidding column to FTN Fantasy. Trust Your Gut! My column focuses on weekly FAAB, as I try to cover the gamut of all host sites from ESPN, Yahoo, Fantrax, CBS and RT Sports. I do manage the bulk of my leagues on NFBC, which is the premier site and […]
Vlad Sedler