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Kenneth Le
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MLB
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Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (3/4)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops, and other big swings. We aim to cover notable news, value changes and other nuggets. We’ve got you covered! AL East Baltimore Orioles: Colton Cowser (OF), […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Starting Pitchers
This is the sixth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Original Rosters: What Every MLB Team Would Look Like if Trades and Free Agency Didn’t Exist
There are so many things that go into building a Major League Baseball team. Even if you started with a full system of players you had drafted and signed, there would still be coaching them up, trades, free agency. There are so many ways of acquiring players who are already pros. But what if there […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/29)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: ADP Market Watch (2/28)
Following recent articles examining player share diversification and KDS strategy and draft mapping, it’s time to turn back to players whose ADPs are rising or falling materially. This time, we will focus on NFBC Online Championship leagues, which are 12-team, 30-round contests with weekly FAAB and an overall component. The purpose of these articles is […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: ‘My Guys’ for 2024 — Hitters
Going into every fantasy baseball draft season, most of us already know the players we’re going to be targeting heavily in drafts. The “initial targets” if you will. Then, a second grouping of players gets added to the mix due to their respective ADPs being too good to pass up. Throw it all together with […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/26)
Spring Training is a wild time for fantasy players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops, and other big swings. We aim to cover notable news, value changes or other valuable nuggets. We’ve got you covered! AL East Baltimore Orioles: Cole Irvin […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/23)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (2/22)
We’ve all been there. Your hand is on the mouse, but your body is frozen. You stare at the computer screen. Three names are staring right back at you. You could make a case for any of those players. But which one? You shift your focus to the top left of the screen where […]
Adam Young
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Outfielders (Part 2)
This is the fifth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: KDS Strategy and Draft Mapping (2/21)
Kentucky Derby Style is the feature that the NFBC utilizes to assign draft spots in the vast majority of fantasy baseball leagues. Instead of assigning draft spots on an entirely random basis, KDS allows fantasy managers to rank their desired spots in order of preference. KDS then randomly selects teams, and they are assigned, in […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Spring Training Roundup (2/20)
Spring training is a wild time for fantasy baseball players, as we see considerable overreactions to tiny sample sizes, changes in player value due to velocity jumps or drops and other big swings. So as we head toward the start of the 2024 MLB season, we’re going to go around all the news from […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Infield Prospects to Target
The start of spring training brings plenty of hope throughout the baseball world, both in the major leagues and the minors as well. For the minor leagues, a lot of that hope gets focused on certain prospects progressing in their development or taking a step forward from the previous year. Most of that is considered […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Outfielders (Part 1)
This is the fourth part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (2/16)
Party people … can y’all get funky? Groove is in the heart! Groovin’ With Govier is on for 2024, and so is the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide featuring some of the best in the business. FTN Fantasy Baseball’s head of content Vlad Sedler has put together a stellar lineup of guest writers covering a […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Understanding Platoon Splits
Edouard Julien seems to be the perfect fantasy baseball breakout candidate. The 25-year-old debuted last season while batting .263/.381/.459 with 16 HR and 3 SB. There is even a chance he could steal more bases after swiping 34 in 2021 and 19 in 2022. His 408 PA in 109 games could prorate to over 600 […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: The Many Layers of Player Share Diversification (2/14)
I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed with baseball and fantasy baseball. I love drafting and managing fantasy baseball teams and, every season, take on at least several more teams than I know what’s good for me. In 2023, I had 25 NFBC teams. This year, I’m scaling back, all the way down to […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Pitching Prospects to Target
Finding players that can turn a positive ROI for you in fantasy baseball is always crucial. That’s especially true in dynasty leagues with prospects, since values are always surging or falling depending on performance and development year to year. That’s what this week’s edition of Crossed Up is all about. I will discuss a bunch […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks, Early February Edition
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Catchers and Designated Hitters
This is the third part of my special preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while the VDP […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Stacking Your Way to Victory
So I had this nutty idea to examine how I could stack the best team in MLB in a hypothetical draft. I said to myself, “You should look at which team has the most high-end talent and write an article about stacking them.” So I used my super-technical analytical skills to determine without question […]
Todd Whitestone
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: ADP Market Watch (2/7)
After diving into early auction market trends last week, we now turn back to focusing on players whose fantasy baseball ADP rose or fell materially in NFBC Draft Champions leagues, which are 15-team, 50-round draft-and-hold contests. In the next week or two, the focus will shift to Online Championship leagues, which are 12-team, 30-round contests […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Top 100 Starting Pitchers
In the blink of an eye, the 2024 season is less than two months away, and fantasy baseball draft season is really starting to heat up. If you recall, I wrote a weekly pitcher planner article for FTN last season, which included my top 100 starting pitcher rankings for that particular week. Today, I’ll be […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (16-20)
Every fantasy baseball season, picks are made that inevitably don’t return a profit in certain parts of the draft. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost. Returning a profit with your pick(s) while avoiding picks with a negative ROI is vital for contending. The players chosen in this article are […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Middle Infielders
This is the second part of my special fantasy baseball preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (2/2)
We’ve all been there. Your hand is on the mouse, but your body is frozen. You stare at the computer screen. Three names are staring right back at you. You could make a case for any of those players. But which one? You shift your focus to the top left of the screen where […]
Adam Young
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: H2H Fantasy Baseball Roundup (2/1)
Party people…can y’all get funky? Head-to-head fantasy baseball managers, it’s time to stand up and be accounted for. Groovin’ With Govier is officially back! So is the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide, featuring some of the best in the business! FTN Fantasy’s head of baseball content Vlad Sedler has put together a stellar lineup of […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Mager’s Musings: Auction Market Watch (1/31)
This article is the second in our series focusing on market trends. Last week, I examined players whose ADP rose or fell materially in NFBC Draft Champions leagues. Over the past week, there has not been a lot of ADP movement, and so I am going to shift gears and examine some early market trends […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Super-Deep Prospects to Target (Outside Top 500 in ADP)
Today marks the fourth and final installment of my rookie ADP analysis series here on FTN Fantasy. Hopefully, this series has been beneficial to you in deciding which prospects to target or avoid this draft season. In today’s piece, I’ll be discussing prospects outside the top 500 ADP. And since there are so many of […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (11-15)
Every fantasy baseball season, picks are made that inevitably don’t return a profit in certain parts of the draft. Each draft spot should be looked at as an acquisition cost. Returning a profit with your pick(s) while avoiding picks with a negative ROI is vital for contending. The players included in this article are […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024 Positional Tiers – Corner Infielders
This is the first part of my special fantasy baseball preseason series breaking down each position by tiers. This series is a deeper view into the underpinnings of VDP rankings (Vlad’s Draft Positions). To avoid confusion, please note these are different than VDP Projections. The projections formulate my auction values for each player (VDP$) while […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? UT-Only Fantasy Baseball Options (ADP 150-300)
Every fantasy baseball season, there are 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 despite an ADP discount. This segment will dive into hitters who are only eligible […]
Matthew Davis