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Alex Christenson
MLB Articles
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Friday 3/31)
Welcome to this Friday edition of MLB best bets at FTN! My betting strategy is different from what you may be accustomed to, especially if you’re a consistent follower of the superstar that is MLBDream. I’m not on the hunt for wins, I’m on the hunt for the largest edges possible. Typically, I find these in […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
Prediction Strike Fantasy Baseball Spotlight: Corbin Carroll and Juan Soto
Opening Day has come and gone, but Overreaction SZN is just beginning. Early in the season is a great time to invest in hitters and pitchers off to slow starts who we are bullish on long-term. With Prediction Strike, we can buy and sell players stocks much like the actual stock market, and in doing […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (3/31)
In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job – help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar – since […]
Adam Strangis
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for the Opening Day Late Slate (3/30)
It is finally baseball’s Opening Day. This will be the MLB GPP DFS breakdown article for the late slate Thursday, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you my clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have […]
Adam Strangis
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Thursday 3/30)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, MLBdream provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now and get […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for the Opening Day Early Slate (3/30)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you my clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build profitable lineups on FanDuel […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Stacks on Deck: MLB DFS stacks for Opening Day (3/30)
MLB Opening Day is here! We have been patiently waiting for this day to come, and now that it is here, we are pumped to get back to pumping out the MLB DFS content and tools for this season. Welcome to Stacks on Deck, where we will cover everything needed to from a stacking […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Thursday (3/30)
In baseball, an “opener” has a simple job — help the team get off to a good start by limiting the opponent’s production in the first inning or two. He essentially paves the way for the rest of the bullpen and the offense to do their thing. This fantasy baseball article is similar — since […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
Fantasy
Gut’s Guys — Vlad Sedler’s Top Player Exposures for Fantasy Baseball 2023
Opening Day is here, which means the most fun part of baseball season – fantasy baseball draft season – has finally concluded. There is truly nothing more exciting than the January through March stretch of researching, prepping, slow draft DCs and that big build up to the final draft weekend. I started drafting with […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Prediction Strike Fantasy Baseball Spotlight: Oneil Cruz and Julio Rodriguez
Opening Day is basically here, less than 24 hours away from the time of me writing this, and that means spring is in the air and the excitement of a new MLB season is at a high. Sign up for Prediction Strike with our promo code FTN! With Prediction Strike, we can buy and […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
Fantasy
2023 MLB Season Preview — Staff Predictions and Awards
The 2023 Major League Baseball season starts Thursday, so the FTN team (and a few visitors!) wanted to get our picks on the record. Today, we’re running through our picks for division winners, awards, and some key fantasy tidbits for the 2023 season. Check below to see what everyone thinks. (Best viewed in landscape […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (3/29)
Welcome to the 2023 Opening Day eve edition of Groovin’ With Govier! If you’re new here (regulars: skip), I dissect various players and strategies related to the current fantasy baseball landscape. Don’t forget about our stellar fantasy baseball coverage at FTN Fantasy. Save a couple bones with my promo code MJGOVIER when you sign up […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Pitching Prospects Set to Rise
After discussing infielders and outfielders previously, we now wrap up this three-part series by discussing pitching prospect who could vault up inside my top 50 overall rankings by the end of the 2023 season. All of the names below are outside my top 100 overall right now (one barely inside) and possesses the upside to […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Bets
Impact of MLB Rules Changes on the 2023 Season
I’ve written up my 2023 MLB futures bets, both on the hitting and pitching side, so the only thing left to do before Opening Day is discuss a few of the rule changes MLB instituted this offseason. Some will have a bigger impact than others so let’s focus on the three that should affect the game the […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Bets
2023 MLB Season Preview: National League
Major League Baseball is coming off its first somewhat normal offseason in a while. There were no concerns about missing games to a pandemic or a lockout, there was no CBA to be ironed out. There were just player transactions, questions about regional TV coverage and hope. The season starts in just a few […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
2023 MLB Season Preview: National League
Major League Baseball is coming off its first somewhat normal offseason in a while. There were no concerns about missing games to a pandemic or a lockout, there was no CBA to be ironed out. There were just player transactions, questions about regional TV coverage and hope. The season starts in just a few […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Bets
2023 Major League Baseball Strikeout Futures
If your juices are still flowing from World Baseball Classic, you’re not alone. Luckily, Opening Day is right around the corner. I wrote up a couple of futures bets last week on the hitting side, so today we’ll break down a futures bet on the bump. Hunter Greene Over 181.5 Strikeouts (-110, FanDuel) The […]
FTN Staff
MLB
Bets
2023 MLB Season Preview: American League
Major League Baseball is coming off its first somewhat normal offseason in a while. There were no concerns about missing games to a pandemic or a lockout, there was no CBA to be ironed out. There were just player transactions, questions about regional TV coverage and hope. The season starts in just a few […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
2023 MLB Season Preview: American League
Major League Baseball is coming off its first somewhat normal offseason in a while. There were no concerns about missing games to a pandemic or a lockout, there was no CBA to be ironed out. There were just player transactions, questions about regional TV coverage and hope. The season starts in just a few […]
Daniel Kelley
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Opening Day
Welcome to my weekly free agent bidding strategy column – Trust the Gut. This piece will focus on weekly FAAB strategies and targets to confidently prepare you in your quest to acquire players to help your fantasy teams contend for league titles. I focus primarily on NFBC leagues, but the strategies and players recommended will […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Prediction Strike Fantasy Baseball Spotlight: Miguel Vargas and Reid Detmers
We’re less than a week from MLB Opening Day, and the smell of baseball is strong! With Prediction Strike, we can buy and sell players stocks much like the actual stock market, and in doing so we are able to create portfolios. However, unlike DFS or sports betting, these can also be long-term investments. Considering […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Primer
FAAB stands for “Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding).” It is the process of adding new hitters and pitchers to our fantasy baseball rosters in exchange for hitters and pitchers we have chosen to drop. Most fantasy sites, including NFBC, run FAAB once a week, on Sundays, and use a blind bidding protocol. Over the last […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Prediction Strike Fantasy Baseball Spotlight: Jesse Winker and Cristian Javier
Opening Day is right around the corner, less than two weeks away from the time of me writing this, and that means spring is in the air and the excitement of a new MLB season is at a high. Sign up for Prediction Strike with our promo code FTN! With Prediction Strike, we can […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: End-of-Spring Training Storylines
It’s hard to believe the MLB season is only about a week away. We’ve had an exciting spring thus far with the World Baseball Classic (Congrats to Japan), young players receiving more playing time, pitchers adding or losing velocity, and plenty of intriguing storylines and position battles unfolding. That’s what I’m going to be focusing […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (3/22)
Welcome to the last spring training edition of Groovin’ with Govier. If you’re new here (regulars: skip), I dissect various players and strategies related to the current 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 […]
Michael Govier
MLB
DFS
PrizePicks Taco Tuesday Promotions
PrizePicks is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production and single-stat projections. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a comprehensive App Review. PrizePicks Taco Tuesday Promo Below are the Taco Tuesday promotions on PrizePicks for Tuesday, March 21. Best PrizePicks Promo Code […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks in Round 6-10
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 picks or getting close to that number while being able to avoid picks with a negative […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2023: Who is This Year’s Yelich?
Profit is the name of the game in fantasy baseball. Whether snake draft or auction, the way to set oneself up for success and win leagues is to correctly identify and draft market inefficiencies. Basically, assemble a collection of hitters and pitchers who out-earn their market prices (ADP or AAV). Sounds easy, right? Our goal […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
WBC DFS Plays for Wednesday (3/15)
This will be the main-slate WBC GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information to build some strong lineups on Draftkings. […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (3/15)
Welcome to the opening Spring Training edition of Groovin’ With Govier! If you’re new here (regulars: skip), I dissect various players and strategies related to the current 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 […]
Michael Govier
MLB
DFS
WBC DFS Plays for Tuesday (3/14)
This will be the main slate WBC GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information to build some strong lineups on […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Bets
2023 Major League Baseball Player Futures
It’s technically only exhibition play, but baseball season is in full swing with both Spring Training and World Baseball Classic action daily. We’ve been treated to games from morning to night, and the WBC certainly has the intensity of postseason baseball. You can check out my WBC future bets here, as we shift our focus to […]
FTN Staff