Draft Champions Podcast: Recent Episodes
Zack Waxman
NFBC centric fantasy baseball podcast focusing on draft strategy including sleepers, busts, and faab management. We will review real high stakes drafts. Follow us at @draftchampagne on twitter
Steve comes back with a ton of data on the top 10 in the Main Event and we get in the weeds with Andrew Geller's 4 1st place mains.
Week 21 review
crazy drops, Cavalli, Gill, and Waldrep
Closer chaos in NY, Baltimore and Texas
We spend 10 minutes not figuring out if Taillon starts
Dr. Dave plays the Dr. Dave vs. Burner game
In depth FAAB Strategy
top teams in the OC through 4 months talk how we will try to take down the overall
Carter Gill
Dave Petroziello
Steve Goodwin
Steve talks about 10 Main Events that made up serious ground in the last month
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Weekend update
Dr Dave vs Burner game
Platinum league review
Auction Championship predictions
Main Event percentile updates
CLQ
Mark Srebro and James Maples talk about all kinds of stuff to help the community become better players. Featuring Rick and Bjorn
GP Churchill and Steve talk
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punting SP in Gladiator
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OC strategy
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CLQ odds for all 15 players
-Feeling out the room
-$1 days
-who to nominate
-pivot players
-premium and discounts vs. ADP
-player debates
Round table discussing DC values and possible busts with
Zach Wegner
Chas Nelson
Russell Withers
Marc Rodriguez
Bjorn Masterson
John Fish
Zack is in 9 DCs currently and compares the ADP of those 9 drafts currently ongoing to the previous 15 completed.
Also - owner quits mid league and mental health minute
Micah notes
In memoriam
Skubal, McClanahan, Chourio
Loubob trade?
ADP Fatigue
Bounce backs
All post 500 ADP Team
Zack's post 750 Team
Playing time stability
Jeopardy
Looking at those we lost to Blue Sky
DC strategy
Vlad Sedler's Sleepers
4th overall Main Event without Ohtani and with Strider
Bubba and Bloom live gladiator
Post election coverage of Dave and Tony's 5th Overall Main Event team. We assess the Main Event and their team in detail, including draft decisions and FAAB. Lots of injury assessment.
Mets
Godfather Games
2024 DC Champion review
First complete 2025 DC analysis
Presidential Election
Nelson talks global strategy on FAAB, "big" adds and drops in Primetimes, OCs and OLACs and the bidding in Primtimes this week.
Review of Meatball draft Bjorns meatball draft Review of Jason's (currently) first overall team
Dave McDonald reviews Week 21 FAAB and helps you become a better player setting your lineups this week.
Week 20 FAAB recap - global spend - Mayo -Holliday -Springs -Birdsong - Closers -Tipton's MEQ - Live Chat
Recorded at midnight (EST), the legendary Carter Gill makes his debut as he is positioned at the CLQ final table (on July 28th, knock on wood) and we talk the biggest FAAB period of the season. Marc compliments Carter nicely we talk adds, drops, stashes and more from their unique points of view.
Review of the top 35 teams in the NFBC Main Event at the all star break - Tipton's MEQ update - how did the top 35 teams from last year rank at the all star break? - how did the top 35 at the all star break finish last year? - Bjorns Male Room
Week 17 Main Event FAAB review -Big adds and drops -Reece Hinds -Lawrence Butler -Matt Wallner -Victor Robles -Matt McLain -Jose Butto -Esteury Ruiz -Alex Cobb -Hunter Harvey -Kris Bubic -Much more
Bjorn, AG, Shrimp talk stashes, big FAAB adds and drops coming up. AG sticks around to go over playing time trends.
Got disconnected but continued here (nice timing for a break). The remainder of the episode is going into detail on all the week 15 adds - Noelvi Marte - Festa - Davis Daniel - Noel - etc.
Way too long. Mike Kurland. Total FAAB recap. Making you better players. Building the community. Some actionable stuff, mostly tangents. Macro environment and big adds and drops this week.
Marc Winokur joins to discuss Week 15 FAAB - NFBC town hall questions - stashes - SP schedules next 2 weeks - hitting streamers - FAAB spend vs. last season - Noelvi predictions - 20 drops you should make - Jo Adell sucks - Butto vs. Christian Scott - Bullpen specs and re-adds - Padres and Phillies injury replacements
We start out with Dr. Dave's Objections (new segment), then head into big drops from Week 13 and then at the request of Bubba, we preview week 14 FAAB without mentioning any player names.
Zack and Marc Winokur preview week 12 FAAB.
About as legit as it's going to get from this podcast.
Brandon Waddell talks OCs. It's worth the wait through the BS because he's won 17 of 28 OCs which is complete insanity.
MTM, Frank and Zack are back to talk, mainly to each other, recap some drafts, sheep picks, and talk about all the funny stuff going on.
Some spring training velo notes and auction reserve picks then thoughts on sharing boards
Mike, Frank, Zack, Tim, and Bjorn discuss the MLB Playing Time Website and the top 15 risers of 2024 drafts in Vegas
Thanks to @Shawn__Childs and @JohnLaghezza for coming on to discuss 1. why the fantasy baseball industry is fucked 2. Champions Leagues 3. FGP Scores 4. Avg hit rate 5. Contact average 6. player analysis vs. roster construct 7. Stuff+ 8. Reserve round drafting
Zack discusses the need for a president of the fantasy baseball community and Ariel Cohen joins to discuss auctions and a specific OLAC we were both in
Adam Najemy returns to talk about our recent DC and his hitter heavy strategy. We talk about fairness at NFBC and take listener questions.
Gildz opens with this thoughts on the NFFC.
Kris Reed and Seth Trachtman talk the anotomy of a DC, auction strategy, and Russell Withers joins to draft an all post 500 ADP team. MTM joins to tear shit up at the end.
13 time DC winner and 2 time Main Event Winner Hoppe talks Seattle catchers and DC strategy
Its catcher months (November - Jan). AG joins the podcast to discuss Royals catchers only and give us 5 bold predictions for fantasy baseball. Some jacking beforehand.
Eric Albright has won 6 figure in the NFBC. Thomas Olownia was the 2021 overall Draft Champions Winner. We discuss DCs, projections, 80th percentile targets This year's: Justin Steele (outstanding pitcher post 250) Hunter Greene (helium from round 8-9 to round 5-6) Anthony Volpe (early draft post 500 to pre-100 in Mains) Yandy/Kim/Stott/Paredes (hitteres post 250 that were underappreciated) under the radar press conference quotes for early drafters. Jeopardy Full version on patereon
Hi My Name is Rick Poundstone. I am the star of a fantasy bassball podcast talking to celebrity NBC players today I talk to Felipe Dassult and Jason Deputy. Thank you Dean Karn, you have changed my life. Let's make fantasy baseball fun again.
Mike The Moth talks to Ted Zola about lots of stuff then Zack tries to ask him questions about MasturBalls
Enjoy and I will be doing epasod 1 of my program on Thursday with speshal guests Filipe Dusalt and James Dupoint
Mike wants me to make these descriptions better. So here it goes. This is 37 minutes of Mike and I talking before Justin Mason smokes 15 cigarettes
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Fantasy football roundtable with Marc Winnokur, Matt Modica, Andrew Geller, and John Fish
Brandon talks auction strategy and his top 10 overall Main Event team with Zack and Bjorn.
Marc Winokur, Matt Modica, John Fish, and Andrew Geller pop on at the end to review the early draft and talk shit.
Free preview of Adam Ronis episode. Won't hear him here but he was awesome, I promise. Most of the good stuff is in the full episode so pretty pointless listen here, go sign up.
Rey Diaz talks about his top 5 overall team in the Main Event and how to navigate the final 7 weeks of the season. He was the very first NFBC entrant.
MTM want me to do a better job at writing descriptions here to increase listens. This is basically the first 25 mins of us talking to each other before Jeff Erickson comes on.
Trevor Tipton, highly successful sports bettor, talks to Zack and Bjorn about the applications of betting in season long, growing the community, and we deep dive into 8 of the biggest gainers in the Main Event over the last 2 months.
MTM, Zack and Frank are joined by a bunch of people and talk some shit. This is the first 25 mins of about 2.5 hours
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Brian discusses how to work the standings in season and we deep dive on Pausma’s Main Events
MTM, Zack and Frank have Nando De Fino on, but you won't hear Nando here
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Psychology of FAAB
Jake Buger
Mickey Moniak
DL Hall
Bo Naylor (what?)
Luis Ortiz (Pittsburgh)
Jose Abreu
special segments
-in memoriam
-Dr. Daves Decimals
-Jeopardy
Mike Kurland joins the podcast with a little bit of Daniel Prepas at the end. We talk stashing players, macro trends and play jeopardy. Rick and Bjorn join.
James Maples, NFBC veteran, and highly accomplished player answers questions that will help in season.
Rick Poundstone, Jeopardy and some surprise guests.
Estimating the FAAB spend on the top pickups for week 4 in 15 minutes (I tried for 5 minutes). Also discussed drops
this isnt what I would but, it's what I think the average Main Event bids will be
DCN is joined by multiple notable industry experts to take in the first week of the season.
Greg Jewett, Dom, and Nate Marcum join Zack, Rick and Bjorn to talk relievers and get into draft strategy. Subscribe https://www.patreon.com/relieverrecon/posts @gregjewett9 @bullpenguru @natemarcum
The first ever eposide of the Draft Entertainment Podcast starring MTM. Zack, Frank and Mike talk to Jenny Butler about the NFBC and touch on the usual topics such as early DCs, Vegas drafts, fun facts, player boxes and much more.
Todd Hoppe, Marc Rodriguez, and Nicholi Knutson join the pod. 3 highly successful relatively new players to the NFBC. We did "rolling" ADP battles for players not close in the draft room but one of them almost completely closed the gap within the last 12 drafts (see attached). We also play 2 truths and a lie. We talk draft selection, group think, diversification and roster construction.
We talk to 2022 DC Champion Steve Maier about his winning team. He, Russell, Graham and Zack give out their post 400 ADP teams. Unedited version on patreon.
Zack talks to Lenny and John and plays 2 truths and a lie - with manager and GM quotes. Follow @LennyMelnick and @JohnLaghezza
Mark Srebro and Jason Duponte join the podcast and answer listener questions, talk about how they prepare for drafts, talk ADP battles and give fades for the first 5 rounds.
Gladiator 100 -Zack Waxman -Rob Dipietro -Mike Massotto -Bullpen Guru -Ricky Zito -Anthony Gialde -Jeff Mitseff -Frank Piscani -Ryan Bloomfield -Jason Duponte -Marc Winokur (not drafting) -Matt Hurley (not on recording) -Hosted by Bjorn Masterson -Jeopardy -Mitseff vs. MTM side bet
Poker Pro and successful high stakes fantasy baseball player, Jeff Mitseff has entered the max entries for the NFBC Gladiator contest and we walk - diversification and player ownership - price on starters and relievers - optimal mix of SP vs RP - winning the overall - sweet spots for drafting certain positions - Ohtani, JDM, Witt, Tatis and position flexibility - Drafting risky players and prospects - His best and worst teams
Couple people drafting a $50 Gladiator draft (23 rounds, no FAAB, no bench) quasi hosted by Ryan Venancio
Zack Waxman
Jason Duponte
Eric Albright
Marc Rod
Kev Masurgeon
Anthony Hamley (he/him)
in the chat with several others drafting
Jeff Mitseff (not on auto this time)
Dale and Marcia Donmoyer drafting next to each other
2 teams took 9 RPs!
Mike and Zack discuss 20th anniversary Vegas, the early DCs, Gladiator and much more. Rick and Bjorn pop and and Mike ends with 10 fun facts.
Zack is joined by
Ryan Venancio
John Fish
Jason Duponte
Bullpen Guru
Tom Rodriguez
Tim Pamperin
Rick Zito
Baseball Pods
We live draft a Gladiator and debrief after
Bobby Cramutola also in this draft but not on the call
Mitseff killing it on auto
Anthony Gialde
Phil Dussault
Rob Dipietro
Steve Weimer
Rick Poundstone
Bjorn Masterson
Zack Waxman
Ryan Venancio
James Anderson
Jason Duponte
Eric Albright
Lucas Biery
Bullpen Guru
Bob Cramutola
Jason joins Zack, Graham, Rick, and Bjorn to talk the highest stakes fantasy baseball leagues in the world.
Marc Winokur (@marc_winokur) and Mike Mager are highly successful NFBC players. Marc has won the MTM Midnight draft 4 years in a row, a Main Event winner and 25x NFBC winner. Mike has a HOF resume with 6 top 5 overall National contest finishes. We talked auctions, mains, 12s, and the DC format while Mike celebrated his Yankees moving on to the ALCS. We also talked 2 current DCs that I was in with Mike.
Topics include:
Player diversification
Auction tips
Start/sits in DCs
Roster construction in DCs
FAAB optimization
We review Bob's Main Event victory, Andrew's OC victory and how won $300K+ combined. We look at 80th percentile targets for the past season, jockeying for position in the overall, new 2023 ADP, what categories to bring you from a league winner to an overall winner, was Lou Bob really that bad, and some football faab review.
Zack breaks down specific teams from 2 of the most prominent expert leagues in the industry with lesson learned.
Zack and Tommy review their Primetime and Silver Bullet. Zack asks Tommy 15 questions on strategy Brief FAAB preview
Phil joins the entire crew
-he has his this year's Kyle Finnegan
-6 week outlook for actionable starting pitcher add/drops
-Las Vegas Diamond League recap
-Sitting Hader ?
Bjorn to be Wild
Jeopardy
Drafting round 1 for 2023
Zack, Brian, Bjorn, and Rick talk to The Gildz and Bobby Big Bucks. We clear the air on using FAAB and assess our DC strategy.
Gialde talks to Zack about Witt Jr, Buxton, Moncada, closer situations in flux, an OC and Midnight Madness draft they were both in together.
Zack and Graham briefly discuss week 11 FAAB and who the high stakes players are adding and dropping then go into an in depth discussion of most of the teams schedules over the next 5 weeks into the All-Star Break and which under the radar starters might be worth adding. End it off sending off some low ball dynasty trades.
Rudy joins the DCN crew to talk about his amazing Streamonator and Hittertron you can find at Razzball.com. We discuss the Player Rater, and nuance vs. numbers, 2 start pitchers, stolen bases, and play jeopardy
MTM unleashes on everything. From demanding accountability for Eduardo Rodriguez to “dying on a hill” for Berrios, Heaney and Matz, MTM takes on LABR and defends his main events. He has 11 fun facts, a story about an anaconda, and a bunch of victory laps
Zack, John, Jimmy, and Brian round table draft champions, main events, and their in season process.
Nicholi joins the pod with Zack, Bjorn, and Rick to talk his high stakes drafts, struggling rookies, his "guys", velo and mix changes and plays Jeopardy
Zack and Wardog talk his 3 Main Events from Las Vegas and all kinds of strategy including roster construction and his algorithm for pitching.
Lenny sites down with Zack, Graham, Bjorn, and Rick to talk Main Event risers, prospects, the AFL, Auction tips and Trevor Bauer. We end with Jeopardy and take a listener call.
Zack, Bjorn, Graham, and Rick Poundstone interview Ryan Venancio about the rapidly shifting ADP
Also, DCFAs and Jeopardy
Zack, Ryan Ireland, Ty Childs, Nick Dika, Brian Jenner, Robbie Lester, Frank Ammirante chat before the Canadian league starts
Bjorn is let go
Draft Champion Fantasy Award nominations
Discussing group think and how ADP evolved from October to March
Jeopardy
From Pig Sty to AV Guy teaser
Bjorn, Rick, and Graham talk to 10 time OC winner, 5 time main event winner, and 2 time national champion Chris Fessler about the NFBC
Playing volume DCs
Cover bids
4 hunnies vs. 150s
Mondesi and Gallo builds
Drafting early
Roster construction
Saves
Dalton Del Don of Yahoo sports talks his insane strategy to drafting early pitchers in the NFBC. We talk DCs, OCs, and the Main. The episode features Matt Williams in the Jeopardy segment
Exclusive interview - injury risk -deGrom -Kershaw -Rodon -Koufax - Bauer -Verlander -Much more
Zack, Graham, Joe, Dave, Jake discuss: Injury risk - PRP, deGrom, Rodon, McCullers, Kershaw Auction strategy John L's 3 closers in the first 5 rounds Battle of the Pods Joe's next year's Cedric Mullins
Special guest Joe Gentile digs deep for some post 600 sleepers and everyone gives a few of their favorites
The first installment of Rotosaurus interview with Dave and Jake as we play fantasy relevant Jeopardy
Features Baseball Bytes with Brian Seymour.
Zack is joined by Micah Henry (@FantasyCentral1), Frank Ammirante (@FAmmirateTFJ) and Kev Mahserejian (RotoSurgeon) and we talk
-next year's Robbie Ray
-next year's Paul Sewald
-bold predictions
-fantasy jeopardy
-twitter battles
Phil and Zack discuss: Phil's KADOO/KAFOO method Pitch Mix deGrom verdict Baddoo verdict Who is 2022's Robbie Ray? SGP and replacement value multi-eligible players the Sean Newcomb and Leody Taveras litmus tests Auction strategy Moving ADP market and when to jump ADP Draft Champions and Main Event strategy Clashing DC strategies with other top players FAAB Prospects Brian Seymour debuts his Fantasy Baseball Bytes
Johnny Stud gives his all post 400 sleeper team and Zack gives his all pre 400 bust team
Zack and Lenny discuss the AFL, bounce backs, pitch mix, projecting SB, saves and prospects
Zack and Graham host Greg Jewett (@gjewett9). He is the man for everything arm barns. We go through general strategy, every team, talk sleepers, and free agents
Zack, Graham and Brian discuss best ball, NFBC DCs and the fantasy value of Trevor Bauer
-assigning SGP based on the math vs. the market for catchers
-drafting with discipline vs. like a squirrel
-DCs vs. MEs
-assessing projections vs. human ranks
-cascading the next pick
-FAAB
-Documenting your questionable decisions
-4 game vs. 2 game slate start/sits
-chirping the trip aces
Prospect drafting and is Adley an exception?
-Mining for contracts you can't sit (Ahmed/Upton/Blackmon)
-hitter vs. pitcher splits in DCs -"The Hitter Cliff" -
Why Pocket Aces?
Mondesi vs. Bobby Witt
MTM and Zack recap Mike's Ultimate, Midnight Madness and Main Event as well as review a current 2022 draft
Zack interviews Andrew Geller on his amazing 2021 season in which he won all 4 Online Championships, 2 Main Events, a Draft Champions and finished in the top 10 overall in both the Main Event and Online Championship.
Zack and Graham host the Rotosaurus boys and discuss how to identify breakout starters including why we nailed some and why we whiffed on others. Also discussed are how to avoid the landmines, not waste FAAB and our approach to relief pitchers next year. Players discussed: - Freddy Peralta - Trevor Rogers - Carlos Rodon - Robbie Ray - Patrick Sandoval - Tarik Skubal - Alek Manoah - Cristian Javier - Luis Garcia - Nate Pearson - Shane McClanahan - Jameson Taillon - Joe Musgrove - Trevor Bauer - Blake Snell - Jordan Montgomery - Tony Gonsolin
I don't know if I'll even have the opportunity to do part 2, 3 or 4. But it was an honor to interview John about his process that has made him one of the best players on the planet.
Zack and Graham talk
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Best Ball drafts for the 2nd half of the year
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Week 14 FAAB
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Joe Ross vs. Nick Pivetta
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3 Fun Facts
Zack and Graham talk about recent FAAB results, some new NFBC Best Ball Drafts for the second half of the season, and the Fun Facts are back! We talk some dynasty trades and specific player values like Joe Ross, Gavin Sheets, Ranger Suarez, Scott Barlow, and Nick Pivetta
Great minds fantasy roundtable with Kev, Frank, Graham and Zack
-How to draft your SP2 and SP3 next year
-Injury mania
-Brujan and Wander expectations
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Mets ROS Schedule
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Bold predictions
Zack has Graham Blakelock and Marc Winokur talk through a live second chance draft from the 1 hole. It's the second Memorial Day Draft Zack has done.
Mark and I discuss the first Memorial Day Second Chance draft after I drafted from the 3 hole
Zack and Graham talk about the following topics
Taillon
Luis Catillo
Dylan Bundy
Hitless in Seattle
New SP1s in 2nd chance drafts
Franchy and Duran
Save specs
Espinol for Biggio
O'Grady and Nelson
David Price dynasty value
Tyler Anderson and Nate Eovaldi ERA vs. FIP
GLARF waivers
NFBC waiver review - Taylor Walls added Walker Buehler dropped!
Zack and Graham assess their standings in several leagues, debate next season's pitcher rankings, some under the radar prospects, early round busts and talk to Bryce Weiler of the Beautiful Lives Project
We only got 4 fun facts at the end, getting lazy.
Zack and Graham discuss at least 10 moderately bold predictions they made before the season started and take some early victory laps as well as 2 walks of shame each. We discuss closer situations and play doctor on some injury analysis.
We talk way too long about TGFBI then we get into some Main Event talk and FAAB bidding, followed up by early reactions and if some players are legit.
This time Zack brings 5 fun facts.
Zack talks to Wardog about his prep for the main event and the system he uses to target breakout pitchers.
Zack talks to Lenny about becoming a better drafter and podcaster, the podcast brackets, and 2021 Covid rules.
We touch on prospect ETAs, new pitches, drafting JT Realmuto, how to draft starting pitching in 2021, Dobnak, Taveras, Brendan Rodgers, the NL Central, drafting value vs. categories, some stupid questions, dealing with prank calls and name mispronunciations.
Zack and Graham talk to Simon Dice of @honronbaseball about the TGFBI and Razzslam
Also discussed:
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Bobby Witt Jr.
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Mondesi
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Suarez at SS
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Late round sleepers
Zack speaks to Jason Kufs about his secret sauce to winning NFBC Cutlines and Draft Champions Leagues
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How does he prep
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How to approach FAAB
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When to take risks in Cutline
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How to value RP in both formats
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When to target pitching
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How valuable is multi position eligibility
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Draft Champions methodology
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Review of Jason's 6th place overall finish in a league with Zack
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Thoughts on Mondesi in DCs and Ohtani in Cutline
Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) and Jake Halusker (@thedustmite) join @shrimpboatcpn and Zack to discuss recent news:
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Houck
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Yu Chang
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Alzolay
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Dylan Moore (again)
-Carrasco
- Amir Garrett
We also discuss recent fantasy baseball happenings
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TGFBI
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Baseball pods brackets
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Tag Team Draft
-Beat Dave McDonald $400 DC
- Main Event Prep
-We talk about roster construction and pockets of value in DCs, Post 500 league winners, methodical approach to DCs
-Zack and Jake have a comprehensive discussion on Online Auctions
-Main Event prep - who are you drafting late in main events that are going after pick 500 in DCs?
-The Captain's Spring training takeaways
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Spring training risers up our draft boards
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Listener questions including Bobby Bradley diagnosis
2 for 1 segment returns
Zack talks to Matty about our recent tag team draft and his side bet as well as post hype breakouts, Rockies, pockets of value in 12s vs. 15s, targets late in a Main Event, and targets after round 50 in a DC.
Zack talks to Charlie about
2 Tylers
Tejay's velo
Jose De Leon, Miley, Lorenzen
Jose Garcia
Outfield logjam
Projected batting order
Zack talks to Brandon Warne of @accesstwins regarding questions leading up to the season
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Rooker vs. Kiriloff
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Balazovic/Duran/Ober timeline
-Jeffers and Garver timeshare
-Projected batting order
-2B position battle
-Closer mess (Colome vs. Rogers vs. Duffy)
Zack talks to Brian Seymour of @fantasybestbal1 about Fantrax Best Ball, BB10, and NFBC Best Ball and Draft Champions leagues
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optimal roster construciton
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multi eligibility valuation
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First 5 rounds planning in a DC
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Late round targets
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Fades
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Calculating replacement value
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Most owned players
Zack talks to Rob @baseballradar about his amazing roster tool that tracks organizations's rosters at each level.
We debate position battles and end off with a new segment called 2 for 1
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Zack talks to Mike about -why DeGrom should be faded in round 1 -JT Realmuto -Chris Sale -LABR -Review of Listener League -Review of Tag Team Draft -10 Interesting Fantasy Facts -Diversification -Dungeons and Dragons and being triggered -Jeff Man's suggestions
We talk to Scott about
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Michigan Iowa game
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Wrestlemania 2
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Cease's core velocity belt
-Rodon, Lopez, Stiever, Crochet
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Who's Hendrik's back up?
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Over Under .235 for Moncada, .255 for Robert, .310 for Madrigal
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Moncada bounce back?
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Did Robert's diving catch impact his second half?
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Vaughn ETA
-Projected batting order
Zack and Tony talk the @baseballpods bracket death match
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review a recent DC they were both in
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Tony gives you 2 fades
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Fading pocket aces and how to recover on SB when drafting aces
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mid round breakout SPs (JMont, Civale, Eovaldi, Musgrove, Gausman, Smyly)
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Launch angle deep dive
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Zack gives you who he thinks could be this year's Corbin Burnes
Michel Govier of the Hey It’s Enrico Pallazzo Fantasy Baseball Pod (@Pallazzopodcast) steps in to talk shop, listener leagues, pod brackets, and to play some games. We debut the new Draft Champions theme song!
Zack talks to Chris Halicke of SI Fan Nation about the Rangers rotation options, closer situation, and predicts the batting order on April 1 and July 1.
- Jung, Huff, Tejada ETA
-6 Man rotation?
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Kyle Cody and Dane Dunning
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Folty
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Calhoun and Khris Davis
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Taveras breakout
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Ronald Guzman
Zack talks to Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times about the 2021 Mariners
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Kelenic and Gilbert ETA
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Dylan Moore
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Kikuchi
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Closer situation
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Murphy, Torrens, and Raleigh
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6 man rotation
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Projected Batting Order
Zack talks to Rob Maaddi of @975TheFanatic and @FaithontheField
After the obligatory Wentz/Hurts discussion we move onto baseball and project the Phillies batting order and rotation.
We talk what's left in the tank for Segura and McCutchen, Bohm being a stud, the Kingery/Haseley/Quinn dilemma
How good is Aaron Nola?
Is Hoskins healthy?
Zack talks to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com
We talk the projected batting order, starting rotation
When we can expect Jeter Downs, Jarren Duran, and Tristan Casas
We talk Sale's timetable, Houck's role, Pivetta's pitch mix, Perez's relationship with Cora, and Richard's health
JD Martinez and in game video
Marwin and Kike utility men
Dalbec's power
Franchy and Renfroe's upside
Early February fantasy baseball relevant news with a focus on quotes from organizations' senior staff
Zack talks to Brian O'Grady about the Reds, Rays, and now the Padres
We talk about plate discipline, stealing bases, influential teammates and coaches, and what players could break out this year besides himself.
Zack talks to Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic. We talk recent news, the D'Backs organizational philosophy and much more including - Ketel Marte will be dual or triple eligible - Over under on Varsho's plate appearances - Corbin Martin and where he slots in the rotation - Closer situation - Prospects to be on the look out for - Projected batting order in April and July
Zack has Bubba and the Batflip on to discuss the battle of the pods
Bubba defends his closer and Toby defends his pitching. We get deep into JT Realmuto and Keston Hiura.
Zack, Eric, Michael, and Daniel discuss the Battle of the Pods We discuss Twitter putting a disputed claim on Bob Nightengale's tweets We talk about the Fowler signing and the implications on Adell, Marsh, and Tyler O'Neill We take a listener question on Adell Eric defrends Cristian Javier and Michael defends Edwin Rios We talk Scherzer, Stanton, Lamet, Kiriloff, and of course, Kelenic in our draft. We review post hype breakout candidates: Senzel, Dahl, Reyes, Rodgers, Matz We dicuss the catcher prospects in DC formats (Huff, Kirk, Stephenson, Bart) We talk the Rays pitching staff in redraft formats: Honeywell, McKay, McClanahan, Ryan, Patino Balazovic vs. Duran in redraft Rooker vs. Larnarch in redraft
Zack talks with Greg Jewett of Fantasy Alarm about his "Coffee and Closers". They dig deep on the relief pitcher market and advise you on who you should be targeting in some deep leagues.
Jorge Montanez and Drew Morris discuss drafting out of the 2 and 3 slots in the battle of the podcasts. Jorge defends his Starlin Castro 2B1 pick and Drew defends JT Realmuto in round 2.
We discuss a bunch of avoids and who we want to draft on the Rockies.
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Zack brings you his favorite strategic advice he has heard over the last month on various podcasts
Topics include
Draft Preparation and Mocks
KDS
Risk Management
Player Analysis
Targets and Projections
FAAB
Game Theory and Overall Draft Strategy
Special thanks to
Phil Dussault (@phildussault27)
Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman)
Matt Modica (@ctmbaseball)
Vlad Sedler (@rotogut)
Toby Guevin (@batflipcrazy)
Dave McDondald (@rundmcd)
Jake Halusker (@thedustime)
Ryan Bloomfield (RyanBHQ)
Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY)
Todd Zola (@toddzola)
Derek Van Riper (@derekvanriper)
Matt Davis (@_mattywood_)
Johnny Stud (@mlbmovingavg)
Pete (@draftcheat)
Eric Cross (@ericcross04)
Alex Chamberlain (@DolphHauldhagen)
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Mike Govier (@mjgovier)
Mike Simeone (@spstreamer)
Rob DiPietro (@deadpullhitter)
Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson)
Scott Jenstad (@scottjenstad)
Justin, Jake, Dave and Zack break down the Battle of the Pods. We discuss Corbin, Varsho, Moore (again), Carlson, Civale, Bieber, Plesac, Quantill, Heaney and Dave actually gives you a dynasty league stash! And tons of strategy!
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Zack talks with Rob DiPietro and Chris @baseballpods about the recently completed Battle of the Podcasts league discussing how to handle drafting free agents, how to use projections, minimum statistical targets, and discussing alternative strategies drafting.
Players Discussed:
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Dylan Moore
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Justin Turner
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Jarred Kelenic
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AJ Puk
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Marcus Semien
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Garrett Richards
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Noah Syndergaard
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Amir Garrett
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Jeter Downs
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JB Wendelken
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Ryan Yarbrough
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MTM has 7 "interesting" facts and reviews 3 drafts after returning for a Ha-Seung Kim victory lap after the Profar signing. We then fade back to yesterday where he spent some time telling us to avoid Kim and review 3 big drafts - Battle of the Podcasts - MTM fast draft with DVR - Zack's star studded DC Also: the new "Super" DC follow @draftchampagne
Zack talks with Matt Davis and Mike Simeone about the Battle of the Podcasts and pitching getting jammed.
Matt defends his Rendon and Berrios picks and Mike defends his Willi Castro and Moncada picks
Matt and Mike don't hold back on the rest of the drafters, this one is all killer no filler.
Zack is joined by John of Corked Stats and Matt Williams of the Turn Two Podcast
We discuss
-the latest bombshell signings by the no so baby anymore Blue Jays
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strategy for the battle of the pods
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Matt defends his Tapia pick
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John defends his Dalbec pick
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Matt and John torch Zack's team
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Many familiar faces shooting the sh*t talking the recent Battle of the Podcasts League which is a 50 round draft and hold league hosted on the NFBC. We discuss: - starting pitching getting pushed up - Maeda a 4.00 ERA guy? - Dinelson Lamet - Matt William's new hat - Matty Davis being a high stakes stud waiting zagging when others are zigging - SP Streamers early shopping spree on Framber Valdez - Dave McDonald's take on the Cleveland bullpen
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Zack discusses marginal utility in fantasy baseball with Derek and Lucas hits us up with a live mailbag and we discuss his top 100 pitchers. We talk Arenado Bias and Arenado vs. Seager. We also discuss Bauer's full count luck
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Also dicusses "ownership" and "value" relative to risk,
Also dicusses "ownership" and "value" relative to risk, many types of biases related to fantasy baseball and a behavioral economics article by Jeff Zimmerman.
Some heated debates
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Moncada recency bias
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Sano Anchor bias
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Nelson Cruz Gamblers falacy
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Lamet loss aversion bias
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Vaughn vs. Donaldson's regret aversion bias
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Vaughn vs. Sanchez cognitive bias
Zack talks with Micah Henry of the Fantasy Insiders about 1 starting pitcher on each team in the AL they are high and and low on.
Zack and John talk 1 up and 1 down in the NL for each team's bullpen and offense. Also discuss possible free agent signings.
Zack and John talk 1 up and 1 down in the AL West with respect to the bullpen and offense.
Zack and John discuss 1 up and 1 down for each bullpen and offensive position in the AL Central.
Zack and John talk 1 up and 1 down from the bullpen for each team and 1 up and 1 down for each team's hitters - in the AL East.
A couple Free Agent predictions and thrown in and with a Draft and Hold twist.
John Fish gives a NFBKC primer. Topics include:
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Why you don't play home leagues with trades
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John's 2nd place overall finish in the NFBKC Main Event
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Luca Love
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Pocket Centers
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The importance of the draft
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Michael Porter Jr.
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Blocks/Assists are early targets
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The most overrated player in fantasy
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Zack's advanced basketball metrics
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Harden's value in Houston and Brooklyn and the #1 player in points leagues
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Kendrick Nunn and Shai
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Injury prone players
1:30 - Intro and Small Business Promotion and Listener giveaway
8:30 - MTM's Victory lap on last episode's rant and how many followers he's lost
11:45 - Sean Gilmartin is not in the Baseball Forecaster
12:45 - The Process review (Jeff Zimmerman)
15:00 - Top 10 NFBC Twitter follows that are under and MTM got the handle wrong - it's @ScottJenstad
20:00 - News and Notes (Cano is an idiot, Arozarena estimated suspension, Nelson Cruz and Big Papi Pharma) and teaser on the latest fast DC
25:00 - Zack lists the NFBC players he wants to avoid drafting with
26:00 - Zack calls out The Mouth on recruiting for his DC
28:45 - Zack rants on Group Chat guys
39:00 - Review one of his Fast DCs and why he took Bichette in Round 1
48:00 - over/under on Mike Mager's stolen bases on this team is 5.
50:00 - Wander/Vaughn/Kelenic and Matt Tantillo's risky squad
51:20 - MTM's 10 avoids
1:04:50 - Zack's 1 MAJOR avoid but MTM says he could go 20/20 at age 33 coming off 17 injuries
1:08 - Free agent market and early drafter advantages
1:12:40 - Kenley Jansen vs. Craig Kimbrel
1:18:00 - Who will move up boards this year like Bichette did last year?
1:19:30 - Players with low min picks as an indication of ADP rising
1:20:40 - Kim, Sugano, Arihara, and the Japanese Mallex Smith (calibrating the KBO)
1:25:00 - 112mph+ Barrels predicting sleepers
1:31:30 - MLB curse of changing your name and Dee Strange-Gordon's father
1:34:10 - Giving MTM some positive and negative feedback from our listeners
1:36:30 - MTM gives a heartfelt shout out to an industry guy
1:38:00 - MTM discusses his Twitter groupies
Just 2 CPAs talking spreadsheets and bestball.
Zack makes a 1 sided bet with Derek
All bestball strategy talking the nuances of different formats on NFBC, BB10s, and Fantrax.
Phil and Toby discuss winning individual Main Event leagues 3 times in 2020 and some 2021 strategy including pocket aces, a potential full house, some catcher love, roster construction, and how many batters a pitcher is worth.
Jim talks about his 2020 victory, 2021 bouncebacks, managing FAAB leagues vs. draft and hold, managing team construct, reviews a recent DC in his honour as well as gives us 6 sleepers to draft after round 30.
Rob talks his DC win, some late round comps to Burnes and Javier, auction values, how to draft starting pitching, and team construct using "buckets". We also discuss a main event league we were both in.
Kevin talks his TGFBI win and general approach to team composition including "working backwards". We talk what went right and how to navigate what went wrong. We talk about how to apply Steamer projections for 2021 and the shortfalls of using projections. Late round targets are discussed including the trio of Tigers young pitchers, Bobby Witt Jr, Austin Martin and Torkelson.
We also react to the recent news of the plethora of declined options.
Mike "The Mouth" lives up to his name discussing his NY Super Victory, general strategy, and gets granular on a recent Draft Champions we were both participating in.
Sprinkled in: "How to Train Your Fantasy Spouse"
Epilogue: "Donald Trump is not a SP1. The Election isn't Best Ball. You have to pick one to start for 4 years"
Zack and Drew talk what you can expect with respect to early ADP in the early Draft Champions leagues with no ADP available.
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Arozarena
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Kyle Lewis
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Marlins Pitchers
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Top 4 rounds of SP
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Closer analysis
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Catcher analysis
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The forgotten - Puig, Domingo German, Mancini, Clase
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The Tommy John recoveries - Thor, Severino, Sale
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Prospects - Kelenic, Vaughn, Wander, Manning, Brujan
This episode Mike and Zack are reunited and talk about Zack's Main Event and see what he did wrong and a few things he did right. We discuss how some of the top players in the world overcame sub optimal drafts to cash. We then shift gears to the first 2021 NFBC Draft Champions draft with several other high stakes players and talk about potential recency bias on busts such as Baez, Torres, Hiura, JDM, Paddack, Albies, Ketel Marte, Bryant, Donaldson, Altuve, etc. We also discuss if the helium is warranted on players like Arozarena, Plesac, Kyle Lewis, Dansby Swanson, etc.
We also address covid as it relates to 2021 drafts. It ain't over (i.e. how to treat David Price).
Finally we address the Statcast Microwave phenomenon.
Brian and Zack discuss drafting from the 2 hole in the first 2 Draft Champion leagues. Brian had the 2nd pick in the first draft and Zack had the 2nd pick in the second draft. In this episode we look at the first 9 rounds.
The first 10 mins is an intro, the last 40 is the draft recap through 18 rounds of the first NFBC DC of 2021
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Marc and Zack discuss both NFFC Silver Bullets they were in, recent FAAB, cutline bye strategy, risers and fallers since June, and super late round targets
Dave McDonald of High Stakes Heat and Rotosaurus.com does a round of speed closers (30 closers in under 30 minutes) as well as talks fading frail players and FAABagedeon (aka week 3 of FAAB in the NFBC)
MTM and Zack talk FAAB, the Main Event Boards and drafting with Hall of Famers, Kurland the FAAB whisperer and Manscaping Pigs
Chris @baseballpods joins Zack to discuss
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The Main Event Strategy
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The Battle of the Podcasts
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Mike Trout Playing
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5 bold predictions recorded July 22nd each including something that Zack will not take a victory lap for
John Fish talks about the NFBC Main Event in terms of preparation, sharing a team, players he's avoiding, and how the 60 game season impacts the draft. We also take a fairly in depth look at the ADP of the first 2 mains.
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Accountant by day... drunk, fantasy baseball vigilante by night... @zackroto hands over the keys to his beloved ZackMobile and lets Craig Magee @cmagee523 take the wheel for this show. Topics include:
A take on the "Beat ______ NFBC Leagues"
A discussion on what Zack has seen in the Draft Champion leagues he's done since the announcement of the restart
A few quick thoughts on the recently completed Battle of the Podcasts league including each of our respective favorite team drafted by a competitor
Devil's Advocate segment - an argument made against an industry consensus theory
2020 Season Headline - Zack and Craig come up with headlines to describe the complete 2020 season
League winners and losers - The boys give their picks for players that will be on the most winning and the most losing teams at the end of the 2020 season
Zack and Mike discuss players opting out and the Battle of the Podcasts. Follow @draftchampagne and Kurland's @Basesloadedpod and his contributions to @3Bsofbaseball
Zack and Toby review the Battle of the Podcasts NFBC Draft Champions league through 13 rounds.
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A short season makes moving averages less relevant, but we need @mlbmovingavg more than ever
NFBC champ Matt Modica talks about the implications on draft strategy of a short season with Zack. We talk about a lot of players!
MTM and Zack talk about strategic changes for the 60 game season including new bust candidates, NL DH options and more. Mike assesses the NFBC decision and attempts to get Zack to join a main event and the first 20 minutes are complete non-sense as per usual...but only the first 20 minutes.
Zack plays devils advocate and gives some reasons why the fantasy season should play on !
The inaugural DC NFL podcast simulating a draft where Marc Winokur picked 1st and Andy Saxton picked 12th in an NFFC Draft Champtions BUT both had to jump recent ADP by at least 10% to build their ideal squad (i.e. 24th pick can't draft above ADP 26.4)
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@zackroto talks to long time NFBC veteran Marc Winokur about a recent 2nd Chance Draft Champions draft, players that are getting pushed way up the board and take some listener questions.
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@zackroto and @cmagee523 talk with John Fish of ArbourPro about the Second Chance Draft Champions League he and Zack are currently drafting, and the implications on various unknowns of the new fantasy baseball universe. Each of us survey the new landscape and give a sleeper, bust, comeback, early season whiff, and favorite closer target with a guest appearance from the President of the United States, Donnie Baseball himself.
Donnie Trump chimes in at the 1:30:00 mark
@zackroto and @cmagee523 have @baseballpods on to review the first annual battle of the podcasts
@zackroto and MTM talk the uncertainty around the seasons start date and 7 groups of players whose values may have changed. 51:00 to 1:39:00 we talk these value changes. The rest of the episode is amazing nonsense
@zackroto and high stakes NFBC pro Dusty Wagner talk everything NFBC Main Events leading up to the 2 weekends in NYC and Vegas. They discuss, FAAB, Draft flow, targets, avoids, KDS, 2 start pitchers, etc.
@zackroto and @commonsensefbb have Alex Fast of PitcherList on the show. Discussion topics include
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undervalued hitters
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CSW metric
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RP that can turn into solid SPs
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innings caps on prospects and young pitchers in draft and hold formats
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Alex shares some deep sleepers (hibernators)
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Of course, we dive deep into the Baltimore rotation
@zackroto and @cmagee523 talk to Scott Bogman of In This League
They talk the MLB combine, TGFBI and...
Player Debates with an ADP stretch:
Tucker v. Carlson
Luzardo v. J Urias
Bregman v. Bogaerts
Kingery v. Hilliard
P Alonso v. Sano
Glasnow v. Lamet
Kluber v. Lynn
They end it with Bogman's hibernators (deep sleepers for draft and hold leagues)
MTM and @zackroto sit down for round 5 to discuss
-spring training standouts
-managing the first FAAB run
-draft etiquette
-draft horror stories
-a MLB combine
-Planning for Live Events in NYC
-1980s movie trivia - will Mike get all 5 to force Zack into a Main event?
-Zack finds out something he doesnt know about Lisa Anne
@zackroto and FSWA award winner @roto_wan of Razzball and Fantasy Alarm delve into the Razzslam, the Best Ball format and his new Fly Index.
They also talk TGFBI, Yasiel Puig, the injured yankees, Griffin Canning, and Chris Sale.
Zack asks Mike Alexander if he sees a resurgence from Smyly, King Felix and dare I say Ubaldo Jimenez. There is an obligatory Bartolo Colon reference in there.
Mike gives his post 700 ADP sleeper.
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@zackroto and John Fish (@fish4283) talk the very last round of your Draft and Hold NFBC Draft Champion leagues. Who should you target.
Don't throw darts. Place darts carefully.
We also talk again about the Oakland As Monopoly board of infielders, Luis Robert, Tommy Pham, Mallex Smith, Miguel Sano, and the Astros backups.
Why isn't speed getting pushed up after round 30?
Do you handcuff your first round pick in round 50?
Are you concerned they will pitch around Juan Soto?
Who do you Target in Round 1?
Who are your top 3 hitters you want up with the game on the line?
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@zackroto and @mikemassotto at it again
0:00 - 8:50 Loverboy intro and greetings
8:50 - 14:20 - MTM guesses that movie line
14:20 - 45:20 - Mining the News with Jeff Zimmerman('s article). MTM reviews the latest installment of an excellent recurring article by Jeff Zimmerman
45:20 - 49:05 - the collapse of the 2nd tier of starting pitcher
49:05 - 52:30 - more mining the news
52:30 - 54:15 - Scott Pianowski timing out and other gems comments
54:15 - 1:02:30 - What grinds MTM's gears on twitter
1:02:30 - 1:17:30 - Game 163 counting in the NFBC
1:17:30 - 1:24:30 - MTM wild college years
1:24:30 - 1:29:40 - Gifting someone Cole and DeGrom in a DC and draft prep tips with MTM
1:29:40 - 1:33:20 - Are the early draft values gone by the end of February?
1:33:20 - 1:38:30 - MTM discusses the advantages of being on the wheel in a 12 team league
1:38:30 - 1:41:50 - Zack asks why isn't speed being pushed up in the late rounds in a DC
1:41:50 - 1:50:25 - JAWS, changing MTM's twitter handle, more Loverboy...and Frankie Montas and Luzardo heating up
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@zackroto and @cmagee523 talk to John L of @mlbmovingavg about everything best ball. Follow us on twitter @draftchampagne
Zack sits down with Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb) of Fangraphs, The Sleeper and the Bust, and the TGFBI
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Draft Guide: on Amazon "The Fantasy Benefit" "Justin Mason" or "Friends with Fantasy Benefits"
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strategy guides
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ranks
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ATC projections by Ariel Cohen
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We talk BARF League, TGBI, a new TGFBI leaderboard, deep sleepers, handling the first FAAB run, strategy of boring rosters vs. upside, lessons learned from last TGFBI
We talk hoow draft strategy differs in waiver leagues vs. Draft Champions and drafting in January vs. March.
Zack and Justin put their avitar where their mouths are and lay down a big bet that involves Alex Cobb and Jeff Samardzija.
100% Fantasy Baseball!
MTM is back again for a 3rd round and you'll need time stamps on this bad boy, but there is a ton of fantasy baseball content (in CAPS) and non-fantasy baseball content (in non-caps)
0:00-5:10 - Introduction and MTM attempts to lose the entire audience by using a soundboard and making obscure references
5:10 - 9:50 - SHOUTOUTS AND OBSERVATIONS: A KIND MTM SHARES WHAT HIS FAVORITE FANTASY BASEBALL PODCASTS AND MATERIAL ARE.
9:50 - 14:20 - THE INTANGIBLES THAT MAKE A GOOD FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER
14:20 - 16:40 - MTM DISCUSSES HIS FAVORITE FORMATS
16:40 - 22:05 - RECENT NFBC TRENDS
22:05 - 25:35 - mtm rips on home leagues
25:35 - 32:10 MORE RECENT DRAFT TREND OBSERVATIONS AND ADAPTING TO CHANGING ADP - WHO IS THE LAST 1B MTM FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH AND HIS FEELINGS ON JOSH BELL
32:10 -43:40 - PLAYERS THAT WERE GREAT VALUE LAST YEAR AND IF THEY CAN CONTINUE TO YIELD VALUE IN 2020 - WE DISCUSS KETEL MARTE, FLAHERTY, TORRES, RENDON, AND MORE
43:40 - 48:00 - DEGROM OR COLE
48:00 - 1:06:30 - mailbag mostly non-fantasy relevant
1:06:30 - 1:09:05 - LAST MAILBAG QUESTION ON NELSON CRUZ THEN A DISCUSSION ON UTIL ONLY ELIGIBLE PLAYERS
1:09:05 - 1:11:00 - 3 GUYS WHO HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEST BALL TRY TO TALK BEST BALL STRATEGY
1:13:00 - 1:18:15 - MIXED LABR REVIEW
EVERYTHING FROM THIS POINT ON IS NON-FANTASY RELEVANT
1:18:15 - 1:31:20 - The infamous movie theater brawl
1:31:20 - 1:46:00 - Zack and Mike react to the movie theater brawl and assess how to format MTM episodes and the 3 of us get to know each other a bit better
1:46:00 - 1:56:13 - Zack and MTM introduce Kurland to Dexter the Cat
@zackroto talks to @MLBMovingAvg about recently joining The Athletic, a new metric replacing the quality start, a bold prediction, deep sleepers (Hibernators), how he uses projections and analyzes individual pitches. There is minimal talk of The Dexter Kitty and Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame.
1:00 - 20/20 Vision John's bold prediction about Gerrit Cole spinning in to Paxton tangent
5:10 - Tangent on Trevor Bauer
6:25 - Tangent on Liam Hendriks
7:00 - Zack's bold prediction (Red Sox talk)
12:50 - Can we stick a fork in Samardzija, Tanaka, and JA Happ and Brooks Baseball Primer on analyzing individual pitches
26:30 - Navigating conflicting data across Savant and Fangraphs
36:00 - Dexter Kitty makes his first appearance on the podcast and reading listener reviews
41:00 - @MLBMovingAvg big announcement that he has joined the Athletic and explains the revamped money start and plus quality start
1:04:00 - Projection discussion
1:12:30 - Late round selections are not dart throws (Zack throws out a Marlin and John throws out a White Sox player)
1:21:30 - Did we just become best friends? NFBC Moving Averages
1:56:30 - We ask someone who does not care about the Hall of Fame if Barry Bonds should be in it
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Zack and Craig talk to Jason Martinez of Roster Resource. We asked about the Betts trade, Domingo Santana, Puig, Pence, the Rockies mess, Sano batting 8th, the Braves and Orioles rotations, the Reds, Indians and Padres outfield, the Rays infield, AJ Puk and Dustin May. We also each make a bold prediction
Zack (@zackroto) talks to MTM about ADP risers and who can be this year’s Yordan Alvarez, Chris Paddack, Lucas Giolito etc. Mike also talks about working in the movie theatres in the 80s and the state of cat accounts on twitter. He reviews 2 teams in what he’s marketing as the “moron package”. Stay tuned for his bold prediction near the end after he’s taught what a bold prediction actually is.
Zack (@zackroto) talks to John Bosch (@fourslot) about 20/20 vision for the 2020 season (a new bold prediction segment). We also discuss his stint in the minors, being Mike "The Mouth" Massotto's agent, draft day values, deep sleepers, and the potential impact of big names being traded like Mookie Betts and Kris Bryant. We also tease 2 special announcements we have in the pipeline.
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Zack talks to John L of @MLBMovingAVg about - building a fantasy baseball portfolio - a recent NFBC Draft Champions Draft - late round targets that are under the radar on the Tigers, Orioles and Jays. - A Monopoly analogy related to saves - Starling Marte to the Diamondbacks
Zack let’s Mike Massotto run his infamous mouth on high stakes fantasy baseball, huge tournaments he’s founded, the NFBC and players he’s avoiding this year.
Zack and Mike talk to high stakes fantasy baseball champion Matt Modica. We review 2 NFBC Draft Champion leagues, talk player evaluation, and growing your bankroll.
Zack and Mike talk prospects with Ray Butler of Prospects365.com about a recent Draft Champions contest that Zack and Ray competed in, Ray's prospects he likes for redraft leagues, his take on Luis Robert, and review a "prospects only" mock draft for NFBC Draft Champions Leagues which included this draft order:
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Chris Blessing, Baseball HQ @C_Blessing
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Ray Butler, Prospects 365 @prospects365
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Colin Weatherwax, NFBC Main Event League Winner @cweatherwax13
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Brian Ranney, Draft Champions Podcast follower @Bryan0316
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Drew Morris, Common Sense Fantasy Baseball Podcast @commonsensefbb
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Ryan Bloomfield, Baseball HQ @ryanBHQ
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Ralph Lifshitz, Prospectslive, @prospectjesus
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Eric Cross, Fantrax, @EricCross04
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Zach Braff, Bases Loaded Podcast @braffz
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Joe Gentile, SB Nation’s Faketeams @JoeGentileFT
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Shelly Verougstraete, Rotographs, PitcherList, Prospects 365, Dynasty Guru, @ShellyV_643
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Zack and Mike, Draft Champions Podcast, @zackroto @mike_kurland
Zack and Colin participate in the 3rd Rotowire Online Championship and do their best play by play during the draft. Colin drafts a great 2020 squad while Zack drafts a great 2021 squad.
Listen to hear how far Ryu falls and how early Hilliard goes.
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Mike and Zack have a nice long chat with Drew Morris of Common Sense Fantasy Baseball. In this episode, we discuss a recent "prospect only" mock draft that Drew was in that related specifically to NFBC Draft Champion Leagues. Also, we discuss recent ADP risers and players we expect the ADP to rise over the next few months. We talk Ramon Laureano, Sam Hilliard, Julio Urias, Aaron Civale, Gregory Polanco, Aaron Nola, Luis Severino, Jose Abreu, among others. Targeting players on poor teams such as Baltimore and Detroit are also discussed. Drew gets into players he is avoiding and his thoughts on bargain hunting on relief pitchers.
We sit down with Toby G of the Bat Flip Crazy Podcast to talk his unique strategy, his guys, and players that were ranked in the top 50 last year going outside the top 100 ADP this year.
Mike and Zack sit down with Darik Buchar who is known as the Swiss Army knife of the NFBC to talk “his guys” and how he got started
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Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Mike and Zack talk high stakes, draft values and draft strategy with Vlad Sedler of Fantasy Guru.
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Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Mike and Zack pick Todd Zola's brain for a laundry list of sleepers outside the top 400 ADP. They also talk strategy and discuss Mastersball projections.
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Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Mike and Zack come to you with a brand new, NFBC-centric, fantasy baseball podcast. Episode one is here and we dive right in. We go down the first 100 picks of an actual high-stakes Draft Champions league we are currently drafting. We get into the noticeable premium placed on speed and our strategy when addressing stolen bases throughout the draft. You can find our podcast and hosts on Twitter. Zack - @ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland Draft Champions Pod Page - @DraftChampagne