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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
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
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
MLB
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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
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
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
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
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
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: ADP Market Watch (1/24)
This article is the first in a series that will focus on prominent risers and fallers in fantasy baseball ADP based on completed drafts at the NFBC. To start, we will look at those players whose ADP rose or fell materially in Draft Champions leagues, which are 15-team, 50-round draft-and-hold contests. Later this preseason, we […]
FTN
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Deep Prospects to Target (401-500 in ADP)
Welcome back for part three of my 2024 rookie ADP analysis here on FTN Fantasy. If you missed it, I broke down rookies inside the top 300 ADP for our draft kit followed by rookies in the ADP 301-400 range last week. This week, I’ll be discussing a ton of exciting rookies in the ADP […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (6-10)
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 highlighted in this article are […]
FTN
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Need for Speed
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 dig into the need for speed, looking at […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Small Ball: Fantasy Baseball Game Theory: ADP Pockets (1/19)
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 (1/18)
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! Our venerable leader at FTN Fantasy Baseball Vlad Sedler has put together a […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Anatomy of a Draft Champions Team
I recently had the pleasure of joining FTN Fantasy’s Vlad Sedler and Jake Kucheck in an NFBC $150 Draft Champions draft with 12 subscribers. It was a fun and challenging draft, with a very sharp group of fantasy managers. This article summarizes my team through the first 25 picks of this 50-round draft-and-hold contest, including […]
FTN
MLB
Fantasy
Crossed Up: Prospects Outside the Top 300 of ADP
Who’s ready to dive into more exciting rookies for 2024? I’m assuming the unanimous answer to that question is yes if you’ve opened this article. After breaking down all of the prospects inside the Top 300 ADP for the FTN Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit last month, I’ll be moving into the 301-400 ADP range today […]
Eric Cross
MLB
Fantasy
Sinking Your Battleship: The Riskiest Fantasy Baseball Picks By Round (1-5)
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
MLB
Fantasy
How to Navigate the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC)
The FTN Network is proud to announce that we will again be partnering with the NFBC to sponsor some National Fantasy Baseball Championship drafts at various price points in 2024. The NFBC is the industry leader in high stakes fantasy baseball drafts. They offer various contests at multiple price points. Many of the drafts […]
FTN
MLB
Fantasy
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Relievers in Rounds 6-8
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 I’ll be diving into the bucket of relievers going […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2024: Hot Pockets — One Way to Prepare
Remember Hot Pockets? Sure you do. No? Well, these were microwaveable turnovers generally containing one or more type of cheese, meat or vegetables. They may not have been the healthiest food, but given the right ingredient combination for your palate (well, maybe a kid’s palate), they were delicious! Now you might be wondering “that’s […]
Todd Whitestone
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball 2023: Draft Prep Tools, Tips and Tricks
When preparing for your fantasy baseball drafts, it’s important to spend your time wisely. The less time you spend fiddling with clerical issues, the more time you can spend deep-diving into players and preparing your draft plan. Here are some tips and tricks that I’ve found over the years that have helped me. Microsoft […]
Jenny Butler