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Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 10
SUNDAY UPDATE: As expected, plenty of SP rotation shifts and new injuries to really send us scrambling over the last 24 hours. For starters, please remove Deivi Garcia and Trevor Williams from 15-team bid consideration. Garcia got blasted on Saturday and demoted the same day. There’s a possibility he is back up with the Yankees Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 9
Welcome to my weekly free agent bidding column. The goal each week is to confidently prepare you to acquire hitters and pitchers off free agency or waivers to put your fantasy teams in contention for league titles and national competition prizes. FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding) and it is an integral Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 8
SUNDAY UPDATE: It should be a light week of bidding in general with the primary goals continuing to be A) plugging in holes to avoid zeroes, B) looking to upgrade where we can. A handful of new injuries and IL stints this weekend hamstring some of our lineups even further and now tough drop decisions Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: The Cheat Code for Streaming Fringe Hitters
Weekly hitter lineup decisions in fantasy baseball usually require several layers of analysis. We’re not talking about our core guys, of course. We’re never sitting productive hitters who we drafted in those first few rounds. There are always exceptions, but those are usually obvious. Like benching Victor Robles or Lourdes Gurriel Jr. because they’re ice-cold and hitting near the Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ray’s Ramblings: Pitching Only Today
No fronting as the kids say in this piece. Actually, does anyone say “fronting” anymore, or did I just date the hell out of myself? It is all pitching today. No more, no less. Sandy Alcantara has made eight starts and the results have been damn impressive. He’s just 1-2 even though he’s tossed six Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 7
SUNDAY UPDATE: A few pitching schedule changes which affects our priority setting. Adbert Alzolay is scheduled for just one game this week at Cleveland then v WAS / @ STL the following week. I don’t think you ‘break the bank’ on him in 12-team formats unless your waiver wire is barren and you can really Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: April NL Observations
Here is the second part of my April Observations piece as I break down each National League teams’ offense and pitching from a fantasy perspective (most stats listed through Wednesday 5/5 games). NL EAST The division has been a mess with a ton of rainouts and postponed games. While most MLB teams have played 28 Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 6
SUNDAY UDPATE A few updates since Saturday. Most important one is that Shane McClanahan appears to be lining up to pitch this Tuesday, which means two starts and that his price may well be higher. Michael Wacha pitched a few innings in relief on Sunday which now bumps him to next weekend. One thing to Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2021 MLB MAY RANKINGS UPDATE
The first of every month, all regular season long, Ray Flowres updates his rankings. He doesn’t just tweak a guy or two. He reworks the entire rankings list for each and every position. So look for a full on rankings redo every single month on the first of the month (May 1st, June 1st, July Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: April AL Observations
A fantasy baseball life for me, yo ho…yo ho! Isn’t this bliss? Getting to watch baseball games every day, strategizing and setting lineups, FAAB bids to make, Twitter victory laps to take. Nothing makes me happier and something tells me you feel the same way. We’re through the first month which is roughly 15 percent Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 5
SUNDAY UPDATE: Not too many things have changed to alter the landscape of our bidding priorities. The one change that has FAAB implications is Yankees’ SP Deivi Garcia joining the rotation on Monday. The Yankees plan to roll with a six-man rotation, at least for this week. It means that Corey Kluber is pushed back Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: Replacement Value Assessment & Managing Drops in 12-Team Leagues
Something I’ve noticed about early season fantasy baseball content is it’s all very similar. Every April, we remind you just how early in the season it is, not to panic and rage-drop players who’ve started the season slowly, that’s it a marathon not a sprint, so on and so forth. Since I’ve received a lot Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 4
SUNDAY UPDATE: A brutal day on the injury front today. Starling Marte tweaked his side (oblique or intercostal muscle) and if he hits the IL it just means Garrett Cooper will get OF eligibility even faster. Not sure if they’d call someone up but they can play Jon Berti in the OF or give more Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
NFBC Cutline and Bid Prep
You’ve asked for it, you got it. Many of you are playing in the NFBC Best Ball Cutline for the first time and on Tuesday, April 13 (today!), we have the first of two FAAB periods. This can be helpful in your 12-team RazzSlam bidding as well. First, a quick rundown on the game itself Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 3
SUNDAY UPDATE: Jakob Junis bumped from a two-step to a single (v TOR) which isn’t ideal. He can be bumped down priority bid lists unless you happen to be very bullish on him.Looks like I missed Giants’ reclamation project Aaron Sanchez in the article. A 15-team only stab with v CIN / @ MIA playable. Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: Don’t Panic
Trust me, I get it. Baseball is back and we are all incredibly excited. Especially since we’re getting a full season and are slowly coming out of this wild, mind-numbing pandemic. We’ve been drafting, researching, tweeting and drafting some more. Now that we have actual baseball that counts, we are glued to every pitch, every Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values: Week 2
Welcome to my weekly free agent bidding column. The goal each week is to confidently prepare you to acquire hitters and pitchers off free agency or waivers to put your fantasy teams in contention for league titles and national competition prizes. FAAB stands for Free Agent Acquisition Budget (or Bidding) and it is an integral Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
From the Gut: Gut’s Guys 2021
There is nothing quite likely fantasy baseball draft season. Whether it’s best balls, slow drafts or regular FAAB leagues, us true diehards just can’t seem to get enough of drafting. Most of us have moved away from mock drafts, and for good reason. With no skin in the game, random people make off-the-wall picks and Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
The 2021 MLB Draft Book
Vlad Sedler has put together a list of how an ideal draft might go. He calls it VDP – Vlad’s Draft Positions. You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Vlad’s FAAB Values
Welcome to the first edition of Vlad’s FAAB Values. With NFBC and many other formats running their first free agent bidding session today (Sunday, March 28) a few days before the season, we want to ensure that we’re fielding full lineups for the first half-week period that starts on Opening Day, this Thursday. Today’s edition Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2021 – Solds Rankings
I’m all about making changes if they move the fantasy game forward. I think an easy way to do that is with reworking how we evaluate relievers. A couple of months back, I wrote, Saves – Can We Do Better? I detailed the wonky history of closers, the massive levels of turnover at the position, Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
Ultimate Guide to FAAB
The process of first-come, first-serve free agent pickups in fantasy has become antiquated and thankfully the majority of serious leagues utilize the free agent bidding process. FAAB stands for free agent acquisition budget (or bidding) and is the process whereby new players are added to our rosters, weekly, using a blind bidding protocol. In home leagues, FAAB can Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2021 ADP Market Report # 5
Here is the fifth of edition of the ADP Market Report as we are just two weeks away from MLB Opening Day. Expect to see a weekly summary of recent average draft position (ADP) – risers and fallers – per data gathered by NFBC paid drafts. In each report, I’ll review the previous week’s most Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.
2021 ADP Market Report # 4
Here is the fourth of edition of the ADP Market Report as we are just three weeks away from MLB Opening Day. Expect to see a weekly summary of recent average draft position (ADP) – risers and fallers – per data gathered by NFBC paid drafts. In each report, I’ll review the previous week’s most Read More! You need a subscription to access this content. Choose from the following: VIP Memberships – Seasonal Annual Season-long content, draft guide, rankings, podcasts, and Discord access. $109.99 VIP Memberships – VIP Monthly Includes all plans: Seasonal, Daily, and Betting, plus exclusive tools and Discord. $99.99 NFL Memberships – NFL (All-In) $499.99 Already a member? Sign in.