Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) kick off the 2025 fantasy baseball season with a look back at their live NFBC Vegas drafts, top targets and player exposure and the hitters and pitchers they missed out on, aka the FOMO List. Vlad and Jason review the highs and lows of Opening Day stat lines, review starts and sits for weekend lineups and preview some starting pitcher options for Week 2 FAAB. It's an Opening Day Bonanza!
Review of the weekend in Las Vegas for NFBC drafts
Players Vlad and Jason targeted and drafted most in 2025
- Vlad: Jung Hoo Lee, Jonathan India, Lars Nootbaaar among others
- Jason: Nick Pivetta, elite catchers, Jose Miranda and more
The FOMO List - players who Vlad and Jason didn't scoop up enough of
Opening Day Action
- Mackenzie Gore's magnificent day on the mound
- Why draft the next Zack Wheeler when you can draft Zack Wheeler
- Boston DFS Stacks bomb against a stout Nathan Eovaldi
- CGSO Master (but not today), Framber Valdez
- The impressive debut of Sean Burke
- Carlos Rodon surprise and Freddy Peralta settles in
- Jose Berrios gets bombed
- Shaky Elite Closers - Williams, Hader, Clase
- Bullpens in Pittsburgh, Texas and other shaky spots
- Kyle Manzardo's near cycle
- Tommy Edman: Dinger Machine
- Jackson Chourio, more than a sombrero
- Wilyer Abreu with a day for the record books
Looking Ahead to 2025 FTN Content + our Weekly and Daily Projections
Weekend Starting Pitchers to Wawtch
Weekend Hitters to Start or Sit
A preview of Week 2 FAAB
A FAAB game in honor of Mike Mager
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Our weekly content schedule includes:
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- Mondays/Fridays - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire (Joe Orrico/Adam Young)
- Saturdays/Sundays - Trust the Gut FAAB (Vlad Sedler) and Drops & Disasters (Mike Mager)
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