Vlad Sedler is joined by FTN Fantasy Baseball analyst and reigning NFBC Auction Champ, Mike Mager. Vlad and Mike discuss the recent signings of Christian Walker and Max Kepler and dive into the starting pitcher player pool, reviewing the top 30 via NFBC ADP.
Episode Overview
Mike's Auction Primer preview
Recent Transactions
- Christian Walker, Astros
- Max Kepler, Phillies
- Gio Urshela, Athletics
- Hoby Milner, Rangers and the likelihood of signing Kirby Yates
- Sandoval (BOS), Soroka (WAS), Canning (NYM) - no, thank you
Early Player Pool Thoughts - Top 30 Starting Pitchers
- Comparing Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal
- Zack Wheeler vs. Logan Gilbert
- The X-Factor, Jacob deGrom
- Garrett Crochet helium
- Overall FILTH arsenal grades
- Expectations for Snell, Yamamoto, Glasnow
- Old Reliable, Corbin Burnes
- Dylan Cease vs. Cole Ragans
- The 3 Twins - Lopez, Ryan, Ober
- Sasaki, Schwelly and the rest of the top 30
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A sample of our preseason fantasy tools:
- FTN VDP Projections (Jan): Fueled by Vlad, Frank Brank (CDO) and Russ Prentice
- Uploadable Roto Rankings: Vlad Sedler’s VDP: Top 500, sort, up/download; updated weekly
- Underdog Rankings: Best Ball points-based rankings fueled by VDP Projections
- Biery’s Offseason Tracker: Transactions and fantasy implications, managed by Lucas Biery
- FILTH Leaderboard: Leaderboard for FTN’s FILTH metric which quantifies SPs’ pitch quality
- 12-Team Grid Rankings (Jan): Vlad’s famous 12-team grid rankings by position
- NFBC Cutline Rankings (Jan): Points contest ranking fueled by VDP Projections
- NEW: Relievers on the Rise Tracker (Jan): Tracking all draft-worthy RPs > 250 ADP
- NEW: Custom Rankings Tool (Feb): For your league format, built-in with our projections
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