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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) hosts his annual live final show on the last day of the MLB season to celebrate the 2024 NFBC national fantasy baseball champions. Vlad is joined by Fangraphs' Paul Sporer  (@sporer), FTN baseball analyst and 2024 NFBC Auction Championship overall winner Mike Mager (@BronxYankees23). During this episode, they are joined by NFBC 2024 OC champ John Pausma (@jpausma), NFBC 2024 Main Event champ Clark Olson (@ClarkOlson) and Main Event runner-up, Jason Santeiu (@JasonSantieu). 

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Just one week left in the fantasy baseball season! Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony dive into details on unique waiver/FAAB and lineup construction strategies for the final week of the season. The duo discuss a variety of other topics and players including Kodai Senga, Bobby Miller, Francisco Lindor and the MLB wild card race. The show concludes with a 2025  comparison between several players of similar 2024 fantasy value including Brent Rooker vs. Manny Machado, Jose Altuve vs. Jackson Merrill, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. vs. Brenton Doyle.

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It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). They're joined this week by Brandon Waddell (@thehumnraindelay) aka CORKED WOOD, one of the top NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) players. Brandon has won a whopping 16 of 27 OC leagues since he started playing the contest in 2019, a 59% league win rate! They discuss a variety of draft and FAAB topics specifically related to the OC and 12-team formats. Towards the end, the trio plays a Rapid Fire ROS game involving James Wood, Noelvi Marte and Julio Rodriguez.

Topics Discussed:

• Brandon Waddell's baseball and stats background
• Fading early SPs in the OC
• The Upside Drafting Theory in overall contests
• League-shopping and when to draft
• Diminishing returns with volume drafting
• Managing FAAB budgets; how much to save 2H
• The Low-Percentage Plays (aka The Toglia)
• Avoiding the Splash Bids
• When to shift to tracking overall standings
• James Wood vs. Noelvi Marte
• Julio Rodriguez vs. Jarren Duran
• Matt Olson vs. Josh Naylor
• Skubal/Kirby/Castillo vs. Burnes/Fried/P.Lopez

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Matthew Davis (@mattywood) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) discuss upcoming matchups for the weekend along with start/sit options. They also look a bit further into upcoming schedules and sprinkle a FAAB preview for this Sunday evening.

Topics Include:
- FTN heading to Chicago
- Tough Matchups
- Offenses In Good Spots
- Upcoming Schedule(s)
- FAAB Preview

Players Mentioned
- Luke Voit
- Jake Cronenworth
- Brandon Nimmo
- Gavin Lux
- Kyle Bradish
- Jose Quintana
- plus many more!

Link to Weekly Hitting Planner from Matthew Davis
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/52982/fantasy-baseball-weekly-hitting-primer

Link to Weekly Pitching Planner from Matt Kupferle
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/FTN/52994/fantasy-baseball-weekly-pitching-primer








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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by one of the world's best fantasy baseball managers and winner of the 2021 NFBC Main Event, Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27). Vlad and Phil discuss draft and FAAB strategies, key preseason pitcher targets and play a game called 'Rest-of-Season'.

Topics include:

- Preseason SP targets and how they're doing
- This Year's Robbie Ray
- Phil's foray as a fantasy football content site owner
- When to drop struggling hitters
- Shane McClanahan a top-3 rest-of-season SP?

Players mentioned:

- Marcus Semien
- Jordan Lyles
- Brady Singer
- Drew Rasmussen
- Shane McClanahan

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Matthew Davis (@mattywood) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) recap the early part of the season. They also discuss starting pitchers that are currently on the IL along with a little FAAB therapy session for Vlad.

Topics Include:

- FTN heading to Chicago
- SPs on the IL
- Vlad's FAAB Therapy

Players Mentioned
- Jacob deGrom
- Lance Lynn
- Chris Sale
- Jack Flaherty
- Andrew Heaney
- Anthony DeSclafani
- plus many more!

Link to Weekly Hitting Planner from Matthew Davis
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/at-mattywood/50862/fantasy-baseball-weekly-hitting-primer

Link to Weekly Pitching Planner from Matt Kupferle
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/mkupferle/50837/fantasy-baseball-weekly-pitching-primer

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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by special guest, NFBC champ and analyst Rob Silver (@RobSilver) as they take a tour around each division. The duo discusses surprise team performances and fantasy breakouts on the young season.

Topics Include:

- The Blue Jays ready to unleash
- The red hot Angels
- Will the Braves and Phillies give the Mets a run for their money?
- Tight race all season in the NL West

Players Mentioned:

- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- J.D. Martinez
- Taylor Ward
- Josh Naylor
- Kyle Schwarber
- Tyler Anderson
- plus many more!

link to House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends from Nick Shlain
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/nickshlain/50562/house-of-shlain-fantasy-baseball-thoughts-and-trends-511

link to Weekly Hitting Planner from Matthew Davis
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/at-mattywood/50342/fantasy-baseball-weekly-hitting-primer

link to Weekly Pitching Planner from Matt Kupferle
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/mkupferle/50337/fantasy-baseball-weekly-pitching-primer

Matthew Davis (@mattywood) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) reunite to talk about the state of fantasy baseball. The duo dives into recent news, fantasy impacts and player analysis.

Topics Include:
- Recent News
- Fantasy Impacts
- Player Analysis
- Rookies Arriving
- Upcoming FAAB

Players Mentioned
- San Francisco's offense
- Joey Gallo
- Miguel Sano
- Jarred Kelenic
- Josh Rojas
- Sonny Gray
- A's Bullpen
- Astros' Bullpen
- plus many more!

Link to today's DFS article: "The Sweet Spot" David Jones
https://www.ftndaily.com/articles/tenaciousd/50045/the-sweet-spot-mlb-dfs-plays-for-tuesday-53

Link to Weekly Hitting Planner from Matthew Davis
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/mlb

Link to Weekly Pitching Planner from Matt Kupferle
https://www.ftnfantasy.com/articles/mkupferle/49904/fantasy-baseball-weekly-pitching-primer

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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and special guest Scott Jenstad (@scottjenstad) discuss baseball's hottest and coldest hitters in the month of April. Could Ty France finish the season as a top-5 1B? Will Dansby Swanson whiff at a 40% clip forever? They dive into some injury news and provide a sneak preview of Week 5 FAAB as well.

Players Mentioned:

- Ty France
- C.J. Cron
- Brendan Rodgers
- Franmil Reyes
- Dansby Swanson
- Bruce Zimmermann
- Daniel Lynch
- Alex Cobb

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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and special guest FTN baseball analyst Matt Kupferle (@MKupferle) review hitters off to hot starts we should be weary of and slow-starting hitters to hold. They also dive into some closer/relief pitcher talk and provide a super early look at Week 4 FAAB.

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Topics Include:

Hot-start hitters not to fall for
Cold hitters to not yet worry about
Around-the-league injury news
Bullpen shakeups and closers we can trust
Early look at Week 4 FAAB
Players Mentioned:
Byron Buxton
Jordan Romano
Taylor Ward
Owen Miller
Hector Neris

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