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The FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast is a weekly strategy dive designed to help you win leagues. Hosted by Vlad Sedler (@Rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62).
31 JUL 2024 · Eric Cross and Lucas Biery catch you up on the latest surrounding the MLB Trade Deadline and what it means for the rest of the Fantasy Baseball season.Â
25 JUL 2024 · It's the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). This week, they are joined by legendary fantasy baseball auction champ and the man with the best spirit, positive energy and wisdom in the baseball community, Marc Winokur (@marc_winokur). Vlad, Jason and Marc discuss auction strategy, veteran stud pitchers coming back from Tommy John and dive into the MLB landscape to break down trade deadline scenarios from a real-life baseball and fantasy perspective. Most importantly, some tips and best practices for fantasy baseball co-managers. As Marc would say, Auction, Auction, Auction!
Topics Discussed:
Growing up as a Mets fan in the 80s
Eric Davis and RA Dickey
Balancing co-manager duties
Best Practices for co-managers
The importance and value of fantasy baseball auctions
Robbie Ray
Clayton Kershaw
Jacob deGrom
Chayce McDermott
Big OF trades - Jazz, Randy, Luis
Tarik Skubal rumors
Where is Crochet going (if anywhere)
Sad for Jays fans
Bullpen shakeups and best relief pitcher FAAB targets
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11 JUL 2024 · It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) as Jason Anthony golfs in Ireland. Vlad is joined by old friend, fantasy baseball, poker pro and podcaster Sammy Reid (@SammyReidFI). Vlad and Sammy discuss recent baseball news, trade rumors, and FAAB strategy around the All-Star break. They touch on what to do if you're the short stack (less than $150 FAAB remaining) and assess some midseason lessons to apply to 2025 fantasy baseball draft season. A little Saved by the Bell and a ranking of Asian food is on the menu here.
Topics by timestamp:
12:45 - Pablo Lopez
16:30 - Jazz Chisholm landing spot
22:30 - Angels/Nationals as sellers, Twins FAAB magic
32:00 - More Miguel Vargas + Dodgers pitchers
35:00 - Padres Talk
37:25 - The Ben Rice Story
41:45 - Managing short stack FAABÂ
53:10 - Midseason lessons for 2025
1:02:20: Pick'Em Game (Asian Food Power List, 90's TV, Greinke for President?)
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3 JUL 2024 · 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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26 JUN 2024 · It's episode 21 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62)! Vlad and Jason delve into a variety of topics from the return or Robbie Ray, Jeffrey Springs and Kodai Senga to in-depth AL team lineup trends, the Cubs' atrocious bullpen and some tips for avoiding SP landmines in the summer.
Players and Topics (time stamps listed)
- (4:00) - Saving FAAB for Robbie Ray, Jeffrey Springs, Kodai Senga?
- (9:00) - Jacob deGrom update
- (12:47) - Mets pitchers: Edwin Diaz, Christian Scott, Jose Butto
- (15:38) - Cubs hot mess bullpen
- (21:54) - Chad Green, stashing Yimi Garcia
- (23:44) - Josh Jung delayed
- (25:40) - Willson Contreras, Yainer Diaz or Francisco Alvarez ROS?
- (28:35) - Garrett Mitchell promotion?
- (31:15) - Avoiding landmine Starting Pitchers in the summer
- (41:32) - AL Central Lineup Trends
- (50:20) - AL West Lineup Trends
- (1:01:57) - AL East Lineup Trends
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19 JUN 2024 · Surprise! It's episode 20 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) as they invite old friend Scott Jenstad (@ScottJenstad) on the pod. Scott is one of the most accomplished high-stakes managers in history and is the host of Sunday's RotoWire Fantasy Baseball show. The trio dive into a bevy of topics including Ben Rice's arrival, Gerrit Cole's return, Corbin Carroll's struggles, Marcell Ozuna's dominance and Steven Kwan's quest for .400. Find out where Garrett Crochet will be traded and which MLB team is now Scott's favorite since the A's have abandoned him. Oh, and there's more Miguel Vargas slander than Vlad can handle.
Players and Topics (time stamps listed)
- (1:44) Jenstad intro - Oakland A's - Mason Miller
- (5:50) How did I not bid on John Brebbia?
- (7:20) Guardians, Brewers, Cubs - MLB surprises
- (12:22) Return of Cole, Scherzer and Bobby Miller
- (20:47) How much FAAB to leave for September
- (30:00) The History of Fantasy Sports book
- (25:10) Ben Rice and Orelvis Martinez
- (35:00) Return of Tork, Meadows and Jordan Walker?
- (43:00) 1st Half Profit Infielders - Westburg, Bohm, Maikel
- (49:00) 1st Half Profit Outfielders - Ozuna, Profar, Greene
- (54:40) Manny Machado 2H expectations
- (41:50) Norby and Loperfido (Told Ya)
- (60:00) 2H Predictions (Crochet, Kwan, Gil, Witt + more)
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12 JUN 2024 · It's episode 19 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast! Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) touch on current fantasy baseball news, injury updates and dig into this weekend's starts & sits.
Players and Topics (time stamps listed)
- (4:35) Horwitz is Happening!
- (10:10) Parker Meadows and Torkelson
- (11:40) No Al Bundy Allowed
- (13:05) JT Realmuto, Francisco Alvarez
- (14:55) Encarnacion-Strand Stash FOMO
- (17:40) Gavin Williams / Ben Lively
- (21:35) Kyle Bradish the Exception
- (22:33) Ben Brown, Sneaky Yariel Rodriguez
- (24:55) Bryan Woo / Emerson Hancock
- (26:22) Povich, Thorpe, Waldrep: The Philosphers
- (36:00) Parker Meadows Can't Lose + Tork Bombs
- (41:50) Norby and Loperfido (Told Ya)
- (44:17) Drew Waters, not a Floyd
- (45:50) Don't blame TON, blame yourself
- (47:40) Mastaka Yoshida to help your BA
- (49:40) Adael Amador
- (50:50) Jason's Weekly Jasson Dominguez Shout Out
Week 12 Weekend Start/Sits and Matchups
- (52:41) Marlins + Nats lefty-heavy rotations
- (54:10) Gut's indigestion and the Jazz is Overrated Shade
- (56:00) Trout: overrated?
- (57:50) Bench the Nats lefties; Weekend at Senzel's
- (59:27) LHHs to bench this weekend
- (1:00:00) Paul DeDong vs lefties
- (1:04:55) Have you seen Arenado's #'s against lefties?
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5 JUN 2024 · It's episode 18 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast! Co-host Jason Anthony (@booms62) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) touch on current events, injury news and discuss the types of players they feel most comfortable stashing in 12- and 15-team roto leagues. Vlad and Jason dig into this weekend's starts & sits and take an early look at Week 12 FAAB options.
Players and Topics (time stamps listed)
- (2:30) Henry Davis, Intro to Art of the StashÂ
- (7:00) Royce Lewis & Luis Robert return with a bang
- (8:35) Tommy Pham and Wilyer Abreu's ankles
- (10:37) Kyle Tucker's shin
- (11:40) Bo Naylor getting demoted? + Guardians rule
- (15:35)Javier/Arrighetti, Mahle/Scherzer, Gasser/Ashby
- (23:00) Garrett Crochet to the Padres? Luis Gil's dominance
- (28:33) Weekend Matchups - Dodgers/Yankees, Tough spot for Nats + more
- (49:18) Week 12 FAAB Preview + Archetypes we're stashing
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31 MAY 2024 · It's episode 17 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast! Co-host Jason Anthony (@booms62) and Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) review the best starting pitchers in May, hitters to start and sit this weekend and provide an early look at the Week 11 free agent bidding pool. The duo discuss the importance of staying ahead of roster activations and the playing time fallout of roster bubble hitters.
Players and Topics Discussed:
- Clarke Schmidt's injury and temporary replacement
- The return of Luis Robert Jr., Steven Kwan and Royce Lewis
- Chris Sale and Luis Gil dominance
- Cal Quantrill is underrated but Austin Gomber's been lucky
- Gavin Stone is Budget Max Fried
- Lefty-heavy weekend matchups for CLE, NYM, TEX
- FAAB whispering Matt Waldron, David Peterson, Sean Bouchard and Nick Martini
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22 MAY 2024 · It's episode 16 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast! Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut) spends the first part of the show with calm, cool and collected FTN writer Todd Whitestone (@telestar7) and the rest of it with one of his favorite, unpredictable guests, Dan Prepas (@surlyattorney). Vlad and Todd discuss Main Event FAAB spending trends and dig into some money-saving discipline-fueled strategies. They don't go off the rails as they usually do when Prepas the Surly joins the show, but Vlad and Dan discuss a variety of topics ranging from Brent Rooker's rest-of-season value to overrated fantasy hitters and the state of the Angels franchise.
Players and Topics Discussed:
- The Luis Matos and Luke Raley heaters
- Is Willie Calhoun the next Kevin Pillar?
- Todd's column and alligator arms of high stakes players in 2024
- Carlos Estevez's replacement
- Luis Ren-hee-fo, All-Star to-be
- Julio Rodriguez already a bust?
- Morel is overrated
- A shrine to Alec Bohm
- Miguel Vargas SZN is here
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The FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast is a weekly strategy dive designed to help you win leagues. Hosted by Vlad Sedler (@Rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62).
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