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Letters from the Battlefield – February 25, 2020

Camp Jupiter, Florida

February 25, 2020

Dearest Mother, 

I apologize for not writing sooner. I was inspired to write to you after reading the letters a former Captain, named Andrew Luck, wrote to his mother. I hope these letters find you well.  Read the rest of this entry »


The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 789 – Auction Strategy w/Ariel Cohen

03/08/20

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Mixed LABR Auction (Ariel’s Strategy and Team) (3:30)

General Auction Strategy

  • Do you have a nomination strategy? (~12:47)
  • Accounting for in-draft inflation (~18:45)
  • Stars and Scrubs vs Balanced (~21:55)
  • How does moving from mixed to a mono-league format change your strategy? (~26:45)

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Justin Mason’s Top 125 Starting Pitchers (2/25 Update)

It is time for an update to my starting pitcher ranks for 2020. I will be discussing some of these with Paul Sporer and Nick Pollack on tomorrow’s Sleeper and the Bust Podcast, so definitely listen to that.

All ranks are based on 15-team standard leagues. ADP is from ADP and reflects Online Championship’s data since 1/1/2020. For more ranks of mine for 2020, you can click the links below: Read the rest of this entry »


The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 783 – Matt Thompson of ProspectsLive.com

02/23/20

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FWFB Draft Guide

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Justin Mason’s Top 125 Outfielders for 2020

Hello Draft Season!

Here are my top 125 outfielders for 2020. All ranks are based on 15-team standard leagues. ADP is from ADP and reflects Online Championship’s data since 1/1/2020. For more ranks of mine for 2020, you can click the links below: Read the rest of this entry »


TGFBI Leagues and Draft Orders

TGFBI starts on Monday, but yesterday KDS ran for all 26 leagues. This year there are 390 participants in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational from all around the industry. Here is each league and the order the participants will be drafting in:
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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 780 – J&J feat. Vlad Sedler

02/16/20

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NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS/INJURIES/RUMORS

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2020 BARF League Draft

Every year a group of fantasy analysts from the Bay Area gather together in San francisco’s best sports bar The Wreck Room for a day of drafting. When I say it is a day of drafting, I mean it also. The combination of booze and Eno Sarris’ indecision on EVERY pick made the draft go seven hours. That being said, it is a fantastic time. Read the rest of this entry »


The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 777 – J&J ft. Alex Fast

02/09/20

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Notable transactions 

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Justin Mason’s Top 50 Third Basemen for 2020

Hello Draft Season!

Here are my top 50 3rd basemen for 2020. Paul and I will be discussing the position on the Sleeper and the Bust on Wednesday, so definitely check that out. For more ranks of mine for 2020, you can click the links below: Read the rest of this entry »