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Looking back at last year’s fantasy teams
- Learning year over year
Do not draft lists?
Risk adjusting player prices
Limiting aggregate risk on a fantasy roster
Year over year consistency
Drafting inexperienced players in early rounds
- Elly De La Cruz
- Corbin Carroll

Injury Guru’s Trivia of the Week

1st & 2nd Rounds

What should you accomplish in your first 2 picks?
- Draft certain stats or a certain type of player?
Do you need to draft an ace starting pitcher in the first 2 rounds?
- When should you draft Spencer Strider?
Overvalued players in the first 2 rounds
Undervalued players in the first 2 rounds
Other players who should be drafted in the first 2 rounds
Ronald Acuna Jr. is #1
- This year’s KDS should universally start with #1
- Who to draft at #2?

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Starting Pitcher ADP Market Report: 12/26/2023

by Justin Mason

January 12, 2024

As we hit the beginning of draft season, it is important to monitor where players are being drafted on a regular basis. Throughout draft season, I will be doing that work for you with regular updates on the Average Draft Position on NFBC up until Opening Day. You can read all the Market Reports here.

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Mining the News (1/10/24)

by Jeff Zimmerman

January 10, 2024

American League

Athletics

• Esteury Ruiz is working on getting to more power with his swing.

While Ruiz does not profile as a power hitter, nor do the A’s expect him to morph into one, they do believe there is a way to fine-tune his swing in order to unlock better contact. Those efforts have already gotten underway this offseason.

“I think the biggest thing, we can clean his mechanics up offensively,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “I think we can open up some more power for him and some bat speed, and we’re excited about that. It takes the player to engage and want to make those changes, and I think he does want to make those changes.

“It’s going to be a process that he’s got to go through, but we’ve identified the things that we feel can open him up and make him even more of an impact player. He’s impactful when he gets on base, but our goal is to increase that by providing some power behind that swing as well.”

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Outfield ADP Market Report: 12/26/2023

by Justin Mason

January 9, 2024

As we hit the beginning of draft season, it is important to monitor where players are being drafted on a regular basis. Throughout draft season, I will be doing that work for you with regular updates on the Average Draft Position on NFBC up until Opening Day. You can read all the Market Reports here. Read the rest of this entry »