FTN Fantasy Baseball Podcast

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Sasaki is a Dodger and Free Agent Pitchers Nov 13, 2024

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Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are back for a brand new season of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast! Will the Mets sign Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes? Where do Pete Alonso and Christian Walker land? Why does Vlad think Roki Sasaki will 100% join the Dodgers? Who among Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw does Jason believe is still worth drafting? Which late-round starting pitcher is an absolute steal in early drafts? All of these questions are answered in this week's episode.

Time Stamped Discussions:

6:00 -Trade-off with early drafting; Bo Bichette and Christian Walker
10:00 - Market values of Matt McLain, Josh Jung, Christian Encarnacion-Strand
14:00 - VDP Preseason Projections results!
16:00 - Juan Soto and Willy Adames
25:20 - Pete Alonso to the Mariners?
28:00 - FA Pitcher Discussion
- Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Max Fried
- Sean Manaea, Yusei Kikuchi and...Matthew Boyd?
- Nick Pivetta's fabulously shrinking walk rate
38:50 - Market Values of Andrew Painter and Shane McClanahan
43:10 - Brandon Woodruff
44:40 - Why Roki Sasaki will be a Dodger
47:50 - How to value Dodgers pitchers in a 6-man
51:30 - Shohei Ohtani 2025 Hot Takes
57:18 - A late-round pitcher you should be drafting before his price soars

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FTN Live from First Pitch Arizona Nov 06, 2024

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Vlad Sedler (@rotogut, FTN) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99, Fantasy Pros) record live from the Baseball HQ First Pitch Arizona 2024 conference. Vlad and Joe provide tips on navigating early fantasy drafts, discuss players of similar early ADP, and host a trivia contest with special guests Nick Pollack (Pitcher List), Paul Sporer (Fangraphs), Sam Wirsching (Pallazzo Podcast), and FTN's Lucas Biery.

Topics Discussed:

Joe being a trooper
FTN Draft Guide release date
Late-Round Profitable Hitter trends (Rooker, Doyle, Profar, etc.)
Navigating early Average Draft Position (ADP)
Devers vs. Olson vs. Riley
Chisholm vs. Merrill vs. Oneil Cruz
McClanahan vs. Alcantara vs. Woodruff
Trivia Game!

YouTube video: https://t.co/djE8QNX3q3

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Live Finale - Celebrating the 2024 High Stakes Champs Oct 01, 2024

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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).

Watch the show live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/YrVlPWu1a4Y

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Jazz or Doyle Sep 19, 2024

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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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The Stretch Run with Mike Mager Sep 12, 2024

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In this week's episode, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by FTN Baseball colleague and High-Stakes crusher, Mike Mager (@bronxyankees23). The duo discuss a variety of topics including the return of deGrom and Scherzer, Yankees front office mismanagement, best schedules these last two weeks of the season, MLB award winners and their World Series picks. Mike discusses his experiences as a first-year fantasy analyst and how it's coincided with what's his been his best fantasy baseball ever so far.

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Next Year's ADP with Joe Orrico Sep 06, 2024

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Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by Joe Orrico, FantasyPros analyst/producer and host of the '90 Feet from Home' podcast. Joe discusses his success this year as a fantasy baseball analyst and Twitter fave. The trio dive into topics ranging from the Yankees bullpen and Royce Lewis' value to Jacob deGrom projections and This Year's Nolan Jones. In the last 30 minutes, Vlad, Jason and Joe break down their expectations within the 2025 first round ADP.

Be sure to follow Joe: @joeorrico99

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A Visit With The Robot, Phil Dussault Aug 21, 2024

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Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by the world's best fantasy baseball manager, Phil Dussault, aka The Robot. Phil had the most successful fantasy baseball season in history back in 2021 when he won the Main Event and Auction Championship overall titles and netted nearly $300k. Vlad, Jason and Phil discuss a variety of topics ranging from Bo Bichette's 2025 value and Calvin Faucher jerseys to the early-round landscape of next draft season's pitchers and Phil's lessons learned in 2024. It pays to listen to The Robot and in this episode, we have the opportunity to peak inside his brain.

Topics Discussed:

Phil's battle in the NFBC Platinum
Reynaldo Lopez
2024 Blue Jays pitchers and Bo Bichette's 2024 ADP
Who's jersey would Phil buy this year
Experiences in the 12-team OC as part of the CLQ
Austin Riley and how Phil was Low on the Braves
TJ Pitchers - Dangerous or Safer
The Jorge Lopez Proclamation
Jacob deGrom - SP1 in 2025?
Lessons learned from 2024 YTD
The 1st Round Failures
Jumping on Breakout Hitters
FAAB Process - Streaming Affordably
Over-compensating Categorical Deficiencies
The Art of Cutting Stud Players

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Crossing your T's with John Pausma Aug 14, 2024

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For the Week 21 episode of FTN Fantasy Baseball, Vlad Sedler and Jason Anthony are joined by NFBC Hall of Famer and Main Event champ John Pausma. John breaks down his meticulous process of in-season management and shares takeaways and lessons learned from the 2024 fantasy season. The trio go into detail about just how much FAAB has wasted on rookie hitters, and dive into a variety of topics ranging from Junior Caminero's arrival, the collapse of the Texas Rangers and Michael Harris II's projected ADP in 2025.

Topic Timestamps

18:05 - Junior Caminero, Jordan Walker, Victor Scott II

24:15 - Michael Harris II returns

27:05 - Nolan Jones - will he return?

32:45 - Save for deGrom

35:15 - Boyd Boyz!

37:00 - Pausma's Famous Spreadsheets

52:35 - Wasting FAAB on Rookie Hitters, 2024 edition

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1:00:00 - Lessons learned for 2025

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Chasing Categories Aug 07, 2024

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It's Week 20 of the fantasy baseball season! In this episode of the FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast, Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) get into the nitty gritty of strategically managing roto categories via actionable FAAB and lineup setting. Vlad and Jason dig into the breakout of Tyler Fitzgerald, the sudden speed of Luis Robert Jr. and the return of several key hitters including Mookie Betts, Michael Harris II, Julio Rodriguez and Fernando Tatis.

Topics Discussed

4:10 - Triston Casas

6:25 - Kerry Carpenter, Betts, Harris II

9:20 - Joe Musgrove, Casey Mize, Alex Cobb

13:20 - Tyler O'Neill's Scurvitis

17:00 - Progress of Ranger Suarez and Clarke Schmidt

19:30 - Victor Scott II & Tyler Fitzgerald (oh, and Nolan Jones)

23:37 - Zach Dezenzo (Astros rookie)

27:15 - E-Rod, Mahle and Not Lo-T

28:50 - Brusdar, Biggio and the Lux Explosion

32:00 - Miguel Vargas is free but in jail

40:00 - Best Matchups the next 2 weeks

44:00 - Chasing Categories down the stretch

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