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Author: Scott Zeidman

Baseball / MLB / NFBC

Overpaying on Odorizzi

May 7, 2019May 13, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

I spent a fortune this weekend.  Well, not real money, but FAAB in the NFBC Main and $1,400 auction leagues.  While it’s too early to begin looking at standings in …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

NFBC Main Event: What Really Happened

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

Ray Flowers misled me. OK, Ray Flowers and I never had a conversation prior to the NFBC Main Event draft this past Saturday. Yet, I felt a bit cheated as …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

What (Draft) Dreams May Come

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

This is a two-part column, kind of like the before and after of my NFBC Main Event draft. This piece, as you’ll see, is the “before” version. I am penning …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

Realmuto and Sanchez, Part Deux

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

I wrote a column last week about the value of drafting a catcher early in a two-catcher league, and since then I’ve received a number of emails (apparently, you are …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

How to Find Value in an Early Catcher Selection

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

This time of year, you hear a lot about position scarcity. There are a large number who subscribe to the theory, and an equally large number who don’t. While the …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

Volatility in the Reliever Market

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

Edwin Diaz and Blake Treinen are going off the board as the first relief pitchers drafted in most leagues. In the NFBC 15 team leagues, Diaz’s ADP current sits at …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

Hard Times at First Base

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

Position scarcity is a real thing — for years, catcher was the hardest position to fill, and it’s still that way. In two-catcher leagues you are stuck with the likes …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

And We Have to Draft Two of These Guys?

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

Position scarcity is a real thing. Generally, the concept refers to a position with only a few excellent contributors, a second tier of reasonably efficient contributors and then a couple …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

It’s Never Too Early to Take Starting Pitching

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

I’ve played in the NFBC since its very first year. Last year, for the first time ever, I took a starting pitcher in the first round. I had my sights …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

Is Bryce Harper Following the Le’Veon Bell Theory of Negotiation?

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

There are a number of rules in negotiating — one of the more important ones is not to overvalue your client’s relative worth. Bryce Harper has super agent Scott Boras …

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Baseball / MLB / NFBC / Outside The Box

Buying Opportunity at Shortstop

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

Another week, another look at undervalued players based upon the NFBC early ADPs. This week, I’m turning my attention to shortstop, a position that has in the past been, at …

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Baseball / MLB / Outside The Box

A Little Love for Yasmani

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

It’s early in the mock draft season, and the NFBC ADP from early January is likely to change dramatically prior to the Main Event in late March, but it does …

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