NFBC Main Event: What Really Happened
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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What (Draft) Dreams May Come
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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Realmuto and Sanchez, Part Deux
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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How to Find Value in an Early Catcher Selection
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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Volatility in the Reliever Market
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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Hard Times at First Base
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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And We Have to Draft Two of These Guys?
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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It’s Never Too Early to Take Starting Pitching
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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Is Bryce Harper Following the Le’Veon Bell Theory of Negotiation?
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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Buying Opportunity at Shortstop
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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A Little Love for Yasmani
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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Experts Are Overrated
This will be my final column of 2018 as I will be traveling next week, so I wanted to give you a bit more than usual this time. Anyone who …
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