10 Early Observations to Help You Win Your League

10 Early Observations to Help You Win Your League

RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast
Feb 16, 20261:20:08
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Episode Notes

Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com hosts Vlad Sedler from FTNFantasy.com and they discuss early observations from the draft pool, including which positions are the weakest.

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00:00 Early Player Pool Observations

00:15 Welcome to Vlad Sedler from FTN Fantasy

03:25 Recent News

03:40 Yordan Alvarez reports without ankle pain

06:20 Zac Gallen signs with Diamondbacks

10:45 Orioles sign Chris Bassitt

14:45 Fantrax

15:45 Hitter Tiers By Position

16:00 2B

16:30 Thin Top, Thick Middle

17:30 How have you attacked the position?

17:45 Punt, Punt, Punt!!!

21:30 Target(s): Players after 200-250; Matt McLain, Brendan Donovan

23:00 Fade(s): Jazz Chisholm

24:50 Breakout: Maybe Luisangel Acuña, Chase Meidroth

27:00 3B

27:20 Minefields all over

30:30 Are you among the legion that gets one early and calls it a day?

31:00 Target(s): Both Japanese players (Okamoto, Murakami), Royce Lewis

33:00 Fade(s): Noelvi Marte, Matt Chapman

35:00 Breakout: Jordan Lawlar

36:15 Catcher

36:30 Many are saying it’s a great era

37:30 Cal Raleigh or not?

39:00 Ben Rice

40:45 Where is Vlad shopping for catchers?

42:00 Target(s): Francisco Alvarez

43:00 Fade(s): Raleigh, Hunter Goodman at cost

43:25 Breakout: Harry Ford

44:09 BlueWire

44:20 1B

44:35 On average none in the first round

47:15 But very deep, with options at many tiers

48:30 Target(s): Pete Alonso

49:50 Fade(s): None for real, but haven’t drafted Josh Naylor

52:00 Breakout: Manifesting Willson Contreras, Andrew Vaughn

55:00 SS

55:15 Ranked a little stronger at the top

55:30 So hard to not to draft three of them!

57:45 Bo Bichette with the Mets

59:15 Target(s): Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto, Masyn Winn

1:00:30 Fade(s): CJ Abrams

1:01:10 Breakout: Konnor Griffin

1:02:30 OF

1:02:45 4-5 on average go in first round

1:03:15 Deep, but remember you need at least five OF

1:07:45 Target(s): Roman Anthony, Byron Buxton, Luis Robert

1:09:00 Fade(s): Questionable BA guys early like PCA, James Wood

1:11:45 Breakout(s): Jordan Walker (Driveline), Chase DeLauter

1:16:00 UnderDog Strategy - Load Up on Early OF’s

1:17:30 Infield Glut

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