Secrets to 12-team Success with Brandon Waddell
It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). They're joined this week by Brandon Waddell (@thehumnraindelay) aka CORKED WOOD, one of the top NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) players. Brandon has won a whopping 16 of 27 OC leagues since he started playing the contest in 2019, a 59% league win rate! They discuss a variety of draft and FAAB topics specifically related to the OC and 12-team formats. Towards the end, the trio plays a Rapid Fire ROS game involving James Wood, Noelvi Marte and Julio Rodriguez.Topics Discussed:Brandon Waddell's baseball and stats backgroundFading early SPs in the OCThe Upside Drafting Theory in overall contestsLeague-shopping and when to draftDiminishing returns with volume draftingManaging FAAB budgets; how much to save 2HThe Low-Percentage Plays (aka The Toglia)Avoiding the Splash BidsWhen to shift to tracking overall standingsJames Wood vs. Noelvi MarteJulio Rodriguez vs. Jarren DuranMatt Olson vs. Josh NaylorSkubal/Kirby/Castillo vs. Burnes/Fried/P.LopezSign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysts along with industry-best projections (powered by FTN Data), Trust the Gut FAAB, Drops & Disasters, weekly rankings and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!Popular Links on https://ftnfantasy.comNFL Rankings Page: https://ftnfantasy.com/fantasy/nfl/rankingsProjections: https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/projectionsADP tool: https://ftnfantasy.com/fantasy/nfl/adp-explorationUnderdog ADP Tool: https://ftnfantasy.com/fantasy/nfl/underdog-adpNFL Dynasty Fantasy Football: https://ftnfantasy.com/fantasy/nfl/nfl-dynastyMLB Homepage: https://ftnfantasy.com/mlbNFL Homepage: https://ftnfantasy.com/nflPGA Homepage: https://ftnfantasy.com/pgaNBA Homepage: https://ftnfantasy.com/nbaPrizepicks Tool: https://ftnfantasy.com/dfs/nba/prizepicks-predictions-toolDFS Optimizer: https://ftnfantasy.com/dfs/nfl/optimizerTools Page: https://ftnfantasy.com/tools/Prop Shop:
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Show Notes
It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). They're joined this week by Brandon Waddell (@thehumnraindelay) aka CORKED WOOD, one of the top NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) players. Brandon has won a whopping 16 of 27 OC leagues since he started playing the contest in 2019, a 59% league win rate! They discuss a variety of draft and FAAB topics specifically related to the OC and 12-team formats. Towards the end, the trio plays a Rapid Fire ROS game involving James Wood, Noelvi Marte and Julio Rodriguez.
Topics Discussed:
- Brandon Waddell's baseball and stats background
- Fading early SPs in the OC
- The Upside Drafting Theory in overall contests
- League-shopping and when to draft
- Diminishing returns with volume drafting
- Managing FAAB budgets; how much to save 2H
- The Low-Percentage Plays (aka The Toglia)
- Avoiding the Splash Bids
- When to shift to tracking overall standings
- James Wood vs. Noelvi Marte
- Julio Rodriguez vs. Jarren Duran
- Matt Olson vs. Josh Naylor
- Skubal/Kirby/Castillo vs. Burnes/Fried/P.Lopez
Sign up for the best fantasy baseball roster construction, market and player analysis in the industry at www.FTNfantasy.com. Incredible content from our group of top-notch analysts along with industry-best projections (powered by FTN Data), Trust the Gut FAAB, Drops & Disasters, weekly rankings and a whole slew of useful tools. The FTN team will help you crush your leagues!
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- Underdog ADP Tool: https://ftnfantasy.com/fantasy/nfl/underdog-adp
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- Prizepicks Tool: https://ftnfantasy.com/dfs/nba/prizepicks-predictions-tool
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