@zackroto and @cmagee523 talk to Scott Bogman of In This League They talk the MLB combine, TGFBI and... Player Debates with an ADP stretch: Tucker v. Carlson Luzardo v. J Urias Bregman v. Bogaerts Kingery v. Hilliard P Alonso v. Sano Glasnow v. Lamet Kluber v. Lynn They end it with Bogman's hibernators (deep sleepers for draft and hold leagues)
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 25
MTM and @zackroto sit down for round 5 to discuss -spring training standouts -managing the first FAAB run -draft etiquette -draft horror stories -a MLB combine -Planning for Live Events in NYC -1980s movie trivia - will Mike get all 5 to force Zack into a Main event? -Zack finds out something he doesnt know about Lisa Anne
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 57 min
@zackroto and FSWA award winner @roto_wan of Razzball and Fantasy Alarm delve into the Razzslam, the Best Ball format and his new Fly Index. They also talk TGFBI, Yasiel Puig, the injured yankees, Griffin Canning, and Chris Sale. Zack asks Mike Alexander if he sees a resurgence from Smyly, King Felix and dare I say Ubaldo Jimenez. There is an obligatory Bartolo Colon reference in there. Mike gives his post 700 ADP sleeper. follow us @draftchampagne. follow our hosts @zackroto @cmagee523...
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
@zackroto and John Fish (@fish4283) talk the very last round of your Draft and Hold NFBC Draft Champion leagues. Who should you target. Don't throw darts. Place darts carefully. We also talk again about the Oakland As Monopoly board of infielders, Luis Robert, Tommy Pham, Mallex Smith, Miguel Sano, and the Astros backups. Why isn't speed getting pushed up after round 30? Do you handcuff your first round pick in round 50? Are you concerned they will pitch around Juan Soto? Who do you Target in Ro...
Feb 26, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 21
@zackroto and @mikemassotto at it again 0:00 - 8:50 Loverboy intro and greetings 8:50 - 14:20 - MTM guesses that movie line 14:20 - 45:20 - Mining the News with Jeff Zimmerman('s article). MTM reviews the latest installment of an excellent recurring article by Jeff Zimmerman 45:20 - 49:05 - the collapse of the 2nd tier of starting pitcher 49:05 - 52:30 - more mining the news 52:30 - 54:15 - Scott Pianowski timing out and other gems comments 54:15 - 1:02:30 - What grinds MTM's gears on twitter 1:...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 50 min
@zackroto and @cmagee523 talk to John L of @mlbmovingavg about everything best ball. Follow us on twitter @draftchampagne
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Zack sits down with Justin Mason (@justinmasonfwfb) of Fangraphs, The Sleeper and the Bust, and the TGFBI Check out his work at Friends with Fantasy Benefits: @FantasyBenefits and friendswithfantasybenefits.com TGFBI: @TGFBI and TGFBI.com Draft Guide: on Amazon "The Fantasy Benefit" "Justin Mason" or "Friends with Fantasy Benefits" - strategy guides - ranks - ATC projections by Ariel Cohen - team prospect previews and team previews or e-mail justinmasonfantasy@gmail.com for a PDF copy for $7.00 ...
Feb 13, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 18
MTM is back again for a 3rd round and you'll need time stamps on this bad boy, but there is a ton of fantasy baseball content (in CAPS) and non-fantasy baseball content (in non-caps) 0:00-5:10 - Introduction and MTM attempts to lose the entire audience by using a soundboard and making obscure references 5:10 - 9:50 - SHOUTOUTS AND OBSERVATIONS: A KIND MTM SHARES WHAT HIS FAVORITE FANTASY BASEBALL PODCASTS AND MATERIAL ARE. 9:50 - 14:20 - THE INTANGIBLES THAT MAKE A GOOD FANTASY BASEBALL PLAYER 1...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
@zackroto talks to @MLBMovingAvg about recently joining The Athletic, a new metric replacing the quality start, a bold prediction, deep sleepers (Hibernators), how he uses projections and analyzes individual pitches. There is minimal talk of The Dexter Kitty and Barry Bonds into the Hall of Fame. 1:00 - 20/20 Vision John's bold prediction about Gerrit Cole spinning in to Paxton tangent 5:10 - Tangent on Trevor Bauer 6:25 - Tangent on Liam Hendriks 7:00 - Zack's bold prediction (Red Sox talk) 12:...
Feb 09, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 16
30 minutes of everything American League relievers with @zackroto
Feb 09, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Zack and Craig talk to Jason Martinez of Roster Resource. We asked about the Betts trade, Domingo Santana, Puig, Pence, the Rockies mess, Sano batting 8th, the Braves and Orioles rotations, the Reds, Indians and Padres outfield, the Rays infield, AJ Puk and Dustin May. We also each make a bold prediction
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Zack (@zackroto) talks to MTM about ADP risers and who can be this year’s Yordan Alvarez, Chris Paddack, Lucas Giolito etc. Mike also talks about working in the movie theatres in the 80s and the state of cat accounts on twitter. He reviews 2 teams in what he’s marketing as the “moron package”. Stay tuned for his bold prediction near the end after he’s taught what a bold prediction actually is.
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Zack (@zackroto) talks to John Bosch (@fourslot) about 20/20 vision for the 2020 season (a new bold prediction segment). We also discuss his stint in the minors, being Mike "The Mouth" Massotto's agent, draft day values, deep sleepers, and the potential impact of big names being traded like Mookie Betts and Kris Bryant. We also tease 2 special announcements we have in the pipeline. Follow us on twitter @draftchampagne
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Zack talks to John L of @MLBMovingAVg about - building a fantasy baseball portfolio - a recent NFBC Draft Champions Draft - late round targets that are under the radar on the Tigers, Orioles and Jays. - A Monopoly analogy related to saves - Starling Marte to the Diamondbacks
Jan 27, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Zack let’s Mike Massotto run his infamous mouth on high stakes fantasy baseball, huge tournaments he’s founded, the NFBC and players he’s avoiding this year.
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Zack and Mike talk to high stakes fantasy baseball champion Matt Modica. We review 2 NFBC Draft Champion leagues, talk player evaluation, and growing your bankroll.
Jan 24, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Zack and Mike talk prospects with Ray Butler of Prospects365.com about a recent Draft Champions contest that Zack and Ray competed in, Ray's prospects he likes for redraft leagues, his take on Luis Robert, and review a "prospects only" mock draft for NFBC Draft Champions Leagues which included this draft order: 1. Chris Blessing, Baseball HQ @C_Blessing 2. Ray Butler, Prospects 365 @prospects365 3. Colin Weatherwax, NFBC Main Event League Winner @cweatherwax13 4. Brian Ranney, Draft Champions Po...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Zack and Colin participate in the 3rd Rotowire Online Championship and do their best play by play during the draft. Colin drafts a great 2020 squad while Zack drafts a great 2021 squad. Listen to hear how far Ryu falls and how early Hilliard goes. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Zack - @ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Mike and Zack have a nice long chat with Drew Morris of Common Sense Fantasy Baseball. In this episode, we discuss a recent "prospect only" mock draft that Drew was in that related specifically to NFBC Draft Champion Leagues. Also, we discuss recent ADP risers and players we expect the ADP to rise over the next few months. We talk Ramon Laureano, Sam Hilliard, Julio Urias, Aaron Civale, Gregory Polanco, Aaron Nola, Luis Severino, Jose Abreu, among others. Targeting players on poor teams such as ...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We sit down with Toby G of the Bat Flip Crazy Podcast to talk his unique strategy, his guys, and players that were ranked in the top 50 last year going outside the top 100 ADP this year.
Jan 13, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Mike and Zack sit down with Darik Buchar who is known as the Swiss Army knife of the NFBC to talk “his guys” and how he got started You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Zack - @ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Dec 28, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Mike and Zack talk high stakes, draft values and draft strategy with Vlad Sedler of Fantasy Guru. You can follow our hosts on Twitter: Zack - @ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Dec 19, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Mike and Zack pick Todd Zola's brain for a laundry list of sleepers outside the top 400 ADP. They also talk strategy and discuss Mastersball projections. You can find our hosts on Twitter: Zack - @ ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland
Dec 18, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Mike and Zack come to you with a brand new, NFBC-centric, fantasy baseball podcast. Episode one is here and we dive right in. We go down the first 100 picks of an actual high-stakes Draft Champions league we are currently drafting. We get into the noticeable premium placed on speed and our strategy when addressing stolen bases throughout the draft. You can find our podcast and hosts on Twitter. Zack - @ZackRoto Mike - @Mike_Kurland Draft Champions Pod Page - @DraftChampagne
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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