Chase Burns & FAABing Prospects
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 72
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Episode description
Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) is joined by FTN colleagues Todd Whitestone (@telestar7) and Jake Kucheck (@theSFGiantsGuy) to discuss the art of timing prospects for waiver wire and FAAB acquisitions in-season. It's a unique episode blending the analysis of a veteran high-stakes NFBC player and an astute prospect analyst into the context of rest-of-season planning and strategy. Bonus: a prospect you might be able to sneak by your league-mates soon!
- How to manage prospect FAABing in NFBC
- Timing and fallacies of prospect growth
- Real thoughts on Wyatt Langford, Matt McLain and James Wood
- Year-to-Date Prospect FAAB average bid wins and Main Event budget remaining
- Sneaking Jordan Beck by
- Kristian Campbell and Matt Shaw - going against the market
- The Cam Smith spring training case study
- Brady House, Bryce Eldridge, Samuel Basallo and a sneaky speed guy
- Rest of season: Jac Caglianone or Nick Kurtz
- Chase Burns!
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Here is our weekly content schedule:
- Mondays - The Week Ahead (Lucas Biery)
- Mondays - NFBC Waiver Watch (Todd Whitestone)
- Wednesdays - The Bullpen Report (Dan Thompson)
- Thursdays - Gut Feelings (Vlad Sedler)
- Mondays/Fridays - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire (Joe Orrico/Adam Young)
- Saturdays/Sundays - Trust the Gut FAAB (Vlad Sedler) and Drops & Disasters (Mike Mager)
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