Draft Champions Podcast

Kevin talks his TGFBI win and general approach to team composition including "working backwards".  We talk what went right and how to navigate what went wrong.  We talk about how to apply Steamer projections for 2021 and the shortfalls of using projections.  Late round targets are discussed including the trio of Tigers young pitchers, Bobby Witt Jr, Austin Martin and Torkelson.  

We also react to the recent news of the plethora of declined options.

Mike "The Mouth" lives up to his name discussing his NY Super Victory, general strategy, and gets granular on a recent Draft Champions we were both participating in.

Sprinkled in: "How to Train Your Fantasy Spouse"

Epilogue: "Donald Trump is not a SP1.  The Election isn't Best Ball.  You have to pick one to start for 4 years"

Zack and Drew talk what you can expect with respect to early ADP in the early Draft Champions leagues with no ADP available.

- Arozarena

- Kyle Lewis

- Marlins Pitchers

- Top 4 rounds of SP

- Closer analysis

- Catcher analysis

- The forgotten - Puig, Domingo German, Mancini, Clase

- The Tommy John recoveries - Thor, Severino, Sale

- Prospects - Kelenic, Vaughn, Wander, Manning, Brujan

This episode Mike and Zack are reunited and talk about Zack's Main Event and see what he did wrong and a few things he did right.  We discuss how some of the top players in the world overcame sub optimal drafts to cash.  We then shift gears to the first 2021 NFBC Draft Champions draft with several other high stakes players and talk about potential recency bias on busts such as Baez, Torres, Hiura, JDM, Paddack, Albies, Ketel Marte, Bryant, Donaldson, Altuve, etc.  We also discuss if the helium is warranted on players like Arozarena, Plesac, Kyle Lewis, Dansby Swanson, etc.

We also address covid as it relates to 2021 drafts.  It ain't over (i.e. how to treat David Price).

Finally we address the Statcast Microwave phenomenon.

Brian and Zack discuss drafting from the 2 hole in the first 2 Draft Champion leagues.  Brian had the 2nd pick in the first draft and Zack had the 2nd pick in the second draft.  In this episode we look at the first 9 rounds.

The first 10 mins is an intro, the last 40 is the draft recap through 18 rounds of the first NFBC DC of 2021

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Marc and Zack discuss both NFFC Silver Bullets they were in, recent FAAB, cutline bye strategy, risers and fallers since June, and super late round targets

Dave McDonald of High Stakes Heat and Rotosaurus.com does a round of speed closers (30 closers in under 30 minutes) as well as talks fading frail players and FAABagedeon (aka week 3 of FAAB in the NFBC)

MTM and Zack talk FAAB, the Main Event Boards and drafting with Hall of Famers, Kurland the FAAB whisperer and Manscaping Pigs

Chris @baseballpods joins Zack to discuss 

- The Main Event Strategy

- The Battle of the Podcasts

- Mike Trout Playing

- 5 bold predictions recorded July 22nd each including something that Zack will not take a victory lap for