In our 74th episode, Mike Couillard is joined by special guest, Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and host of the Rates & Barrels podcast, to discuss the nuances of draft-and-hold leagues like NFBC's 50-round Draft Champions and Gladiator formats. What strategies and players archetypes get a boost in these non-traditional formats that don't have in-season moves?

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Categories Discussion

NFBC Draft formats (our discussion focuses on Draft Champions and Gladiator)

Players discussed:

• High-floor pitchers:
  • Tobias Myers
  • Sonny Gray
  • Frankie Montas
• Utility bats:
  • Tyler Black
  • Spencer Horwitz
  • Isiah Kiner-Falefa
  • Hunter Goodman