On The Wire

OTW 2 - Best Ball vs Draft and Hold w/ Yancy Eaton

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Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) and Kevin Hasting (@HastingKevin) are joined by Yancy Eaton (@YancyEaton) to discuss the differences between Best Ball and Draft and Hold formats, and how leagues without transactions can help you prep for your FAAB league drafts.

  • Our very first guest, Mr. Yancy Eaton (1:24)
  • Is Robbie Ray worth your time? (10:33)
  • Robbie Grossman in Detroit is a good thing (18:14)
  • Yancy doesn't know how to follow rules (23:53)
  • Overall FAAB stratgey (28:31)
  • Breaking down Best Ball, Cutline, and Draft and Hold formats (34:00)
  • Players with less Best Ball value (37:07)
    Starting Pitchers
    Hyun Jin Ryu, Tony Gonsolin, Nate Pearson, Michael Kopech, Dane Dunning
    Hitters
    Manuel Margot, Jon Berti, Wander Franco, Wilson Ramos
  • Drafting prospects in these formats: Yay or Nay? (42:50)
  • Players with better Best Ball value (48:21)
    Starting Pitchers
    German Marquez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Justus Sheffield, Mike Minor, Matthew Boyd
    Hitters
    Jean Segura, Chris Taylor, Jorge Polanco, David Fletcher, Ryan McMahon, Bryan Reynolds
  • Does playing different formats help or hurt your draft prep? (57:54)
  • How to make up your bench in a 50 round draft (1:02:37)
  • How do the deep draft formats help your FAAB game? (1:09:00)

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