It's episode 22 of the 2024 FTN Fantasy Baseball podcast with Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62). They're joined this week by Brandon Waddell (@thehumnraindelay) aka CORKED WOOD, one of the top NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) players. Brandon has won a whopping 16 of 27 OC leagues since he started playing the contest in 2019, a 59% league win rate! They discuss a variety of draft and FAAB topics specifically related to the OC and 12-team formats. Towards the end, the trio plays a Rapid Fire ROS game involving James Wood, Noelvi Marte and Julio Rodriguez.

Topics Discussed:

• Brandon Waddell's baseball and stats background
• Fading early SPs in the OC
• The Upside Drafting Theory in overall contests
• League-shopping and when to draft
• Diminishing returns with volume drafting
• Managing FAAB budgets; how much to save 2H
• The Low-Percentage Plays (aka The Toglia)
• Avoiding the Splash Bids
• When to shift to tracking overall standings
• James Wood vs. Noelvi Marte
• Julio Rodriguez vs. Jarren Duran
• Matt Olson vs. Josh Naylor
• Skubal/Kirby/Castillo vs. Burnes/Fried/P.Lopez

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