Auction Draft Strategy & Spring Training Updates from the First Weekend! (2/24 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
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4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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We got some headlines from the weekend, starting with Felix Bautista who faced live hitters (2:35). ... Players are getting hurt, including Wyatt Langford who has an oblique injury (8:20). ... Corbin Burnes' velo was down while Triston McKenzie's velo was way up (14:31). ... We got some fun team debuts from Clay Holmes, Alex Bregman and others (21:08). ... Some prospects got in on the action (24:31). ... Why play in auction leagues (26:22)? ... How to develop a plan in auction leagues (37:01)? ... Stars and scrubs or spread the wealth in an auction draft (41:25)? ... How does one create auction values (47:10)? ... What's the optimal hitter vs. pitcher split (49:19)? ... What is our nomination strategy (51:25)? ... What about bidding (1:03:00)? ... We wrap up with any other final auction thoughts (1:10:30).
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