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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Secrets to 12-team Success with Brandon Waddell