PullHitter Fantasy Baseball

Alrighty men and women, opening day is here!! This pod breaks down whats in store for the season on the pod as well as a recap of the main Event and TGFBI FAAB from 3/28.  -i go through my player shares for the season as well! ENJOY Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I participated in the NFBC live Main Event in NYC on Saturday and this is a post draft pod talking to some of the participators. Enjoy!

on this episode i chat with Rob Silver (@RobSilver) of the Launch Angle Podcast and the 2016 Main Event overall winner. We discuss: handling your nerves in the Main Event draft room ways to improve your game as a fantasy baseball player the "information age" and how to use new metrics and information in player evaluations Projections- how to use them to your advantage SGP (Standings Gain Points)  evaluating rates and % from small samples What is stolen base opportunity? MAIN EVENT STRATEGY: KDS ADP the landscape of starting pitching "you only get 5 picks in the first 5 rounds" players overvalued/undervalued at their current ADP's Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

Phil Dussault (@PhilDussault27) & Toby (@batflipcrazy) join the pod to talk about the NFBC Main Event. Phil and Toby have had an impressive recent run of success in the format and discuss ways they hope to remain successful. We cover: how to remain successful by identifying weaknesses and refining your process how to utilize your strengths and weaknesses in drafting and in FAAB  thought process for KDS DRAFTING STRATEGIES: ways to build your teams and the pros and cons of each EARLY CATCHERS POCKET ACES EARLY CLOSERS how to approach Stolen Bases importance of BALANCE (skills vs balance) importance of diversifying  overvalued players according to ADP listener questions Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

Rudy Gamble (@rudygamble), co founder of Razzball.com joins the show to talk about: -the Player Rater -projections and how to use them -how to establish injury risk into a projection -how can we get better at projecting going forward -roster construction -TGFBI/LABR -and much more! Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

I sit down to talk everything NFBC with 2 extremely successful players in Mark Srebro- who is an NFBC Hall of Famer, and Matt Modica, who is on the path to similar status. We go over : why NFBC? how to gain and edge on your competitors and remain at the top of the leaderboards, stay successful,  as well as profit identifying weaknesses in your game and actively trying to improve it tips for just starting in NFBC, and understanding the league specific rules for the format you are joining Auction tips how to use projections and adp for draft prep setting KDS overvalued/undervalued player according to the ADP players we will regret not drafting 8 months rom now

On this episode of the pod i sat down to chat fantasy baseball with two very successful NFBC players in John Pausma (2018 Main Event Overall Winner) and Douglas Gruber, newly crowned football online championship overall winner. how to valuate players? how to evaluate players? Metrics- how much is enough? what really moves the statistical needle, and what can we quantify out of it, if anything? Roster Construction & FAAB preparing for FAAB 12 teamers vs 15 teamers  Main Event Diamond Challenge you drafted a dead guy?! enjoy!

The Pull Hitter Rob DiPietro chats with a data monster- Paul Mammino (@pmamminofantasy) of Rotofanatic.com. We talk about playing in the NFBC first Main Event in 2021 Paul talks about his path in developing metrics to better help evaluate hitters and pitchers on a more granular level.  how whiff rates and chase rates for batters only tell a small piece of the tale  Paul walks us through the metrics we will focus on: Whiffs, In/Out of Zone, wOBA, plate discipline.  1B- MIGUEL SANO  2B- DYLAN MOORE 3B-ALEX BREGMAN, JEFF MCNEILL SS- JP CRAWFORD 0F-RANDY AROZARENA Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

On this special episode of the podcast i had a chance to talk to Ron Shandler (@RonShandler), Ray Murphy (@RayHQ) and Brent Hershey (@BrentHQ) about: the birth of baseballhq.com Baseball Forecaster the creation of Ron Shandler's BABS  origin of Tout Wars auction strategy how to read the room in drafts past, present and future of Roto Fantasy baseball- what will stick around and what might chanege? the starting pitching landscape  Our favorite fantasy players of all-time an ode to Raul Mondesi (#43) a mini draft to end the show Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com

Rotowire's Jeff Erickson ( @Jeff_Erickson) & Scott Jenstad ( @ScottJenstad) join me to talk about: the birth of Rotowire how to handle starting pitching innings pitched projections and the push of starting pitching to the forefront of drafts how to transition from 12 team to 15 team leagues NFBC Strategy: Main Event, Draft Champions, Online Championship, Diamond Roto Challenge quick hitting ADP would you rather 4 round draft using players in the top 100 ADP: using $ returned at year end, the goal of this draft is to roster the team with the LEAST amount of returned $.  Follow on Twitter @pullhitterpod  @deadpullhitter  Email : pullhitterpodcast@gmail.com Encouraging feedback and comments. Sports dialogue is the best, so tell me what's on your mind! Thanks for listening!   If you feel so kind to show some support for the show that would be greatly appreciated! Ratings and reviews are much appreciated if you listen on a platform that allows that- Thanks! (send me a DM on Twitter for #pullhitterswag when you do!) If you enjoyed the remastered edition of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, that was done by my pal Mike Wrocklage and you can find his work under the name Wrack Attack on Spotify, Sound Cloud and Reverb Nation For inquiries on logo and web site design email rodeobot@gmail.com