In our 74th episode, Mike Couillard is joined by special guest, Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and host of the Rates & Barrels podcast, to discuss the nuances of draft-and-hold leagues like NFBC’s 50-round Draft Champions and Gladiator formats. What strategies and players archetypes get a boost in these non-traditional formats that don’t have in-season moves?
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Categories Discussion
NFBC Draft formats (our discussion focuses on Draft Champions and Gladiator)
Players discussed:
- High-floor pitchers:
- Tobias Myers
- Sonny Gray
- Frankie Montas
- Utility bats:
- Tyler Black
- Spencer Horwitz
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa
- Hunter Goodman
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