PullHitter Fantasy Baseball EP 353: NFBC Champions League Prep w/ Josh Pettersen & Michael Hughes
Feb 27, 2026
Michael Hughes, a seasoned fantasy player and NFBC Champions League qualifier, talks auction prep, live-auction tactics, and tournament mindset. He covers balancing roster allocation, multiplier and roster choices, and practical Vegas draft setups. Short, actionable conversations about qualifier strategy, format differences, and common draft mistakes.
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Rehearse Nominations And Bidding Out Loud
- Practice your nomination/bid cadence and pen/paper notation to avoid in-person flubs.
- Michael entered an earlier AC to iron out saying numbers loud enough and improved his pen-and-paper tracking between drafts.
Use A Single Roster Grid As Your Secondary Screen
- Use a roster grid on a secondary display only to track team composition; keep scouting lists offline.
- Michael plans roster grid on projector and team tracker on laptop while using pen-and-paper for targets in Vegas.
Be Present To Read Room Dynamics
- Stay present to read room dynamics like tells and bidding tendencies; avoid over-managing tabs.
- Rob warns that too many tabs/screens reduce awareness of player tells and when to pounce on value shifts.