10 Early Observations to Help You Win Your League

Jeff Erickson from RotoWire.com hosts Vlad Sedler from FTNFantasy.com and they discuss early observations from the draft pool, including which positions are the weakest.

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00:00 Early Player Pool Observations

00:15 Welcome to Vlad Sedler from FTN Fantasy

03:25 Recent News

03:40 Yordan Alvarez reports without ankle pain

06:20 Zac Gallen signs with Diamondbacks

10:45 Orioles sign Chris Bassitt

14:45 Fantrax

15:45 Hitter Tiers By Position

16:00 2B

16:30 Thin Top, Thick Middle

17:30 How have you attacked the position?

17:45 Punt, Punt, Punt!!!

21:30 Target(s): Players after 200-250; Matt McLain, Brendan Donovan

23:00 Fade(s): Jazz Chisholm

24:50 Breakout: Maybe Luisangel Acuña, Chase Meidroth

27:00 3B

27:20 Minefields all over

30:30 Are you among the legion that gets one early and calls it a day?

31:00 Target(s): Both Japanese players (Okamoto, Murakami), Royce Lewis

33:00 Fade(s): Noelvi Marte, Matt Chapman

35:00 Breakout: Jordan Lawlar

36:15 Catcher

36:30 Many are saying it’s a great era

37:30 Cal Raleigh or not?

39:00 Ben Rice

40:45 Where is Vlad shopping for catchers?

42:00 Target(s): Francisco Alvarez

43:00 Fade(s): Raleigh, Hunter Goodman at cost

43:25 Breakout: Harry Ford

44:09 BlueWire

44:20 1B

44:35 On average none in the first round

47:15 But very deep, with options at many tiers

48:30 Target(s): Pete Alonso

49:50 Fade(s): None for real, but haven’t drafted Josh Naylor

52:00 Breakout: Manifesting Willson Contreras, Andrew Vaughn

55:00 SS

55:15 Ranked a little stronger at the top

55:30 So hard to not to draft three of them!

57:45 Bo Bichette with the Mets

59:15 Target(s): Gunnar Henderson, Zach Neto, Masyn Winn

1:00:30 Fade(s): CJ Abrams

1:01:10 Breakout: Konnor Griffin

1:02:30 OF

1:02:45 4-5 on average go in first round

1:03:15 Deep, but remember you need at least five OF

1:07:45 Target(s): Roman Anthony, Byron Buxton, Luis Robert

1:09:00 Fade(s): Questionable BA guys early like PCA, James Wood

1:11:45 Breakout(s): Jordan Walker (Driveline), Chase DeLauter

1:16:00 UnderDog Strategy - Load Up on Early OF’s

1:17:30 Infield Glut

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