Draft Champions Podcast
214 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 60 ratingsNFBC centric fantasy baseball podcast focusing on draft strategy including sleepers, busts, and faab management. We will review real high stakes drafts. Follow us at @draftchampagne on twitter
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Episodes
Platinum League Review with John Fish and Dr. Dave
March 24, 2024 14:37 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBPlatinum league review live from Las Vegas
Draft Boards?
March 19, 2024 15:02 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBSome spring training velo notes and auction reserve picks then thoughts on sharing boards
Sex Pigs and Sheep Sheets with Mike Kurland, Frank Ammirante and Tim Pamperin
March 06, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours - 139 MBMike, Frank, Zack, Tim, and Bjorn discuss the MLB Playing Time Website and the top 15 risers of 2024 drafts in Vegas
Tag Teaming Shawn Childs and Big John Stud
February 21, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 130 MBThanks to @Shawn__Childs and @JohnLaghezza for coming on to discuss 1. why the fantasy baseball industry is fucked 2. Champions Leagues 3. FGP Scores 4. Avg hit rate 5. Contact average 6. player analysis vs. roster construct 7. Stuff+ 8. Reserve round drafting
The Auction Episode with Ariel Cohen
February 13, 2024 17:41 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBZack discusses the need for a president of the fantasy baseball community and Ariel Cohen joins to discuss auctions and a specific OLAC we were both in
Najemy Returns
February 04, 2024 01:44 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBAdam Najemy returns to talk about our recent DC and his hitter heavy strategy. We talk about fairness at NFBC and take listener questions.
Single Point of Failure with Seth Trachtman & Kris Reed with Russell Withers feat. MTM and The Gildz
January 26, 2024 11:00 - 3 hours - 211 MBGildz opens with this thoughts on the NFFC. Kris Reed and Seth Trachtman talk the anotomy of a DC, auction strategy, and Russell Withers joins to draft an all post 500 ADP team. MTM joins to tear shit up at the end.
Seattle Mariners Team Catcher Preview with Todd Hoppe
January 17, 2024 00:30 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB13 time DC winner and 2 time Main Event Winner Hoppe talks Seattle catchers and DC strategy
Kansas City Royals Team Catcher Preview with @gialde
January 10, 2024 06:47 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBIts catcher months (November - Jan). AG joins the podcast to discuss Royals catchers only and give us 5 bold predictions for fantasy baseball. Some jacking beforehand.
Draft Champions, Disrupted
December 29, 2023 00:34 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBAdam Najemy joins the pod to discuss his unique strategies.
Big Dick Nicholi Returns to the Unretirement Party
December 08, 2023 05:41 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBNicholi Knutson joins to talk some shit and DCs
Rick Poundstone talks DCs with Eric Albright and Thomas Olownia
November 07, 2023 04:32 - 2 hours - 112 MBEric Albright has won 6 figure in the NFBC. Thomas Olownia was the 2021 overall Draft Champions Winner. We discuss DCs, projections, 80th percentile targets This year's: Justin Steele (outstanding pitcher post 250) Hunter Greene (helium from round 8-9 to round 5-6) Anthony Volpe (early draft post 500 to pre-100 in Mains) Yandy/Kim/Stott/Paredes (hitteres post 250 that were underappreciated) under the radar press conference quotes for early drafters. Jeopardy Full version on patereon
Rick P Tacks Hi Stacks with @PhilRobot and @BigPapi69
October 27, 2023 03:14 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBHi My Name is Rick Poundstone. I am the star of a fantasy bassball podcast talking to celebrity NBC players today I talk to Felipe Dassult and Jason Deputy. Thank you Dean Karn, you have changed my life. Let's make fantasy baseball fun again.
Mike The Moth Free Podcast with @toddzola1
October 25, 2023 18:48 - 3 hours - 153 MBMike The Moth talks to Ted Zola about lots of stuff then Zack tries to ask him questions about MasturBalls Enjoy and I will be doing epasod 1 of my program on Thursday with speshal guests Filipe Dusalt and James Dupoint
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast - Episode 8 Free Preview
September 26, 2023 18:35 - 36 minutes - 30.9 MBMike wants me to make these descriptions better. So here it goes. This is 37 minutes of Mike and I talking before Justin Mason smokes 15 cigarettes Sign up at draftchapionspod.com
Unedited Post 400 ADP from back in February
September 26, 2023 18:30 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBRussell Zack Steve and Graham
NFFC Fantasy Football Roundtable with Modica, Winokur, Fish and Gildz
September 01, 2023 14:25 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBFantasy football roundtable with Marc Winnokur, Matt Modica, Andrew Geller, and John Fish
Talking Auctions and Mains with Brandon King (@BK1NG818)
September 01, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 110 MBBrandon talks auction strategy and his top 10 overall Main Event team with Zack and Bjorn. Marc Winokur, Matt Modica, John Fish, and Andrew Geller pop on at the end to review the early draft and talk shit.
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast: Free Preview of Episode 7
August 21, 2023 23:07 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBFree preview of Adam Ronis episode. Won't hear him here but he was awesome, I promise. Most of the good stuff is in the full episode so pretty pointless listen here, go sign up.
The OG of the NFBC
August 11, 2023 04:25 - 2 hours - 110 MBRey Diaz talks about his top 5 overall team in the Main Event and how to navigate the final 7 weeks of the season. He was the very first NFBC entrant.
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast - Episode 6 Free Preview
July 19, 2023 18:49 - 27 minutes - 23.3 MBMTM want me to do a better job at writing descriptions here to increase listens. This is basically the first 25 mins of us talking to each other before Jeff Erickson comes on.
Growing the Fantasy Baseball Community with Trevor Tipton (@FFCULater)
July 07, 2023 04:11 - 2 hours - 118 MBTrevor Tipton, highly successful sports bettor, talks to Zack and Bjorn about the applications of betting in season long, growing the community, and we deep dive into 8 of the biggest gainers in the Main Event over the last 2 months.
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast - Episode 5 Free Preview
June 19, 2023 17:11 - 25 minutes - 21.4 MBMTM, Zack and Frank are joined by a bunch of people and talk some shit. This is the first 25 mins of about 2.5 hours sign up at draftchampionspod.com all proceeds to Frank Piscani
Bjorn’s Canadian Sandwich with Brian Jenner
June 15, 2023 02:35 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBBrian discusses how to work the standings in season and we deep dive on Pausma’s Main Events
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast - Free Look at Episode 4
May 21, 2023 17:33 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MBMTM, Zack and Frank have Nando De Fino on, but you won't hear Nando here Subscribe at draftchampionspod.com
RoboGut with Vlad Sedler and Phil Dussault
May 16, 2023 02:26 - 2 hours - 111 MBPsychology of FAAB Jake Buger Mickey Moniak DL Hall Bo Naylor (what?) Luis Ortiz (Pittsburgh) Jose Abreu special segments -in memoriam -Dr. Daves Decimals -Jeopardy
The Regression Monster Episode
May 12, 2023 05:14 - 1 hour - 92 MBMike Kurland joins the podcast with a little bit of Daniel Prepas at the end. We talk stashing players, macro trends and play jeopardy. Rick and Bjorn join.
James Maples (@jimbobmaples) and the In Season the Mail Bag
April 28, 2023 03:25 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBJames Maples, NFBC veteran, and highly accomplished player answers questions that will help in season. Rick Poundstone, Jeopardy and some surprise guests.
Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast - Episode 3 Free Preview
April 17, 2023 16:55 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBZack, MTM and Frank - Free preview of episode 3
FAAB Fifteen
April 16, 2023 02:09 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBEstimating the FAAB spend on the top pickups for week 4 in 15 minutes (I tried for 5 minutes). Also discussed drops this isnt what I would bid, it's what I think the average Main Event bids will be
Fantasy Baseball Experts Roundtable
April 08, 2023 21:51 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBDCN is joined by multiple notable industry experts to take in the first week of the season.
Reliever Recon Premium Content
March 21, 2023 16:29 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBPatreon subs had early access.
The Auction Podcast with Matt Modica and Jason Anthony
March 17, 2023 06:24 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBMatt, Jason and Zack talk all things auction in prep for Vegas 2023.
Reliever Recon Episode
March 03, 2023 15:53 - 1 hour - 73 MBGreg Jewett, Dom, and Nate Marcum join Zack, Rick and Bjorn to talk relievers and get into draft strategy. Subscribe https://www.patreon.com/relieverrecon/posts @gregjewett9 @bullpenguru @natemarcum
Free Look: Episode 1 of the Draft Champions Entertainment Podcast with @GodfatherNFBC, @frankpiscani with @JennyBulter830
February 27, 2023 01:33 - 2 hours - 143 MBThe first ever episode of the Draft Entertainment Podcast starring MTM. Zack, Frank and Mike talk to Jenny Butler about the NFBC and touch on the usual topics such as early DCs, Vegas drafts, fun facts, player boxes and much more.
Online Auction Championship Live Draft and Commentary
February 22, 2023 18:05 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBMy 9th OLAC live commentary. The rest is on patreon with live video of the board.
Smart Fantasy Baseball with Kris Reed and Tanner Bell
February 17, 2023 06:26 - 1 hour - 100 MB-SGP, Percentile targets, DC targets, DC strategy
The Best NFBC Players Never Heard on Podcasts
February 14, 2023 03:12 - 1 hour - 103 MBTodd Hoppe, Marc Rodriguez, and Nicholi Knutson join the pod. 3 highly successful relatively new players to the NFBC. We did "rolling" ADP battles for players not close in the draft room but one of them almost completely closed the gap within the last 12 drafts (see attached). We also play 2 truths and a lie. We talk draft selection, group think, diversification and roster construction.
All Post 400 ADP Team with Steve Maier and Russell Withers (@ArmchairRoto)
February 02, 2023 04:36 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBWe talk to 2022 DC Champion Steve Maier about his winning team. He, Russell, Graham and Zack give out their post 400 ADP teams. Unedited version on patreon.
Two Truths and a Lie with Lenny Melnick and John Laghezza
January 27, 2023 20:47 - 1 hour - 84 MBZack talks to Lenny and John and plays 2 truths and a lie - with manager and GM quotes. Follow @LennyMelnick and @JohnLaghezza
Draft Champions goes Nitro with @gekkoindustries and @jtazawa
January 17, 2023 18:57 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBMark Srebro and Jason Duponte join the podcast and answer listener questions, talk about how they prepare for drafts, talk ADP battles and give fades for the first 5 rounds.
The Last Gladiator hosted by Bjorn Masterson
January 17, 2023 02:24 - 3 hours - 172 MBGladiator 100 -Zack Waxman -Rob Dipietro -Mike Massotto -Bullpen Guru -Ricky Zito -Anthony Gialde -Jeff Mitseff -Frank Piscani -Ryan Bloomfield -Jason Duponte -Marc Winokur (not drafting) -Matt Hurley (not on recording) -Hosted by Bjorn Masterson -Jeopardy -Mitseff vs. MTM side bet
Gladiator Live Draft #3 - The Refund Edition
January 17, 2023 02:23 - 2 hours - 123 MBCouple people drafting a $50 Gladiator draft (23 rounds, no FAAB, no bench) quasi hosted by Ryan Venancio Zack Waxman Jason Duponte Eric Albright Marc Rod Kev Masurgeon Anthony Hamley (he/him) in the chat with several others drafting Jeff Mitseff (not on auto this time) Dale and Marcia Donmoyer drafting next to each other 2 teams took 9 RPs!
The Gladiator - Live Draft #2
January 17, 2023 02:23 - 3 hours - 199 MBZack is joined by Ryan Venancio John Fish Jason Duponte Bullpen Guru Tom Rodriguez Tim Pamperin Rick Zito Baseball Pods We live draft a Gladiator and debrief after Bobby Cramutola also in this draft but not on the call Mitseff killing it on auto
The Top Gladiator Jeff Mitseff (@jmits)
December 23, 2022 00:29 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBPoker Pro and successful high stakes fantasy baseball player, Jeff Mitseff has entered the max entries for the NFBC Gladiator contest and we walk - diversification and player ownership - price on starters and relievers - optimal mix of SP vs RP - winning the overall - sweet spots for drafting certain positions - Ohtani, JDM, Witt, Tatis and position flexibility - Drafting risky players and prospects - His best and worst teams
A Pig Roast with @jonPgh
December 01, 2022 03:04 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB@jonpgh joins Draft Champions pod and discusses a variety of topics
The Last Free Episode with @GodfatherNFBC
November 24, 2022 06:31 - 2 hours - 150 MBMike and Zack discuss 20th anniversary Vegas, the early DCs, Gladiator and much more. Rick and Bjorn pop and and Mike ends with 10 fun facts.
The Gladiator
November 17, 2022 15:38 - 3 hours - 222 MBAnthony Gialde Phil Dussault Rob Dipietro Steve Weimer Rick Poundstone Bjorn Masterson Zack Waxman Ryan Venancio James Anderson Jason Duponte Eric Albright Lucas Biery Bullpen Guru Bob Cramutola