In our 74th episode, Mike Couillard is joined by particular visitor, Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and host of the Charges & Barrels podcast, to debate the nuances of draft-and-hold leagues like NFBC’s 50-round Draft Champions and Gladiator codecs. What methods and gamers archetypes get a lift in these non-traditional codecs that don’t have in-season strikes?
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Classes Dialogue
NFBC Draft codecs (our dialogue focuses on Draft Champions and Gladiator)
Gamers mentioned:
- Excessive-floor pitchers:
- Tobias Myers
- Sonny Grey
- Frankie Montas
- Utility bats:
- Tyler Black
- Spencer Horwitz
- Isiah Kiner-Falefa
- Hunter Goodman
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