Derek Rhoads

Happy to introduce "Simply the Best Ball Guide"! This has been a little side project that I hoped would help people navigate the different Best Ball options. Compare pay-out structures, roster settings, point values, and the top 100 players. jagfantasysports.com/simplythebestb…

Only need 4 more!

@camarcano Love it! It's a hoot. I'll send out an email once we are full with some tips about the draft format and the way it will all work.

@JAG_Fantasy I’m no match for you, guys, but I want to learn from the Best. I’m in.

Looking for two more adventurous folks. Slow auctions are an absolute blast. Bidding on up to 36 players at once!

Only need 5 more! Who wants to do a slow auction best ball draft!?

Its time for another Best Ball Slow AUCTION! I hosted one of these leagues last year and it was a blast! League scoring will match Fantrax standard bestball and the draft will be hosted on couchmangers. Rosters will be moved to Fantrax after the draft. fantrax.com/newui/fantasy/…

@smada_bb @MoisesAlouHands @JohnLaghezza That's probably about right. Even then I am not sure I will love it.

@MoisesAlouHands @JAG_Fantasy @JohnLaghezza Late 200s I think? But even then I’d probably want 10 OF to mitigate risk

Currently Rd 13 in a Fantrax Best Ball and Harper still available. What's reasonable enough for you to grab him? @JAG_Fantasy @smada_bb @JohnLaghezza

@EightyGrade I am definitely eyeballing this!

This seems like it might be right up @JAG_Fantasy’s alley

So I just jumped in @TheNFBC’s newest format, The Gladiator. @hastingkevin and I talked with @ven_armbarn about it on the last @OnTheWirePod. If you’re crazy enough to join me, here’s the sign up link. nfc.shgn.com/signup/basebal…

It's not really a bestball draft until someone drafts 5 straight pitchers to open the draft... Another wonderful bestball draft hosted by @smada_bb!

🔊Now Try The Best w/ Derek Rhoads @JAG_Fantasy joins the show to talk do's and don't of drafting Best Balls 🏆Derek won @EarthFantasyBB's SLARF chapter, but don't google it 💰Young contracts provide confidence? ❓Why draft Schwarber when you can get... bit.ly/3Salt7j

@SpokaneWaUpdate @smada_bb I'm really like team 3. Those first 3 hitters 🔥🔥🔥.

@SpokaneWaUpdate @smada_bb

Same @smada_bb best ball draft now through 15 rounds.

@JeremyGibbs2 Bobby Witt +186.52 Brandon Drury and Michael Harris weren't even drafted in these leagues! Ohtani was the king at +633

@JAG_Fantasy Bobby Witt, Jr.? Michael Harris? Brandon Drury?

Messing with some NFBC best ball data, here is a little trivia. Which players do you think had the largest positive and largest negative point differential in this format? As an example, teams that drafted Tony Kemp averaged 469 more points than teams that didn't draft him.

@BenBinghamMLB Just personal research that I found interesting. Not sure I'm going to have much time this off-season for any writeups.

@JAG_Fantasy Are you writing any of this up, or is it just personal research?

@smartfantasybb Brandy Singer was even more unknown than Brady Singer.....man I'm awful at typing.

@smartfantasybb Brandy Singer was the number # 2 most positive player with +580ish.

@JesseDubb83 @smada_bb I'll shoot one out later today.

@JAG_Fantasy @smada_bb Can we get an updated draft board screenshot? Curious to see rds 10-15 or 10-20 rds; that’s where things get interesting

Almost 10 rounds deep in my first best ball draft of the off-season. Hosted by the ever-drafting @smada_bb . I am drafting out of the 11 spot. Always interesting to see these first few drafts. No projections, No ADP.

@steven_brunn 100%

@JAG_Fantasy For me just take all the “difficulty” of rostering him out of the equation. I’m always reluctant in roto bc I feel I’ll use him as a hitter 90 percent of time missing out on how special his skills are.

@JonesCurtisW @steven_brunn I'm with you Curtis. I drafted Ohtani a couple of times and passed at least 5 or 6 more times. Definitely a -EV move in 2022.

@steven_brunn Yeah, it really drives the point home. I was resistant to it from a risk standpoint but I think I'm going to have to get over it.

@JAG_Fantasy Ohtani has to be the unquestioned 1.1 in best ball formats