Fantasy Baseball Auction Draft Strategy! Budget, Nominations, Bidding & More!

Frank Stampfl and Scott White are joined by back-to-back NFBC Auction Championship overall winner Mike Mager to discuss auction strategy! Budgeting your money, nominating players, bidding process and everything else you need to win you auction draft.

0:00- Intro
2:23- Why play in auctions?
8:21- How to prep for an auction
17:42- Hitter/pitcher split
22:04- Being rigid vs. being nimble
27:12- Tracking stats throughout the auction
31:19- Spreading the wealth vs. stars and scrubs
36:08- Investing heavily in starting pitchers
42:21- Nomination strategy
50:52- Bidding strategy
54:22- How to navigate the end game of an auction
1:03:05- How to react to inflation on elite players

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