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Todd Hoppe
2025 NFBC Main Event champion and fantasy baseball analyst from Portland, Oregon; podcast guest discussing high-stakes fantasy baseball strategy.
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Jun 17, 2026
Benched with Bubba EP 862 - Fantasy Baseball Strategy with Todd Hoppe
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17:29BubbaHOST
But how do you approach that, I guess?
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17:31Todd HoppeGUEST
Yeah, I mean, I think, um, for any team that is still middle of the pack or above right now, uh, what I wanna look at is compared to the overall, like how well-balanced are things? And continuing to push in that regard.
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17:48Todd HoppeGUEST
Because, you know what I mean? Y- you can look at your league standings from day to day, and all the time there's folks who are higher in the overall but lower in the league standings.
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18:02Todd HoppeGUEST
Up until the end of the season, I would rather be higher in the overall than higher in my league.
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18:08Todd HoppeGUEST
And so what I will try to focus on is how do we keep- You know, how to keep all of those categories moving, uh, you know, on pace towards the end of the season.
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18:18Todd HoppeGUEST
Now, you know, as you get to the last couple of weeks, like, th- and then you gotta sort of, uh, admit defeat in a couple of spots, right? And I got, you know, I gotta say, um, you know, I am not gonna make up saves in the last, you know, six weeks of the season, so here we're going nine starters.
12 MINS LATER
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30:48BubbaHOST
At the same time, you, um, some people, like, I guess generically, would you be cautious? Were you being aggressive still, like foot on the gas? Like, how did you go about a-approaching, I guess, FAB to improve your team?
Benched with Bubba EP 862 - Fantasy Baseball Strategy with Todd Hoppe
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17:29BubbaHOST
But how do you approach that, I guess?
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17:32Todd HoppeGUEST
I mean, I think, um, for any team that is still middle of the pack or above right now, uh, what I wanna look at is compared to the overall, like how well balanced are things? And continuing to push in that regard.
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17:48Todd HoppeGUEST
Because, you know what I mean, y- you can look at your league standings from day to day, and all the time there's folks who are higher in the overall but lower in the league standings.
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18:02Todd HoppeGUEST
Up until the end of the season, I would rather be higher in the overall than higher in my league.
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18:08Todd HoppeGUEST
And so what I will try to focus on is how do we keep- You know, how to keep all of those categories moving, uh, you know, on pace towards the end of the season.
12 MINS LATER
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30:48BubbaHOST
At the same time, you, um, some people, like, I guess generically, would you be cautious? Were you being aggressive still, like foot on the gas? Like, how did you go about a- approaching, I guess, FAB to improve your team?
Bubba & the Bloom EP 331 - NFBC LIVE Main Event Recap
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101:12Todd HoppeGUEST
I think, um, you know, I mean, the one thing I wanna be mindful of is not falling too far behind in any spot where I can't catch up, right? So, you know, I, I think you can make it work if you start five straight hitters and hitter heavy build, and I saw a lot of people do that.
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101:29Todd HoppeGUEST
I think it just really becomes a struggle, like you, you gotta hit on those pitchers that you're finding later on.
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101:35Todd HoppeGUEST
So I'd, I would rather, my preference would always be keep options open, like give myself spots.
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101:40Todd HoppeGUEST
If a guy falls past ADP, then I can pounce on that, right? I mean, I think the one spot where it didn't...
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101:48Todd HoppeGUEST
O- one spot where it worked was like Ketel Marte fell to the fourth, and I was like, "Yeah, I'll take that." Like it's a perfect fit for my team.