With the 2025 baseball season in our rear view and the MLB Hot Stove heating up, it’s time to start drafting for 2026. While many will wait to start drafting their redraft teams, we can start prepping for those drafts with the draft-and-hold format. The National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) is a major fantasy gaming platform that showcases these leagues.
There are 12-team (NFBC 50s) and 15-team (Draft Champions) leagues available. The format is relatively simple—50-round drafts with no in-season FAB (waiver wires). You set lineups weekly, but the 50 players you draft are all you have for the season. They are scored in a standard 5x5 Rotoisserie format.
For those drafting early, there are avenues to identify some perceived...
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