First Pitch Florida - 2023 Program
First Pitch Florida > Schedule
**THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Updated March 1, 2023
Unless stated otherwise, all events at Doubletree by Hilton Palm Beach Gardenrs
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023
- 1:00 pm: (optional) GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAME: (tickets on your own)
- Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros (Ballpark of the Palm Beaches) OR
- Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals (Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium)
- 3:30pm: Registration Desk opens
- 4:00pm-4:15pm: Welcome/Introduction
Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ)
- 4:15-5:00pm: Bullpen Breakdown: Saves favorites and long-shots in 10 unsettled bullpens
Doug Dennis (BaseballHQ)
- 5:00-5:15: Bad-Team Battles 1: Pittsburgh rotation
- 5:20-6:00pm: New Skippers (and one Skip): Steals and saves tendencies of new MLB managers
Todd Zola (Mastersball)
Jason Collette (RotoWire)
- 6:00 pm: WELCOME RECEPTION: Appetizers and cash bar
- 7:00 pm: 2023 NL-LABR AUCTION: View the action; participants on our LABR DRAFTS page
- Friday Evening Breakouts
- 7:30-8:00pm: Roster Analysis (bring your roster to get it analyzed by a speaker)
- 8:00-8:30pm: Reading Players' Body Language (Ian Kahn)
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023
- 8:00-8:05am: Housekeeping
Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ)
- 8:05-8:45am: Late-draft power targets
Steve Gardner (USATODAY); James Anderson (RotoWire) Matt Cederholm (BaseballHQ); D.J. Short (NBCSportsEDGE)
- 8:45-8:55: Bad-Team Battles 2: Kansas City rotation
- 9:00-9:45am: NL-LABR Roundtable: Post-auction analysis
NL-LABR participants; Brian Feldman, moderator
- 9:45-9:55: Bad-Team Battles 3: Washington corner OF
- 10:00-10:30am: ADP and Injury Risk
Matt Cederholm (BaseballHQ)
- 10:30-11:00am: New places: Ballparks reconfigured for 2023 and their fantasy impact
Derek Carty (RotoGrinders)
- 11:10am-12:00pm Prospect breakouts: choose one of two sessions, focused on:
- Session A: Prospects and post-hype targets for 2023 impact
Eric Cross (FTN), James Anderson (RotoWire), Shelly Verougstraete (NBCSportsEDGE)
- Session B: Dynasty Q&A, players to buy/sell for long term, first-year player draft targets, and more
Geoff Pontes (BaseballAmerica), Jesse Roche (BaseballProspectus), Ian Kahn
- 1:00 pm: GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAME: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches; West Palm Beach, FL (Group tickets included with registration)
- 4:30 pm-5:30 pm: Pitching Models with Nick and Eno: Two premier analysts discuss pitching model differences, and debate SP ranking outliers
Nick Pollack (PitcherList), Eno Sarris (The Athletic); Jason Collette (RotoWire), moderator
- 7:00 pm: 2023 AL-LABR AUCTION: View the action; participants on our LABR DRAFTS page
- 7:30 pm: DRAFT NIGHT: Attendee Best Ball league for the 2023 season, complete with prizes!
SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023
- 9:00-9:10 am: Housekeeping
Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ)
- 9:10-10:00 am: Tough hitter projections: When comparing projections, who are some of the most divisive hitters of 2023?
Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ) and Derek Carty (RotoGrinders)
- 10:10-10:55 am: AL-LABR Roundtable: Post-auction analysis
AL-LABR participants; Brian Walton, moderator
- 11:00-11:45 am: Sunday Draft Strategy Breakouts
Session A: Advanced Auction strategy tips (Ariel Cohen)
Session B: Roster construction approaches in redraft leagues (Brent Hershey, Todd Zola, Jason Collette)
- 11:45am-12:00 pm Final Wrap/Q&A
- 1:00 pm: 2023 LABR-MIXED AUCTION: View the action; participants on our LABR DRAFTS page
- 1:00 pm: (optional) GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE GAME (tickets on your own)
- Washington Nationals at Houston Astros (Ballpark of the Palm Beaches) OR
- New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals (Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium)
- 5:00 pm: 2023 XFL SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT: View the action on the industry's longest-running experts keeper league
**THE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE**
Updated March 1, 2023
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