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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