First Pitch Florida 2024 Home Page
Welcome! We’re excited to have you as part of a weekend of expert insight, drafts and competitions, Spring Training games—all to help prepare you for YOUR 2024 championship season!
This is the spot you'll find our virtual program (below) and all the relevant links and information to make your weekend a success. Follow the links below!
FRIDAY, MARCH 1
| 3:30-4p | Registration and Check-In | BaseballHQ staff | Lobby |
| 4:00-4:15p | Welcome/Introduction | Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ) | Ballroom A |
| 4:15-5:00p | Talking Bullpens | Tristan Cockcroft (ESPN); Doug Dennis (BaseballHQ); Chris Towers (CBS) | Ballroom A |
| 5:10-6:00p | Prospects/Post-Hypers for 2024 Redraft Leagues | Geoff Pontes (Baseball America); James Anderson (RotoWire) | Ballroom A |
| 6:00-8:00p | Welcome Reception | Ballroom B | |
| 7:00p | 2024 AL-LABR Auction | LABR participants | Ballroom A |
| 7:30-8p | Bring-your-own Roster Analysis | BaseballHQ staff; FPFLA speakers | Tampa Room |
| 8-8:45p | Do Spring Training Stats Matter? | Matt Martingale (Elias Sports) | Tampa Room |
| 8:45-9:30 | BaseballHQ: Website update | Ray Murphy, Brent Hershey | Tampa Room |
SATURDAY, MARCH 2
| 8:00-8:05 | Saturday Intro/Housekeeping | Hershey/Murphy | Ballroom A |
| 8:05-8:55 | Injury Outlooks for 2024 | Matt Cederholm, Dr. Jim Ferretti (BaseballHQ) | Ballroom A |
| 9:00-9:50 | AL LABR Roundtable Recap | Steve Gardner (USA TODAY); Jason Collette(RotoWire); Dave Adler (BaseballHQ); Glenn Colton/Rick Wolf (Fantasy Alarm); Jesse Roche (Baseball Prospectus) | Ballroom A |
| 10:00-11:00 | Lineup considerations in daily, weekly and NFBC leagues | Todd Zola (Mastersball); Justin Mason (RotoGraphs); Eric Karabell (ESPN); Frank Stampfl (CBS) | Ballroom A |
| 11:10-12:00 | Saturday morning breakouts - CHOOSE ONE | ||
| Breaking Down the Advanced Metrics I Use Daily | Nick Pollack (PitcherList) | Ballroom A | |
| Keeping Your Draft Prep Simple | Ron Shandler (Baseball Forecaster); Jason Collette; Larry Schechter (Winning Fantasy Baseball); Doug Dennis | Ballroom B | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch on your own | ||
| 1:00-4 | Grapefruit League Game: Braves at Blue Jays | TD Bank Stadium, Dunedin, FL | |
| 3:30-5:30 | XFL supplemental draft | Ballroom B | |
| 4:30-5:15 | Saturday afternoon breakouts — CHOOSE ONE | ||
| Effects of the pitch timer | Andy Andres (BaseballHQ) | Tampa Room | |
| Dynasty Q&A - strategies, trade targets, preparing for your FYPD, and more! | D.J. Short (NBC); Eric Cross (FTN Fantasy); Chris Clegg (Dynasty Dugout); Jesse Roche | Ballroom A | |
| 7:00pm | 2024 NL-LABR Auction | LABR participants | Ballroom B |
| 7:30pm | DRAFT NIGHT - Best ball competition | Ballroom A |
SUNDAY, MARCH 3
| 9:00-9:10a | Sunday intro/Housekeeping | Hershey/Murphy | Ballroom A |
| 9:10-10:00a | Position and Category Visual ADP Analysis | Ariel Cohen (Beat the Shift podcast) | Ballroom A |
| 10:10-10:55a | NL LABR Roundtable | Steve Gardner; Brian Walton (CreativeSports); Howard Bender (Fantasy Alarm); Derek Carty (RotoGrinders); Eric Karabell, Rick Wolf | Ballroom A |
| 11:00-11:45a | Coming trends in 2024 | Ray Murphy, Derek Carty | Ballroom A |
| 11:45-12:00p | Final Wrap - Q&A | Ballroom A | |
| 12:30p | 2024 Mixed-LABR Auction | LABR participants | Ballroom B |