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Fantasy Football

Every NFL offseason players change teams and it’s necessary to assess the change in fantasy value of those players, namely at the offensive skill positions. With that in mind, and preseason games and fantasy drafts just a few short months away, I’m kicking off a series looking at players that

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

This week of free agent options is an eclectic bunch headlined by two pitchers who are quite different. They’re joined by a prospect infielder that should get his first taste of big league joe soon, an outfielder that brings a healthy blend of power and speed, and another that has

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Scott Kazmir Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

The Athletics have gotten exceptional pitching from their starting rotation, and three of their starters rank in the top 20 in ERA among qualified starters. Sonny Gray leads the pack ranking ninth, Scott Kazmir ranking 12th, and Jesse Chavez rounding out the trio ranking 17th. The important thing at this

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

The last few weeks I have dug deep for free agent options, so this week I chose to highlight a few of players that are less widely available and are more helpful for shallower mixed league gamers. Don’t worry, though, if you’re in large mixed leagues and only formats, I

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Roughly 20 percent of the Major League Baseball regular season is in the books, which isn’t much, but it means that stats are starting to become more meaningful. A former colleague of mine, Derek Carty, discussed in length when hitter stats stabilize for Baseball Prospectus back in June of 2011.

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Thirty-year old starting pitchers aren’t supposed to be throwing the hardest they’ve ever thrown in their career, but one is this year and he’s a player that I suggest more gamers roster. He’s joined by a Cubs reliever that appears to be settling into the closer gig. Changing gears to

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Outfielders are well represented in this week’s Free Agent Fixes with five outfield eligible players making the cut. There is a little bit of something for everyone in today’s article with a guy featured that hit 29 homers in 2013. Speed is also well represented with a couple of well

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2014 Fantasy Baseball

Editor’s Note: This post was written prior to Salazar’s Sunday start, and the stats and info contained within do not include that start. We’re less than one month into the 2014 season, but the data is beginning to pile up slowly but surely, and one pitcher’s early season scuffling has

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Josmil Pinto Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

A couple of my preseason favorites have gotten off to a strong start, and both are highlighted among this week’s top options available in some leagues. They are joined by a pair of first basemen that mutually benefit from a trade made last week. The AL-only and NL-only options touted

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

A few tweets from my colleague, Brett Talley, serve as the motivation for one of my talking points in this week’s musings. The excitement in the fantasy community over the promotion of outfielder George Springer to the Astros is justified. However, it also provides a golden opportunity to discuss the

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