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This time around we are going to combine a couple of different features into one article. We had started a variation of the three to keep, add, and drop when I shifted gears to fun with PECOTA. So, we will combine those here. We are taking a look at three

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One of the biggest thrills every year is getting the annual Baseball Propsectus book. They use a system called PECOTA which has its own brand of projections for the coming season. Is it more accurate than Steamer, ZIPS, Rotowire, or any other system? Perhaps it could be, but as a

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2020 Fantasy Baseball

Since the orginal date for the opening games has already come and gone, most of you have already held your drafts. If you are lucky enough to have had your draft day pushed back, you will be in a unique position to take advantage of the inefficiencies from earlier drafts.

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As we continue our journey, there are so many things that are up in the air. No one knows when the season will begin, how many games there will be, and how all of this will effect injured pitchers and how it will affect pitchers with innings limits. All of

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We have already had our first casuality of the projections as Chris Sale is going under the knife for Tommy John surgery. I suppose the Red Sox figure that the season could be lost anyway, so why not have Sale come back sharp in 2021 when they will be in

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In my last several articles I’ve mentioned my new book on the bottom. Since we won’t have real or even unreal baseball games for awhile, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to talk briefly about the book and what it aims to do. First, let me get the

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2020 Fantasy Baseball

News on the upcomung 2020 is pretty fluid. As of right now, Memorial Day seems to be the target date to start the season. Obviously, a 162 game season is highly unlikely. Will it be 144 games? 120 games? 100 games? We have no idea. All of the projections you

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Christian Yelich Fantasy Baseball
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The Corona Virus has taken a bite out of the baseball season and has taken a bite out of our coverage. It’s been almost a week since my last article. However, it’s time to get back on the horse even if baseball is taking some time off. If you’ve missed

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Fantasy Baseball

The decision of whether to divide outfielders into separate positions or consider them altogether is always tough. I play in leagues under both sets of the rules. The decision to separate them usually comes down to the fact that it is always easier to go from specific to general than

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There is nearly an infinite number of formats in fantasy baseball and working without outfielders is always a challenge. Some leagues have three starting outfielders. Others have five. Then, you get the question of whether you break it down specifically by position or whether you consider them all generically. My

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