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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Welcome to another edition of the daily fix. Draftstreet has been a terrific platform for us so far, so if you haven’t made your way over there, make sure to check it out. It has a number of games ranging from a dollar all the way up into the hundreds.

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

In the first edition of dumpster diving this week, we took a look at the younger guys trying to make their way at third base. The second edition will look at some veterans, but with some of these guys with have to put air quotes around that. None of them

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

As we continue on with the dumper diver series, it sometimes pays to look back at what we are trying to do. So, as we move to third basemen this week, we should note the ground rules of our little endeavor. First, we are only looking at players that are

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

I had an interesting twitter exchange with another fantasy writer this week and it got me to thinking. He assumed that I was a fantasy writer first and a sabermetrician second. Actually, the reverse is quite true. It’s difficult sometimes to separate the two and when we fail, we usually

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Welcome back to the daily fix. I’m on a bit of a hot streak, so I’m going to continue playing in the double up games, but Draftstreet has numerous games you can play for your enjoyment. The type of game often dictates the type of strategy one would use. When

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

We took a look at the young second basemen in the last edition of dumpster diving, so today we will take a look at the veteran version. Of course, veteran is often in the eye of the beholder. In this case, veteran will be defined as someone that has more

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

This is the third week we have done the dumpster diving series and each week we alter our approach a little as needs arrive. Second base is full of under the radar guys, so we will be dividing this position into two separate articles to help fantasy fans peruse through

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Everyone has their own line of demarcation of when the season moves from the early going and becomes the summer grind. For some, it happens when the summer officially hits in June. For others (like myself) it is Memorial Day. The first of May is the day for many others

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Sometimes changes happen within the season that end up effecting a player’s fantasy value. Usually, it involves an injury or a trade and that ends up opening a spot for someone else. Other times, it is a player that is expected to make an impact that does not. We see

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Last week we started the dumpster diving series with catchers. When we look at first basemen we already see some guys that have been added since the beginning of the season. One of the more fun things about twitter is that it allows readers to interact with us directly in

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