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We continue our series with the top 15 shortstops according to the various projection systems found online. We take five such systems and develop a composite projection Most of these projection systems produce fairly similar numbers, but tt can be hard to know which one to trust. Additionally, we note

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It should be noted in this series that players are listed at their primary position. Sometimes that can get hairy because a number of players have multiple position flexibility. That has a dramatic impact on their draft stock and that isn’t necessarily reflected in the positional rankings. Third base and

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The second base position brings us to a bit of controversy. As everyone knows, the sign stealing scandal has dominated the offseason and that is nowhere more true than here in Houston. No one is really busting down any doors to select Martin Maldonado for their fantasy team and the

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Freddie Freeman Fantasy Baseball
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First base and catcher could not be any more different, but one of the commonalities in fantasy sports is the concept of replacement value. In other words, how much better is one player than the next available player at that position. Both catchers and first basemen have minimal replacement value,

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Full rosters have reported to camp and spring games are beginning soon. Some of you have already begun your drafts while others are in full preparation. It can be difficult to sift through all of the various publications to make sense of their projections for the coming season. So, what

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Fantasy Baseball

We are moving immediately into awards season. These couple of weeks where Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, MVP, Cy Young, and Gold Gloves are awarded just serves to whet our appetite for the Hot Stove season. Of course, this is the perfect time for web sites like

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Fantasy Baseball

As an admitted Houston Astros fan I want to give my full-throated congratulations to the Washington Nationals and their fans. Their team deserved that victory after knocking off two juggernaughts in the Dodgers and Astros. Their hitters came up big when they needed to and their pitchers kept a number

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Fantasy Baseball

As I write this, Game 7 is just underway. The end of the 2019 season is coming to an end tonight wherher we like it or not. Before we dive into 2020 we should take a look back of what was 2019. As someone wise once said, “past is prologue.”

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Freddie Freeman Fantasy Baseball
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As the World Series nears its conclusion, it is a good time to start tieying the bow on the 2019 season. We are ranking the top 15 players at each position according to six categories, total points, and total points per game. We will use all of them to come

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Fantasy Baseball

The offseason is almost underway. All that is left is for two of the best pitching staffs in recent baseball history to go head to head in the World Series. Before free agency and trade season gets underway, we will take a look at the season that just passed and

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