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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

We’ve gotten ourselves pretty deep into these sneak peeks and some people are probably coming in fresh. As they say in the radio business, you have to reset your conversation every fifteen to twenty minutes because the audience often changes. It’s hard to say how often we should do this

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

Outfield is a unique problem for fantasy players. If you play in more than one fantasy league, chances are that one of them will consider outfielders generically and the other will have specific positions. We will consider the positions specifically for the time being, but TRI lends itself to overall

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Shortstop is easily the most glamorous position on the diamond. This is especially true as players are growing up and if players are coming from off the mainland. Of course, much of that prestige comes at the defensive end. Lay you odds that most of the “Web Gems” you see

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

Miguel Cabrera took his first steps toward the Hall of Fame when he won his second consecutive MVP award. There are only two players in baseball history that have won two MVP awards that did not get into the Hall of Fame. Odds are good that Cabrera will have a

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

The pivot might be the most underappreciated position on the diamond. Somehow, more is expected of second basemen offensively than at shortstop, but the fielding component is often as important. Difficulty is a relative term and most people would agree that short is a more difficult position to play. However,

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Fantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run IndexUncategorized

It’s certainly been awhile, but the process of deciphering total run index can be a little tedious. The good news is that when it’s done you have a great head start on your fantasy drafts next season. Today, we will look at first basemen. You can’t get anymore different than

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

The 2013 season is barely over, but work on the 2014 season is well under way. Last season, I rolled out Total Run Index (TRI) for the first time on this site. Now, I am in full offseason mode where I am working on compiling the data for 2014. Some

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

This is my last fix article of the baseball season. It has been my pleasure to give you my picks for at least twice a week for most of the season. I wish I would have done better, but I have to remember the key rule for gambling: the house

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Today, I’m playing in a Double Up! contest again. They range anywhere from a dollar to over 100 dollars, but each works the same way. If you finish in the top half you get almost twice as much as you put in. Naturally, DraftKings gets their cut because they have to pay

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

The last week of the regular season is finally here. I have to admit, playing fantasy baseball at the stage of the season is a daunting task. Most people can’t wait for the regular season to end. Some are looking forward to the playoffs and some are simply looking forward

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