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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Shortstop was more affected by Biogenesis than any other position. Both Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera are in the top six among shortstops in runs created and yet they are virtually done for the season. Peralta may come back for the playoffs, but that doesn’t help the owners now. Take

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

J.P. Riccardi lives on. It’s been a long time since he’s been a general manager in the game, but his wildly stupid contracts nabs another victim. In this case, the solid but spectacular Alex Rios moves in another August trade. This time he goes to the Texas Rangers for player

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Statistics are worthless without a frame of reference. Sure, you can compare players with other plays in a basic way, but what does it all mean. It occurred to me that I went through the first three articles without providing a frame of reference for total runs. Those that have

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Second base has been one of the more interesting positions in fantasy baseball this season. Seven players in the current top twenty were drafted in the top 100 selections. None of them registered as the number one second baseman to this point of the season. Developments like this are interesting

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Mondays and Thursdays can be hell for daily fantasy baseball, but if you approach it the right way you can make a killing. There are fewer players to choose from and everyone has to deal with the same things that you do. One of the key things to do is

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Nostalgia has no place in fantasy sports. Yet, thousands of fantasy sports players fall victim to it every year. If there is one thing no one can predict, it is the career arc of a player in any sport. Some guys falter before their time and others just seem to

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

The Biogenesis scandal has shaken the baseball world. That coupled with the passing of the non-waiver deadline has sports fans looking forward to football. It’s easy to get lost in the hope of another fantasy football season. Some of us have been out of the playoff running for a couple

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

I ran a series like this a couple of months ago. It’s time to take another look at this key statistic and what it means for your fantasy team. Last time, we took a look at how your fantasy draft went in comparison with performance. With the season winding down

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Yesterday was the non-waiver deadline day. I have to say I’m proud to work with a great group of guys that cover the sport as well as any group I’ve been a part of. Feel free to peruse the site and look at how the trades will affect your fantasy

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Today is like Christmas day during the baseball season. It is the non-waiver deadline. If you are waking up on the east coast, this article went live at 6:00 AM. Obviously, most deals aren’t done before the sun rises, so we can only speculate at this point as to what

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