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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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The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers rocked MLB tonight with a trade that sent Prince Fielder to Texas and Ian Kinsler to Detroit. The fantasy baseball impacts of this deal are many – and almost all positive. A home run hitter moves to a home run hitter’s park, and his former team gets a perfect-fitting puzzle piece.

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Our trip around the diamond ranking the top 10 fantasy options for standard leagues in 2014 makes a stop at the keystone today. If you’re looking for my catcher or first baseman rankings you can find them here and here. Second base is much deeper than its middle infield counterpart

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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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I recently posted my top 10 catchers for 2014. Our next stop around the diamond is first base. Historically, first base has been a haven for 30-40 home run mashers. We all know that offense is down in the current era; for a multitude of reasons. In 2013, only 5

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Over the next few weeks, I’ll be rolling out my early top 10 lists for each position for the 2014 fantasy baseball season. Some of the names & positions may change as I do a little more research over the winter and as free agents and trade chips find their

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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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Pedro Alvarez is one of the hardest players in fantasy baseball to own – especially in a head-to-head format.  Nonetheless, Mr. Alvarez finished the 2013 fantasy season as the 11th rated player with 3B eligibility according to ESPN’s player rater. If you’re in an auction league you might have gotten

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Don’t blame me, blame the playoffs.  Point the finger at the nationally broadcasted games, the media, and the casual fan.  They are the ones who will put a wrinkle in your 2014 fantasy baseball draft plans.  I am only the messenger, telling you how the 2013 postseason messed with your

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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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There are pretty solid odds that if you’re reading this piece you were on the Anthony Rizzo hype train as it roared into 2013. I was. I considered Rizzo one of players most likely to break out. When Dan Szymborki’s ZIPS projection came out I got even a little more

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I’ve been working on my top 10 for 2014 for a few days. My Braves suffered a devastating loss last night and despite not wanting to think about baseball for a long while, I couldn’t let it go. I began doing some preliminary research on my top 10 for 2014

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Fantasy Hockey

Fantasy Hockey

The first round of the NHL Eastern Conference playoffs was exactly as advertised — exciting, physical, and downright fun to watch. The first matchup of the second roud will see the Washington Capitals taking on the New York Rangers, and the second matchup will see the Montreal Canadiens facing the

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View image | gettyimages.com The first round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs was exactly as advertised — exciting, physical, and downright fun to watch. The second round will feature two Stanley Cup winners from the last ten years, a Cinderella team, and the Minnesota Wild. The first matchup will see

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Fantasy Football

2015 Fantasy FootballAndrew Miller

The following are some of the top RB value plays for Week 3 daily fantasy football at DraftKings, the top DFS site on the Internet. Fantasy points allowed data comes from NFL.com. RB1 Le’Veon Bell – $7,500 at St. Louis – This may be too much for some players as

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Monday September 21, 2015 New York Jets @ Indianapolis Colts This could be a really good matchup. The Colts are a team that can beat or lose to just about any decent team. Indy has an elite young quarterback but the team is so horribly constructed and sometimes it really

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Fantasy Basketball

Fantasy Basketball

Barry Zito We all know nothing in sports is better than a comeback story. Especially players who come back from devastating injuries or even juicier drug addicted tales. 2010 is different. Nothing major happened with these guys, they just slowly fell out of out the limelight. The most interesting thing

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Chase Headley is on a roll and finally so are the red hot Padres. The first thing you’ll notice on the depth chart is that there are only two veterans in the starting lineup with Adrian Gonzalez and David Eckstein (although the only thing that makes Eckstein a veteran is his

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Phil Hughes Johnathan Sanchez – 78% ownedTwo double digit strikeout games in a row one of them being a 1 hitter. Expect 200+ strikeouts this year. This guy is “Dirty”!! Kevin Slowey – 76% ownedOnly 5 runs allowed in 3 games so far. His numbers won’t be dominating, but look

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So long Frankie!! To be frank, (sorry couldn't help myself) I never expected him to be the best closer with the name Francisco in the league but I still had high hopes for him. He started off so damn hot when CJ WIlson went down in 2009.  Coming back from

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