Fantasy Baseball

Prospects Who Will Help This Season
I don’t mean to brag (well, maybe a little) but I won all my fantasy baseball leagues last year. Even taking into account my utter brilliance, what really carried me to victory was my Bryce Harper/Mike Trout combo patrolling the outfield for each of my imaginary teams. Also, on my

Utilizing Your DH Spot For AL-Only
Chances are if you play in AL-Only, you view your DH slot as sort of pesky nuisance, a place to stick that 12th round C/1B/OF/DH player who isn’t particularly good at anything. The DH positional slot, however, can be an enormous boon to your power categories if you select the

TheFantasyFix.com’s 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide – Is Here!
This product seems to get better every year. The 2013 version of the Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide features more than 100,000 words of fantasy baseball advice spanning 200 pages. (TheFantasyFix.com’s 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide IS READY!) There are more than 15 advice articles on topics such as: the off

Deeper League Relief Finds for Fantasy Baseball, American League
For players in deeper leagues that find it useful to have a reliever with 70+ K upside or a real outside shot at saves, the below represent some of the best options out there. Rhiner Cruz, Houston Astros: To say the Astros’ pen is light on potential is an understatement.

What the Justin Upton Trade Can Teach Us About Fantasy Baseball Strategy
While the Arizona Diamondbacks’ trade of Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves for Martin Prado and a grab bag of prospects won’t have a ton of fantasy impact for the players involved, it can teach us a worthwhile lesson about fantasy baseball strategy. The lesson: In baseball, there’s no such

Untucking Shirts in the Nation’s Capital: Impact of Nationals’ Soriano Signing
The Washington Nationals’ signing of Rafael Soriano proves they mean business for 2013. As many fantasy owners out there remember from 2012, the Nationals started their season with Drew Storen set to be their closer until he was sidelined and required surgery to remove bone fragments from his throwing elbow.

Catcher Sleepers and Sliders
The key to winning in fantasy baseball is the same as in real baseball. The key is to find value where others do not. In the fantasy world we call these players “sleepers.” Of course, in real baseball they use more sophisticated statistics every year. Those same statistics can sometimes

2013 Fantasy Baseball: Is Jason Bay “the Batting Dead” or “Fantasy Resurrection?”
How on earth does Jason Bay get his name in a headline nowadays? If you said in an article about contractual busts, you would be spot on. In this rare case, Jason Bay is getting talked about because of fantasy value. Yes. Bay had his 4-year, $66 million contract with

2012 Fantasy Baseball, Week 20 Sit Em/Start Em: Anthony Rizzo Gets The Nod
Hitters To Start Anthony Rizzo |Chicago Cubs| (96.5) – Rizzo the righty-killer should be on a tear this week. The Cubs face only right-handed pitching, the type of pitching that Rizzo thrives on! In limited action this year Rizzo is hitting .343 with a .395 OBP against right-handed pitchers. His OPS
Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix, August 9, 2012: Hamilton On The Run, Machado Promoted
Reds’ prospect Billy Hamilton stole 3 bases on Wednesday night, making it 131 on the season. If you follow TheFantasyFix on Twitter – and if you don't you're a stupid asshole – you have heard plenty about Hamilton's speed throughout this season. Strangely, as I write this at 10pm west
2012 Fantasy Baseball: The O’s Call Up Manny Machado.
The Orioles have called up top prospect Manny Machado and my first and only reaction is “why?” Machado is just 20 and getting his first taste of AA this season. And with just a .358 wOBA at the level, it isn’t as if Machado is forcing Baltimore’s hand. Presumably
2012 Fantasy Baseball Peckin’ Order: Top Five First Basemen To Draft in 2012
Miguel Cabrera (credits below) The beginning of the 2012 off-season rankings report for First baseman With the NFL post-season kicking off this past weekend, and just six measly weeks left until pitchers and catchers report, it is only logical that we start getting into some good ole fantasy baseball talk