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It’s been the slowest offseason in history as most of the top ten free agents are still on the board. The Super Bowl has passed and pitchers and catchers report in a week. That leaves us with our rankings. The rankings have taken a beating this offseason. I welcome the

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2017 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Every organization operates differently even when they use data to support their moves. The Cardinals are a unique franchise because they have enough revenue to operate like a big boy, but they like to build their team through their farm system. So, most of their players are home grown and

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2017 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

We reach the end of our PECOTA series and it has been a lovely ride. Pitchers are easily the most challenging group to project, and you will notice some commonalities with the PECOTA projections. The primary similarity is that wins are depressed for all of the pitchers. This is likely

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to look for

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2016 Fantasy Baseball

Christopher Morais A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to

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2015 Fantasy Baseball2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy Baseball

Offseason Overview The St. Louis Cardinals made the NLCS for the fourth straight season in 2014, but for the third year in a row the Cards ended their season by losing three consecutive playoff games. If failing to reach the World Series wasn’t heartbreaking enough for the team, just over

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

After going 94-68 and clinching their first playoff berth in the last 21 years in 2013, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into 2014 with hopes of making another playoff appearance. As we all know, sometimes things are easier said than done. The Pirates currently sport a 33-34 record and are 6.5

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

We are now officially a quarter of the way through the 2014 Major League Baseball season and it’s time for fantasy owners to start taking notice of where their team resides in the standings. You can figure out pretty quickly which areas your team needs reinforcement in by taking a

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Fantasy Baseball

Ranking the starting pitchers for 2014 was by far the hardest list I had to make. On a few of the lists – SS in particular – I had to talk myself into including someone that I might not be exuding confidence about. Starting pitching was an entirely different animal. I had

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Fantasy Baseball

One-fourth of the 2013 Major League Baseball season is in the books, so as expected, the Fix has put together our “Quarter-Season Awards.” National League Bust (non-injury) by Chris Garosi (@ChrisGarosi) ESPN’s preseason projection: 33 HRs, 103 RBIs, 98 runs, 17 SBs and a .297 batting average. ZIPS’ preseason projection:

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