There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources

The chalk has barely cleared on the 2015 regular season, but the enterprising fantasy baseball player starts making preparations for next year. Of course, there is seemingly an eternity between now and February/March when most drafts take place. The beauty is that we can begin to analyze the game in

View image | gettyimages.com The catching position is usually one of the hardest to fill. There are very few elite hitting catchers, and once they’re gone the drop off is quite steep. That being said, it is still possible to pick one up that could help make an impact throughout

If you read only one thing….. Don’t look now, but the Houston Astros have won eight consecutive games and ten out of eleven to take a commanding lead in the AL West. This coming from a team that hasn’t won more than 70 games since 2010 and haven’t been above

View image | gettyimages.com The definition of a sleeper or a bust has drastically changed over the years — in fact there is much debate within the industry about the chronic use of the term “sleeper” these days. Thanks to instant access to the Internet — and instant news feeds

View image | gettyimages.com Some of you may be old enough to remember 45s. I came of age in the tail end of the vinyl generation. Of course, vinyl went the way of the do-do bird and the concept of the single (and subsequent B side) seemed to go along