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Fantasy BaseballTotal Run Index

There are probably close to 100 starting pitchers that will be used by fantasy players this year and some will emerge as fantasy stars (at least for the 2014 season), but we will be stopping our focus on the top 40 guys. One thing to keep in mind about the

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballTeam Fix

Today, I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. They range anywhere from a dollar to ten dollars, but each works the same way. If you finish in the top half you get almost twice as much as you put in. Naturally, DraftKings gets their cut because they have to pay their

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2013 Fantasy BaseballBrett TalleyFantasy Baseball

1.    Clayton Kershaw, 100% owned 2.    Adam Wainwright, 100% owned 3.    Yu Darvish, 100% owned 4.    Justin Verlander, 100% owned 5.    Felix Hernandez, 100% owned 6.    Cliff Lee, 100% owned 7.    Matt Harvey, 100% owned 8.    Hisashi Iwakuma, 100% owned What a stud. Iwakuma was pretty good in his

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

If you want to get a good argument started amongst scouts and baseball insiders, float out the competing ideas of a number one starter and an ace. That should keep you going for a couple of hours at least. If you want to kindle that conversation then throw out a

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2013 Fantasy BaseballBrett TalleyFantasy Baseball

It’s commonly accepted that BABIP tends to regress toward the mean. I cite the stat in virtually every article I write, and almost any fantasy writer who ascribes to sabermetrics will use it in a a lot of their pieces. But I think there is a problem with using BABIP

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2013 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

After being selected seventh overall in the 2009 Amateur Draft, Mike Minor has seen more bad days than good ones in Atlanta. Even though his strikeout numbers have been more than respectable, his career 4.37 ERA and 1.30 WHIP leave much to be desired. Minor started 30 games for the

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