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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew Miller

At the bottom of the Fangraphs’ leaderboard for wOBA over the last 30 days is Carlos Gonzalez at .227. He’s 10 points lower than anyone else, and he only has two RBI over the past month. CarGo’s numbers are well off of last year’s 40-homer season, and he’s been, according to

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

The outfield is deep, and for that reason, it isn’t combined with another position in the Like Him Less, Like Him More series. At shortstop, I chose not to discuss the rankings disparity for Manny Machado as it appeared the result of some rankers not ranking him at that position.

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

For years, the Yankees were the symbol of decadence and willful spending in the sport. George Streinbrenner made no bones about outspending anyone and everyone to get his team to the playoffs. When he passed away, his sons reigned it in some in an effort to avoid paying the onerous

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2016 Fantasy Baseball2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy Baseball

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

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Howie Kendrick has spent the entirety of this major league career representing the city of Los Angeles. After debuting with the Angels back in 2006, Kendrick became a staple at second base for the ballclub until he was dealt across town to the Dodgers a year before free agency. Kendrick

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Center field is the premier position in the outfield, but changes in baseball have brought changes in the position. One of the things that has always been most fascinating to me is how changes in the balance between pitching and hitting changes the way teams approach building their teams. In

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

In the Week 20 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re snatching up Welington Castillo, moving on from Joc Pederson, and hanging on to Chris Davis. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t one

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to the The Fantasy Fix nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. Whether you play season-long or daily fantasy, expect to see the best coverage from ever team, every night, all season long. Ten teams were in

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2015 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

There have been so many high-profile prospects called up to the Majors recently let’s take stock of where they stand amongst each other. 1. Joc Pederson – You could place the second guy on this list here and I don’t think anyone would quibble with it, but Pederson has outproduced

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

View image | gettyimages.com The fantasy baseball world has been Mike Trout’s world for the past three plus seasons. Is someone else prepared to take center stage from Trout at his own position? Naturally, real offensive value may not be the ultimate judge of that particular question. However, it can

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