Yasiel Puig

2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Outfielders Part One
The rankings took a beating as they always seem to do. If there is anything universal, it is our need to trash others rankings. I’m happy to play along. The previous rankings were based primarily on past performance and not projections. So, we will reboot the rankings here based primarily

2018 Fantasy Baseball: Fantasy Right Fielders 11-20
The rankings have taken a beating on the comment wire. However, the good news is that someone is paying attention. Rankings players across formats is hard and forecasting performance is nearly impossible. Analysts have to err on one side or another. You can be more aggressive and bet on the

2017 Fantasy Baseball: Total Points– Right Fielders
Right field might be the strongest position on the diamond. At least, it has had two players that have captured the attention of the baseball world. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton have hit home runs by the bushel, but are they best right fielders in the game? Total points encompass

2017 Fantasy Baseball: Pre-Auction Tiers Outfielders Part II
Opening day is rapidly approaching. Your draft or auction is in the rearview mirror. So, why are we dredging up these auction values again? Simply put, your research shouldn’t stop the moment the draft or auction is done. There are always waiver wire claims to make and for those playing

2017 Fantasy Baseball: Right Field PECOTA Projections M-S
We come to the end of the PECOTA series for position players. Right field is likely the deepest position on the diamond in terms of fantasy production. That can be seen through the median numbers, but also through the number of players that come close to the median. For instance,

2016 Fantasy Baseball: Buying or Selling Underperforming Outfielders
If you look at the Fangraphs leaderboard for wOBA and sort by ascending numbers you see a lot of prominent (or formerly prominent) names near the bottom of the qualified leaderboard. Carlos Gomez and Justin Upton have been the two worst-performing outfielders by wOBA with enough at-bats this year. Jason

Fantasy Baseball Final: Friday April 22, 2016
Every night there is something else to grab your attention. With the advent of the internet, Youtube, and the MLB At Bat app, there are always opportunities to catch the big plays. On Friday night, it was Yasiel Puig and Yoenes Cespedes making great plays to kill baserunners. Just imagine

2016 Fantasy Baseball: Right Field Projections
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

2015 Fantasy Baseball: Puig Phooey
Welcome to another episode of the Twilight Zooooooone, where in some alternate universe Yasiel Puig is healthy and helping your fantasy team take home a championship. Unfortunately, in this dimension, he’s underperforming and hurt (again). Puig was a media, fan and fantasy sensation from the moment he arrived in LaLaLand. He hit

2015 Fantasy Baseball: Where are they now? — Centerfielders
Center field is the premier position in the game, but for fantasy baseball players, we’ve noticed that right field is a little more advanced in terms of offensive production. That being said there are few disappointments on the center field side. Mike Trout and Andrew McCutchen are the cream of