It’s hard to do, but I try to avoid looking at the detailed scoring breakdowns of my fantasy baseball leagues early in the season. In most cases, I want to trust my draft season valuations and give ‘my guys’ a chance to perform. Getting caught up in the daily plus

We all love new things. It’s ingrained in who we are and it starts early in life. I could get my son the biggest and coolest toy there is, and later that same day he’s got his eye on what’s next. A fantasy team owner is the same way. We’re

You’re a risk-adverse fantasy team owner. You refuse to draft Troy Tulowitzki or Carlos Gonzalez early because they’re always hurt. You say, “I want guys with high floors, guys that are safe.” That’s adorable. I don’t understand it, but I think it’s cute. The elephant in the room is that

We’re finishing the first quarter of the season, and it’s easier to understand some of our buy and sell opportunities as fantasy team owners than it was back in April. Late last week I wrote about starting pitchers to sell and you can find that here. Today I want to

What if everyone’s wrong? First, let’s get the disclaimers out of the way. When you’re evaluating a player’s fantasy value, context always matters. There is rarely a general statement that is fact for all league shapes and sizes. Alright, I’ll give you the canned answers that apply here and therefore

Often times, when making statistical observations, there’s no gray. We can become too ‘black and white’.  Certain outcomes are assumed based on past performance or current trends, and more times than not, these assumptions are true. One assumption that I want to discuss today is the demise of Rays 2012

Typically when a 30 year old pitcher gets off to a hot start in April, we can look at a few numbers to get a feel for what’s going on. There’s usually a track record to fall back on, some statistical analysis that can be done that makes evaluating him