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As we continue with our first base series we have to address one of the problems with evaluating first base in general. First base happens to have the most designated hitters assigned to it and we will see an example right off the top of the bat. Some platforms relegate

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As we continue into the offseason, we move to first base. This time, we will be profiling first basemen between Jose Abreu and Adam Lind. Just like with the catchers, we are profiling the top 24 guys. Naturally, there are some young players that should be in the top 24,

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The Houston Astros have been very busy over the past couple of days. On Wednesday, they signed free agent pitcher Charlie Morton to a two year, 14 million dollar contract. Then, on Thursday they turned around and traded two pitching prospects for catcher Brian McCann and then signed free agent

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Fantasy Baseball

The knocking on the door series is designed to run in tandem with the top 24 rankings at every position. It should be obvious that the 24 players listed at each position are not necessarily the actual top 24. There are always young players that emerge or veterans that come

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The Atlanta Braves got the ball rolling in the 2017 offseason by signing R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon. Neither move the needle that much, but when you look at where the Braves were this past season, these additions make a great deal of sense. They finished in last place last

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The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers swung the first significant deal of the 2017 offseason when the Phillies sent Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Dodgers in exchange for Howie Kendrick. As we do with most deals, we’ll take a look at how it impacts both teams and

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Welcome to the second edition of fantasy catchers for the 2017 season. If you read the first article, you know we are profiling the top 24 returning fantasy players at each position. Naturally, there are some young players that will be left out and we will profile them at a

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Now that the World Series is over, it is time to get a jump start on the 2017 fantasy season. So, what we are doing here is ranking the top 24 guys at each position. Mind you, those rankings are based on past performance and not on projected future performance.

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

It seems like yesterday when we were doing our first fantasy baseball final of the 2016 season. Today marks the last one of the season. There were so many great stories we followed as the season went on that it seems unfair to try to pick one to close with.

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

There is a little more than a week left in the regular season and there is still a lot at stake in both leagues. The wild card hunt is particularly tight in the American League where five teams are fighting for two slots. One thing that is not in doubt

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