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Ian Desmond Fantasy Baseball
2016 Fantasy Baseball

When free agency began in November, every prominent player just knew they were going to find a new home and make the big bucks they had been dreaming about. Unfortunately, other factors got in the way for some of these players and they ended up unemployed when pitchers and catchers

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Often times, comments on the site generate a topic idea. Our collective rankings on the various positions have generated a number of comments and one rater in particular has come under a lot fire. One does not necessarily have to defend their rankings in so much as articulate a point

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Finding potential sleepers and busts is an obsession for fantasy baseball fans. Sometimes you pick up the fantasy baseball magazine or click on the preseason rankings and find yourself scratching your head. Identifying potential busts (as we are doing here) depends largely on your definition of the word. For some,

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2016 Fantasy Baseball2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy BaseballProspects

There are few prospects that have been in the news as much as Mark Appel the last several years. For someone that has never pitched a big league inning, he sure gets around. First, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2012 amateur draft and declined to sign.

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Fantasy baseball fans look forward to the preseason rankings as much as any fantasy player in any sport. There is a whole cottage industry surrounding ranking players for fantasy sports and there is as much science involved as Astrology. So, a second cottage industry has emerged and that is the

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2015 Quick Overview The Chicago White Sox have perpetually been in the middle of the pack since they won the World Series in 2005. Last year, they finished with a lackluster 76-86 record despite some aggressive moves made in the offseason. They remain a franchise that isn’t sure whether it’s

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The last of the big name pitchers went off the board when the Baltimore Orioles agreed to sign Yovani Gallardo to a three-year contract. Gallardo had been waiting because the Texas Rangers gave him a qualifying offer. Under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, the Orioles will have to

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2016 Fantasy Baseball2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy Baseball

Rating position players was relatively easy. Runs above replacement tends to work pretty well and you only needed 20 players at each position. Grading out pitchers is considerably more difficult. Additionally, most teams carry at least five starters, and when you add in the standard 12-team league then you have yourself 60

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2015 Quick Overview The Texas Rangers surprised everyone when they went from last place in 2014 to edge the Houston Astros by two games in the 2015 standings. Despite a seemingly mediocre 88-74 record, the Rangers came within one game of advancing to the ALCS. They took a two games

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2016 Fantasy Baseball2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy Baseball

Rating the other positions was relatively easy. Runs above replacement tends to work pretty well and you only needed 20 players at each position. Grading out pitchers is considerably more difficult. Additionally, most teams carry at least five starters, and when you add in the standard 12- team league you

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