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Fantasy Baseball

When we begin looking at outfielders, we begin to see some flexibility between corner outfielders. Players listed as left fielders could easily switch to right field and vice versa. Obviously, when we mention someone as a left fielder it precludes us mentioning them in right field. We also might have

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Fantasy Baseball

Welcome to the 2016 MLB offseason. The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bays completed the first significant trade of the offseason on November 5th. The Mariners are trading Logan Morrison, Brad Miller, and Danny Farquhar to the Rays for Nate Karns, Boog Powell, and C.J. Reifenhauser. The names may not immediately

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Fantasy Baseball

Shortstop is the glamour position in baseball. It should surprise no one that some of the best rookies in baseball were shortstops this past season. Moving forward, some of these players will obviously be better than others. One player registers as possibly the number one player at his position moving

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Fantasy Baseball

Third base just might be the strongest position for future stars in the game. Obviously, one name looms over the whole position as Kris Bryant burst on the scene with the Cubs. Part of the appeal is that he also is eligible at multiple positions. Still, you shouldn’t sweep the

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Fantasy Baseball

We continue through our journey of looking at players that burst on the scene in 2015. Since we are moving to the middle infield, we will begin to see a number of players that will be eligible at multiple positions. A number of second basemen are eligible at shortstop and

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Last time, we took a look at the top four rookie catchers and their prospects for becoming regulars in 2016. We are continuing that series with first basemen. First base is a tough position to break in at. There are more quality first baseman in the big leagues than at

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

The chalk has barely cleared on the 2015 regular season, but the enterprising fantasy baseball player starts making preparations for next year. Of course, there is seemingly an eternity between now and February/March when most drafts take place. The beauty is that we can begin to analyze the game in

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

It has been my pleasure to do the Friday night finals this season. This Friday marks the last one for the 2015 season. I love baseball specifically and sports in general because you never know what is going to happen. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the second best record in baseball

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Dr. Heimlich, paging Dr. Heimlich. I’m not sure if this is unique to baseball, but baseball fans are obsessed with failure. I suppose when someone can do something 30 percent of the time and be considered a success that’s a part of the equation. The Texas Rangers might have just

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

The American League Rookie of the Year award race is not nearly as cut and dried as the National League race. Of course, as we saw in that article, the race should be a lot closer than what it will be. The American League race might seem cut and dried

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