View image | gettyimages.com I love FIP. Or at least I did until xFIP came along and improved the predictive power of defense-independent pitching statistics (DIPS). Because home run rates generally fluctuate from year to year, xFIP applies a league average home run rate to all pitchers, which makes xFIP

View image | gettyimages.com As we continue with our value over replacement player series, we come to a point where we should take a step back. Sometimes it helps to ask ourselves some basic questions before continuing with our endeavor. A number of sites have numbers similar to VORP. Essentially,

Offseason Overview The Los Angeles Angels recorded a MLB-best 98 wins in 2014 and reached the playoffs for the first time since 2009 thanks to a dynamic offense and better than expected pitching. But their season ended on a sour note as they were swept 3-0 in the ALDS by

View image | gettyimages.com Fantasy baseball players often base their selections on two things: the average draft position for the player and preseason rankings from the particular site they are using. Funny, but those average draft positions (ADP) are based mostly on the preseason rankings. It all comes down to

Ryan Noonan and Gerard Martin are back to talk about third base. In the hot corner podcast they discuss their approach to the position on draft day, talk through the top tier of third baseman, decide whether or not Chris Davis returns to form, and how much of a ‘leap’ Nolan Arenado

View image | gettyimages.com This post was written exclusively for TheFantasyFix.com by Brian Dunshee. Adam Eaton enjoyed what was a solid though not spectacular first full major league season with the Chicago White Sox last year. The team hopes that he can capitalize on last year’s experience and act as

View image | gettyimages.com It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. That little play off of some Charles Dickens is super fitting for this time of year. March Madness, the stretch run for both the NBA and the NHL, and yes, baseball is approaching. We

View image | gettyimages.com Some of you may be old enough to remember 45s. I came of age in the tail end of the vinyl generation. Of course, vinyl went the way of the do-do bird and the concept of the single (and subsequent B side) seemed to go along

Above you can see what has become my favorite piece of content to produce each year — my flow chart for use in fantasy baseball snake drafts. The idea is for you to be able to use this during your draft along with a list of names (included below) and have

View image | gettyimages.com I don’t even know what a ‘Sleeper’ is any more. I do know that it’s an overused term in our game and one that’s really hard to define. With so many different league sizes and scoring formats, it’s hard to classify any player as an under