Brett Talley
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 28, 2013
Draft Kings.com Team of the Day As always, I’m playing in the Double Up! contest on DraftKings. Don’t forget to get your deposit bonus here. Starting Pitchers Ever since I decided to spend heavy on pitching about a month ago, I’ve had much more success with my daily salary cap
Two Start Pitchers and SP Streamers: Week 9
With every team playing seven games this week, we have a full complement of 60 two-start pitchers, although we do not know who the Tuesday/Sunday starters for San Francisco and San Diego are just yet. Below I have broken this week’s two starters into four categories: must start in all
TheFantasyFix.com Podcast: Chris Garosi
Host Brett Talley (@TheRealTAL) is joined by fellow Fix writer, Chris Garosi (@chrisgarosi). Chris and Brett discuss hot and slow starts both on the mound and at the dish. They touch on guys like Nate McLouth, Everth Cabrera, Matt Kemp, Yoenis Cespedes, Patrick Corbin, Clay Buchholz and many, many more.
The Rubber, Week Eight: Potential K% Surgers and Losers
We all know there is a strong correlation between swinging strike rate (SwStr%) and strikeout rate (K%). But how strong is it? And how can we take that correlation and determine which players are most likely to see a rise or fall in strikeout rate going forward based on their
Brett Talley’s Front Office Fantasy Baseball Chat – May 21, 2013
Welcome to Brett Talley’s Front Office fantasy baseball chat for Tuesday, May 21st.
Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 21, 2013
I’ve got my DraftKings.com lineup for the day listed and discussed below. I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. Don’t forget to get your deposit bonus here. But first, some pitching notes from yesterday’s games. Cole Hamels: 6 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 10 K @ Miami Before
The Rubber, Week Seven: Examining Changes in Walk Rate
A week ago today, Russell Carleton (@pizzacutter4) posted a piece at BaseballProspectus.com showing when certain pitcher statistics become reliable. The methodology is somewhat complicated, and I suggest you click through to that piece and read through the full explanation. But the main point of the article is that there is
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 14, 2013
This Friday, be sure to to enter the “Spring Fling” over at DraftKings. It’s your chance to turn an $11 entry fee into a $20,000 first place prize! Enter here! DraftKings.com Team of the Day As always, I’m playing in the Double Up! contest on DraftKings. Don’t forget to get
The Rubber, Week 6: Why BABIP Doesn’t Really Matter Until June
It’s commonly accepted that BABIP tends to regress toward the mean. I cite the stat in virtually every article I write, and almost any fantasy writer who ascribes to sabermetrics will use it in a a lot of their pieces. But I think there is a problem with using BABIP
TheFantasyFix.com Podcast: Jason Parks
Brett Talley (@TheRealTAL) and Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix) are joined by Jason Parks (@professorparks) of Baseball Prospectus (@baseballpro). Jason is BP’s propsect expert and man does he know his shit. Jason drops well over an hour’s worth of prodigious prospect talk. They discuss Tony Cingrani, Jose Fernandez, Wil Myers, Jurickson Profar,