Fantasy Baseball
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — Third Basemen
We get to the hot corner in our series of “it’s never too early.” Unfortunately, the hot corner hasn’t been too hot lately as it seems to be going through a period of transition. The established stars are getting a little long in the tooth. As we saw with the
2015 Fantasy Baseball Breakout Candidate: Kyle Gibson
Breakout is an ambiguous word, so with that in mind, I’ll start by clarifying that I’m not expecting Kyle Gibson to be a fantasy ace. I do, however, believe he makes for an interesting late round flyer in large mixed leagues and deeper formats after digging into his 2014 performance.
Jeff Bagwell’s Case for the Hall of Fame
If I may indulge in the Hall of Fame again this offseason, we find that the Hall of Fame is ground zero in the debate between numbers and conventional wisdom. In the many debates I had online, none was more intense than the debate over my hometown hero Jeff Bagwell.
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Is Lucas Duda for Real?
Earlier this week I took a look at catchers and how 2015 Steamer projections and early NFBC ADP data compare to how players finished the season ranked last year. I discussed how Devin Mesoraco finished the year as the third most valuable fantasy catcher and was being drafted third at
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher Breakout Candidates
When researching my recent post on Devin Mesoraco, I looked at how 2015 Steamer projections and early NFBC ADP data compared to how players ranked in 2014. There were two young catchers that finished well outside the top 12 catchers last year that both Steamer and ADP think could be
2015 Fantasy Baseball: What to Make of Devin Mesoraco
Fantasy football season is over and there’s a short slate of NHL games on tap tonight, so I’m turning my attention to fantasy baseball for the first time in 2015. I intended to do a breakdown of the differences between early NFBC ADP data and rankings according to the 2015
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — Second Basemen
In the last edition, a reader wrote in and asked about Buster Posey’s ranking among first basemen. As it turns out, a number of players are eligible at multiple positions. Choosing which position to list them at can be a tricky proposition. Most of the time they are listed where
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — First Basemen
As we saw with the catchers, there are a few guys that rise and fall when we compare early rankings and the first few expert drafts. It may seem like insanity to begin looking at baseball at January, but most of the major moves have already been made and teams
2014 Fantasy Baseball Breakout: Jake Arrieta
The first 2014 breakout player I wrote about this offseason was Carlos Carrasco. He wasn’t the only once-well-thought-of prospect to bloom last year as Jake Arrieta did so in the Senior Circuit for the Cubs. The one time Baltimore Oriole and former top-100 prospect per both Baseball America and Baseball
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — Catchers
Some publications are getting a head start on the competition. With the college football season coming to a close and the NFL headed to the playoffs, some of you are looking for things to do to fill your budgeted fantasy sports schedule. You might as well get the jump on