Fantasy Baseball
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Undervalued Starting Pitchers – American League
We’re getting a much more useful look at how things are panning out for teams this Spring and how drafts are going in Fantasy. This allows us to identify where “our guys” are likely to be taken come draft day and the likelihood of getting the players we want. But
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Top 20 Closers
I hate closers. Okay, that’s a little extreme, but I hate saves. The problem with saves is that they are almost completely dependent on what a team does and not what the individual does. So, forecasting closers is a bit myopic. I refuse to give into the game of forecasting
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Starting Pitchers 1-20
We have reached the moment where we have finally gotten to the best starting pitchers on the market. It shouldn’t be any surprise that most of these guys are clumped on teams that are destined to be there in October. The old adage goes that great pitching beats great hitting.
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Handicapping the Remaining Free Agents
For the discerning baseball fan, there are several sites that become go to sources for information. Baseball-reference.com is usually the best resource for general statistical information. Fangraphs.com and Baseballprospectus.com have good advanced statistics and commentary on those statistics. However, if one wants to find out the most recent news on
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Throwing Darts Late In Your Draft, Part II
As promised, part 2 of the last round draft dart throws features outfielders and pitching. Remembering the criteria for inclusion; they must have an Average Draft Position of 300+ across ESPN, CBS and Yahoo). So, without further ado, let’s get into it. Outfielders Nick Williams (ESPN N/a – CBS 318
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Using K%+IFFB%-BB% To Target Pitchers
The fantasy baseball industry is lucky to have many analysts with interesting strategies up their sleeves to target players. One particular strategy I’ve enjoyed using over the years is K%+IFFB%-BB% to target pitchers. Strikeouts and the ability to induce easy pop ups seems like a recipe for fantasy success. In
2018 Fantasy Baseball: March Market Wrap-up
There have been a ton of theories that could could explain the realitive inactivity of the offseason. We have seen more significant deals in March than at any time in history. Personally, I tend to believe it has more to do with a market correction than anything else. Sure, there
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Throwing Darts Late In Your Draft, Part I
Draft season is in full swing and there’s some meaningful data coming out of the early drafts now, specifically players ADP (Average Draft Position). Every site is different, every draft is different. But one thing always rings true, we want late round value. Looking at the ADP from ESPN, CBS
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Starting Pitchers 21-40
As we move through the starting pitchers we begin to see some separation. These rankings are based on PECOTA’s 2018 projections. At best, these rankings should be taken in concern with the previous rankings that were based on past performance. When these two rankings are taken in concert then they
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Starting Pitchers 41-60
We’ve gone through just about every position with our reboot of the rankings. PECOTA does pretty well with position player projections, but pitching is a more challenging group. There are so many moving parts that are beyond the pitcher’s control. We still have a few free agents left. Making predictions