Fantasy Baseball
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Daily Fix: May 29, 2013
I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. Personally, I will probably be going with one of the one dollar games, but you can choose to do what you want. Don’t forget to get your deposit bonus here. If you can take any comfort from a day like today it is that every other
Daily News; Call-Ups – Grandal, Wacha, Franklin
As the season trudges along owners must be in tune with the daily goings-on in Major League Baseball. Three potential impact players enter the player pool picture today: Nick Franklin (SS, Seattle), Michael Wacha (SP, St. Louis), and Yasmani Grandal (C, San Diego). Nick Franklin- Shortstop/Second Baseman- Seattle Mariners: Nick
Why I Love Josh Donaldson
Let’s start this off the right way. I do not think Josh Donaldson will continue this level of performance. I highly doubt he ends the season with his current BABIP of .361 or a home run per fly ball ratio of 16.3%. Those numbers are both well above his career
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Peaks and Valleys: Defense over Offense
In the world of fantasy baseball, defense is more of a footnote. Most leagues do not use defensive statistics as categories in head-to-head or roto. Usually the only stat directly affected by defense is pitching ERA. Boring, right? Even worse, H2H makes ERA diminutive because the long-term cumulative ERA in
Fantasy Baseball Week 9 Waiver Wire: 3 to Cut, 3 to Catch, 3 to Keep
It’s the Week 9 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, where we’re putting Eric Chavez in the wayback machine, resetting expectations for Yoenis Cespedes, and reminiscing about the days when Gio Gonzalez still had fastball command. Let’s get it. 3 TO CUT Gio Gonzalez | Washington Nationals | SP After posting
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
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Week 8 Roundtable: Quarter-Season Awards
One-fourth of the 2013 Major League Baseball season is in the books, so as expected, the Fix has put together our “Quarter-Season Awards.” National League Bust (non-injury) by Chris Garosi (@ChrisGarosi) ESPN’s preseason projection: 33 HRs, 103 RBIs, 98 runs, 17 SBs and a .297 batting average. ZIPS’ preseason projection:
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Left Fielders
As we move into the outfield, we notice that on the corners, defense becomes more and more an afterthought. If one were to look at the defensive spectrum wheel, left field would come ahead of only first base in terms of defensive value. Therefore, like at first base, we will
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 26th 2013
Today I will be playing the Daily Dollar (great for beginners) If you are new to @DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball, you can claim your Deposit Bonus here! Before I get into my @DraftKings team of the day, here are some weather notes for tomorrow’s games. –Note rain percentages aren’t definitive
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