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Total Run Index: Shortstops
Shortstop is the weakest position on the diamond in terms of fantasy baseball. Only about half of the 25 top shortstops are regularly above average offensively. In a 12 team league that might not be that much of a concern, but a lot of leagues carry a middle infielder in
2013 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Projections and Introducing “Roto Rating”
This is a sneak preview of our projections series. We will be posting a series of articles in which we project the roto stats for all players who could be useful in mixed leagues. These articles will be available to those who subscribe to our premium content via our “Front
Total Run Index: Third Basemen
Now, that we get into third base we get into some more high octane fantasy players. Again, the idea is to balance the desire to go with the best overall players and the best players by position. So far, the general rule of thumb is +20 runs for premium fantasy
Total Run Index: Second Basemen
As we talked about before with first basemen, there are two primary strategies when it comes to fantasy baseball. You can take the best overall player regardless of position or you can take players based on how they compare to the others at their position. Let’s take second base as
Total Run Index: First Basemen
There are two primary strategies when it comes to fantasy sports. Sure, there are hundreds of “strategies” and I seem to try a new one every year, but the reality is that there are only two: either you take the best player available or you weight players differently based on the position
What is Total Run Index?
In the coming weeks, a series of articles will be available through the premium section of this site concerning total run index. Like most of you, I don’t pay extra for things unless I am sure that they actually have value. So, in this spot I will try to explain
Total Run Index: Catchers
If you read the introductory article on total run index then you know what this is all about. If you have not read that article, it might be helpful to you to understand a little about what is going on. What follows is a table showing the TRI scores for the