Fantasy Baseball
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — Center Fielders
As it turns out, there is no position as volatile as center field. A part of that volatility comes in the form of picking which outfield position in which to put some players. Nine times out of ten it’s easy. Most players play one position and stay there. However, that doesn’t happen
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Astros Return to Fantasy Relevance
For long suffering Astros fans like me, it has been a long time in the wilderness. Of course, getting Biblical is a bit much considering they were in the World Series less than 10 years ago. Philadelphia Phillies fans could ask their grandparents what it was like before the
2015 Fantasy Baseball– It’s Never Too Early — Left Fielders
At some point in the fantasy world we reach a fork in the road. As Yogi used to say, “when you reach a fork in the road, take it.” We have that road here as it pertains to fantasy outfielders. Different platforms treat outfielders differently. Some leagues treat them
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — Shortstops
Depth is a huge issue at some positions and shortstop might be chief among those. Injuries have greatly zapped the value of guys on the top of the board as all of them have missed significant time in the last two seasons for one ailment or another. Finding a
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Yovani Gallardo to the Rangers
Yovani Gallardo will be leaving the only organization he’s ever played for, the Brewers, and changing leagues as a result of Monday’s trade to the Rangers. The Brewers received middle infielder Luis Sardinas, relief pitcher Corey Knebel, and 18-year old pitching prospect Marcos Diplan in return for Gallardo’s last year of team
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Josh Harrison is the New J-Hay
I don’t think I’m going way out on a limb here by stating that Josh Harrison’s 2014 campaign was one which few people saw coming. The Pittsburgh Pirates super-utility player not only made the All-Star team last season but was a fantasy all-star for any owner that plucked him off
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