Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: July 18, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about nine minutes long. I discuss the starting pitchers with the highest projected point totals and the ones who are the best value for their price. I also discuss which teams are the best to
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Danny Salazar, Return from the Milk Carton?
Remember Danny Salazar? I do, because I paid way too much for him in my Ottoneu auction. I knew he had his warts – home runs, perhaps stamina issues, and injury history. Nonetheless, I pulled the trigger because of his ability to miss bats. It didn’t quite work out for
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Best First-Half Hitter Values
With Yoenis Cespedes claiming his second straight Home Run Derby crown and the Derek Jeter Memorial Game All-Star Game over with, the festivities of the All-Star break are officially in the rear view mirror. The second half of the 2014 Major League Baseball season is about to commence, but that
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — Third Basemen, Part I
We’ve taken a break along with most of the league on our game wide rundown of real offensive value. Many of you might be new to the discussion, so first let’s talk a little bit about real offensive value (ROV). Real offensive value combines batting average and secondary average to
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Fix DL Report, Week Sixteen
Welcome to the sixteenth week of the Fix DL Report. Each week I (@Rich_Migs) will cover significant fantasy baseball injuries. As the season continues, the report will address some of the most recent injuries and their fantasy implications OUT FOR THE SEASON: Patrick Corbin, Brandon Beachy, Kris Medlen, Jarrod Parker,
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Rookie Report, All-Star Break Update
Apologies for not having an update for a few weeks. Between work and my summer vacation – I went to Denver; it was delightful – I just haven’t been able to write much. That changes now and everything is back to normal, which is nice. Name Team PA R HR
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The 5×5 All-Star Team
Zach Sanders of Rotographs has an awesome method for distilling fantasy value down to one number. The method uses z-scores to determine how far players are above or below average in each fantasy category in terms of standard deviations. For example, a player with a z-score of 2.00 in steals
2014 Fantasy Baseball Week 16 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 16 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re evolving Jarrod Dyson, evaluating Henderson Alvarez, and evangelizing for Jesse Hahn. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t one of them. Here, we’ll
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Week 16 Free Agent Fixes
Sometimes non-closing relievers need a little love, too, and a pair get it in this week’s Free Agent Fixes. They’re joined by a young catcher that seems to be turning the corner, a veteran first baseman with an amended injury timetable, a rookie second baseman, and a pitcher that was
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Week 15 Closer Report
Welcome back to The Fantasy Fix’s Closer Report for Week 15. I’m a couple of days late this week as I was closing out my vacation so please pardon the delay. We are heading into the All-Star break with a lot of stable bullpens, a few trouble spots that have
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Mike Minor is Sinking
Recently, I spoke about Yovani Gallardo’s success, including the development of his sinker that truly began in 2012. Now, it appears as if Mike Minor is pulling a Yovani Gallardo. Unfortunately for Minor, his 2014 season hasn’t gone as well. He has given his fantasy owners a bloated ERA (4.54)
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: July 11, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about six minutes long. I discuss the starting pitchers with the highest projected point totals and the ones who are the best value for their price. I also discuss which teams are the best to