Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Why Chris Sale Made a Change
Death, taxes, and arm injuries. They’re all that a Major League pitcher is guaranteed in life, or so it seems. We all know the laundry list of starting pitchers that went down earlier this season with arm injuries. “Arm-ageddon 2014” if you will. You won’t? Eh, too late. The eyeball
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — Catchers Part 1
There is and always will be a tension between fantasy baseball and real baseball. Real statistical analysts often ignore run producing statistics (runs and RBI) because they are largely what we may call opportunity statistics. They are dependent on the quality of the players around a particular player and not
2014 Fantasy Baseball, Week 14 Tools of the Trade: Speed Is Costly
TheFantasyFix.com’s “Tools of the Trade” is a unique guide for owners to use while attempting to make an even trade with their league-mates in a standard 12-team mixed, 5×5 head-to-head or rotisserie redraft league. The values present in this guide are simply the basis for a trade. A full-blown analysis
2014 Fantasy Baseball Week 14 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 14 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re refusing to trade Jeff Samardzija, flipping Pedro Alvarez, and giving Jake McGee the title he deserves. 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
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: June 30, 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: Yovani Gallardo Has Taken the Right Step
Sometimes, a headline can tell us enough of the story. We read it, we get it, we move on. But then there are those moments when a headline just isn’t enough and we need to find out more. This can happen with baseball numbers too, including sabermetrics. Some days, the
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Wily Peralta is Useful
This season has #blessed us with a ton of good stories from a pitching perspective. Clayton Kershaw has, somehow, gotten better. Corey Kluber, Dallas Keuchel, and Phil Hughes have taken huge leaps forward. And veterans, like John Lackey, have put their demise on hold for one more year. Wily Peralta
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: June 27, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about eight 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: The Fix DL Report — Week 13
Welcome to the thirteenth 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, Cory
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Starting Pitcher Market — NL East
As our midseason profile of starting pitching comes to a close, it is instructive to take a look at where we have been in addition to looking at the pitchers from the National League East. The big picture and little picture are equally important in fantasy baseball. The long and
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: June 25
Welcome to another edition of the daily fix. Draftsteet has been a terrific platform for us and it can be for you too. They offer three different types of games and they offer them at all types of financial levels for the gambling fan. Draftstreet has pick em’ games, salary
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Rookie Report, June 24
There haven’t been a ton of changes on the rookie front, of late. Mostly, the rookie class is performing to expectations. Name Team PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG wOBA Jose Abreu White Sox 266 39 21 57 – 0.270 0.320 0.598 0.388 George Springer Astros 258 32