Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy Baseball Week 8 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 8 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re giving Chad Qualls his due, sharing in Alex Wood’s frustration, and waiting for Garrett Richards to get things under control. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: May 17, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about ten 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: Daily Double Switch, May 16th
Thursday’s shorter slate is over and we’re looking at a big 14 game slate Friday. Friday is a great day because there aren’t too many obvious plays besides the Rockies/Padres game, which has a high probability of rain. Time is money, so let’s get right to it. New depositors to
2014 Fantasy Baseball: 50 Interesting Pitcher Stats to Start the Season
Well, I am back!!! I am finally out of college, having graduated in late April. Since then, I have been gathering lots of data from Brooks Baseball, and beyond, as I look to figure out what players are doing so far this season. There are lots of interesting stats from
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Separated at Birth — Shortstop Edition
In today’s separated at birth, we aren’t necessarily looking at similar players. As much as I would love to do that, there are some positions where there aren’t compelling comparisons on that level. Instead, we are looking at two young shortstops from different parts of the jungle. Xander Bogearts is about as highly
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: May 16, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about ten 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 “A” in Athletics Is for Aces
The Athletics have gotten exceptional pitching from their starting rotation, and three of their starters rank in the top 20 in ERA among qualified starters. Sonny Gray leads the pack ranking ninth, Scott Kazmir ranking 12th, and Jesse Chavez rounding out the trio ranking 17th. The important thing at this
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Rubber, Week 7: Examining Fastball Usage
I was toying around with the pitch value Leaderboards on Fangraphs and got to looking at starters who have derived the most value from their fastballs so far this year. For the record, Fangraphs is grouping all variations of a fastball (i.e. four-seamer, two-seamer, sinker) into one category in this particular
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Week Seven Roundup
After a breathtaking 2013 season which resulted in him taking home the National League Rookie of the Year award, expectations were sky-high for Jose Fernandez coming into his sophomore season. Fernandez had been his usual dominant self in his first eight starts with the Miami Marlins so far this season,
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 15
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Rebuilding a Broken Staff
We learned recently from Ron Shandler that a team in fifth place or worse at the end of April has just a 20 percent chance of winning the league. Several of us are in that position at this point, especially if we play in multiple leagues. That’s not a particularly
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Andrew Heaney’s Newfound Value
Jose Fernandez’s injury is a travesty. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so disheartened for a player in my life. It’s unfair. It’s unfair for a man to have to overcome so much (seriously, read that piece immediately after finishing this one), achieve his lifelong dream, own an entire league, and