Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Farm Report, May 6
Minor league action is heating up. Since our last update, Marcus Stroman was called up. It appears he’ll work out of the bullpen immediately, but given the fact that he’s already stretched -and that Dustin McGown isn’t very good – out he should make his way into the rotation sooner
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Dumpster Diving — Second Base, Part Two
We took a look at the young second basemen in the last edition of dumpster diving, so today we will take a look at the veteran version. Of course, veteran is often in the eye of the beholder. In this case, veteran will be defined as someone that has more
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: May 6, 2014
Below is a podcast with me discussing daily fantasy strategy for the day. It’s only about six and a half 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
2014 Fantasy Baseball Week 6 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 6 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re basking in the glow of Yordano Ventura, tuning out Brandon Phillips, and allowing George Springer to get a bit more seasoning. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Price Has Changed
Often times, when making statistical observations, there’s no gray. We can become too ‘black and white’. Certain outcomes are assumed based on past performance or current trends, and more times than not, these assumptions are true. One assumption that I want to discuss today is the demise of Rays 2012
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Dumpster Diving — Second Base Part One
This is the third week we have done the dumpster diving series and each week we alter our approach a little as needs arrive. Second base is full of under the radar guys, so we will be dividing this position into two separate articles to help fantasy fans peruse through
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Week Six Free Agent Fixes
Thirty-year old starting pitchers aren’t supposed to be throwing the hardest they’ve ever thrown in their career, but one is this year and he’s a player that I suggest more gamers roster. He’s joined by a Cubs reliever that appears to be settling into the closer gig. Changing gears to
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: May 5, 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: Week 6 Two-Start Pitchers and Streamers
The fifth week of the Major League baseball season didn’t have as many games played as usual and stud two-start pitchers were sparse while examining the starting pitcher landscape for the week. That will not be a problem as we enter Week 6. The must-start two-start options this week are
2014 Fantasy Baseball, Week 5 Tools of the Trade: Not Trading Jose Fernandez
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: Pedroia’s Alarming Lack of Power
Slow starts are a part of the game. We usually spend all of April worried about a few guys. Is the poor start a sign of things to come? Is it bad luck? Maybe it’s a combination? So far this April, people have worried about: Edwin Encarnacion, Jason Heyward, Miguel
2014 Fantasy Baseball: What in the Jesse Chavez Is Going On Here?
Typically when a 30 year old pitcher gets off to a hot start in April, we can look at a few numbers to get a feel for what’s going on. There’s usually a track record to fall back on, some statistical analysis that can be done that makes evaluating him