Fantasy Baseball
2014 Fantasy Baseball, Week 1 Tools of the Trade
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: Post-hype Sleepers
The season is still really young, so I’ll start by issuing the standard warning to not overreact to the first week’s happenings, or even the first month’s for that matter. That said, everyone (whether they want to admit it or not), has some spare parts rounding out their roster that
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: April 2, 2014
Welcome to another season of daily fantasy baseball. We have a new partner at Draftstreet.com, and the season is just getting started. The primary advantage of DraftStreet are some new games that should be fun. In addition to the traditional salary cap game, we also have a snake and pick
2014 Fantasy Baseball: The Fix DL Report – Week One
Welcome to the first weekly 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. For this specific DL report, we are going to start from the beginning of
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Rotters and Sleepers — Center Field
Sleepers come in all shapes and sizes and that can be seen more acutely in center field. Some leagues don’t differentiate between outfield positions, but enough leagues do that it makes sense to look at each position individually. Ironically, the players we are profiling today arguably had better seasons than
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix Podcast: April 1, 2014
Below is a podcast I’ve recorded in which I discuss daily fantasy strategy and the best plays for DraftStreet contests for today. I discuss how I determine which starting pitchers are the best value plays and the optimal strategy for stacking hitters from the same team. After the embedded podcast
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Rotters and Sleepers — Left Field
Fantasy outfielders are a dime a dozen. Of course, such a statement involves a lot of different perspectives on how to build a good fantasy baseball team. One could build from a position of strength and load up on fantasy studs. On the other hand, the advanced use of platoons
2014 Fantasy Baseball: What Can We Expect From Grady Sizemore?
The Boston Red Sox are a fascinating organization. They have the financial wherewithal to play with the big boys and when you look at their overall payroll it certainly looks like they try. Yet, they have experienced more success when they go the other way. In fact, their most successful
2014 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
We’re back with a Week 1 edition of fantasy baseball waiver wire 3×3, in which we’re emptying our wallets for Sergio Santos, waiting patiently for Archie Bradley, and coldly snubbing Josh Johnson. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy
Leonys Martin, a late steal for steals
In looking at Leonys Martin’s stat sheet, you see a number of issues. Thankfully he plays in a hitters park so his overall slash numbers still are decent enough to maintain fantasy production, but he does not produce much in the average or on base departments, has limited power, struggles
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Value Matters
This weekend, many of you will be drafting for the final time (or maybe for the first time). Over the course of an off-season, average draft positions of many players will rise and fall. There are several reasons as to why this occurs. Firstly, there is the post-season bump. Then
2014 Fantasy Baseball Team Previews: Washington Nationals
Note: This article is simply a preview of content that was originally published in TheFantasyFix.com’s 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide. Average draft position and other data have not been updated since. This preview does not contain all the content from the original piece. You can find the draft guide here. OFFSEASON OVERVIEW