Fantasy Baseball
45 Prospects in 45 Days: Kansas City’s Yordano Ventura
Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could – should, in some cases – be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. For the projection portion of the article, we will
2014 Fantasy Baseball: 5×5 Second Baseman Rankings
My rankings at catcher and first base were fairly straight forward, but things get a little weird here at second base. It starts with a difference in positional eligibility requirements. In order to qualify for a position in my rankings a player had to play in 15 games at that
2014 Fantasy Baseball: FSWA Expert Draft – Team Recap (Part One)
Monday night I participated in a FSWA 12-team fantasy baseball snake draft. The league is full of experts and is named after 2013’s FSWA Fantasy Baseball Writer of the Year Jason Collette. If you follow me on Twitter, you know Jason, I, and Eno Sarris were the finalists. Congrats again
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Whatever Happened to Gordon Beckham?
I hope you are enjoying the 45 prospects in 45 days series. Prospects are one thing that separates baseball from all of the other major sports. Even if we include hockey, professional baseball has the most intricate farm system in all of the major sports. Prospects represent hope and if
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Expectations for Matt Carpenter
After a magnificent sophomore season in 2013, expectations are very high for St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter. Even though Carpenter wasn’t set to hit free agency for a couple years, the Cardinals rewarded him last Saturday by signing him to a six-year, $52 million contract extension, which essentially
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Rotters and Sleepers – Second Basemen
We continue our series of sleepers and rotters by reviewing the purpose of the series itself. Fantasy players in every sport are always in search of that elusive sleeper. Sometimes, finding the sleeper can be almost as rewarding as winning the championship. It means bragging rights at the next draft
45 Prospects in 45 Days: Houston’s George Springer
Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could – should, in some cases – be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. For the projection portion of the article, we will
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Gerard’s Rankings, Second Basemen
Robinson Cano, Ian Kinsler, and Dustin Pedroia lead the list of top ranked second basemen for your fantasy baseball draft. My rankings will give you the top three tiers of second basemen, along with strong plays in each 5×5 category.
Total Run Index: Substitution Value – Second Basemen
Past is prologue. The past is the best predictor of the future, but there is no perfect predictor of the future. So, when I think about total run index (TRI) and its use in fantasy sports, I have to consider the limitations. For anyone that studies sabermetrics, there are two
45 Prospects in 45 Days: St. Louis’ Carlos Martinez
Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could – should, in some cases – be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. For the projection portion of the article, we will
45 Prospects in 45 Days: Houston’s Jon Singleton
Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could ? should, in some cases ? be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. For the projection portion of the article, we will
45 Prospects in 45 Days: Minnesota’s Miguel Sano
Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could – should, in some cases – be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. For the projection portion of the article, we will
