There can be no more glamour position than shortstop. Players that grow up playing outside the United State usually start off playing shortstop. In Little League, the best athletes are normally shortstops or pitchers (or both). Scouting Directors looking for infielders usually start by scouting and drafting shortstops. The rationale

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

Host Brett Talley (@TheRealTAL) is joined by fellow Fix writer, Chris Garosi (@chrisgarosi). Chris and Brett discuss hot and slow starts both on the mound and at the dish. They touch on guys like Nate McLouth, Everth Cabrera, Matt Kemp, Yoenis Cespedes, Patrick Corbin, Clay Buchholz and many, many more.

DraftKings Team of the Day Today I’m playing the $1 Double Up contest, and when you sign up at DraftKings don’t forget to claim your deposit bonus. Before we get to the lineup of the day, please take note of this SPECIAL OFFER. For anyFIRST-TIME depositor at DraftKings, if you deposit at least

We all know there is a strong correlation between swinging strike rate (SwStr%) and strikeout rate (K%). But how strong is it? And how can we take that correlation and determine which players are most likely to see a rise or fall in strikeout rate going forward based on their

We have just passed the quarter pole, so it is high time we look at how players at each position are performing and which ones will be on the trade block this summer. More often than not, seeing how players are performing can tell us which teams will be in

Today marks a unique challenge when it comes to playing Draftkings. There hasn’t been a day in the season with this few games on the docket. My normal strategies really don’t play out here because there are only five games on the docket. That leaves you with only ten starting pitchers

I still remember the first time I went to Las Vegas like it was yesterday. I had pretty good success at playing video poker and I did decently at the blackjack tables, I had checked out sites like Macauindo.com beforehand so I was pretty clued up on how to do

Welcome to Brett Talley’s Front Office fantasy baseball chat for Tuesday, May 21st.    

As you know, a deadly two-mile wide tornado touched down in Oklahoma yesterday devastating several suburban Oklahoma City communities. While it may be unnecessary for me to discuss the graphic nature of this natural disaster, it is necessary for us to come together and provide any support possible to those

I may have yet to mention my #1 anxiety and the most frustrating part of fantasy baseball: closers. Despite my advice on the general reasons why you should trust or not trust the players pitching at the end of games, I never explained why. It will sound petty and has

All in all, second base might be the deepest position in the big leagues. This is partially because the position has enjoyed the addition of several young players in recent seasons that have gone onto enjoy great success. Others may not have enjoyed great success, but they are so promising