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2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Starting Pitchers 1-20
We have reached the moment where we have finally gotten to the best starting pitchers on the market. It shouldn’t be any surprise that most of these guys are clumped on teams that are destined to be there in October. The old adage goes that great pitching beats great hitting.
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Starting Pitchers 37-48
It’s been the slowest offseason in history as most of the top ten free agents are still on the board. The Super Bowl has passed and pitchers and catchers report in a week. That leaves us with our rankings. The rankings have taken a beating this offseason. I welcome the
The Undrafted All-Star Team
We head into the All-Star break at a time where so many team’s will consider themselves in contention for a playoff place. That will mean some interest moves before the end of the month as it’s a case of who will blink first and look to bolster their team for
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Midseason Awards
The all-star break is always a good time to take stock of where everything has gone. Usually there is some drama as to where the awards go and there has been drama this season, but it may not translate into the awards themselves. This season has seen some players come
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Three to Add, Three to Keep, Three to Drop– Starting Pitchers
Pitching is the hardest thing to gauge throughout the baseball season. So much of it is dependent on the work of teammates. A bad fielding team behind the pitcher can render him ineffective. A bad hitting team behind can render his good efforts as useless. The same is true of
2016 Fantasy Baseball: NL Starting Pitcher Projections
Rating position players was relatively easy. Runs above replacement tends to work pretty well and you only needed 20 players at each position. Grading out pitchers is considerably more difficult. Additionally, most teams carry at least five starters, and when you add in the standard 12-team league then you have yourself 60
Los Angeles Dodgers Acquire Mat Latos and Alex Wood
The Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, and Los Angeles Dodgers completed a very complex three team trade that began yesterday morning and wasn’t completed until the wee hours of the night. The deal is easily the most complex of the trade season, so instead of simply describing the particulars here, we
Fantasy Baseball Final: July 27, 2015
Welcome to the The Fantasy Fix’s nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. Whether you play season-long or daily fantasy, expect to see the best coverage from every team, every night, all season long. Only nine games were scheduled for Monday
2015 Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 3 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re circling Archie Bradley, doubting Kendrys Morales, and keeping faith in, ahem, Alex Rodriguez. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t one of them.
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