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2016 Fantasy Baseball

It’s still very early in the fantasy season, but we all get itchy trigger fingers sometimes. That key player you were counting on has gotten off to a slow start. At first base, we can see a number of players that aren’t living up to the advanced billing. Of course,

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Organizations in baseball get certain reputations for doing things well. Some organizations get known their ability to develop hitters while others get known for their ability to develop pitchers. The richer franchises get known for buying their talent. The flip side are those teams that belong to those on the

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING… Zach Greinke stretched his scoreless streak to 43 and 2/3 innings in his first start on Sunday since being the National League starter in the midsummer classic earlier this week. Greinke dominated the Nationals injury depleted lineup on Sunday and led the Dodgers to a 5-0

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

View image | gettyimages.com You can’t get any more different in fantasy circles than catchers and first basemen. Still, there are some things that are similar at all of the positions. Some players have surprised and outperformed expectations and some players have not met expectations. With one third of the

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

View image | gettyimages.com We are continuing the plate discipline series with first basemen, but for some of you this will be your introduction to the series. Before we dive into the numbers we should pause and discuss the various numbers you are viewing and why they are important. We

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2015 Fantasy Baseball2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft GuideFantasy Baseball

Offseason Overview The Oakland Athletics went all-in in their efforts to try to reach the World Series last year but ultimately came up short as they lost the AL wildcard game to the Kansas City Royals. General manager Billy Beane made a plethora of deals in the offseason that have

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

As we saw with the catchers, there are a few guys that rise and fall when we compare early rankings and the first few expert drafts. It may seem like insanity to begin looking at baseball at January, but most of the major moves have already been made and teams

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2014 Fantasy BaseballChris GarosiFantasy Baseball

For many players in season long roto leagues, you are beginning to make trades to fill holes in your squad. One of the joys of rotisserie scoring is that you can target one (or more) categories that will have the most significant impact on your point total. I like to

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

In the Week 9 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re changing our tune on Marcell Ozuna, reaffirming our faith in Justin Verlander, and passing on Country Breakfast.

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

National attention on top prospects for the upcoming MLB Draft has mostly centered on college pitchers Jonathan Gray (Oklahoma) and Mark Appel (Stanford) with Georgia High School stud Clint Frazier thrown in here and there for color. The college hitting class is thought of as relatively weak, largely because it

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