View image | gettyimages.com The beginning of April is an exciting time for baseball fans as it is. When you add in the spectre of a blockbuster trade (hours before the first game of the season) you get some real excitement. The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves pulled off

When looking at veteran left fielders, we see some intriguing names on the list. Of course, all of these guys have flaws or they would be owned by more fantasy owners. The question is whether their flaws make them unfit to be owned by you. Unlike the young pups, all

The last few weeks I have dug deep for free agent options, so this week I chose to highlight a few of players that are less widely available and are more helpful for shallower mixed league gamers. Don’t worry, though, if you’re in large mixed leagues and only formats, I

Depending on the fantasy league, outfielders may be taken all lump sum or specifically by position. I prefer to look at outfielders by position just in case. Left field has had its fair share of changes in the past year. According to NFBC, Ryan Braun will be eligible in right

Outfield is a unique problem for fantasy players. If you play in more than one fantasy league, chances are that one of them will consider outfielders generically and the other will have specific positions. We will consider the positions specifically for the time being, but TRI lends itself to overall

Happy trade deadline hangover! While the waiver trade deadline is still a few weeks away, the majority of fantasy-relevant trades appear to have happened. I took a look at a few players that could have been moved and their potential value on the peaks and valleys scale. It has been

As we move into the outfield, we notice that on the corners, defense becomes more and more an afterthought. If one were to look at the defensive spectrum wheel, left field would come ahead of only first base in terms of defensive value. Therefore, like at first base, we will

At some point, the whole “early stats don’t matter” mantra begins to get old. The question is when we should discard it like yesterday’s garbage. Play in fantasy baseball for long enough and you will face this dilemma with your fantasy roster. You have guys on your team that you

Unfortunately, the rules involving outfielders changes with the platform your league is set up through. Some major websites break them down into their individual outfield positions while others categorize them as generic outfielders. I have broken them up into separate positions because it easier to backtrack from the specific to

I actually had to settle an internal debate with myself as to how to handle outfielders. Some leagues go with generic outfielders while others break them down by position. I chose the later. Mind you, when classifying these guys it was not an exact science. What I tried to do