Now, we continue with the second half of the rankings for second basemen. We are ranking the second basemen in five and six category leagues over the course of three and five year averages for those categories. You will see the player’s rank under each format and composite numbers for

This is a stressful time of year for fantasy baseball players. You’ve either just held your draft or you are about to hold your draft. The first few days of the baseball season are exciting. There are a marathon of games on ESPN and MLB.tv and everything seems so new.

There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources

Howie Kendrick has spent the entirety of this major league career representing the city of Los Angeles. After debuting with the Angels back in 2006, Kendrick became a staple at second base for the ballclub until he was dealt across town to the Dodgers a year before free agency. Kendrick

Welcome to the TheFantasyFix.com’s nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. No matter the format, we have everything you need to know to help you win your league. There were no afternoon games on the schedule for this Thursday, but plenty

The Philadelphia Phillies pulled the trigger on another deal sending long time second baseman Chase Utley and four million dollars to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two minor league players that have yet to be determined. The Dodgers will cover the other 1.85 million that Utley is owed. Utley

IF YOU READ ONLY ONE THING… Madison Bumgarner capped off a four-game sweep of the Nationals with an outstanding performance on Sunday. Bumgarner looked exactly like the pitcher who carried the Giants to the World Series last year with a complete game shutout while striking out 14 and only walking

Welcome to the TheFantasyFix.com’s nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. No matter the format, we have everything you need to know to help you win your league. Hot teams stayed that way Thursday afternoon as both the New York Mets

Most teams in the big leagues have moved to some form analytics. In some respects, you would almost think the blogosphere is disappointed at the concept. Ruben Amaro Jr. is one of the few that has shunned sabermetrics as a decision making tool. Writers throughout the internet and even in

View image | gettyimages.com Sometimes you get numbers so out of whack that you have to rethink what you’re doing. That happened when I tracked the 22 second basemen that have had enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title. According to baseball-reference.com (as of June 10th), the major