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2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: Catcher Over/Unders
View image | gettyimages.com In years past, we’ve taken a look at my stat, total run index, and used it to forge our position rankings. Somewhere along the way I made a stark discovery: sometimes advanced mathematics and fantasy sports don’t mix. First, it was hard to make those figures
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Fun with VORP –Catchers
View image | gettyimages.com One of the more interesting debates in the fantasy sports world is the appropriate place for advanced metrics. I’ve tried relying on them before and they’ve landed me in last place. So, there are two keys to using advanced metrics. The first is to find the
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — Catchers Part 1
There is and always will be a tension between fantasy baseball and real baseball. Real statistical analysts often ignore run producing statistics (runs and RBI) because they are largely what we may call opportunity statistics. They are dependent on the quality of the players around a particular player and not
2014 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 15
Welcome back to the Daily Fix here at the Fantasy Fix. And welcome to DraftStreet. For those who aren’t yet Daily Fantasy baseball players at DraftStreet head over there via this link and join. You can pick up a 100% deposit bonus up to $200 on your first deposit. I’m
A Look Back at the 2013 Draft: AL Catchers
Everyone’s draft has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the analysis needs to end. In fact, looking back on the drafts this year can give us insight into what the various players in our league were thinking and are thinking about certain players and types of players. I will
Rotters and Sleepers: Catchers
“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate drops to zero.” — Tyler Durden For those that have either read Fight Club or watched the movie, you are familiar with that quote. Of course, we are not talking about real death here, but we are talking about the death of a
The Platoon Advantage: Catcher Edition
Leave it to our readers to give us the best article ideas. Someone read my article on the platoon advantage and reached out to me via Twitter. He asked if I had a listing of which players had the biggest splits. Of course, I didn’t because I hadn’t bothered with