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Cooperstown Justice: David Ortiz
The man they call Big Papi has been the embodiment of baseball in Boston for nearly a decade and a half. There had been some rumblings that the end was near for the great David Ortiz over the course of the 2015 MLB season, but Red Sox Nation got their
Fantasy Baseball Final: August 5, 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. It was a busy Tuesday in baseball
Fantasy Baseball Final: July 31st, 2015
Today was the non-waiver deadline for trades. The deadline comes at 4 PM EST, but there are always trades that get announced after the deadline. This season’s trade deadline was unique for a number of reasons. First, there were more significant trades made this year than there have been in
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: Where are they now? — First Basemen
View image | gettyimages.com This is the second installation of the “Where are they now?” series. Obviously, catchers have seen a rash of injuries and unexpected bad play, so that edition had much more to offer for a series about disappointments. First base has been rather stable in comparison, so
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — First Basemen
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
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Plate Discipline — First Basemen
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
2015 Fantasy Baseball: First Base VORP Revisited
View image | gettyimages.com As some of you may know, Chris Garosi and I participated in a recent fantasy draft. I shared my VORP findings with him to assist with the drafting process. He made a couple of suggestions to make the system better and we will incorporate those as
2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: Names or Numbers? Part II
View image | gettyimages.com This is Part II of my Names or Numbers series (Part I is here), designed to help you keep an open mind on draft day while pursuing maximum value with each pick. I do a lot of mock drafts each preseason, and I highly recommend that you do the same.
2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: First Base Over/Under
View image | gettyimages.com We continue the over and under series with the first basemen. Fantasy players typically use first basemen at both the first base and utility slots. Some leagues also add in a corner and middle infield slot as well. Therefore, we will evaluate the top 24 first