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Hey folks! It’s the best time of the year – fantasy baseball draft season. The Fantasy Fix staff members use our own advice in our leagues, and we know you, the loyal readers, do too. So let’s see who’s really the best at putting the theories, advice and knowledge into
Sleeper Scout: Mike Minor and Hisashi Iwakuma
After being selected seventh overall in the 2009 Amateur Draft, Mike Minor has seen more bad days than good ones in Atlanta. Even though his strikeout numbers have been more than respectable, his career 4.37 ERA and 1.30 WHIP leave much to be desired. Minor started 30 games for the
AL Only: Find Some Relief
Pitching options in a mono-league are always difficult to come by. Everyone wants to have two closers and be competitive in saves, but if you do the math, there simply aren’t enough options to go around. The skill of identifying middle relievers who will consistently deliver zero’s in the ERA
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Nick Castellanos – 3B/OF – Detroit Tigers
Nick Castellanos is blocked by Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera. Can he hit enough to populate right field for the Tigers for years to come? Profile Nick Castellanos was drafted in the 1st round (sandwich pick – #44 overall) in the 2010 MLB draft out of Archbishop McCarthy HS in
No Way Jose: The Case Against Drafting Jose Reyes
Jose Reyes is annually considered one of the elite fantasy shortstops in baseball. There is no doubt about his talent and abilities. He can score plenty of runs and steal a lot of bases for your fantasy club, but I am here to explain why I annually stay away from drafting him. By
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Jameson Taillon – SP – Pittsburgh Pirates
Jameson Taillon is a 6-foot-6, 225-pound right-handed beast of a pitching prospect. Drafted second overall out of high school in 2010, Taillon, 21, isn’t as polished as fellow Pittsburgh pitching prospect Gerrit Cole, but he still offers tremendous upside as a future major-league starter. Taillon has pitched well at all
Increasing AL-Only Pitching Return On Investment
At this point in the offseason, most fantasy sites and experts have reached the consensus that a successful way to conquer a league is to draft or purchase hitting first, second and third. Pitching has become relegated to the middle and late rounds. This strategy has immense value and has
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Jackie Bradley, Jr. – OF – Boston Red Sox
Jackie Bradley, Jr., performed very well in his first full professional season in 2012 after being drafted 40th overall in the 2011 Draft out of South Carolina. After only playing in 10 games in 2011, Bradley played 128 games last season – 67 in High-A ball and 61 in Double-A.
Faith in “The Freak”: Tim Lincecum will bounce back in 2013
Tim Lincecum had an extremely disappointing season in 2012 with career worsts in losses, ERA, WHIP, earned runs, walks, wild pitches, and homeruns allowed. He has slid far down the rankings lists for 2013 with an average draft position so far of 125, which in a 12 team league has
Fantasy Baseball: Fueling the Hype Machine for Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Goldschmidt belongs in the same draft conversation as Albert Pujols, Joey Votto and Prince Fielder. Hell, in a vacuum, I’d take him ahead of Fielder without a moment’s hesitation. Our own Albert Lang wrote a cautionary piece last week (which I encourage you to check out), warning about the