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Using K%+IFFB%-BB% To Target or Sell Starting Pitchers: April 30th Update
The fantasy baseball industry is lucky to have many analysts with interesting strategies up their sleeves to target players. One particular strategy I’ve enjoyed using over the years is K%+IFFB%-BB% to target pitchers. Strikeouts and the ability to induce easy pop ups is a recipe for fantasy success. During draft
Using ERA-FIP To Identify Starting Pitchers to Target or Trade: Mid-April Update
In this piece, I’ll be updating one of my favorite strategies to identify starting pitchers to target via trade for fantasy baseball players in 2019. Each and every baseball site you visit can probably provide you with a strategy to identify players to target via trade. One of my favorite
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Starting Pitchers 1-20
We have reached the moment where we have finally gotten to the best starting pitchers on the market. It shouldn’t be any surprise that most of these guys are clumped on teams that are destined to be there in October. The old adage goes that great pitching beats great hitting.
2018 Fantasy Baseball: March Market Wrap-up
There have been a ton of theories that could could explain the realitive inactivity of the offseason. We have seen more significant deals in March than at any time in history. Personally, I tend to believe it has more to do with a market correction than anything else. Sure, there
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Chicago Cubs Sign Yu Darvish
The Cubs pulled off the most significant free agent signing of the offseason when they signed the number one starting pitcher on the market, Yu Darvish, to a six year, 126 million dollar deal (can reach 150 million if he meets certain incentives). It has been a very slow offseason
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Starting Pitchers 1-12
Evaluating and ranking starting pitchers is difficult at best. Unlike their position player counterparts, pitchers are extremely reliant on the fielders behind him, the hitters for run support, and the bullpen to preserve their leads. Wins haven’t had the stranglehold on the game that they had in the past, but
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Three to Add, Three to Keep, Three to Drop– Starting Pitchers
Pitching is the hardest thing to gauge throughout the baseball season. So much of it is dependent on the work of teammates. A bad fielding team behind the pitcher can render him ineffective. A bad hitting team behind can render his good efforts as useless. The same is true of
The Double Dong Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast: May 3, 2017
Welcome to the 86th episode of the Double Dong Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast — or, the Aaron Judge Show — hosted by Ryan Noonan and Broc Miller presented by TheFantasyFix.com! Ryan and Broc typically bring the goods three times per week here at TheFantasyFix.com (as well as iTunes and Stitcher) for the daily breakdown of
2017 Fantasy Baseball: The Fielding Chronicles– Chicago Cubs
Not only did the Cubs win the World Series last season, but they were the best team in baseball hands down. In the 100 plus year history of the World Series, very few teams have actually led the big leagues in runs scored and allowed the fewest runs in the
2017 Fantasy Baseball: NL Starting Pitcher PECOTA Projections A-M
Most fantasy players play in mixed leagues. The occasional hardcore fan will play in an AL or NL only league, but those are becoming fewer and further between. Yet, the question is always raised about why we would separate NL and AL pitchers in our profile. The answer is really