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2014 Fantasy Baseball: Total Run Index, Starting Pitchers 21-30
We are approaching the half way point in the starting pitching rankings (there will actually be 50 starters in the top 250) and we are beginning to see a tightening in the data. That means that each player is a little less valuable simply because there isn’t a whole lot
First Pitch Strikes as an Indicator for Potential SP Risers and Fallers
Strike one has been the most important factor for pitchers seemingly since the beginning of time. So far in 2013 Major League Baseball pitchers have allowed a .224/.264/.341 slash line after a 0-1 count. Furthermore, pitchers have a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.36 after an 0-1 count. After 1-0
2013 Fantasy Baseball: Should We Believe in Jon Lester?
Entering 2011, Jon Lester was a well-established pitcher. In many leagues, he was a top 20-25 fantasy starter. He was only expected to continue that trend, but in 2012, that all changed. Lester posted his worst SIERA since 2008, and his ERA and WHIP ballooned to 4.82 and 1.38, respectively.
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 16, 2013
This Friday, be sure to to enter the “Spring Fling” over at DraftKings. It’s your chance to turn an $11 entry fee into a $20,000 first place prize! Enter here! The bleeding has officially stopped. Playing the one dollar play paid off, so we’re going to do it again today. If you
Rotters and Sleepers: Starting Pitchers
Pitching is the most elusive of all the positions in baseball. Whether it be starters or relievers, performance from season to season seems to be more fickle than most positions. Yet, real general managers and fantasy baseball managers will spend more figurative money (if you are in an auction league)
Sleeper Scout: Jon Lester and Trevor Cahill
Trevor Cahill and Jon Lester are coming off opposite 2012 seasons. Cahill, who’ll be 25 when the 2013 season begins, had the best year of his four-year career so far in ’12, while Lester, 29, had the worst season of his career. Both players represent solid values so far in