Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix)  joined by Justin Vibber (@JustinVibber) on episode 16 to discuss some reactions and overreactions from Opening Day and potential closers to target on the waiver wire or via FAAB. Lastly, Justin and Alan discuss Ottoneu Fantasy Baseball, the general ins-and-outs, some of the in-season team management strategy and

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

Evaluating pitchers is the hardest part of fantasy baseball because of what I like to call the three P’s. The three P’s in this case are performance, predictability, and portibility. In terms of performance we have what we would call performance data and what we would call process data. For

The non-waiver trade deadline came this past Monday and there were plenty of high profile players to change teams. In the hustle and bustle of our coverage we missed Jay Bruce going to the Mets and Matt Moore going to the Giants. Those moves could have a dramatic impact on

Christopher Morais A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to

Christopher Morais Welcome to 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. Nine games were scheduled for this

In college baseball, they have an expression known as the “Friday night starter.” The idea is that most college teams reserve their best pitchers for the first game of the series on Friday night. On Friday night, there were a number of marquee matchups. The biggest matchup might have been

The best laid plans often go to waste. Thousands of fantasy baseball players put their hopes in Kyle Schwarber to help bring their team to the promised land. Prognosticators had him hitting 30 or more home runs this season while playing every day in left field. His season lasted less

Rating the other positions was relatively easy. Runs above replacement tends to work pretty well and you only needed 20 players at each position. Grading out pitchers is considerably more difficult. Additionally, most teams carry at least five starters, and when you add in the standard 12- team league you

One of the major free agent arms is now officially off the market after the Detroit Tigers signed Jordan Zimmermann to a five-year, 110 million dollar contract. The move was the second significant move for the Tigers and new general manager Al Avila. The club also traded a minor league