There are any number of formats we could evaluate, but my personal favorite has always been total points. It has a number of advantages. First, it is a growing format in that daily fantasy sites use it exclusively (although they may have different formulas). Secondly, it apportions an appropriate weight

It should be noted in this series that players are listed at their primary position. Sometimes that can get hairy because a number of players have multiple position flexibility. That has a dramatic impact on their draft stock and that isn’t necessarily reflected in the positional rankings. Third base and

As an admitted Houston Astros fan I want to give my full-throated congratulations to the Washington Nationals and their fans. Their team deserved that victory after knocking off two juggernaughts in the Dodgers and Astros. Their hitters came up big when they needed to and their pitchers kept a number

One of the truths in all fantasy sports and particularly fantasy baseball is that people put way too much emphasis on draft day. I get it. It’s the most exciting day of the year. There are so many great players in the game today and you want to see which

On episode 28, Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix) is joined by guest co-host Matt Goldman (@TheOriginalBull) to discuss some baseball news and notes, including Giancarlo Stanton and the Yankees’ playing time situation, Byron Buxton’s wrist injury and potential replacements, Logan Allen’s promotion to the Padres, the Giants/NL West, players to buy/sell, Ottoneu

The common thread running through this series is that only fools run with their roster and never make changes from day one. The winners in fantasy baseball are never the ones who win the draft. That’s like winning the Winter Meetings for real baseball clubs. The winners are the ones

In the fourth episode of the Turn Two Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Matt (@MattWi77iams) and Sam (@FFStompy) discuss the current state of the second base position, including, but not limited to the following topics: Topics include: – Which elite options are worth a first round pick? – Middle round traps – Late round steals

Third base is arguably the deepest position on the fantasy baseball diamond. If you just consider the number of prominent guys on the list that have spent considerable time on the disabled list and you have quite a list. We are focused on the top ten third basemen so far

The beginning of Spring Training is always a good opportunity to reboot the rankings at each position. Drafts are coming up next month and the rankings earlier in the offseason were based on players before they moved to new teams and on past performance. Baseball Prospectus has released their PECOTA

Baseball Prospectus’s PECOTA projections always come at a time of year where it is a good idea to reboot the rankings. The first round of rankings are based largely on past performance in the various formats. Past performance can be valuable, but sometimes it is inappropriate for the future. So,