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2016 Fantasy Baseball: All Remaining Free Agency Team
When free agency began in November, every prominent player just knew they were going to find a new home and make the big bucks they had been dreaming about. Unfortunately, other factors got in the way for some of these players and they ended up unemployed when pitchers and catchers
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Deep League Digging, Week 22
Football season will kick off in just two days, but there’s still a month of baseball to be played. Now is actually a pretty good time to take advantage of league mates who may be a little consumed with fantasy football drafts and get a jump on some of the hot free
2015 Fantasy Baseball: The Fielding Chronicles — First Basemen
View image | gettyimages.com Why should I bother reading this? Catchers are one thing, but first base is the dumping ground for guys that can’t handle the glove. At least that’s the general consensus. With catchers we looked at all of the current regulars with at least 2000 innings. Since
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Plate Discipline — First Basemen
View image | gettyimages.com We are continuing the plate discipline series with first basemen, but for some of you this will be your introduction to the series. Before we dive into the numbers we should pause and discuss the various numbers you are viewing and why they are important. We
2015 Fantasy Baseball: First Base VORP Revisited
View image | gettyimages.com As some of you may know, Chris Garosi and I participated in a recent fantasy draft. I shared my VORP findings with him to assist with the drafting process. He made a couple of suggestions to make the system better and we will incorporate those as
2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: First Base Over/Under
View image | gettyimages.com We continue the over and under series with the first basemen. Fantasy players typically use first basemen at both the first base and utility slots. Some leagues also add in a corner and middle infield slot as well. Therefore, we will evaluate the top 24 first
2015 Fantasy Baseball: It’s Never Too Early — First Basemen
As we saw with the catchers, there are a few guys that rise and fall when we compare early rankings and the first few expert drafts. It may seem like insanity to begin looking at baseball at January, but most of the major moves have already been made and teams
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Best First-Half Hitter Values
With Yoenis Cespedes claiming his second straight Home Run Derby crown and the Derek Jeter Memorial Game All-Star Game over with, the festivities of the All-Star break are officially in the rear view mirror. The second half of the 2014 Major League Baseball season is about to commence, but that
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — First Basemen, Part II
First base is the easiest position on the diamond to punt on draft day. If you have no doubt about that then all you need to do is look at this second tier list of first sackers. They are a part of the second list because they fell outside the
Fantasy Baseball: A look at HR surgers and shrinkers
For many players in season long roto leagues, you are beginning to make trades to fill holes in your squad. One of the joys of rotisserie scoring is that you can target one (or more) categories that will have the most significant impact on your point total. I like to