Justin Verlander
2014 Fantasy Baseball Week 9 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 9 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re changing our tune on Marcell Ozuna, reaffirming our faith in Justin Verlander, and passing on Country Breakfast.
2014 Fantasy Baseball: Total Run Index – ADP vs. TRI Starting Pitchers 1-20
I can’t think of a single position where there has been more advancement in sabermetrics than pitching over the past decade. A scant decade ago, we were still concerning ourselves with wins, losses, WHIP, and ERA. With the exception of losses, all of them are still staples in the fantasy
Total Run Index: Starting Pitchers 1-10
There is no more controversial fantasy position than on the rubber. At least starting pitchers are more consistent than relief pitchers. This doesn’t remove the fact that fantasy baseball is still dependent on three statistics that most sabermetricians have thrown out of the window. In particular, wins simply don’t matter
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Starting Pitchers
Judging starting pitchers is nasty business. Much of their performance is dependent on their teammates. The pitching numbers are greatly affected by the fielding that goes on around them and the won-loss record is affected by run support and bullpen performance. There is a movement afoot to remove the win
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes July 26th: Verlander pummeled while Buehrle shines
July 26th Daily Notes: Verlander pummeled and Buehrle shines *Authors Note, please excuse the brevity of recent Daily Notes articles, I have been suffering from migraine headaches recently* Hopefully this one quenches your thirst for the advanced statistical knowledge you have come to expect from the Fantasy Fix. Pitching
BABIP Monologues Episode 2: Cole Hamels and the First Pitch Fastball Project
Cole Hamels might be perhaps my favorite pitcher in Major League Baseball. His awful first half to date pains me every night. Hamels was of course my Cy Young pick for the National League, and also was my #3 Starting Pitcher in the preseason – behind Clayton Kershaw and Stephen
The BABIP Monologues: Justin Verlander and His Mythical Bad Luck
In my ever increasing attempts to rid the fantasy baseball landscape of broad paint brush stroke analysis on batting average on balls in play, I bring you “The BABIP Monologues.” Justin Verlander and the Myth of Bad Luck Justin Verlander has been quite awful this season in terms of ERA
2013 Fantasy Baseball: Buy Justin Verlander, It Will be Worth It
Just before the 2013 season kicked off, the Detroit Tigers made a very large investment in Justin Verlander. And if you happened to acquire the Tigers’ ace for your fantasy team, then it’s safe to assume that you also made a very large investment. Through May 6th, it seemed like
2013 Fantasy Baseball, The Rubber – Week 9: BABIP, BABIP, BABIP
Lately I’ve been talking a lot about a recent study by Baseball Prospectus’ Russell Carleton in which he establishes the point at which certain statistics stabilize. I’ve been using it to look at the statistics that have passed their stabilization point already this season to identify some guys who have
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 17, 2013
It’s Friday! That means it’s time to enter the “Spring Fling” over at DraftKings. This is a chance to turn an $11 entry fee into a $20,000 first place prize! Enter here! DraftKings Team of the Day Today I’m playing the $1 Double Up contest. It’s very easy for beginners