Ken Giles
2020 Fantasy Baseball: Using K%+IFFB%-BB% To Target Relief Pitchers
This quick article and chart is the complement to the starting pitcher article I released yesterday. Please visit that article for more of the history and theory behind this strategy. In short, I use this data set to target both starting and relief pitching prior to the draft and throughout
2019 Fantasy Baseball: Trade Deadline Primer– Relief Pitchers
The trade deadline is six days away. For regular baseball fans this is the most exciting day on the baseball calendar. For fantasy baseball fans it is not quite as significant, but there are always players that will see their fortunes change one way or another around that time. Contenders
TheFantasyFix.com.com’s Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Episode 25: Eno Sarris
Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix) and co-host Todd Clark (@lunchmade) talk with Eno Sarris (@enosarris) on episode 25 to discuss some beers, baseball news and notes, injuries, recent and potential prospect call-ups, starting pitchers and some closers who could be dealt at the trade deadline giving way to new (or old) ninth-inning
2018 Fantasy Baseball: July 30 Trade Deadline Action
Two deals went down early in the afternoon on Monday. There will still be a bevy of action between now and the Tuesday deadline (as of this writing) but both of these trades could have long-term fantasy effects and they definitely will affect real baseball. One of the deals was
2018 Fantasy Baseball: PECOTA Projections– Top 20 Closers
I hate closers. Okay, that’s a little extreme, but I hate saves. The problem with saves is that they are almost completely dependent on what a team does and not what the individual does. So, forecasting closers is a bit myopic. I refuse to give into the game of forecasting
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Houston Astros Team Preview
Offseason Overview Sports Illustrated predicted the Astros would win the 2017 World Series a few years ago and the Astros seemed to treat this offseason as if it was a moral imperative for them to do so. They added Nori Aoki, Josh Reddick, Brian McCann, and Carlos Beltran to a
2016 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep (Week 18)
In the newest edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re believing in Brad Miller, doubting Hernan Perez, and FINALLY APPRECIATING JON GRAY… please? Thoughts, questions, whatever… you can always find me on Twitter. 3 TO CATCH Players to be picked up; available in most standard leagues Embed from Getty Images Brad
2016 Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the 2016 debut of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re talking Trevor Story, then catching Delino DeShields, keeping Noah Syndergaard, and cutting Ken Giles. A couple notes before we get going: I’m going to switch up the format a little bit this year. It’s been getting a bit stale IMHO, so
TheFantasyFix.com’s Fantasy Baseball Podcast, 2016 Episode 8: Relief Pitcher Rankings with Scott Barzilla
Scott Barzilla of TheFantasyFix.com and the Hall of Fame Index joins Alan on episode eight to discuss the site’s relief pitcher rankings. Scott shares his general thoughts on how and when to target relief pitching in fantasy baseball drafts. Additional topics discussed include, but are not limited to, Aroldis Chapman
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Early Relief Pitcher Rankings
The team at TheFantasyFix.com collaborated their efforts to rank short stops for the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Below you will see each writer’s ranks. Alan and Mick also discussed the rankings on a recent podcast that you can find here. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to leave