Matt Carpenter
2017 Fantasy Baseball: The Fielding Chronicles– St. Louis Cardinals
Every organization operates differently even when they use data to support their moves. The Cardinals are a unique franchise because they have enough revenue to operate like a big boy, but they like to build their team through their farm system. So, most of their players are home grown and
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Second Base Pre-Auction Tiers
Second base is one of the deepest positions on the diamond. Every draft and auction is its own species, but we often find some similarities in how drafts and auctions treat certain players. Some players are overvalued and overhyped and some fly underneath the radar. For those playing in an
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Third Base PECOTA Rankings A-L
Third base is the deepest position going in fantasy baseball. That is reflected in the median statistics we will see in a moment, but there is also more star power than at any other position. That will definitely affect how you approach draft day. Keep in mind, when looking at
2017 Fantasy Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals Team Preview
OFFSEASON OVERVIEW St. Louis had a quiet offseason with only one major move – picking up Dexter Fowler from the rival Chicago Cubs for five years and $82.5 million. Fowler’s set to leadoff for the Cardinals and should continue to put up quality numbers that fantasy owners have become accustomed
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Third Base Rankings A-K
Third base might be the deepest position in fantasy baseball. This is particularly true when you add in the players knocking on the door. Even without those guys, you can easily go twelve players deep and man the position with a star or near star level performer. That always makes
Daniel Murphy the GOAT
The G.O.A.T. is a pretty polarizing term in the world of sports. On the one hand, it’s an acronym for “the greatest of all-time”; which is a bit overplayed with hot-take culture and social media these days, but an accolade all the same. On the other hand, it’s also an
Post Trade Deadline Position Rankings: Third Base
As we continue through the positional analysis, we come closer and closer to looking at the fantasy season as a post-mortem. However, there is still time to swing some deals and there are some players that have come out of nowhere to become legitimate fantasy regulars. The flip side is
Fantasy Baseball Final: June 10, 2016
Americans love a good redemption story. Hollywood is full of them and the sports world is too. When you are able to combine a struggling player who rediscovers his game with a person that has struggled off the field (or off the court) with things in his or her personal
2016 Fantasy Baseball: You Know What They Say About Men With High ADPs…
…they’re often overvalued. As many women can probably attest to, if a man is being acknowledged for one particular, standout characteristic, they’re likely hiding some big flaws beneath the surface. Just like the timid co-ed being wooed by the talented, yet troubled star QB, fantasy baseball owners have to discriminate when
Second Basemen and Shortstops: Like Him Less, Like Him More
I’ll start by addressing the elephant in the room. I did not discuss the sizable gap in ECR and my rank of Manny Machado. It appears some experts aren’t ranking Machado at shortstop, and that’s the reason for the ECR of seventh at shortstop. Moving on, a pair of Cardinals