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2016 Fantasy Baseball: Post Deadline Catcher Rankings
With the non-waiver trade deadline in the rearview mirror, it is time to take a look at the fantasy trade deadline that is looming in most leagues. Draft day is important, but it is high time we take a look at the various positions to see where those players rank
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Breakout Players — J.T. Realmuto
Most teams are approaching the 40 game mark for games played. When you get to the quarter pole suddenly we are leaving “it’s still early” mantra and are beginning to look at what is going on with individual players. So, we can begin to look at players that are surprising
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Early Catcher Rankings
The fine writers at TheFantasyFix.com collaborated their efforts to rank catchers for the 2016 fantasy baseball season. Below you will see each writer’s ranks. Alan and Scott also discussed the rankings on a recent podcast that you can find here. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher Projections
There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher Projections
It might seem a little early to look projections, but it is never too early to prepare for next season. Besides, these kinds of projections go through a series of adjustments depending on what team they are playing for and who might be surrounding them. However, instead of making lists
Fantasy Baseball Final: September 23, 2015
Welcome to The Fantasy Fix’s nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. Whether you play season-long or daily fantasy, expect to see the best coverage from every team, every night, all season long. With the baseball season ending in two weeks,
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Real Offensive Value — Catchers
View image | gettyimages.com The catcher position has been like the walking dead this season as several high profile catchers have either missed most or all of the season to date. The preseason rankings are virtually irrelevant at this point with as many as five top ten catchers either on
Fantasy Baseball Final: May 18, 2015
View image | gettyimages.com Welcome to the TheFantasyFix.com’s nightly fantasy baseball recap, where you’ll find updates on bullpen usage, lineup construction, injuries, and transactions. Whether you play season-long or daily fantasy, expect to see the best coverage from ever team, every night, all season long. Only seven games were scheduled for
2015 Fantasy Baseball: The Fielding Chronicles — Catchers
View image | gettyimages.com Why should I bother reading this? Most fantasy baseball fans would bypass this article the first time they see the word “fielding” in the headline. Why should I care about fielding as a fantasy baseball player? That’s an excellent question and it deserves a serious answer.
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Plate Discipline — Catchers
View image | gettyimages.com Everyone that studies baseball even in their spare time has pet projects and numbers they love to explore. For me, I love to explore different fielding metrics and plate discipline numbers. I’ve talked about fielding numbers on this site before, but that has a very limited