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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

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

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2015 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

View image | gettyimages.com Fantasy baseball players often base their selections on two things: the average draft position for the player and preseason rankings from the particular site they are using. Funny, but those average draft positions (ADP) are based mostly on the preseason rankings. It all comes down to

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2015 Fantasy Baseball2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide

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

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2014 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Last week we took a look at how Jesus Montero’s career has seemingly disintegrated before our very eyes. It’s a unique situation, but it isn’t completely unheard of. In fact, it happens more often you think. So, in a somewhat regular feature, I’ve decided to take a look at each

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

Here is TheFantasyFix.com’s week fifteen update on all notable injured players, right here in one spot. Here you will find an update on a player’s progress as well as my spin on their expected return dates and fantasy impact upon return. The players are listed by expected return date.

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

“On a long enough timeline, the survival rate drops to zero.” The above quote is one of my personal favorites and one I reference quite often. It serves as a reminder as to why I love looking at numbers so much. Without proper context, numbers are just numbers. So, I

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

I still remember the first time I went to Las Vegas like it was yesterday. I had pretty good success at playing video poker and I did decently at the blackjack tables, I had checked out sites like Macauindo.com beforehand so I was pretty clued up on how to do

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFantasy BaseballFront Office

Last time, we took a look at total runs and the catcher position to help us determine which players might be traded and which teams might be on the look for a catcher. This time we are shifting our attention to first base. First base is certainly not as popular

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As we noticed with the catchers, positions are rarely balanced between the leagues. One league will have the upper hand and it will change depending on the position. The National League definitely dominated the catchers, but we are going to see the reverse with first basemen. The table coming up

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2013 Fantasy BaseballFront OfficeTotal Run Index

In the last edition, we saw that total run index can help us predict which catchers would continue to struggle and which ones would bounce back. I said help because nothing is 100 percent fool proof. Nothing ever could be 100 percent because that would take all the fun out

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