Scooter Gennett
2019 Fantasy Baseball: NL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers
The trade deadline brought more activity than normal because of the elimination of the waiver deadline on August 31st. Evaluating winners and losers takes time, but that won’t stop us from giving our immediate opinions on the night of the deadline. Of course, there are buyers and sellers and in
TheFantasyFix.com’s Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Episode 24: Injuries & Noise Makers
Alan Harrison (@TheFantasyFix) and co-host Todd Clark (@lunchmade) start episode 24 discussing some baseball news and notes that may impact your fake baseball teams – including, but not limited to, Andrelton Simmons, George Springer and a brief discussion on the closing situations in Atlanta, Colorado and Texas. Give a listen
Ottoneu Batter Fades using Statcast data
The Fangraphs and SABR linear weights point formats most of us play on Ottoneu closely correlates with weighted on base average, or WOBA. Thankfully, the “expected statistics” section at MLB’s Baseball Savant offers us an x-WOBA, which uses exit velocity, launch angle and historical data to “tell the story of
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Midway Checkup– Second Basemen
The midway point is always a good time to take a look at back and see how positions are shaping up. I like to use total points for a number of reasons. First, it is a growing format due to the popularity of daily fantasy sports. Moreover, more and more
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Top Trade Candidates
As the calendar nears July, it comes time to analyze the trade market and how it might impact the fantasy baseball world. So, we will take a look at the best player at each position that might be traded and a cheaper alternative. Before we get started we should look
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Second Base Rankings 11-20
The Winter Meetings have come and gone and people always get excited over the big time moves that teams make. As exciting as it is to see the Giancarlo Stanton’s change teams, most teams would not go without the glue guys that just produce average to above average numbers. The
2018 Fantasy Baseball: Second Base Total Points Rankings A-G
The offseason is beginning to heat up as we approach the Winter Meetings. The Winter Meetings are definitely the closest thing to Christmas for most baseball fans. Key free agents get signed and key players get traded. So, we have our last opportunity to rank players before some of them
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Total Points– Second Basemen
As we move into September we move along with the total point series. Second base is a surprisingly deep position. It may not have the upper echelon talent that first base has, but they are certainly deep enough. Unlike standard head to head leagues, the total points revolution is taking
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Second Base Rankings A-K
As we continue through our offseason journey, we come to the rankings for the top 24 second basemen in the game. As we have said before, there are some young players ready to emerge that will likely supplant some of the players currently in the top 24. Also, there could
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Waiver Wire Series — Second Base Edition
Obviously, when you get to this point of the season, it gets harder and harder to maintain your patience. Brian Dozier owners are certainly feeling that at this point. He’s hit under .200 for most of the season and has the predictable low totals across the board as of press