Welington Castillo
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Catcher PECOTA Projections A-M
We’ve already done our catcher rankings based on past numbers. Baseball Prospectus recently released their PECOTA projections. They tend to be the most accurate projections in the industry, but even then it’s often a crapshoot. However, the projections do give us an opportunity to revisit each position and rethink our
2017 Fantasy Baseball: AL East Lineup Grades
The offseason is more than half way through. From here, you get some last second changes, but most of the players have already found their new home. The big time players will go where they go regardless of what team they are on, but average players and even below average
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Fantasy Catchers A-M
Now that the World Series is over, it is time to get a jump start on the 2017 fantasy season. So, what we are doing here is ranking the top 24 guys at each position. Mind you, those rankings are based on past performance and not on projected future performance.
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: All Sleeper Team — Hitters
Fantasy baseball fans look forward to the preseason rankings as much as any fantasy player in any sport. There is a whole cottage industry surrounding ranking players for fantasy sports and there is as much science involved as Astrology. So, a second cottage industry has emerged and that is the
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
2015 Fantasy Baseball Week 20 Waiver Wire: 3 to Catch, 3 to Cut, 3 to Keep
In the Week 20 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re snatching up Welington Castillo, moving on from Joc Pederson, and hanging on to Chris Davis. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t one
Fantasy Baseball Final: August 5, 2015
Welcome to the 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. It was a busy Tuesday in baseball
2015 Fantasy Baseball: Deep League Digging, Week 14
View image | gettyimages.com With the All-Star break just a week away, this is a great time to stock your team up using your league’s waiver wire. In deeper leagues, it’s important to add players who are on recent hot streaks and capitalize on them before they’re scooped up. As per usual,
2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide: Catcher Over/Unders
View image | gettyimages.com In years past, we’ve taken a look at my stat, total run index, and used it to forge our position rankings. Somewhere along the way I made a stark discovery: sometimes advanced mathematics and fantasy sports don’t mix. First, it was hard to make those figures