Taking a spin in the fantasy realm, our nine contestants take their shot at providing fantasy players with takeaways for their own leagues.
Wieters or Price, the hatchet falls in Colorado, the Cubs wonder if they’ve done the wrong right-handed thing, plus rumors and rumblings from across the major leagues.
The recent case of Justin Verlander exemplifies why focusing on the right statistics can pay dividends in Fantasy. Verlander posted an ERA closer to a touchdown than a field goal in April but produced solid peripherals and displayed impressive heat. He was the perfect buy-low candidate and has since rewarded owners with a dominant May…
Baseball’s rumor mill got an early kick-start last week when the San Diego Padres reached an agreement to trade ace right-hander Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox. The news was not welcome for Peavy’s fantasy owners. The 2007 Cy Young award winner had thrived at San Diego’s Petco Park, baseball’s best environment for pitchers….
Do you believe in magic? Yeah, me either. Luck? Well that’s a different story. There’s something about the inexact science of fantasy baseball that drives us to scour expanded ratings and listen to media pundits in hopes that a waiver wire pick or trade acquisition will morph into a guy like 2008’s Ryan Ludwick. When…
“You… can be a millionaire… and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire… and never pay taxes! You say… ‘Steve… how can I be a millionaire… and never pay taxes?’ First… get a million dollars.” –Steve Martin, Saturday Night Live, 1978 I can’t tell you how to be a millionaire without paying taxes, but…
I play fantasy baseball when my wife isn’t looking. That’s not a dirty little secret or anything. It’s just an acknowledgment that the time I put into managing my roster, basically mornings before she’s out of bed, isn’t a lot. With that said, pretty much everything I read or watch about baseball is filtered through…
Goin’ All Hanley Ramirez Marlins‘ shortstop Hanley Ramirez is probably the most famous example of a breakout in recent history. Considered a great hitting prospect while in the Red Sox minor leagues, Ramirez consistently underperformed expectations, and before the 2006 season the frustrated Sox traded him to Florida. After posting Major League Equivalent wOBAs (Tom…
If you had the first pick of your draft this year and you took Jose Reyes over Hanley Ramirez, you probably (definitely) aren’t very happy right now. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t the right choice at the time. You made a choice to take a whole lot of speed with a nice splash of…
Since you’re reading this article at Baseball Prospectus, there’s a good chance I know a little bit about you. You’re passionate about baseball, to the point that some of your friends who don’t share your enthusiasm may actually find it a little annoying (but enjoy your company nevertheless). You’ve invested a lot of time and…
Welcome Hello, new readers! Welcome to our new series, Fantasy Baseball Do-It-Yourself (DIY). Do you love fantasy baseball, but find that those annual magazines and websites don’t actually help? Have you long ago left behind stodgy rotisserie fantasy for more cutting edge leagues? Are you willing to spend a little time learning to use Excel…