Diving Into Reliever Wins
A much-discussed topic within fantasy baseball is the increasing share of wins by relief pitching. In the chart below, you can see relievers won about 100 more games in 2023 …
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Let the Grinding Begin
What happens when your fantasy team becomes a nightmare? Last week, I told you that no one wins a championship on draft day – even in a 15-team league. Your …
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The Fabulous World of FAAB
There is no way to minimize the importance of your fantasy baseball draft. The deeper the league, the more important the draft is in winning a championship. With that said, …
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Getting to the Bottom of Barrel(s)
As Statcast analysis has become ubiquitous among fantasy baseball analysts, it becomes more important than ever to know what stats are, why they matter, and how they are being used. …
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Rolling in the deep (really deep)
We’re just days away from the start of the NFBC Main Event, the premiere high stakes fantasy baseball event in the industry. The Main Event has a $200,000 grand prize …
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Depth Chart Hunter Episode 1
One of my favorite ways to find undervalued targets in a draft is to examine the lineups of the best offenses and see if the market is mispricing any of …
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Tarik Skubal and Valuing Team Quality
Tarik Skubal has been a popular name to discuss this winter for a number of reasons. One prominent line of conversation suggests that Skubal will not return draft cost because …
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There’s No Relief from the Closer Conundrum
Always wanting to be the dutiful husband, I’ve watched my wife put together a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle over a period of a week. It’s a painful process. She’ll start …
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Out of Control
Good fantasy baseball analysis identifies which statistics and skills are predictive, descriptive, or neither. An oft-quoted rule of pitching analysis suggests focusing on strikeouts and stuff instead of walks and …
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A little hype for the post-hype sleepers
As I work on my strategy for a 30-round NFBC draft, I divide the draft into three parts – the beginning, middle and end (pretty creative, huh?) The first 10 …
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Allocation of Innings for the NFBC Draft Champions Contest
As we enter the heart of draft champions season at the NFBC (50 rounds, no in-season moves) many fantasy team managers will find themselves filling out the back-half of their …
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Respect ADP
Last week, I gave you seven principles for building a winning team in your fantasy baseball draft. This week, we’re going to dig deeper into Principle 1 – respecting ADP. …
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