Skip to content
May 29, 2025

Zen Fantasy Sports Analysis Since 1996

  • Home
  • Articles
  • DFS Picks
  • About
  • Contact
  • Writing for CreativeSports
Main Menu

Author: John Henry Schroeder

Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB

Where Were They Then?

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

There is a wealth of excellent in-depth prospect coverage today with many terrific resources for dynasty and keeper managers to uncover new talent. However good the coverage, I find the …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance

Bat Speed: A Preliminary Review

May 23, 2024May 23, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

There has been a lot of digital ink spilled on the utility of Baseball Savant’s recently released bat tracking technology. Intuitively, there would seem to be a tight correlation between …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB

Evaluating Quality of Offense

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

Last week, I made the ill-fated choice to bench Seth Lugo at Toronto based on my impression the Blue Jays lineup was a strong, albeit underperforming unit. Upon digging into …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB

Looking at “Weather” Location Matters

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

Fantasy baseball players have a better understanding of advanced stats, granular data, and splits than ever before. Along these lines, most know that offense peaks in the summer months. Take …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance

Diving Into Reliever Wins

April 9, 2024April 9, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

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 …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / Uncategorized

Getting to the Bottom of Barrel(s)

March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

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. …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / NFBC

Depth Chart Hunter Episode 1

March 5, 2024March 5, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

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 …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / NFBC

Tarik Skubal and Valuing Team Quality

February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - 1 Comment

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 …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / Uncategorized

Out of Control

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

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 …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / NFBC

Allocation of Innings for the NFBC Draft Champions Contest

January 22, 2024January 22, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

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 …

Read More
Baseball / Chasing Variance / MLB / NFBC

Batting Average Still Matters (In Fantasy Baseball)

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 - by John Henry Schroeder - Leave a Comment

Fantasy baseball pundits often recommend punting or ignoring batting average due to the year-over-year volatility of the statistic. This simple commentary ignores, or misses the effect stacking multiple bad batting …

Read More

Help Keep Lawr Michaels’ Legacy Alive

mastersball

Copyright 2020 © CREATiVESPORTS 2.0
Website Maintenance by Website Setup dot net
Powered by WordPress and HitMag.

Powered byWordPress Error Fix

Powered byWooCommerce Marketplace