Managing Through the MLB Trade Deadline in NL-Only Leagues
Some of my longest-standing and favorite fantasy competitions occur in AL- and NL-only leagues. I do understand why they are not as popular with the more casual player, but due …
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An Oversight that Cost $505
Writing can be a solution to help ease the pain. So, it is for me here. This article is about a serious oversight on my part that either would have …
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Throwing in the Towel
I have to admit that by my selecting a generic title like this, some of you are going to be disappointed. No, this is not the next in a long …
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Set League Game 163 Plans Far in Advance
OK, I lied. Last week was not my final column of the season, after all, but I guess I could say it was, since the 2018 regular season is officially …
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Document Potential Rule Changes for 2019 Now!
Here in my final column of the 2018 baseball season, I am coming back around to our base, which is fantasy league rules. I will begin with the same general …
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Underdogs Drive Memphis to Triple-A Title
(photo: Memphis Redbirds) Tuesday was a bit depressing for me. With the conclusion of the Triple-A National Championship Game, the 2018 Minor League Baseball schedule officially ended. For me, what …
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MLB Expanded Rosters Complicate Fantasy Management
Just as football season arrives and a new set of drafts strongly divert our attention away from baseball, the MLB gods mess with us further through September roster expansion. Though …
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Kluber Benefits from Cy Young Contenders’ Misfortune
If I was superstitious, I would be worried. Two weeks ago in this space, I noted the tight three-way race for the American League Cy Young Award with the eventual …
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Using Quirky League Rules to Advantage
After competing many years in Tout Wars, I was honored to also be invited to participate in LABR (League of Alternative Baseball Reality) several seasons ago. One of my first …
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It’s Scherzer’s Cy Young Award to Lose… and He Won’t
It is a bit of an unusual year at the top-tier of pitching talent in Major League Baseball — at least in the National League, where one man, Max Scherzer, …
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An Inside Look at NL Tout Wars Trade Deadline Bidding
Following the July 31st non-waiver deadline in Major League Baseball, those of us who play in National League-only fantasy baseball formats received a second robust group of free agents in …
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Caught in the Mid-Year Middle
One of the few things we can actually control in a fantasy baseball season is the rate and pace at which we spend our free agent acquisition budget (FAAB). There …
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