Leading Off
It’s hard not to overreact to outlier performances in small sample sizes and highlights from spring training. It’s the human condition- we’ve been starved of this game we hold so …
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ADP Risers and Spring Training Performances
By Taylor Tarter Since it’s still early in spring training, and there are still a few weeks left for fantasy baseball managers to draft, I’m going to stick with some …
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Early Draft Season: Fade or Follow
Brad Keller, KC, P, ADP 264 Brad Keller was simply outstanding in a short stint last year posting a 2.47 ERA. Keller possesses maybe the best slider in the game, …
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Getting Started in a Keeper League
Getting started in keeper league fantasy baseball can be a challenge and inheriting an existing keeper league team can make even experienced redraft players feel like beginners again. Keeper leagues …
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Same Faces, New Places Part One
Baseball players, at least as professional athletes go, are fairly stable from year to year. Projections may spike or fall due to increases or decreases in opportunity, but talent levels …
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Same Faces, New Places Part Two
Last time, I went over the adjustments I was making to some of the biggest names that switched teams this offseason, Trevor Bauer, George Springer, Nolan Arenado and Francisco Lindor. …
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First Choice Isn’t Always First Pick
Ever since I started playing fantasy baseball nearly thirty years ago, I always wanted the first overall pick in the draft. Whether it was Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., or …
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Three Strikes: Trevor Bauer, Nolan Arenado and Joe Musgrove
Each week, I’m going to give you my take on three baseball and/or fantasy baseball topics. This week, I wanted to focus on two players who I think are going …
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Draft and Hold League Strategies
For the junkies among us for whom baseball season starts in November, there is no better fix than a draft and hold. A typical draft and hold is either 12 …
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Fade Starting Pitching This Year
I rarely draft a pitcher in the first or second round of drafts, because pitchers are more prone than hitters to serious injury and fluctuations in performance. The old cliché …
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2021 LABR Draft Recap – Some Things Different
My third season in the LABR mixed league began on a disappointing note, but the disappointment was somewhat expected. As it turned out, the idea that Trea Turner might still …
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Let’s Get Mocking Again
As a longtime contributor to Peter Kreutzer’s Fantasy Baseball Guide Professional Edition season preview magazine, I had always considered participating in the magazine’s mid-November mock draft to be the official …
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