Second-Tier Starters Off to Fast Starts
I targeted a number of starters over the second and third tiers this year, and the early results have been pretty, pretty good. In some drafts I did grab one true …
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“Common Sense” Rule Change Made Far Too Late
In this column, the (usual, but not always) subject is rules. Rather than reference generic situations, I try whenever possible to offer illustrations from leagues in which I play or …
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Under the Radar Cy Young Candidates
Baseball season is back! Since it’s the start of a new season, people love predicting awards such as MVP, Rookie of the Year, and the Cy Young award. Here are …
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Don’t Believe Everything that You Hear
Closers are tough to figure. Every year, between 10 and 15 closers lose their jobs. These are closers that you and I drafted. Of course, the converse of that is …
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LABR FAAB Report: Week of April 2
Welcome to the League of Alternative Reality (LABR) FAAB report, on its new home at creativesports 2.0. I’ll be dropping by every Monday, sharing the results of Sunday night’s FAAB …
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Eight First Week Names to Note (Week 1, April 2, 2018)
Oh boy! Games are here, the season is here! Stats are here! Baseball is on! And that means good fun, all around, right? Well, unless your team decided Kevin Gausman …
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We Are Getting Old
The fine hitter and wonderful human being Rusty Staub passed away on Thursday at the age of 73, three days shy of what would have been his 74th birthday on, appropriately, …
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Draft Season Regrets
Major League Baseball’s first weekend brings with it so many obvious outcomes we all should have seen coming: Giancarlo Stanton mashing as a Yankee, a healthy Xander Bogaerts doing his …
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Advantages of Using the Expected Disabled List
The Thursday opening of the 2018 Major League Baseball season is not aligned with tradition, but is instead a by-product of additional in-season rest days negotiated by players into the …
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How Deep is Your Love (for First Basemen)?
I finished my NFBC Main Event this past Saturday. No two drafts are alike, and nothing is like the 15 Team NFBC with sharks sprinkled throughout each league. In addition …
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Welcome to the inaugural 2018 League of Alternative Reality (LABR) FAAB report, on its new home at creativesports 2.0. I’ll be dropping by every Monday, sharing the results of Sunday …
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Inside Injuries: Spring Training Owies Continue to Pile Up
Opening Day is just a week away. But with the return of baseball season comes injury troubles that are already piling up for many of the league’s top players. Let’s …
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