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HR/FB% Risers and FB% Decliners

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019 - by Mark McElroy - Leave a Comment

Home runs are on a record pace across MLB this season. For fantasy purposes, instead of worrying about why home runs are increasing, it is most important to find players …

Worst and First

May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 - by Brian Walton - Leave a Comment

I have the pleasure of competing in two high-profile industry showcase leagues. LABR drafts in Phoenix in early March, and Tout Wars teams are chosen several weeks later in New …

Baseball / MLB / NFBC

Overpaying on Odorizzi

May 7, 2019May 13, 2019 - by Scott Zeidman - Leave a Comment

I spent a fortune this weekend. Well, not real money, but FAAB in the NFBC Main and $1,400 auction leagues. While it’s too early to begin looking at standings in …

Baseball / LABR / MLB / Tout Wars

A Gio Gotcha

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 - by Brian Walton - Leave a Comment

When ordering ice cream, a double dip is really cool. Even in baseball, the kind Ernie Banks favored was great. However, in free agent acquisition, it stinks to have to …

Baseball / MLB

Forget Your Draft — Start Managing

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 - by Mark McElroy - Leave a Comment

Our drafts are just a small fraction of the fantasy season. The draft is our base, but our fantasy fortune doesn’t rely entirely on our picks. We can’t win without …

Baseball / Cross Reference / MLB

Yonny Chirinos Is Here to Help

April 19, 2019April 20, 2019 - by danny cross - Leave a Comment

The Tampa Bay pitching staff caught its share of hype this preseason, and most Rays arms are long gone in deeper leagues. Aside from Blake Snell’s bathroom mishap, there’s really …

Baseball / MLB

Pine Tar Posts: Anderson, Andrus, Swanson, Semien, DeJong and More Shortstop Depth

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 - by Ken Martinson - Leave a Comment

One could certainly argue that shortstop was the strongest position in the 2019 fantasy drafts, but if early results are any indication, the position is even stronger than expected. Looking …

Baseball / MLB

Monitoring the Early-Season Waiver Wire

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 - by Mark McElroy - Leave a Comment

Last week I advised early season patience, but we cannot sit on our hands and do nothing while our waiver wires are churned by our competitors, can we? Ideally, we …

Baseball / MLB

Waiver Wire Report: Franimal, Urias, Fried and More

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 - by Drew Armer - Leave a Comment

Who should I add? Who should I drop? Both are questions fantasy baseball mangers are struggling to answer when evaluating their teams three weeks into the fantasy baseball season. Some …

Baseball / MLB

Early Season Patience

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019 - by Mark McElroy - Leave a Comment

The MLB season is two-plus weeks old with another 24 weeks to go, the proverbial marathon. Despite this, fantasy players seem to be sprinting out of the gate. You don’t …

Baseball / Cross Reference / MLB

Starting Pitcher Watch List: Eflin, Alcantara, Chirinos

April 5, 2019April 8, 2019 - by danny cross - Leave a Comment

Starting pitching was a priority for most fantasy drafters this spring. With so few 200-inning, 200 strikeout guys left in today’s game, we looked to anchor our staffs with at …

Baseball / MLB / Pine Tar Posts

Pine Tar Posts: Roto, Musial, Preseason Summary, Rule Changes

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 - by Ken Martinson - Leave a Comment

Pine Tar Posts is a new bi-monthly column that will hopefully provide entertaining and informative fantasy baseball material while sprinkling in some real baseball news, trivia, antidotes, etc. Any comments …