Volatility in the Reliever Market
Edwin Diaz and Blake Treinen are going off the board as the first relief pitchers drafted in most leagues. In the NFBC 15 team leagues, Diaz’s ADP current sits at …
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Hard Times at First Base
Position scarcity is a real thing — for years, catcher was the hardest position to fill, and it’s still that way. In two-catcher leagues you are stuck with the likes …
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The Quest for Reliable Saves
It’s not fun to pay a high price for saves in deeper fantasy leagues. Today’s real-life managers are yanking these guys from the role faster than ever, and even the …
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And We Have to Draft Two of These Guys?
Position scarcity is a real thing. Generally, the concept refers to a position with only a few excellent contributors, a second tier of reasonably efficient contributors and then a couple …
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Early Thoughts on the Early Rounds of an Early Mock
Last week, CBS Sports convened a collection of the most intrepid fantasy analysts available to mock draft on a Tuesday in January. The premise: 12 team head-to-head league that uses …
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It’s Never Too Early to Take Starting Pitching
I’ve played in the NFBC since its very first year. Last year, for the first time ever, I took a starting pitcher in the first round. I had my sights …
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Is Bryce Harper Following the Le’Veon Bell Theory of Negotiation?
There are a number of rules in negotiating — one of the more important ones is not to overvalue your client’s relative worth. Bryce Harper has super agent Scott Boras …
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Second-Half wOBA vs Early-Year ADP
I’m still fine-tuning my use of wOBA as a predictor of fantasy success, as evidenced by last year’s cornucopia of misses based on the 2017 full-season wOBA leaderboard. But some …
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Buying Opportunity at Shortstop
Another week, another look at undervalued players based upon the NFBC early ADPs. This week, I’m turning my attention to shortstop, a position that has in the past been, at …
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A Little Love for Yasmani
It’s early in the mock draft season, and the NFBC ADP from early January is likely to change dramatically prior to the Main Event in late March, but it does …
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Keeper League Wintertime Decisions
Baseball’s hot stove has finally heated up, and that means we’re nearing decision time in our keeper leagues, too. I’m going to focus this discussion on auction leagues, assuming a …
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It’s a Wrap: Tout Wars Mixed Auction League 2018
There was a time, in late-April, when my 2018 Mixed Auction Tout Wars squad resided in first place. Mookie Betts, my most expensive draft day purchase at $44, had just …
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