Let the Chase Begin
The 2022 Major League Baseball season is underway, which means a significant number of fantasy baseball managers are now chasing closers. I am playing in three leagues, and I find …
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Closer Fanticide
Ah yes! We all know that point in the draft. You’re in the middle rounds and you’ve got a saves problem. The top tier “Closers” evaporated quicker than milk on …
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Post Hype Prospects
Before 1980, La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant on 52nd Street in New York City was mainly known for their French cuisine. But when a group of sportswriters began to regularly meet there …
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Fantasy Baseball Draft Principles
With the major league baseball season starting next Thursday, there will be thousands of fantasy baseball drafts in the next several days. I’m going to share four draft strategy principles …
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The Fernando Tatis Jr. Conundrum
Fernando Tatis, Jr. entered fantasy baseball draft prep season as the No. 1 player on many draft boards despite injury concerns stemming from multiple IL trips in 2021 due to …
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TGFBI Draft, Part Two
The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational drafts have wrapped up, with 465 fantasy baseball analysts in 31 leagues with 15 teams drafting 30 players each. At 66 years old, I’m no …
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Dynasty League Gold Rush
James W. Marshall, a carpenter, began the morning of January 24, 1848 in much the same way as any other morning. He was overseeing the construction of a sawmill on …
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TGFBI Draft, Part One
Three weeks ago, I told you about my dream of competing and winning a major fantasy baseball tournament. I took my first step on Monday when I made my first-round …
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Four Undervalued Hitters
Welcome to my inaugural column for CREATiVESPORTS. The focus will be on the high stakes arena, most notably the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, but I’ll dabble in other contests like …
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The Elephant in the Fantasy Room
I should have spent the weekend getting updates from Major League Baseball training sites as I prepare for my draft next week in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. Instead, the …
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Under the Radar Prospects
If fantasy baseball existed in 1973, every fantasy manager would’ve been scrambling to the waiver wire in late June to pick up the left-handed starting pitcher who was the overall …
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Minting the Late Round Gold
Some fantasy baseball managers spend all their time and energy preparing their draft board for the first 15 rounds of the draft and then just throw darts in the last …
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