What (Draft) Dreams May Come
This is a two-part column, kind of like the before and after of my NFBC Main Event draft. This piece, as you’ll see, is the “before” version. I am penning …
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Digging Deep: Woodruff & Burnes
In my constant quest to find value in the later rounds, it is generally easier to identify hitters who can give you a boost in a category or two than …
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Digging Deep: Ryan O’Hearn and Ji-Man Choi
You don’t win your fantasy league in the first couple of rounds of a draft, even though injuries and under-performance by those early picks can certainly take you out of …
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Realmuto and Sanchez, Part Deux
I wrote a column last week about the value of drafting a catcher early in a two-catcher league, and since then I’ve received a number of emails (apparently, you are …
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Poor Man’s Version
Building a fantasy team is all about finding value, whether in an auction or snake draft. And there’s no better way to gain an edge than passing on a player …
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How to Find Value in an Early Catcher Selection
This time of year, you hear a lot about position scarcity. There are a large number who subscribe to the theory, and an equally large number who don’t. While the …
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Yes, We Want to Hear About Your Teams
This is the first of a series of articles about managing my various fantasy baseball teams, but I don’t want this to be all about me. I’d like for it …
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Why I Choose Daily H2H Points Leagues over Roto
What’s up fantasy baseball fans, Drew Armer here, coming at you from the Windy City. I’m a diehard baseball fan, and extremely excited to be covering points leagues for the …
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TGFBI Price Check
The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational slow drafts kick off this Sunday, wherein 250-plus experts and industry folk will meander through publicly viewable draft boards for a few days as part …
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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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