Overpaying on Odorizzi
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 …
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NFBC Main Event: What Really Happened
Ray Flowers misled me. OK, Ray Flowers and I never had a conversation prior to the NFBC Main Event draft this past Saturday. Yet, I felt a bit cheated as …
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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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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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It’s Not About Projections, But Rather How You Use Them
The basis of the column is simple. I believe that while projections are important, the managers who best construct their teams are the managers that most often cash at the …
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Beware of Falling Objects
Humorist Dave Barry commented, “Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.” Vince Lombardi, bastardizing a quote from Confucius reportedly said, “The greatest …
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Hippocrates, Einstein and Jon Lester
Greek physician Hippocrates is credited with the phrase, “For extreme diseases, extreme methods of cure, as to restriction, are most suitable.” That phrase led to the more commonly known advisory, …
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The Curious Case of Jon Lester
There are a number of things that I just don’t understand. Modern Art and the Bitcoin come to mind. Why the words bike and trike rhyme, but Nike doesn’t is …
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FAAB Now or Forever Hold Your $$
We’ve now reached the two-thirds of the season mark, meaning that each team has about 55 games left to play. At first glance that seems like a lot of time. …
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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs. Can’t You Read the Signs?
I’m constantly looking over the draft, trying to figure out what I did right, and equally if not more importantly, what I did wrong. Each year, there are a handful …
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Niko Goodrum – Fantasy MVP?
Ok, now that I’ve got your attention, I don’t really believe that Niko Goodrum is a fantasy MVP, but he does have some significant value, value that goes far past …
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Is It Luck?
There are a lot of sabermetricians that eschew FIP in preference of xFIP. I am not a sabermetrician and I don’t. Both are useful tools, and any notion that any …
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