Enough With Meaningless Statistics
One of the joys of baseball is the statistics. Growing up, there were a limited number of statistics, but each had import. Sabermetrics hadn’t been invented yet. My gosh, slugging …
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A Look at the End Game, 25% of the Way Through the Season
I’m always intrigued by the End Game, the last few rounds of a draft. I’m even more intrigued by the emphasis that many of us put on “winning the End …
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Arms for the Poor
When we won the NFBC National Championship in 2014, Matt Shoemaker was an important piece solidifying our rotation. Upon promotion to the majors, many dismissed the rookie due to an …
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Much Ado About Something
There was significant pre-season discussion regarding Chase Field and the potential effects of the humidor. It’s still a bit early, but the results thus far in the small sample size …
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Bullpen Help
I hope you picked up Rajai Davis last week. While he failed to steal first base, the speedster was able to swipe two other bags and post a .375 batting …
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Blue Light Specials – Three Players to Avoid
I remember growing up and going to Kmart and hearing their infamous announcement, “Attention Kmart Shoppers, Blue Light Special on ….” Invariably, the announcement was for something that sounded good, …
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NFBC Notebook 4-29-18
The fantasy baseball gods can be cruel. Those who invested in Jonathan Schoop, Rougned Odor, or Elvis Andrus know this all too well. Tim Beckham owners might feel the same …
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Robert Frost Never Played DFS
I’m not the smartest man in the world and as a result, there are many things that I don’t understand. Much of that has to do with my intellect, but …
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NFBC Notebook 4-22-18
This week we’ll go over a number of things to look for when trolling thru the detritus on the NFBC waiver wires. In pitchers I look for velocity, command, control, …
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All in on Frenchy
Clearly, the free agent process of your fantasy league can make or break your season. While you can certainly lose your league at the draft, it is difficult to win …
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NFBC Notebook 4/15/18
A refrain I often hear in NFBC analysis is that it’s impossible to win the Main Event when you punt a category. This is incorrect. In fact, when we won …
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Don’t Believe Everything that You Hear
Closers are tough to figure. Every year, between 10 and 15 closers lose their jobs. These are closers that you and I drafted. Of course, the converse of that is …
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