Auction Strategy

My AL-only Auction, Part I

I joined my AL-only auction league last year, and in my first foray into AL-only or auction, I finished second (much to the chagrin of those who truly believe they’re better fantasy players than I am). This year, with a little better preparation, and after a big fight about time and place, I went to [...]

Auction League Strategies, Part II

Last week I focused on common and effective fantasy baseball strategies to try out on auction day. This week I continue where I left off, but also include a few off-the-wall strategies that some have used over the years.
1. (Almost)All Relief Strategy
One of the oldest tricks in the book, this strategy was the impetus behind [...]

Draft Strategy

h2h Corner ~ Knowing ADP – How To Win Your League Before the Season Even Starts VII

Maximizing every drop of value in every pick is hugely important. Taking a player in the fifth round that you could just as easily have taken in the sixth round is a major mistake. To avoid this, you need to know all about Average Draft Position (ADP).
While no two drafts are identical, knowing where a [...]

h2h Corner ~ Knowing ADP – How To Win Your League Before the Season Even Starts VI

Maximizing every drop of value in every pick is hugely important. Taking a player in the fifth round that you could just as easily have taken in the sixth round is a major mistake. To avoid this, you need to know all about Average Draft Position (ADP).
While no two drafts are identical, knowing where [...]

Player News

Curtis Granderson to the Yankees

I know, I know.  Sure it’s Football, Basketball and Hockey season but I think it has been long enough without some baseball news.  It is that time of the year, the snow is falling, people are trying to find “tickle me Elmos” and of course, the blockbuster trades from the winter meetings are happening.
The World [...]

Mr. Consistency: Adam Dunn

Am I the only one wondering whether Adam Dunn will hit 40 homers this year?  Dunn hit exactly 40 homers in each of the past four seasons (2005-2008).   Talk about consistency!  With three games left, he currently has 38, and is entirely within reach of a fifth straight 40 dinger season.

H2H

h2h Corner ~ Knowing ADP – How To Win Your League Before the Season Even Starts VII

Maximizing every drop of value in every pick is hugely important. Taking a player in the fifth round that you could just as easily have taken in the sixth round is a major mistake. To avoid this, you need to know all about Average Draft Position (ADP).
While no two drafts are identical, knowing where a [...]

h2h Corner ~ Knowing ADP – How To Win Your League Before the Season Even Starts VI

Maximizing every drop of value in every pick is hugely important. Taking a player in the fifth round that you could just as easily have taken in the sixth round is a major mistake. To avoid this, you need to know all about Average Draft Position (ADP).
While no two drafts are identical, knowing where [...]

Trade Strategy

Trade Psychology, Part I

Crafting a trade offer is often not as simple as offering a player you want to get rid of in exchange for a player you want. You need to think about what the other team is willing to accept. That’s where basic psychology comes into play. In a two-part series, Fantasy Baseball 101 will review [...]

Bold Statements and Fearless Predictions

Each week (or two) I examine one player who has managed to avoid the fantasy spotlight, remaining on the fringe of fantasy stardom. Last week I took a look at Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann. Zimmermann made one start following my post and pitched well (8 Ks and 1 walk), but was let down [...]

Roster Management

A Few Words of Advice: Setting Lineups in September

We have officially entered the home stretch. Only four more days until the NFL season begins. You’ve completed two football drafts and a football auction, and only have 4 more online drafts to go over the next few days. As you spend every waking moment pondering the value that Jay Cutler will [...]

On The Shelf – Billy Wagner to Boston?

So folks, it’s been a little bit again, but then again, who’s keeping track, right? 
The newest buzz around the MLB waiver wire is the potential deal to send Billy Wagner from the New York Mets to the Boston Red Sox.  The deal hinges on three contingencies:  1) whether or not Wagner waives his no-trade clause; [...]

Minor Leagues

h2h Corner ~ The David Wooderson All-Stars (IV)

Regardless of your league’s format, knowing the hot up-and-coming prospects is super important to fantasy success. In keeper leagues, these players, often taken in the later rounds, typically form the foundation of fantasy dynasties. In single season leagues, smartly grabbing young players in the draft or shortly after their call-up is essential to success. Any [...]

Minor-ity Report: Highlight on Brandon Waring

First base prospects are notorious for their built big, big swing, defensive clumsiness, and the propensity to rack up good long-ball and whiff totals.  Standing in at 6′4, 195lbs, and knocking homers with relative ease, Brandon Waring certainly fits the bill. 
A 7th round pick by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2007 amateur entry draft, Waring can flat out [...]

Miscellaneous

Leave Well Enough Alone: A Message to NCAA Basketball and Fantasy Baseball

The NCAA is thinking about expanding its basketball tournament from 65 to 96 teams.  That’s like Rich Garces deciding to add 31 pounds to his midsection.  Sure, it seems like a good idea at first, but it will lead only to unsightly consequences.  And why do the good people of the NCAA feel the need [...]

Fantasy Baseball: MLBs Greatest Supplement

At the end of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald evoked the imagery of the untouched Long Island forest, and the great New World beyond, that greeted each Dutch sailor who, “for a transitory enchanted moment…must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor [...]