Looking at various fantasy baseball websites and projections this offseason, it seems many analysts are high on Cory Luebke in 2012. While I’m excited to see the optimistic projections as a Padres fan (his performance may be one of the only highlights this season), I also have this nagging feeling that something isn’t quite adding up. [Read more...]
February 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
January 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Does VMart’s injury make him a Blue Light Special in 2013?
Fantasy baseball rankings for 2012 were shaken up in a major way on Tuesday when it was announced that Detroit C Victor Martinez would miss most (if not all) of 2012 due to a torn ACL. [Read more...]
November 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Regression Targets, Part 2: Granderson, Cabrera, Longoria, Werth
Building on my previous post about player regression, here are four more candidates likely to experience some regression to their career norms (both bad and good) in 2012 and whether or not they are worth targeting for your keeper league team. [Read more...]
October 12, 2011 3 Comments
Regression targets, Part 1: Dunn, Shields, Crawford, Hardy
One thing that caught my attention right before the 2011 season was an article written by Baseball HQ’s Ron Shandler, talking about player regression. I suspect that when many of us think of player regression, we think of those players coming off career years that seem most likely to see their production decline. However, the point Shandler makes is that regression works both ways, and the profit comes when you find a player coming off a down season that returns to his old self. [Read more...]
June 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
Discussion: Weighing current vs. future value
I’ve been running through a lot of different thoughts in terms of roster building and I’ve decided I need your help.
April 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
The importance of making right decisions
By Jim Higgins
In some leagues, the difference between winning a championship and dwelling in the cellar can be traced back to knowledge.
But what happens when you play in a long time keeper league, where every manager seems to know the tendencies of every other manager in the league and each manager seems to have a solid grasp of the player pool. What is it that separates the winner from the losers then? [Read more...]
April 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
The time to sell on Utley is growing short
By Jim Higgins
The offseason prep is over.
Your draft or auction has taken place and as usual, you got some of the sleepers you targeted while watching some of them end up on the rosters of your competition.
You set your lineup, have run projected standings and now the rest is up to fate. [Read more...]
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