Please Tell Me You’re Not Still Snake Drafting?

I play in two different leagues, one uses the age old standard of Snake-style drafting (set order that reverses every round) and the other is the far more exciting Auction-style (using set amount of pretend money to “spend” on your players). There are those that will say it’s “too complicated”, but they’re just scared to be exposed and reveal they don’t know much more than what their published draft sheet tells them. They will say they want to know where they are drafting so they can prepare their strategy, i.e. I really don’t want to think about it. The auction is not that complicated. You still have the same number of roster spots to fill. The most important difference is you have a legitimate shot at ANY player you want. You just have to figure out how much you’re willing to spend on a particular player and that is where the fun comes in. Everyone values players differently so there is room to use this to your advantage.

Fantasy Football Draft Prep: The Basics

I’m going to start my coverage of the Fantasy Football season dialing us all back to the very basics of drafting. In no other sport is the draft more important than in Fantasy Football, mainly due to the reduced number of waiver wire potentials throughout the season, the varying nature of roster/scoring settings, and the [...]

Fantasy Baseball: Getting Back to Basics

Coming into the season, we earmarked a few different clear strategies aimed at getting our team into the playoffs. However as the season progresses, it’s easy to lay these by the wayside and deviate due to ‘one-off’ events such as a marquee player being dropped to the wire, or some overly advantageous trade pulled off. With roughly 8 weeks left in the regular season, it’s time to re-focus our strategy and set our sights back on the playoffs.

When to Trade Away a Potential Keeper

If you play in a keeper league setup, no doubt you’re often faced with the decision of trading away a key player that you got real cheap during the draft. Thus, on top of his current value to your squad, he’s also sitting on untapped future value for the next season. Of course, on the flip side, because you paid so little for him at the draft, there remains a cloud of uncertainty surrounding his ability to maintain the current pace through the end of the year. Let’s dig a little deeper into this question and see if we can’t unearth some clues to make it easier.

The Perfect Way To Play Fantasy Baseball

This one goes out to all the commissioners out there, who struggle every season with little tweaks here and little tweaks there trying to get things just right. Of course, that never seems to happen as there’s always (at least) one guy who complains about one flaw in the rules that (at least) one other [...]

A Fantasy Baseball Manager’s Worst Enemy

Over the last year and a half, I’ve led the charge against the stupidest rule in fantasy sports: the veto. I’ve written article after article covering everything from why it’s unfair (because it leaves the final decision in the hands of those who have no reason to allow it to process) to why it’s unnecessary [...]

What’s Better, Bench Hitters or Bench Pitchers?

If only we had unlimited bench spots on our fantasy baseball team, then we’d be able to hold every single player we like. Of course, some leagues do allow (nearly) unlimited bench spots, but this post speaks to the larger majority of us out there who constantly have to make the choice between who to keep on the roster and who to drop back into the pool. I’m here to help make that decision easier for you.

The 2011 Version of Sean Marshall; A Worthy Add

Easily the most overlooked position in fantasy baseball is the middle reliever. In general, they don’t get many wins, hardly rack up the strikeouts, and given the meager amount of innings they pitch, their contribution to your team’s ERA and WHIP seems meaningless. So why am I going to spend an entire post covering three middle relievers from 2010 and one from 2011? Because there’s a game-play glitch that turns them into a seriously beneficial asset. Check it out…

Penny Stock Pitcher’s: Then and Now

Believe me, I feel your pain. There you are, sitting down 0-2 on the young fantasy baseball season. You drafted a stacked line-up of hitters, took some fliers on pitching, and thus far nothing seems to be going right. Some of your hitters aren’t producing consistently, or have been injured, or both. Your staff is full of question marks and it just got worse with Kyle Drabek getting tattooed by the Yanks Tuesday night. Now you’re looking at 0-3 on the season and you’re ready to capitulate and deal off top hitting for more pitching, any pitching. This is your friendly Thief reminder…..don’t.

Digging Into The Numbers: Slow Starters vs. Late Faders

In the last post, Dubcity spoke about some advanced baseball statistics you can use to delve into your fantasy baseball players. Building off that theme, today I’ll discuss one of the most overlooked sources of information on players and discuss how you can use it to your advantage. What’s nice about this source is that it’s free to access, easy to understand, easy to manipulate, and it’s nearly a guarantee that your opponents don’t take advantage of it.

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