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March 5, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Stats You Should Know: ISO Edition

Simply put, ISO is the measure of power; ISO measures a hitter’s ability to hit for extra bases. It’s a stat fantasy GMs should be interested in because power is…

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March 2, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Leaders and Laggards: LOB % Edition

LOB % can work hand in hand with BABIP when evaluating luck. Lower-than-average BABIPs tend to hang out with higher than average LOB percentages and higher than average BABIPs tend…

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March 1, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Blown Opportunities: First Week of Spring Training Edition

Fantasy GMs finally got what they waited all winter for. We got to see footage of players lightly throwing baseballs, running laps, stretching and generally milling around. Spring Training is…

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February 29, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

The Risks of Trading Lemons and Cherries

Back when I was writing for The Hardball Times many moons ago I wrote an article on trading and the risks inherent in the differing knowledge between trading partners. With…

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February 28, 2012 posted by Paul Greco

Fantasy Baseball 2012 – Breakout Players: Jordan Zimmermann

Jordan Zimmermann appears to be the forgotten man in the Washington Nationals’ organization.  Steven Strasburg and Drew Storen garner most of the attention in the Nats staff while Bryce Harper’s…

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February 27, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Stats You Should Know: LOB % Edition

All hits are not created equal. A base hit with runners on base can do a lot more damage to a pitcher’s ERA than a double with the bases empty….

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February 25, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Leaders and Laggards: Hitters’ HR/FB Ratio Edition

HR:FB ratio is to power what BABIP is to batting average and the two stats can often work together to give an overall picture of a hitters’ luck. Take Adam…

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February 25, 2012 posted by Collin Hager

2012 Fantasy Baseball – HVaC Top 50 Pitchers

While rotisserie scoring leagues allow you to accumulate numbers over the course of an entire season, head-to-head leagues limit production to what can happen over a seven-day period. That makes…

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February 24, 2012 posted by Patrick DiCaprio

Ryan Braun and False Positives

I am on record as saying I do not care about PED’s in baseball, and have no issue at all with athletes taking them. However, I am not going to…

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February 23, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Blown Opportunities: Bullpen Guys to Avoid Edition

It’s happened every year since professional teams started using specialized relievers; Some sad sack closer gets taken out of the glory spot and relegated to mop up duty in the…