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February 20, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

Stats You Should Know: Swinging Strike % Edition

Fantasy GMs have struggled with evaluating pitchers since the dawn of this silly, little game. Trying to figure out why some pitchers succeed while others fail can result in a…

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September 3, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards xFIP Revisited Laggards Edition

If any of the guys on this list are actually featured on your fantasy team, well, it’s probably not to early to start planning for next year’s draft. Guys on…

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August 19, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Pitchers’ BABIP Revisited Laggards Edition

  It’s always a good idea to take a look back and see exactly how some of us got into the messes we wound up in. There’s a good chance…

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July 8, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Pitchers’ LOB % Leaders Edition

  Left on base percentage(A.K.A. strand rate) is one of the three luck stats. It teams with BABIP and HR:FB ratio to form a triumvirate of chance that helps us figure out…

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June 24, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Pitchers’ K:BB Ratio LEADERS Edition

Strikeouts are good for fantasy baseball and walks are usually bad. Strikeouts help at least three pitching categories. The help you in strikeouts, obviously, but they also lower ERAs and…

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April 1, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Leaders and Laggards: xFIP Edition

  Expected fielding independent pitching(A.K.A. xFIP) is quite possibly the best stat available to evaluate exactly how effective a pitcher is and has some ability to project which way a…

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March 25, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

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

HR:FB ratio is one of the two stats we have to help figure out how lucky or unlucky a pitcher was. BABIP is one that most have heard about and…

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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…

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February 13, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball Stats You Should Know: LOB % Edition

This isn’t the 90’s. This is 2012. Fantasy GM’s are expected to be aware of certain things. We need to be aware that some players used performance enhancing drugs. We…