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May 20, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2013 Fantasy Baseball Lies, Damn Lies and Advanced Metrics: Week 8 Edition

There are two names among the league leaders in wOBA in all of baseball that are still a surprise heading into week eight of the 2013 baseball season. Let’s see…

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May 10, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2013 Fantasy Baseball Singles Only: Week 6 Edition

Major league baseball is littered with injured body parts. It seems like every team in the league has someone as a stopgap before someone else is ready to return. There…

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May 9, 2013 posted by Paul Greco

Buy-Low: Jeremy Hellickson

There isn’t a better buy-low opportunity in baseball than the young Rays right-hander, Jeremy Hellickson. The best news is that not only are some inexperienced owners that fret over small…

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April 11, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

Lies, Damn Lies and Advanced Metrics: Week Two Edition

There was a promise that this edition would feature pitchers. Well, we still have seven pitchers with 100.0% LOB percentages. Among them are such luminaries as Paul Maholm, Clay Buchholz…

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March 14, 2013 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

Stats You Should Know: O-swing % Edition

There’s a reason that “O-swing %” is filed under plate discipline stats at FanGraphs. It’s a good measure of plate discipline for a hitter and how good a pitcher is…

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February 26, 2013 posted by Chuck Anderson

What To Do About Fernando Rodney?

Fernando Rodney was a spectacular late round find in 2012.  He finished with 48 saves and a 0.60 ERA, the top relief pitcher and seventh-ranked player overall in fantasy last…

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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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February 19, 2013 posted by Chuck Anderson

National League RP Player Profiles

Craig Kimbrel:  In 2012 Kimbrel set records for the highest K/9 and lowest FIP since 1960.  He produced 3.6 WAR in 62.2 innings.  Only relievers that exceeded 70 innings had…

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September 18, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Hitters’ O-swing % Laggards Edition

 Batters need to take the bat off their shoulders in order to hit baseballs. It’s kind of hard to hit if you just stand there. Little League Matt learned that…

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September 18, 2012 posted by Matthew Dewoskin

2012 Fantasy Baseball: Leaders and Laggards Hitters’ O-swing Leaders Edition

 It takes a brave man to offer at a pitch outside the zone. If he misses, he looks foolish in front of his teammates, thousands of fans and the many…