Fantasy Baseball
From 2008 Cy Young Winner to Early Round Draft Pick in 2009?
By orleanscardinals at 15 November, 2008, 1:30 pm
The news that Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee won the Cy Young awards for the AL and NL respectively brings a nice finish for fantasy baseball managers lucky enough to draft either of these players.
(Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)
In Yahoo fantasy baseball drafts, Lincecum probably went in rounds 8 or 9 and Lee may have gone somewhere around the 15th round. In one of my leagues, Lee wasn’t even drafted.
So does that mean fantasy baseball managers should push these guys up to elite status in their 2009 fantasy baseball draft? Not so fast. Let’s take a look at some of the historical data supporting this argument.
Read More >>The Ultimate 2008 Fantasy Baseball Draft
By orleanscardinals at 19 October, 2008, 12:45 pm
Based off of Yahoo Sports’ average draft positions, imagine if this was the fantasy baseball team drafted at the beginning of the 2008 MLB season. Assume a standard 5×5 rotisserie scoring system.
Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Duds of 2008
By orleanscardinals at 13 October, 2008, 12:40 pm
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As the fantasy baseball season comes to an end and the MLB playoffs are in full swing, here’s a look at 10 key players that fantasy managers began their seasons with high hopes for, only to be disappointed in the end. In order of the potential (negative) impact to one’s fantasy baseball roster:
Read More >>Fantasy Baseball Case Study: Streaming Starting Pitching
By orleanscardinals at 28 June, 2008, 2:19 pm
Last week I wrote about how to overcome fantasy baseball pitching injuries. One of the recommendations was to stream in starting pitchers in order to take advantage of the right match-ups.
Here is a look at 3 starting pitchers (and the results) I picked up over the course of last week, based on match-ups and statistics, to compensate for a weak pitching roster.
Read More >>5 Key Elements for Winning at Fantasy Baseball
By orleanscardinals at 31 May, 2008, 1:40 pm
Just like the real major league baseball season fantasy baseball is a marathon. The fantasy baseball season spans 6 months of actual play and probably 1 - 2 months of spring training analysis and preparation. Competitive managers are always scouring statistics and looking for trends to take advantage of.
Time and volume are what allow fantasy managers to identify the numbers needed to make calculated decisions and the depth of roster makes it less likely that any 1 player will be essential for your season’s success.
Read More >>1st Quarter Report: Fantasy Baseball Duds & Disappointments
By orleanscardinals at 26 May, 2008, 7:58 pm
Here’s the third and final installment looking at the 1st quarter of the fantasy baseball season. This post takes a look at draft selections fantasy owners may have made that just have not panned out and the early round choices who may be making managers bang their head against the wall with frustration.
The Disappointments
The difference between major duds and disappointments is that you may have invested the mid to late round selection and hoped you picked up one of this year’s fantasy baseball surprises. Or, perhaps injury or misfortune are the root cause. Either way, there is still a chance these guys can pick it up as the weather gets warmer and the season rolls on.
