Fantasy Statistics
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 >>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: Studs and Surprises Thus Far
By orleanscardinals at 25 May, 2008, 8:42 pm
The other day I took an exclusive look at the top 10 fantasy players, as ranked by Yahoo Sports at the beginning of the MLB season. Here’s a look at some of the great draft picks and sweet surprises to begin the year.
The Studs
These are the guys you spent an early round draft pick on and they’ve well exceeded expectations.
- Lance Berkman
Even though 2007 was a disappointment, it didn’t seem like it would be a downward trend for Berkman. This year, Berkman is silencing critics and helping to keep the Astros in the middle of the race for the NL Central. With a .385 BA, 16 HR’s and 45 RBI through May 24 and playing in the cozy confines of Minute Main Park, Berkman has a legitimate chance at the Triple Crown.
1st Quarter Report: How The Preseason Top 10 Have Fared
By orleanscardinals at 23 May, 2008, 10:43 am
One of the key differences between fantasy baseball and fantasy football is that the length and depth of the baseball season means that even a major injury to an early round draft selection may not have such a significant impact.
In both of my Yahoo leagues, I lost both 1st round selections to injury, yet somehow am still in 1st in one league and in the middle of the pack in the other.
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