"February 2015" Monthly Archives

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    Preseason Prep - February 28th, 2015

    Melvin Upton (Atl-OF) could miss up to two months with foot inflammation. It has been a troubling couple of years for the 30 year old center fielder, with a 0.208 and 0.184 AVG in the past two seasons, respectively. Let's...

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    A Final Fantasy Chance for Heyward? By Kyle Elfrink

    Perspective is not in demand these days. In fact, it's mostly looked down upon. Life doesn't make room for the slow developing nature that is a hallmark of perspective. Why write something that has the audacity to present, investigate, and...

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    Preseason Prep - February 27, 2015

    Brett Cecil (RP-TOR) - If you're on the lookout for projected non-closers who could become closers by Opening Day, Cecil is one guy to look at. As of now, the role for Aaron Sanchez is TBD at best, as the...

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    Preseason Prep - February 26, 2015

    Can the Tigers repeat as Central Division Champions? Coming off an offseason that saw significant changes in its starting rotation, as well as injuries to its two best hitters, the ability of the Tigers to repeat as AL Central champs...

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    Preseason Prep February 25th

    Atlanta Braves Braves Final Rotation Spot- On a team littered with potential position battles and platoons set to be decided this spring, the Braves rotation seems pretty well set in stone with the top four pitchers. The fifth starter battle...

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    2015 Shortstop Projection Sabermetric Notes

    Sabermetric analysis is and has been the foundation of our Fantasy Baseball player projections since 1999. This analysis along with our founding concept of position scarcity, has helped us achieve superior consistency in projections accuracy. All of which can...

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    Preseason Prep- February 24, 2015

    Notes from the Florida and Arizona camps... Padres The Padres were one of the most active teams this offseason, and that's really saying something this year as many teams were wheeling, dealing, and signing. San Diego acquired basically an entirely...

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    ADP: Spring Means Something for These Guys by Kyle Elfrink

    Even after all these years, we still struggle to understand and interpret what Spring Training numbers mean. A year ago, Kansas City's Mike Moustakas pounded the ball in the thin Arizona air, finishing his spring with four HRs, 18 RBIs,...

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    Preseason Prep- February 23, 2015

    Notes from the Florida and Arizona camps... Deep in the heart of Texas Well, Surprise AZ at this time of year. If there was one word to describe the Rangers' 2014 season, it was, "Ouch!." They should have replaced the...

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    Preseason Prep - February 21, 2015

    Did Back to the Future actually Predict the Future? Part II of the classic movie franchise predicted that the Chicago Cubs would defeat Miami in the 2015 World Series. In 1989, the year the movie was released, neither Miami nor...

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    5 Who Could Pull a 'Brantley' in 2015 by Kyle Elfrink

    On the eve of the 2014 Major League Baseball season, Cleveland's Michael Brantley, was just another ho-hum guy. Over the course of two full seasons and parts of three others, the outfielder had shown little to turn heads. With nearly...

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    Preseason Prep - Feb. 20th, 2015

    Jung-Ho Kang (SS-PIT) - Between the contract and the posting fee, the Pirates are invested to the tune of $16 million over four years with Kang, but he will reportedly open the year as a utility infielder. He obviously wasn't...

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    Preseason Prep - Feb. 19th, 2015

    Andrew Cashner, SD Cashner pitched well when healthy in 2014, finishing with a 2.55 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 93 K's in 123.1 IP. For the 2nd year in a row, his BABIP (.274) and HR/FB% (6.0 %) were well below...

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    Preseason Prep-February 18, 2015

    Will the real Padres please stand up? Every year at least one team goes out and spends big and is deemed the winner of the off-season and a pre-season favorite to win their division. I wouldn't go as far as...

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    Preseason Prep - February 17th 2015

    Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles Davis was one of the biggest fantasy busts in 2014, following up his monstrous 53 HR, 138 RBI campaign in 2013 by hitting a major league low .196 with 26 HRs last season. Davis had...

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    ADP: Have the '14 Burns Left a Mark in '15? by Kyle Elfrink

    What do you think of Huston Street? I'll give you the answer ... if you tell me the season you owned him. If it's 2006, you have fond memories of Street's 2nd-season showing of 37 saves. But, let's hope you...

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    Preseason Prep- February 16th

    Pittsburgh Pirates: Should We Be "Jung Ho" About Kang? There is "zero intent" to start Jung Ho Kang in the minors. This is according to Pirates' General Manager Neil Huntington, who shared his thoughts about the KBO shortstop adjusting to...

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    Zone Control and Player Valuation

    With the candles burning out from the Valentine's Day festivities (for me, it was because my power went out) and catchers and pitchers soon to be reporting to camp, we know that drafting season is about to accelerate. In other...

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    Drafting The Trends: Pre-Season Ranking Variance

    As many of you know, Fantistics has a show on SirusXM Fantasy Sports Radio every weekend morning from 10AM-1PM. I'm lucky enough to be able to join our hosts Lou Blasi, Walter Kuberski and Sky Dombroske for a segment on...

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    Do I Have to Draft a Catcher? By Kyle Elfrink

    Rules and models destroy genius and art - William Hazlit If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun - Katherine Hepburn The golden rule is that there are no golden rules - George Bernard Shaw I don't...

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    2015 Catcher Projection Sabermetric Notes

    Sabermetric analysis is and has been the foundation of our Fantasy Baseball player projections since 1999 Sabermetric analysis is and has been the foundation of our Fantasy Baseball player projections since 1999. This analysis along with our founding concept...

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    ADP: Where We're Going by Kyle Elfrink

    Inching closer, bit by bit, day by day, hour by hour ... pitchers and catchers report in just over a week. Once the mitts and balls are unpacked, things will turn more serious for fantasy players everywhere. We'll start to...

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    What Do You Get the Man Who Has $150 Million?? Health!

    What Do You Get the Man Who Has $150 Million?? Health! By Kyle Elfrink According to the accounting over at Baseball-Reference.com, Joshua Holt Hamilton, has already banked over $60 million.  He's locked in for another $90 million (!) over the...

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    A Early Look at ADP

    Average Draft Position (ADP) should never be the end-all, be-all when it comes to mapping out your draft.  Still, it serves as a top signifier of 'the way the wind is blowing,' as we get closer to Opening Day.  Let's...