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Anthony A. Perri is the founder and the resident "Stats Nerd" here at Fantistics. Anthony is the designer of the Fantistics Projections, Grading, & the VAM drafting strategy models. His fantasy expertise has been published in several national publications, and can be heard on their nationally broadcast SiriusXM (ch87) Fantistics Sports Radio Show. Anthony has an MBA and worked as a quantitative analyst within the investment industry from 1986-1999. Transplanted from New York (still a Mets and Giants Fan), he currently lives in Arizona with his wife Mary , daughter Hannah, and son Adam. Having won a "trophy room" of Fantasy Sports Championships over the last 25 years, he hopes to continue to lead you in the same direction.

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    May Rankings - Under/Over Performing Batters

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    Preseason Pitching Box Scores

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    2011: Here comes the Small Ball Part 2

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    2011: Here comes the Small Ball

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    June 2010 Pitcher Rankings

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    Advanced Scoring Options- Weighing of scoring categories

    If you play in a Rotisserie league and would like to give different weights to each Roto category that you select, you can with our player projections software. Within the Setup|Edit League Settings section, select the Rotisserie scoring option and...

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    Premier Starting Pitching at Walmart Prices

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    Consistency Factor - The Consistent Fantasy Player

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    Expected ERA (XERA) vs Actual ERA

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    New Stadium Park Factors / Player Notes 2/18/2010

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    Player Projections Blog - February 17, 2010

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    Player Projections Blog - February 15, 2010

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    2010: Say Hello to the Dominance of Pitching - Part 2

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    Fantasy Baseball Player Projections Blog 2/09/2009

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    Fantasy Baseball Projections - The Difference

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    Historical Fantasy Values 2004-2009

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    AL Player Spotlight - August 27th, 2009

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    2009 Second Half Rankings - Hitters Edition

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    June Rankings - Under/Over Performers

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    Early Season Under / Over Performing Pitchers

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    Early Season Under/Over Performers

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    Consistency Factor

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