The Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
It’s not just drafting, pickups, and trades that make a dynasty league champion. It’s also the small week-to-week roster management decisions that add up over the course of the season. Beyond the must-start players, dynasty owners need to break down each player’s schedule, taking a look at how many games
Numbers DO Lie: cFIP Edition
There’s a common phrase that says, “numbers don’t lie” – but in baseball, often times the exact opposite is true. Luck frequently comes into play, creating misleading numbers in small sample sizes, making bad players look great, and making great players look below-average. One of my favorite exercises throughout the season involves pinpointing
Post-Hype Prospect Alert: Nick Castellanos
Ah, post-hype prospects: one of the best opportunities for dynasty owners to get a leg up on their competition. You know these guys, they often come to the big leagues too soon and take a few years to get accustomed to Major League pitching. After two or three of those
Walkin’ in Philly: Odubel Herrera
It’s not uncommon for young hitters to improve their plate discipline as they get accustomed to MLB pitching, but Odubel Herrera hasn’t just improved in his second season, he’s developed one of the best eyes in the league. Leading off for one of the worst offenses in baseball, much wasn’t
The Other Story: Eugenio Suarez
Everywhere you look right now when discussing power hitting shortstops, all you see is Trevor Story, and it’s certainly understandable. But in Cincinnati, Eugenio Suarez is having himself quite a start in his own right, and it’s worth diving into a little bit. Suarez came into the season atop many
Is It Time for the Kyle Hendricks Experience?
Chicago Cubs’ players don’t often fly under the radar in fantasy leagues, yet despite playing on one of marquee teams in baseball, Kyle Hendricks has managed to avoid the spotlight thus far. And he’s done so despite coming off a season in which he posted a solid xFIP and nearly a strikeout per
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number – Part II
Last week, I covered some veteran hitters whose 2016 ADP wasn’t quite lining up with their positional ranking from 2015. This week I take a look at seven veteran pitchers, many of them undervalued, who may be an inexpensive missing piece for a championship run or a solid sell for
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number
A team on the cusp of a dynasty championship doesn’t always need to make any major moves to get over the hump. Trading top prospects may bring you a significant haul in return, but once you’ve leveraged your premier talent to get to the doorstep, targeting undervalued veterans can be
Soler, Farewell?
One of the more fundamental differences between dynasty and re-draft formats lies in player values relative to your particular team’s win curve. Whether an owner is competitive or not typically has a great deal of influence on his or her decision-making. Owners traditionally won’t want to trade their top prospects
Liriano…More Like Lirian-yes!
Winning multiple trades in dynasty leagues often leads to winning multiple championships. To win a trade, an owner needs to pinpoint an undervalued asset and pounce. Francisco Liriano has not only established himself as an excellent pitcher, but a perpetually undervalued one as well. He has consistently performed well in