Before the 2010 season, I got familiar with the idea of regression to the mean. This concept illustrates the phenomenon of an outlying statistic in one season (such as an extraordinary ERA) coming back down to earth in the next, simply by chance...
Thursday, March 31, 2011
There are many different effective strategies when it comes to drafting starting pitchers. Some will hoard the top talents in the year after the year of the pitcher, while others will rely on weekly spot-starts. Both approaches work, but I have employed a much different scheme in recent seasons: Ideally, you own just one or two reliable starters. They must maintain a consistently low ERA (preferably no higher than 3.50—3.75) and WHIP (Carl Pavano was a great example last year). Strikeouts aren't important...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The Boston Red Sox were as busy as any team in baseball this offseason. Although they lost Victor Martinez and Adrian Beltre to free agency, the Red Sox made two shift-of-power acquisitions in Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez. Perhaps the most fantasy-rich team in baseball with six players in our top 100 (see below), the Red Sox feature an excellent lineup that includes both speed and power...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Last March, I conducted a study on pitchers who’ve posted a single-season ERA of 2.50 or less since 2000. (You can read that article here.) In my research, I made several interesting discoveries. First, there were 11 different sub-2.50 ERA seasons between 2000 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2008, however, there were none. 2009 saw four such pitching performances, as Zack Greinke (2.16), Chris Carpenter (2.24), Tim Lincecum (2.48), and Felix Hernandez (2.49) all posted ERAs below 2.50. This recent trend supports the notion that hitters are no longer juicing, and thus pitchers are becoming more dominant. (Keep this in mind as you prepare for your 2011 fantasy drafts.)...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Game number 20 of 162 in the Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight summer-long journey featured a game that provided a whopping 25 runs on 32 hits between two struggling A.L. powerhouses… Game No. 20 – Anaheim Angels vs. Boston Red Sox Mike Lowell was the most productive hitter in Monday night’s slug fest, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, a walk, two runs and four RBI. In just his ninth start of the season, Lowell hit sixth as Boston’s DH while David Ortiz sat against Angels’ lefty Joe Saunders, who yielded seven runs on nine hits and four walks in four innings.
Hot corner video with @ChelseaCannell: Talking Collins-Wright, Manny, Lincecum. http://t.co/V3GaOWQy #Mets #Athletics #SFGiants
Alex Rodriguez's year-by-year OPS from 2007: 1.067, .965, .934, .847, .823, .796. For Yankees' fans: Do you see this as irreversible trend? VIDEO: In response to your inquiries: How discipline for umpires works - when it is appropriate, when it is not. http://t.co/zhCFyhUQ RT @NCTPadres: Josh Byrnes on Jason Bartlett: with Everth Cabrera here, he knows there might not be a job open when he comes off disabled list. #Padres RT @susanslusser: Cook has lineup card, game ball. Says of first ML win, "that's a good way to do it I guess. Sheesh!" #Athletics RT @SBerthiaumeESPN: Albert Pujols has hit his 3rd Home Run of the season, this one off #WhiteSox Chris Sale. #Angels RT @TJQuinnESPN: Unquestionably a bruising day for McNamee. Admitted to numerous lies to feds. His story is he was protecting #Clemens and self. RT @Athletics: Ryan Cook tosses a scoreless 8th inning to set an Oakland #Athletics record for consecutive scorless innings to start a season (18.2). #Padres' moves: Hudson released, Bartlett to DL, E. Cabrera, Amarista promoted. Stults claimed.© 2012 Fantasy Baseball Insiders. Powered by Wordpress.
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