Pat Fitzmaurice

Shortstop has long been fantasy baseball’s land of milk and honey. The position has taken some hits over the last year, but it’s still the land of milk and honey. That land just covers a little less surface area these … read more »

Pay up at the corners, lay back in the middle. That sums up my infield strategy for 2024. In my positional overviews of first base and third base, I recommended an aggressive acquisition strategy, Both of those positions are top-heavy … read more »

I had a wonderful dream last night in which MLB’s third base population was awash in talented, Rawlings-crushing sluggers. Austin Riley and Rafael Devers were in their early 30s and at the height of their powers. Gunnar Henderson and Junior … read more »

If your first baseman strategy for 2024 amounts to, “Acquire Freddie Freeman at any cost” … well, that’s not a bad strategy. First base is a tricky position for fantasy baseball managers. In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Major League … read more »

Fantasy baseball managers don’t have catcher strategies; they have catcher stances. They have a preferred way to address the position, and they take the same approach year after year. Changes to your stance on catchers are rare and momentous — … read more »

We’re getting hot at the right time. We went 7-0 with last week’s selections, and we’re 12-1 in the playoffs so far. It’s been a nice run after an uneven regular season. There were times during the fall months when … read more »

Weep not for the coming end of the football season. Instead, exult over the wave of rookie talent that’s about to wash over the NFL’s shores. This is a rookie class that hardcore dynasty enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting, and … read more »

The 2023 regular season ended just a few days ago, but there’s no time for rest. We have championships to defend and disappointments to avenge. It’s time to start prepping for the 2024 fantasy football season. I have published my … read more »