MLB Primers Fantasy Articles

At some point, the natural progression of a fantasy baseball manager presents them with the option of joining a dynasty or keeper league. Though the game is still the game, the yearly roster maintenance without being able to start over … read more »

Continue Reading Dynasty Startup Draft Primer (2024 Fantasy Baseball)

Of the many reasons to love fantasy baseball, the draft has to be at the top of the list. The draft is arguably the most fun part of any fantasy season and baseball extends the draft with more rounds, more … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Value-Based Drafting Primer (2024)

Most people who’ve played in fantasy baseball leagues played in the typical snake drafts where you take turns drafting a player one pick at a time in turn. However, the original and best way to play is actually the auction … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Salary Cap Draft Primer (2024)

With Spring Training and fantasy drafts just around the corner, it’s a good time to look back at 2023 to target potential bounce-back candidates. One way to do this is to identify hitters who suffered through an unusually brutal slump … read more »

Continue Reading 10 Players Better Than Their Slumps (2024 Fantasy Baseball)

Young players are all the rage. We are coming off of one of the best seasons in recent memory for rookie players to emerge and play a big part in the fantasy landscape. A year later we need to take … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Second-Year Player Draft Primer: Hitters (2024)

Every year, we have players that seemingly come out of nowhere and improve drastically from the previous season. This is to be expected with younger players, but it is more difficult to understand with veterans. We can look at the … read more »

Continue Reading 3 Fantasy Baseball Overachievers: Takeaways & Outlook (2024)

Fantasy baseball leagues that use an OBP (on-base percentage) category rather than batting average (AVG) are increasing in popularity every year. Even the most casual baseball fans are beginning to understand how AVG is on factors outside of a batter’s … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball OBP League Draft Primer (2024)

There are three major types of fantasy baseball leagues: rotisserie, points and categories. Rotisserie leagues are won by accumulating the most statistics throughout the entire season. Points leagues include trying to earn a victory each week against an individual opponent. … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Categories League Draft Primer (2024)

What makes fantasy baseball special – besides how long it is – is the endless number of formats you can play in. While the general ideas are the same – roto, categories, points, draft-and-holds – you can tweak the settings … read more »

Continue Reading OBP League Draft Primer (2023 Fantasy Baseball)

Chasing saves is tricky business. So tricky, in fact, that I’d prefer to avoid that endeavor. Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings, Tiers & Strategy: Catchers Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings, Tiers & Strategy: First Basemen Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings, Tiers & Strategy: … read more »

Continue Reading Fantasy Baseball Draft Rankings, Tiers & Strategy: Relief Pitchers (2023)