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Strategy Tips: Beginning, Middle, and End of Drafts (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227950/213x119.jpg
Strategy Tips: Beginning, Middle, and End of Drafts (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Paul Ghiglieri on February 10, 2020

Welcome to the third entry of our draft strategy series. In this edition, we will look at how to approach drafting in the middle of the early, mid, and late rounds. A lot of this depends on your league format and … read more »

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Relief Pitchers with Starting Pitcher Eligibility (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_226004/213x119.jpg
Relief Pitchers with Starting Pitcher Eligibility (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Josh Shepardson on February 9, 2020

I’ve previously discussed starting pitchers who have relief pitcher eligibility and you can read that piece here. On the flip side, there are relievers who carry starting pitcher eligibility. In leagues that distinguish between starting pitcher and relief pitcher spots, … read more »

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Roto vs. H2H: How Does Your Strategy Change? (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227685/213x119.jpg
Roto vs. H2H: How Does Your Strategy Change? (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Paul Ghiglieri on February 9, 2020

In a previous article, we reviewed the two most popular head-to-head (H2H) formats in fantasy baseball, points and categories leagues. In this space, the goal will be to compare the key differences between fantasy baseball’s original and most classic format … read more »

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Players to Target in NL-Only Drafts (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227606/213x119.jpg
Players to Target in NL-Only Drafts (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Daniel Comer on February 9, 2020

A bit of logic that seems obvious but bears repeating: the savviest fantasy drafters make safe, high-floor picks early and disperse risk between several high-upside fliers in later rounds. For the purpose of this NL-only deep dive, we’ll take a … read more »

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2020 Fantasy Baseball Primer: Shortstop https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227247/213x119.jpg
2020 Fantasy Baseball Primer: Shortstop
By Michael Waterloo on February 8, 2020

When I saw the positions I had for the primers, and it started with catcher, I sighed. The position is SO bad that it was like pulling teeth to find 30 players who were worth writing about. But when I … read more »

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12-Team Mixed League Auction Mock Draft (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227548/213x119.jpg
12-Team Mixed League Auction Mock Draft (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Michael Waterloo on February 8, 2020

By now, you’ve read our different approaches to mock drafts here using the FantasyPros draft simulator. From 12-team mixed, to AL- and NL-only drafts, we’ve covered it all. And today, you’re going to take a look at a 12-team auction … read more »

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Starting Pitchers with Relief Pitcher Eligibility (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Josh Shepardson on February 8, 2020

In leagues that don’t distinguish between starters and relievers, eligibility for hurlers isn’t of concern. However, in leagues that do have separate starting slots for starters and relievers, there are advantages to rostering starters with reliever eligibility. In non-traditional points … read more »

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10-Team Mock Draft Category (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Alex Altmix on February 7, 2020

The Super Bowl is over, and fantasy baseball mock draft season is officially here! The great college and NBA basketball on television might help to suffice your sports cravings for the time being, but there’s no denying that MLB Spring … read more »

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Points Leagues vs. Category Leagues Value Differentials: Pitchers (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227462/213x119.jpg
Points Leagues vs. Category Leagues Value Differentials: Pitchers (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Jon Anderson on February 7, 2020

We have been talking a lot about how the different game types make a big difference in how you should rank players lately. In this article, we talked about which hitters (and types of hitters in general) perform better in … read more »

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Position Scarcity Strategy (2020 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_227316/213x119.jpg
Position Scarcity Strategy (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Jarad Evans on February 7, 2020

The concept of positional scarcity is arguably more important in fantasy baseball than in any of the four major sports. From a sheer number perspective, there are simply more positions to account for on the baseball diamond: nine fielding positions, … read more »

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