Fantasy Baseball Articles
By Max Freeze on February 2, 2020
Everyone seems to have the need for speed in today’s fantasy baseball world, but where can you find it? Steals are becoming harder and harder to come by. League-wide stolen bases have dropped by 17.5% between 2014 and 2019. In … read more »
Continue Reading Players to Target for Stolen Bases (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Josh Shepardson on February 2, 2020
When looking at statistics for players, a larger sample is preferred to a smaller sample. However, projection models weigh the most recent stats more heavily than those accumulated, for instance, three years ago. In other words, recency of stats matters, … read more »
Continue Reading MLB Park Factors: 2019 Versus 3-Year Average (Fantasy Baseball)
By Josh Shepardson on February 2, 2020
Posting good pitching numbers is part skill-based, part fielding-dependent, and a dash of good luck. Even the best pitchers need some help from the fielders behind them and some lucky bounces to find themselves in the Cy Young Award mix. … read more »
Continue Reading Starting Pitchers With a High Negative ERA-FIP in 2019 (Fantasy Baseball)
By Michael Waterloo on February 1, 2020
It’s that time of the year again. Fantasy analysts are hard at work, finishing up their initial research and putting their opinions out there in the form of rankings and tiers. Just for you to tear them apart. That’s why … read more »
Continue Reading Analyzing Expert Consensus Rankings (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Jon Anderson on February 1, 2020
Luck is a big factor in baseball; there are a lot of events out of a hitter or pitcher’s control. In this article, we will go through a few statistical categories covering such situations and point out players that may … read more »
Continue Reading Players to Avoid Based on Luck Factor Analysis (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By FantasyPros Staff on January 31, 2020
I had the whole morning cleared out to write a dynasty baseball piece and my intention was another prospects article. Don’t worry, you’ll still get that next week, but today marked the ninth or tenth time in a month that … read more »
Continue Reading Start a Dynasty Fantasy Baseball League (The Perfect Settings)
By James Bisson on January 31, 2020
There’s fantasy baseball – and then there’s the kind of games the National Fantasy Baseball Championship puts together every year. The NFBC, is it’s widely known by the fantasy community, is home to one of the biggest collections of fantasy … read more »
Continue Reading NFBC Draft Champions Primer + Sample Draft (2020 Fantasy Baseball)
By Nate Miller on January 31, 2020
The past 10 days or so have seen quite a flurry of moves across the MLB landscape, particularly regarding some significant fantasy baseball names that have landed in new homes rather it be via free-agent signing or trade. As has … read more »
Continue Reading MLB Transaction Analysis: Marcell Ozuna, Starling Marte
By Jon Anderson on January 31, 2020
Expected Weighted On-base Average (xwOBA) is a relatively new statistic that was born with the institution of the Statcast system in Major League Ballparks in 2015. To understand xwOBA, you should get a good grasp of wOBA first. Practice fast mock … read more »
Continue Reading Sabermetrics Glossary: Expected wOBA (xwOBA)
By Andrew Gould on January 31, 2020
Some don’t think about their fantasy baseball drafts until March. Others began prepping the second after the Nationals won the World Series. Even if you’re not ready to select an actual team, now’s as good a time as ever to … read more »
Continue Reading Andrew Gould’s Early 2020 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
