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10 Players to Draft for Batting Average & OBP (2024 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/full_423627/213x119.jpg
10 Players to Draft for Batting Average & OBP (2024 Fantasy Baseball)
By Nate Miller on February 6, 2024

Batting average often proves to be a difficult category to solidify during fantasy baseball drafts. When playing in a format that exchanges batting average (AVG) for on-base percentage (OBP), the task can be a bit easier, as there are some … read more »

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6 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values in AL-Only Leagues (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Bo_Bichette_Blue_Jays-1/213x119.jpg
6 Fantasy Baseball Draft Values in AL-Only Leagues (2024)
By Austin Lowell on February 6, 2024

Single-league drafts aren’t for the faint of heart. They require a deep knowledge of a particular league and a certain amount of patience. While AL- or NL-only leagues can be more rewarding for the die-hard baseball fan, the draft takes … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Leagues Draft Primer (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Emmanuel_Clase_Guardians_1470x650/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds Leagues Draft Primer (2024)
By Kelly Kirby on February 4, 2024

In a traditional 5×5 fantasy baseball league, the hardest category to predict may be Wins, but the hardest category to draft accurately is Saves. Typically, closers come in three or four tiers, with Tier 1 being the group that has … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball High-Stakes Leagues Draft Strategy: Pitchers (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Spencer_Strider_Braves_1470x650_1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball High-Stakes Leagues Draft Strategy: Pitchers (2024)
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By Justin Mason on February 1, 2024

If you are new to the high-stakes world, the drafts can be overwhelming when you first sit down at the table. It is not just the larger amounts of money being played for or the amazing talent drafting against you … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball Quality Starts Leagues Draft Primer (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Logan_Webb_Giants_1470x650-1/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Quality Starts Leagues Draft Primer (2024)
By Austin Lowell on January 30, 2024

A quality start or “QS” is a statistic that gets recorded when a starting pitcher lasts six innings or more while allowing three runs or less in a game. Forty years ago, throwing six innings or more was hardly noteworthy, … read more »

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Dynasty Startup Draft Primer (2024 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Oneil_Cruz_Pirates_1470x650-2/213x119.jpg
Dynasty Startup Draft Primer (2024 Fantasy Baseball)
By Chris Welsh on January 25, 2024

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 »

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Fantasy Baseball Value-Based Drafting Primer (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Freddie_Freeman_Dodgers_1470x650-2/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball Value-Based Drafting Primer (2024)
By Chase Davis on January 24, 2024

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 »

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10 Hitters to Avoid Drafting (2024 Fantasy Baseball) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Luis_RobertJr_WhiteSox_1470x650/213x119.jpg
10 Hitters to Avoid Drafting (2024 Fantasy Baseball)
By Blake Meyer on January 22, 2024

Every year, it’s fun to sit down, do your research, and figure out which guys you like for the upcoming fantasy baseball season. We all have our favorites, whether it’s someone from your favorite team that you know is going … read more »

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Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Shortstop (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Jackson_Holliday_Orioles/213x119.jpg
Top 5 Fantasy Baseball Prospect Rankings: Shortstop (2024)
By Austin Lowell on January 19, 2024

Ah, prospects. Everyone’s favorite subject. They represent all that is good in the world and hope for a better tomorrow. This week we’ll be focusing on the next generation of shortstops. While nearly every club has a promising young star … read more »

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Fantasy Baseball OBP League Draft Primer (2024) https://cdn.fantasypros.com/wp-content/images/Yandy_Diaz_Rays_1470x650/213x119.jpg
Fantasy Baseball OBP League Draft Primer (2024)
By Clint Graves on January 17, 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 »

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