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Negative Regression Candidates (2023 Fantasy Baseball) photo

For as much as we want to identify sleepers and value picks who can help us win a fantasy baseball league, we need to give equal respect to those players who can sink a team. They are the busts. This … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasyWed, Mar 22
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Early Pick (2023) photo

Every season presents a new opportunity for how to attack a specific draft. In many of the prior years, a top-three pick carried the possibility of reaching for a starting pitcher — e.g. Clayton Kershaw, Jacob deGrom, Gerrit Cole — … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasyTue, Mar 14
Consensus Rankings Analysis (2023 Fantasy Baseball) photo

There will always be discrepancies when it comes to asking two groups of people about the value of fantasy baseball players. These discrepancies aren’t problematic, though. They simply highlight the collective view of different sources, and these sources have their … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasyTue, Mar 14
Positive Regression Bounce-Back Candidates (2023 Fantasy Baseball) photo

Winning a fantasy baseball league usually comes down to value. When all else is equal, did your players outperform your opponents’? Were you able to identify those who were about to reach their potential? Put another way, did you find … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasyFri, Mar 10
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Salary Cap (2023) photo

We perform mock drafts because we know the practice can only help. In this case, we’re about to enter a mock salary cap draft for the second time this preseason, which means that we must learn from what we did … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasyWed, Mar 8
Lottery Tickets for AL & NL Only Leagues (2023 Fantasy Baseball) photo

By nature, one-league formats are generally thin in talent. Of course, there are the players who transcend all league styles and would be worthy of a roster spot under any condition, but we are effectively slicing the player pool in … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasySat, Mar 4
Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 12-Team, Salary Cap (2023) photo

Every year, I make the same plea: if you enjoy the draft process for fantasy baseball, try a salary cap — also known as an “auction” draft. Even if it’s only a mock draft, it will still highlight what makes … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasySat, Feb 25
Pitcher Regression Candidates: Swinging-Strike Rates (Fantasy Baseball) photo

It’s no secret that generating more strikes will lead to a higher chance of strikeouts, but is there a way to correlate a pitcher’s swinging strike percentage with the final strikeout rate? If we use last year’s qualified pitchers as … read more »

by Mario Mergola in FantasySun, Feb 19
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