Pat Fitzmaurice

Fantasy baseball and fantasy football don’t have a lot of parallels, but there’s one you might find relevant in guiding your fantasy baseball draft strategy. Pitchers = running backs Hitters = wide receivers Pitchers are generally less predictable than hitters, … read more »

Let’s turn our attention to designated hitter, fantasy baseball’s Land of Misfit Toys. Actually, that’s an unfair label since this is the position where Shohei Ohtani and Yordan Alvarez dwell. If those two are misfit toys, please give me a … read more »

If you want to win your fantasy baseball league, it’s critical that you turn a profit in the outfield. With such a big player pool in the outfield, maximizing value is essential. It’s not enough to merely get what you … read more »

Shortstop has long been fantasy baseball’s land of milk and honey. The position has taken some hits over the last year, but it’s still the land of milk and honey. That land just covers a little less surface area these … read more »

Pay up at the corners, lay back in the middle. That sums up my infield strategy for 2024. In my positional overviews of first base and third base, I recommended an aggressive acquisition strategy, Both of those positions are top-heavy … read more »

I had a wonderful dream last night in which MLB’s third base population was awash in talented, Rawlings-crushing sluggers. Austin Riley and Rafael Devers were in their early 30s and at the height of their powers. Gunnar Henderson and Junior … read more »

If your first baseman strategy for 2024 amounts to, “Acquire Freddie Freeman at any cost” … well, that’s not a bad strategy. First base is a tricky position for fantasy baseball managers. In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Major League … read more »

Fantasy baseball managers don’t have catcher strategies; they have catcher stances. They have a preferred way to address the position, and they take the same approach year after year. Changes to your stance on catchers are rare and momentous — … read more »