There’s a lot of talk out there today about Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s favorite Nebraska Cornhusker - New York Yankees reliever JOBA CHAMBERLAIN.
Hank Steinbrenner, Yanks prez and apparently a disgruntled fantasy baseball GM, wants Joba in the Yankees rotation. His logic being that since Joba can throw a 100-mph fastball, he needs to start.
Yankees real-life GM […]
Fantasy Baseball Dugout Player of the Week awards are given to the top statistical hitter and pitcher in fantasy baseball during a normal fantasy baseball week (Monday - Sunday).
A standard 5×5 league is used for scoring (runs scored, homeruns, RBI, steals, batting average for hitters; wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP for pitchers).
Hitter Of The […]
Quality starting pitching is essential to winning in fantasy baseball. If you have a pitcher that hasn’t been carrying their weight through the first three weeks of the season, like A.J. Burnett of the Toronto Blue Jays, consider adding a starting pitcher who will make two starts in week four.
If the pitcher you consider isn’t […]
You’ve heard me talk about this before: middle relievers are the red-headed step-child when it comes to fantasy baseball. If Rodney, Dangerfield were still around, he’d say: “middle relievers just don’t get no respect.”
While stud middle relievers may help your WHIP, they don’t pitch a lot of innings and they rarely earn a save given […]
On Opening Day, BatBoy BeeZee, Fantasy Baseball Dugout’s “expert analyst,” predicted that Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds would win National League Rookie of the Year.
Through three weeks of the season, Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks is making BeeZee look absolutely foolish for making that prediction.
Votto hasn’t been a slouch, by any means. He’s […]
There are nearly 20 of fantasy baseball’s top 200 players from the start of the season currently sitting on the 15-day disabled list. What’s the latest on the injury status of your players, and when will they be back on the field to save your season?
Alfonso Soriano, OF, Chicago Cubs: Sori insists that his injury […]
Looking for a temp player to replace one of your injured or slow starting fantasy baseball superstars? The list of players below are owned in less than 50% of fantasy baseball leagues (according to statistics from CBS Sportsline), and can provide some valuable early season numbers before your studs carry you through the long summer […]
The award criteria for the Fantasy Baseball Dugout Player of the Week are pretty simple. Start with a standard 5×5 league for scoring (runs scored, homeruns, RBI, steals, batting average for hitters; wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP for pitchers).
Awards are given to the top hitter and top pitcher based on those 5×5 statistics over […]
Winning a weekly matchup in fantasy baseball often comes down to getting the most quality pitching out of your starting roster. If you have a pitcher that hasn’t been carrying their weight to start the season, or a relief pitcher like Jeremy Accardo of the Toronto Blue Jays who is about to lose their role, […]
Six to seven million people play fantasy baseball today, according to Gregg Rosenthall, fantasy sports editor of Rotoworld and NBCSports.com.
But, how did this fantasy baseball epidemic get started?
The passion for fantasy baseball today came from a group of men who grew up playing baseball board games, namely APBA (American Professional Baseball Association) and Strat-O-Matic. APBA, […]
