Fantasy Baseball 101

While in most traditional 5×5 fantasy baseball leagues they still contribute statistically to 50% of the scoring, pitchers don’t get the respect they often deserve at draft time. The main reason for this is obvious – starting pitchers only contribute once every five days, and relievers only face a handful of batters (at best). One [...]

If you are truly a serious fantasy baseball fan, then you’ve probably already ordered a copy of Ron Shandler’s 2012 Baseball Forecaster.  If not, then you are missing out on one of the best sources of forecasting fantasy baseball statistics for the 2012 season.  (Click here to purchase a discounted copy of Baseball Forecaster.) Shandler, [...]

Fantasy Sports Participation Grows To 32 Million.  The 2010 study showed 29.6 million fantasy sports players and the 2007 study by Ipsos showed 19.4 million. 19% of males in the USA play fantasy sports and 8% of females, according to the study. San Francisco, CA – Fantasy sports participation has grown over 60 percent the [...]

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Editor’s Note: Below is another awesome contribution to the Fantasy Baseball Dugout library from the Fantasy Baseball Scholars, Ryan Jones and Tim Lander. Make sure you check them out on Facebook and follow them on Twitter, too. Names sometimes lie to us. Our perception of a player is often dictated by their reputation or pedigree. [...]

I think this guy exists in every fantasy baseball league. He is the annoying trader guy who works the phones constantly in an attempt to make a trade. Keep in mind that Lee Eisenberg, playing in the original Rotisserie League, played in a time before email and text messages. That’s why Eisenberg worked the phones. [...]

It’s the time of year when teams are starting to get locked into positions at the top of the league, middle of the pack, or the cellar dwellers.  Now is the time to start making trade offers while managers still have  hope to improve their teams. Here are some fantasy baseball trading tips to consider. [...]

By Jeff Trusdale, special contributor to Fantasy Baseball Dugout Building a winning fantasy baseball team all starts with the draft. Whether it is live or over the computer you should always make sure that you are present and ready to draft. Numerous teams I’ve seen people who forget about their scheduled fantasy draft and the [...]