Fantasy Baseball Draft

The New York Mets have to be pleased with the progress made by Johan Santana.  Santana turned in an impressive performance in Wednesday’s Spring Training game against the World Series champion Cardinals as he dueled Jake Westbrook.  Santana pitched 6 innings, struck out 6, and did not walk a batter. World Series hero David Freese [...]

Jose Bautista has the skills to go first overall in fantasy drafts; call me a homer if you want (you would be right). You might ask me if I have ever heard of Miguel Cabrera or Matt Kemp and the answer would be I have, but… Bautista MIGHT be better (a BIG might). In Yahoo! [...]

We all love value picks.  We all love sleepers.  Who will be this season’s Lance Berkman, Joel Hanrahan, or Ian Kennedy? BallparkBob reviews his top sleepers at each position for the 2012 season.   Catcher — Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals Wilson Ramos is best known as the guy who got kidnapped in Venezuela this off-season [...]

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 [...]

Moneyball may have been nominated for Picture of the Year, but so what? Fantasy baseball is not Moneyball. More league commissioners are continuing to try to make fantasy baseball more like Moneyball, more like real baseball. Give it up.  It’s not real baseball and it never will be. Yeah, it would be nice if J.J. [...]

A statistical analysis of the best draft position in your fantasy baseball draft. There’s a lot of debate among fantasy baseball managers as to what is the best position to have in your fantasy baseball league draft.  The reason that there is any debate at all is that most leagues use a snake format.  If [...]

From the February 18 Spadora on  Sports radio show, Fantasy Baseball Dugout editors review rankings for starting pitchers and catchers for the 2012 season.  Plus, BallparkBob continues his series on sleepers–this time discussing the outfield position.  Kate Upton and MLB2K12.  Plus, a tribute to Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter.

Drafting Ramirez & Cabrera Means Third Base Eligibility The biggest news for sleepers at the third base position for the 2012 fantasy baseball season is actually two very well known players who didn’t play a single game at the hot corner last year and are therefore not eligible for your draft at third.  They are [...]