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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Lance McCullers, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
What's Ice T's favorite pastry? Cruellers, cruellers, cruellers, cr-cruellers. Who's Ice T's favorite pitcher? Lance McCullers, McCullers, McCullers, Mc-Cullers. Sorry, if I didn't get that…
- Grey
- December 31, 2015
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Our Leagues
Razznasty Dynasty League Offseason Update
One of the great things about playing in a dynasty league is the active offseason. Since most of the players on a roster are kept,…
- Mike
- December 30, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Aroldis Gives Girardi Another Reason To Yank Starters
Overheard at my house on Christmas, "Why isn't it Jesusmas?" Then someone who you only see once a year chimes in, "'Jesus, mas' is what…
- Grey
- December 29, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Randal Grichuk, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
I was between Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk for a sleeper post. Why did Stephen lose out? Piscotty doesn't know! Grey does, though. They're roughly the…
- Grey
- December 28, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Cleveland Indians
The Indians have a balanced system with good bats, good arms, and fantasy upside at all levels. At the tippy top there's Bradley Zimmer and…
- Mike
- December 27, 2015
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2016 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Position Eligibility for 2016 Fantasy Baseball
On Dancer! On Prancer! On–Oh, I didn’t hear you come in. Welcome, reader! Grab some egg nog and brandy it up to the fire. You…
- Grey
- December 24, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Baltimore Orioles
I got you something for Chrimbus! It's a jar of tartar sauce. Oh, you don't like it? Then how about some Baltimore Orioles pitching prospects…
- Mike
- December 23, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Michael Conforto, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
I was thisclose to writing a sleeper post on Travis d'Arnaud but A) The Mets said some nonsense like they might platoon him with Kevin Plawecki.…
- Grey
- December 22, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Delino DeShields, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
In 200 plate appearances, there's four guys that went above and beyond in speed last year. In order of fastest to slowest with slowest still being the very,…
- Grey
- December 21, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay's farm system isn't the best on the block for shallow league players, but there are a bunch of interesting fantasy pieces here to…
- Mike
- December 20, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Brett Lawrie, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
Hehe, this post sucks. It's gonna suck writing it, and it's gonna suck reading it. Luckily, most of you schmohawks skip right to the comments…
- Grey
- December 18, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Second City Search For Third Baseman Brings Forth Frazier
The Reds are like the slowest team ever to rebuild. They sell off a piece every few months or so. "We’re getting rid of Cueto as…
- Grey
- December 17, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks have shipped out their most recent top picks, improving the MLB rotation but at the same time leaving the farm a little thin at…
- Mike
- December 16, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Brandon Belt, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
I look at all kinds of stats to find sleepers for next year. Brandon Belt was one name that came up on a lot of…
- Grey
- December 15, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Heyward Cublowme
Javier Baez takes another shoveling of dirt as he gets buried further. "Is this a staged Off Broadway adaption of The Revenant?" Javier asks as…
- Grey
- December 14, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Boston Red Sox
Even after the trade of Manuel Margot to the Padres, the Red Sox still feature three prospects with big fantasy potential - Yoan Moncada, Rafael…
- Mike
- December 13, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Rougned Odor, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
You know what I keep finding? No, not lint in body areas that I need Google to identify. Though, I do feel bad for the…
- Grey
- December 11, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Yanks’ Middle Of Diamond Looking Castrogorius
Uh no, the Yankees fell for the oldest trick in the book, mon! Starlin Castro was traded to the Yankees for middle reliever, Adam Warren.…
- Grey
- December 10, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
New Blood: Top 25 Dynasty League Signees
We'll step away from the minor league previews for a sec and take a look at some of the new additions to the player pool…
- Mike
- December 9, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers
Domingo Santana, 2016 Fantasy Sleeper
Domingo Santana really should go by the name, Sunday Santana. How badass does that sound? It kinda sounds like a gangbanger's little sister. "Hey, esse, you…
- Grey
- December 8, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Greinkes, Zack’s A Lot Of Money, Arizona!
You know, this signing of Zack Greinke with the Diamondbacks isn't much of a surprise since Greinke is so intellectually driven and Phoenix is on…
- Grey
- December 7, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Seattle Mariners
Seattle's farm produced two interesting players for the 2016 fantasy baseball season. I like Ketel Marte as a late-round flyer at a shallow middle infield…
- Mike
- December 6, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Robert Stephenson, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
Robert Stephenson reminds me of another some-time-ago Reds prospect, Edinson Volquez. Nasty stuff that some people thought could turn into a number two starter. Unfortunately, for a…
- Grey
- December 4, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Boston Pays A 2% Big Dig Price To David
The Red Sox signed David Price to a seven-year deal for $217 million. MFW I heard. I get that half goes to the government, and ten…
- Grey
- December 3, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
Rostering Shohei Otani In Dynasty Leagues
Last week I joined a league called The Devil's Rejects. You've probably seen posts on this league over at FanGraphs recently. In fact, it must…
- Mike
- December 2, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Detroit Pays J-Z $1.1 Million Per Problem
The Tigers are doing all of their buying early this year, huh? They're like your mom that one year she did all her Christmas shopping about…
- Grey
- December 1, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Trevor Story, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
In an NFBC 15-team league where there are no pickups in-season, I already plan on drafting Trevor Story, and it's only November, and this is…
- Grey
- November 30, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Chicago White Sox
Last season didn't go as planned for the White Sox, but we did get to see the emergence of Carlos Rodon, one of the more…
- Mike
- November 29, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Jose Peraza, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
Pretty high up the food chain of requirements for these posts is playing time with the major league club. I'm doing these rookie posts with…
- Grey
- November 27, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Detroit Tigers
There are organizations flush with prospects that you'd like to have on your fantasy roster. Then there are organizations like the Tigers. Not to hate…
- Mike
- November 25, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Julio Urias, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
My predilection is to draft rookie hitters over rookie pitchers. Predilection is also one dirty sounding word. Slap an NC-17 stamp on the word predilection,…
- Grey
- November 24, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Orlando Arcia, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
There was an article at Fangraphs titled, "On Orlando Arcia's Lack of Power." I didn't read the article, because its SEO jackhammer title sorta gave…
- Grey
- November 23, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: San Diego Padres
The Padres are probably the closest thing to your home league's rosterbater. After trading for Craig Kimbrel last season, they've already flipped him to Boston.…
- Mike
- November 22, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Jose Berrios, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
I'm a bit rookie pitcher-phobic. Waking up in a dank dungeon missing a kidney after being slipped a roofie from a rookie pitcher will do…
- Grey
- November 20, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Detroit Goes Used Closer Shopping Again
It feels like the Tigers have been searching for a closer since Todd Jones retired -- Percival, Valverde, Nathan, Soria. They prey on dead meat…
- Grey
- November 19, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2016 Minor League Preview: Miami Marlins
The Marlins have a young and talented big league roster that includes Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Jose Fernandez, and Marcell Ozuna. But at this point,…
- Mike
- November 18, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Lucas Giolito, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
Before watching the video on Lucas Giolito, I looked at his vitals. This is something I don't usually do. Doesn't really matter to me if…
- Grey
- November 17, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
J.P. Crawford, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
As I previously mentioned, Prospect Mike had a large (foam) hand in what prospects I covered as rookies that could impact in 2016 fantasy baseball.…
- Grey
- November 16, 2015
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Deep Leagues
Rebuilding In A Super-Deep League
Two years ago I was invited to take over an abandoned roster in a 30-team dynasty league. It looked like what I imagine most abandoned dynasty…
- Mike
- November 15, 2015
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Joey Gallo, 2016 Fantasy Outlook
For the uninitiated, a Three True Outcome (TTO) player is one that walks, Ks or homers. That's it. A famous example of this is Adam…
- Grey
- November 13, 2015
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