As I begin to write this, the final game of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) is being played. The game is in the top of the 5th and Japan leads 3-1. Despite the low-scoring affair so far, the game has many elements of previous games we’ve seen to date for the US squad. Trea Turner […]
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Chicks Dig The Long Ball
March 17, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 3 CommentsLast weekend, I traveled a few hours north to our Nation’s Capital to take part in the DARF (DC Area Roto Fantasy) 2023 live draft. DARF is part of EARTH Fantasy Baseball – The Local Area Fantasy Baseball League Competition. For those unfamiliar with the EARTH competition, it is a collection of regional fantasy baseball […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? RCL Vs NFBC ADP…An Analytical Tale
March 11, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Razzball Commenter Leagues | 4 CommentsOpening Day is less than 3 weeks away and if you are like me, you have a continuous string of slow and live drafts running each day. What a glorious time of year! Here at at Razzball, we have the RazzSlam drafts going strong all this week at NFBC, along with the Razzball Commenter Leagues […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?On Thursday evening, Analytics Anonymous held a special meeting to evaluate how our lessons are being implemented. Specifically, I, and 11 of my new AA friends, took part in the Razzball Commenter League (RCL) #4 on Thursday evening. These RCL leagues are 12-team Rotisserie scoring leagues hosted on Fantrax and free for all (JOIN HERE). […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Analytics Anonymous: In Search Of…ISO
February 25, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 4 CommentsWelcome back to our second meeting of AA…Analytics Anonymous. I hope you all stuck with the program this past week. Did you approach your 2023 fantasy baseball draft prep with an analytical mind? If you answered “YES” to this question, you are on track to graduate the program. If you answered “NO”, don’t sweat it, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Analytics Anonymous: “My Name Is TLB, And I’m An Analyt…holic”
February 18, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Steals | 5 CommentsWelcome one and all to our first meeting of AA…Analytics Anonymous. These weekly meetings are free for anyone to attend, and I promise we’ll have quality snacks to share. AA is a support group here @Razzball to address all your fantasy baseball needs. Your homework each week is to come prepared to contribute to the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? How Sexy Is Ciara…Ummm, I Mean SIERA?
February 6, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Pitcher Rankings | 11 CommentsI’m back with another exciting article on pitcher analytics. This week, I dive in (feet first into the shallow end mind you) with a little project built upon a fantastic article done by one of our finest Razzball baseball writers, @everywhereblair. Way back in 2021, our 3x @fswa finalist and @razzball wiffernaut (his word, not […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Value Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
January 30, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Pitcher Profiles | 4 CommentsLast week, we spent time going over pitcher analytics and how we can use them to prepare for both drafts and in-season management. Today, I’ll be focusing on the former, draft prep, and build on what we discussed last week. As player projections become more widely available and drafts start kicking off in earnest, early […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?In last week’s article, Top 20 Starting Pitchers: Early NFBC Drafts , I promised to provide Cliff Notes for my favorite pitcher analytics. Well, here we are. By compiling this, I strive to give you an appreciation for some of the data at our fingertips and make it all a little more useful for pre-season […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Top 20 Starting Pitchers: Early NFBC Drafts
January 16, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Pitcher Profiles | 10 CommentsWelcome back to baseball! Did you know the end of the NFL regular season officially kicks off the fantasy baseball preseason? Well, it does! Take my word for it. We’re about a month away from the four most anticipated words in a baseball fan’s lingo, “Pitchers and Catchers report.” Soon thereafter, fantasy baseball drafts will […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Corner Infield Mashup: 1B Report Card
October 5, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, First Basemen | 2 CommentsWelcome to the final day of the MLB regular season. After two weeks of my fantasy highs and lows followed by my 3B report card last week, I wrap up the season today with my 1B report card. If you read last week’s report, you’ll note a similar look with this one. I’ll be going […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? DFS: “And Down The Stretch They Come…”
September 29, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, DraftKings, Fanduel |We’ve now officially entered the stretch run with the final Thursday of the 2022 MLB season commencing today. Before I get to today’s picks, I want to send a quick shoutout to Kieffer for picking up my normal Sunday DFS slot while I was traveling. We take care of each other here at Razzball so […]
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