For those of us out here who weren’t in diapers in the early 1990s, you know the inspiration for this title. Here’s the famous chorus: You down with OPP (Yeah you know me), you down with OPP (Yeah you know me)You down with OPP (Yeah you know me), who’s down with OPP (Every last homie)You […]
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A few months back, I did a piece in search of Isolated Power, or “ISO” for all us baseball acronym lovers. You can read the full article (HERE). In that article, we discussed: ISO is calculated one of two ways: ISO = (2B + 2 x 3B + 3 x HR) /ABs ISO = Slugging […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Welcome back to another exciting episode of “Punting The W” where we look to move beyond the Win as a pitching category in fantasy baseball. You’ll recall from my first installment (Read HERE), I’m not a big fan of chasing the “W” because I think it’s a poor way to rank and differentiate pitchers. In […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I’ve been playing fantasy baseball a long time. I mean, a LONG, LONG time. More years than I care to mention. I’m sure to be in good company though as many of you reading this right now are probably long time players yourselves. So, I’m confident you can relate to the topic today. One thing […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?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 […]
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