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The 2025 fantasy baseball MVP race is coming down to the wire, and the top two players are not players we expected when the season started. Based on ADP (according to Yahoo), we all thought the top players would be one of Shohei Ohtani, Bobby Witt Jr., Aaron Judge, and Elly De La Cruz. That’s […]
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Depending on your league’s settings, you are likely 1-2 weeks away from the fantasy playoffs. Whether you’re fighting for your life or coasting at the top of the standings, odds are you’re already dealing with injuries that challenge your survival. If not, there is a strong likelihood you will be soon. Injuries, after all, are […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?It’s hard to believe it’s already early August. Seems like only yesterday that we got together with league mates to draft what we hoped would be a championship-caliber teams. Now, we’re just a few short weeks away from the playoffs. If you’re currently in the playoff mix, odds are you’ve ridden a few arms to […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?There are three important events in any fantasy sports season: 1. The draft 2. The trade deadline 3. The playoffs For many, the draft and the trade deadline are the only important periods. That’s because they didn’t even make the playoffs, rendering the event completely and utterly insignificant, if not a total depressing affair. Even […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?As the saying goes, “There are two types of baseball players. Those who have been humbled by the game and those who are going to be humbled by the game.” There are no exceptions to this rule. Every player struggles at some point in their career. Now more than ever, those struggles come at the […]
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Juan Soto is not having a great start to the season or as a Met. Sure, he’s $765 million richer, still walking at an elite rate, scoring a lot of runs, and stealing bases at a greater frequency than expected. But in terms of HR, AVG, and OPS—three big drivers in many leagues—Soto has largely […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Check out these two Statcast player profiles below from Baseball Savant. One belongs to perhaps the most hyped young player in baseball at the moment—known for his flamboyant hair, all-world CF defense, and now unstoppable bat. The other belongs to a much less hyped young player who, upon promotion, received a fair amount of attention […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and fantasy baseball managers panicking when their best players slump to start the season. Fortunately for some, and not so fortunately for others, all early-season slumps are not created equally. A hitter going 0-4 one game barely registers for most people. He does it three or four […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?I know, I know. You saw the title of this article, the clever play on “ERA”, and immediately thought to yourself, “my boy Maks is going to do what he always does and bring the statistical heat that will help calm my anxiety about my struggling ace.” I’m looking at managers currently suffering through rough […]
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As one of Razzball’s resident advanced stat geeks, I strongly adhere to the principle that sample size matters A LOT when using statistics to evaluate player performance. Fantasy baseball, of course, is a game predicated on statistics and while it would be great to have the luxury of time to better evaluate players and allow […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Over my last two articles, I have given you hitters I think are draft bargains (read here) as well as pitchers I think are draft bargains (read here). As we get closer to the end of the draft season I wanted to give you one final bit of drafting advice and offer you some players […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?A couple of weeks ago I dug into 15 hitters I think are draft bargains (read here) heading into the 2025 season based on ability, upside, and ADP. Naturally, I threw around a bunch of nerdy stats along the way too. This week, I’m flipping the script and zeroing in on starting pitchers. Both strategically […]
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