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 […]
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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 […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The xFiles: Cooler Heads (Don’t) Prevail
April 4, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Commentsby: Maks
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 […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The xFiles: 15 Draft Bargains For 2025 (Hitters Edition)
February 22, 2025 | 2025 Fantasy Baseball | 8 Commentsby: Maks
Every year when we approach spring training and I hear the words “pitchers and catchers report”, I’m reminded of the old Counting Crows song, Long December. The first few lyrics of the song go something like “It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last.” […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The xFiles: Trust No One, Except Me
September 15, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 6 Commentsby: Maks
If you’re still engaged as a fantasy manager it likely means you’re deep in your league’s playoffs and fighting for your fantasy life right now. Every game, every at bat, every pitch is nerve-racking. You’re refreshing your league page no less than 30 times a night, hoping to find HRs, SBs, and dominant pitching performances […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The xFiles: Tangled Up In Red And Blue
September 6, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 1 Commentby: Maks
In search of ideas for this column, and with a posting deadline on the horizon, I recently — and fortuitously — stumbled upon what appears to be a new addition to the ever-expanding list of offerings over at Baseball Savant. They now have a “Percentile Rankings Leaderboard” which is a beautifully laid out, colorful list […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Everyone knows the old investor adage of “buy the dip”, whereby you target and buy undervalued stocks that are priced low as opposed to chasing hot stocks that are already at or near all-time highs. Well, this is a different type of stocks column, one which focuses on fantasy assets and where I convince you […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? The xFiles: 5 Promising Hitters With Interesting Stat Profiles
August 9, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Commentsby: Maks
Those who read my first article will hopefully remember that I did a deep dive into the merits of wOBA and xwOBA while attempting to illustrate how they can be used together to help identify underperforming hitters. As great as it is to have two stats that can give you a quick snapshot view of every hitter’s […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?“It’s a skill game, Jo.” To quote the great Mike McD from the movie Rounders, pleading with his girlfriend that he’s not just a degenerate gambler carelessly throwing his money away playing poker: “Why do you think the same five guys make it to the final table of the World Series of Poker every year? […]
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