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Rudy Gamble

Author: Rudy Gamble

Rudy is the co-founder of Razzball and the wizard behind the Player Rater, Streamonator, HitterTron, DFSBot, Pigskinator, Stockonator and most other statty things on the site. You can contact him at [email protected], @rudygamble.bsky.social on Bluesky or via Twitter @rudygamble.

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Rudy Gamble

The BRAN Draft Strategy

February 27, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 19 Comments

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Want to keep your post-draft roster from being full of you-know-what? Work Razzball’s BRAN (Balanced Roster After Nine) strategy into your diet so your roster doesn’t turn out irregular! I know I could spend an extra 20 minutes brainstorming an acronym that’s more alpha-male but combining  power with our strategy’s high fiber content makes me […]

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Rudy Gamble

Drafting Hitters vs. Pitchers in Rounds 3-8

February 19, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 36 Comments

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There is a fundamental divide amongst fantasy baseball drafters:  those who hate drafting pitchers in the first 8 rounds and those who don’t. I am the latter.  I’m not saying I prefer to draft pitching over hitting.  Much like Billy Beane at the Winter Meetings and Billy Bean at a Winter Sale, I’m always looking […]

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Rudy Gamble

2009 Tigers Fantasy Baseball Preview

February 19, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Team Previews | 18 Comments

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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere.  To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2009 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team.  We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require […]

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Rudy Gamble

2009 Fantasy Razzball Leagues – Taste The Schadenfreude!

February 16, 2009 | Razzball: The Game | 83 Comments

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We love fantasy baseball here at Razzball. We’re also sick bastards. Coincidence? Not sure. What I do know is that we’re going to be running our second annual Fantasy Razzball league in 2009.  What is Fantasy Razzball you ask?  Fantasy Razzball is a fantasy baseball variation where you aim to manage the worst team possible. […]

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Rudy Gamble

2009 Rays Fantasy Baseball Preview

February 11, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Team Previews | 16 Comments

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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere.  To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2009 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team.  We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require […]

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Rudy Gamble

2009 Indians Fantasy Baseball Preview

February 5, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Team Previews | 19 Comments

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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere.  To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2009 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team.  We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require […]

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Rudy Gamble

20 Risky Pitchers for 2009

February 3, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 49 Comments

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This post picks out 20 starting pitchers who look like risky propositions in 2009.  It leverages findings from our analysis of previous year pitch counts and how this information can help predict a pitcher’s chance of breaking down (defined as less than 2000 pitches which is ~ 120 IP) or performance drops (0.50+ increase in […]

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Rudy Gamble

Can Previous Year Pitch Counts Help Identify Risky Pitchers?

January 28, 2009 | 2009 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 41 Comments

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One of the keys to a successful fantasy season is not drafting a pitcher who misses an extensive amount of time or performs much worse than the previous year.  Anyone who drafted Chris Carpenter or Dontrelle Willis in 2007 or Rich Hill or Aaron Harang in 2008 can attest to this. There have been several […]

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Rudy Gamble

2009 Blue Jays Fantasy Baseball Preview

January 27, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Team Previews | 9 Comments

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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere.  To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2009 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team.  We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require […]

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