by: JKJ
What’s poppin’, Razzpimples? Doing the same thing I did last year, except that I’ve streamlined the format a little bit. Blurbs per player instead of a chunky paragraph. I’ve got a lame neighborhood analogy for my tiers: Household Names (aka The Elite), Next-Door Neighbors (aka The Great), Cool Guys Across The Street (aka The Good), […]
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by: JKJ
What’s poppin’, Razzpimples? Alrighty, pards n’ pardettes, this is the time of year where, after I’ve given you a decently comprehensive glance at each bullpen’s fantasy relevance, I segue into who’s ripe for cheap picking on draft day right now. I know some of y’all are already out there drafting away, so this week is […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? by: JKJ
What’s poppin, Razzpimples? Back in the saddle for another year of bullpen coverage, folks! [Insert obligatory “wow, can’t believe it’s baseball season again, it all goes by so fast” introductory sentence here]. Wanted to start by apologizing for ending last year sooner than planned…wife broke her ankle in two places the very day before school […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?If the art of archery isn’t actually about the components of the task, then I’ll assume for the sake of argument that the “art” of fantasy baseball is also not about the components. That, of course, doesn’t mean that player analysis isn’t important, or draft strategy, or understanding underlying data, or trying to spot ADP values. All of those things are, at least in my eyes, essential for success in this game. But I also am aware that I overthink my analysis, strategy, the underlying data, and especially what I perceive as ADP values.
Please, blog, may I have some more?My personal dukkha comes in the form of one Michael Harris II. I am sure Harris is a lovely person. I love watching him play, especially the field. And I have found his hit tool enticing for years, so in 2025, I would have been the one in your draft picking him in the 3rd round. The projections said the pick wasn’t unreasonable, he smokes the ball (HH% of over 45% for his career), and he has a surprisingly good Z-Contact% (upper 80%-range) for such a free swinger. Harris’s 30 HR / 30 SB upside is undeniable and easy to chase. Many of us in the fantasy community have also been guilty of expecting Harris’s impressive hit tool to continue to develop to the point that he is a near superstar level. I still believe that player is in there.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Failure is a part of fantasy, and no matter how much analysis or knowledge we put into our draft, players are going to underperform what we thought they would. When this happens, we then must decide if the player is worth continuing to play or even roster; maybe we need to cut our losses while we can and find replacements. But underperformance can, and often is, a temporary blip, not something that must be immediately reacted to.
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by: Jakkers
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, and welcome back to my weekly rankings. This week is the Top 50 Dynasty Left Fielders for 2026.
Left field is a weird position. On one hand, it is where old players go to live out the rest of their careers if they are not used as fulltime designated hitters. Many players who used to be really good right or center fielders eventually move over to left field as they slow down or their arm gets weaker. There are also a lot of players who spent much of their time at DH but played enough in the field to be considered a left fielder.
The most obvious is Kyle Schwarber, who played in only eight games in the field, all as a left fielder. But in leagues like Yahoo, that is enough to qualify as a left fielder and not just the UTL designation, so Schwarber is ranked along with the rest of the left fielders (and I am trying to avoid doing a Top 3 DH rankings as Shohei Ohtani, Marcell Ozuna and Andrew McCutchen are the only true DH players remaining. They will be talked about when we get to the right fielders).
Here is the age breakdown of this position:
35+: 2
30-34: 16
25-29: 23
20-24: 9
Nearly half of the players I ranked are 30 or older. However, there are some really young, very good players who qualify as left fielders. All that means is that they likely have a defensive shortcoming but their bats are just fine, and in fantasy baseball, that is all we care about.
This is also a position that, like second base, a host of players also can qualify as other position players, whether it is in the infield or over in center or right field. If you are in a league where you have the OF designation, this is not big deal for you. But in league that break out players by position in the outfield, this gives some added value to a player.
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by: ADHamley
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve heard lots of industry chatter about Ozzie Albies and Anthony Volpe. Both have had disappointing seasons, and when established names underperform their draft price in any given season, I’m usually ready to jump in to draft them at the next season’s discount. Prior to this week, though, I wasn’t completely sure how I felt about Albies and Volpe for next year, so I decided to take a closer look at their numbers. Here’s what I found.
Please, blog, may I have some more?In Roto, those underlying stats are extremely helpful when I’m in the middle of a season, and I know which categories I need to bolster in order to get the best overall stats across all 10 categories. But what about during draft season? There are no standings then, so we don’t have the ability to look at the SB category and see that we’re only 4 SB away from picking up another point in the standings. In season, when we see a category where it’s possible, even likely to gain points, it’s an easy decision to go get someone from the waiver wire who can get us there without hurting us in other categories. But in the preseason, we are deciding between any number of hypothetical rosters. How do we decide between two players of similar projected $ value?
Please, blog, may I have some more?The last time I put out a rankings list was nearly 2 months ago as we were coming out of the All-Star Break. At that time, I was still hesitant to fully buy in when it came to players who have had unexpectedly good or bad seasons. Well, we’re running out of games to play, so maybe it’s time I come around on some players. As a result, you’ll see some fairly significant movement up and down this week’s ranks.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Today, I’ll take a look at another tendency of drafters: a willingness to overpay for a big year, or, even worse, for a player in a bounceback year. To that end, I’ll discuss 4 players who have either outplayed their last season draft prices by significant margins or, at the very least, demonstrated a skill (or two) that drafters are often willing to pay up for.
Please, blog, may I have some more?In reality, it’s probably a little too early to start looking seriously toward next season, but that’s what fantasy degenerates do. On the serious side, thinking through where players are likely to be picked this coming year compared with where they were picked this last year is an extremely valuable exercise in terms of finding potential value to profit from next year. If we can predict an approximate ADP for certain players, we can already determine if those players are going to be interesting to us based on cost. Fantasy leagues are won through the simple act of getting more value for a pick than the ADP would suggest.
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