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?
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Legend has it that years ago, a Christian Walker roamed the lands north of the Wall of Agua Prieta. Unlike his ice brethren north of Westeros, this Walker was straight fire, depositing baseballs into the atmosphere, turning them into hail before returning to the Earth as tiny comets with fire tails, landing amongst the congregation […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?In our 107th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest news and happenings in MLB impacting the fantasy game. Then we do a too-early mock draft the first 12 picks for 2026 to see what insights might be gained on how the fantasy landscape is shaping up. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?In exactly three weeks, we can begin to get excited about the Orioles again. Forget Gunnar’s bad season — his what season? I don’t know in three weeks. Can re-glimmerize Jackson Holliday. Can start thinking Mayo is cool and not just Michael Helman’s hot streak. Is Grayson returning at some point? Great! Dylan Beavers? Damn […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Red Sox LHP Connelly Early recorded a 2.60 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 100.1 innings pitched across two levels of minor league play this year to earn his Tuesday night debut. His 31.9 percent strikeout rate and 22.2 strikeout-minus-walk rates were right in line with career norms for the 2023 fifth round pick out of Virginia. His debut was a thing of beauty: five shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. He’s probably not that good, but Boston has been on fire for a while now when it comes to player development, and I’m in no hurry to bet against them.
Please, blog, may I have some more?We fantasy writers do have our tropes. One of the best is the draft day debate types, like where you look at two people at the same spot in the draft and decide which one to take. Third base seems to lend itself to these types of arguments, plus it would be a super fun […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Connelly Early (5 IP, 0 ER, 6 baserunners, 11 Ks) was called up by the Red Sox. He sounds like a character in The Banshees of Inisherin who you can’t understand a word they’re saying, so you put on subtitles but the subtitles are phonetic and also impossible to understand so you just nod along […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Only three weeks remain in our fantasy baseball season. The Razzball Commenter Leagues are in sprint mode as everyone tries to finish up their innings pitched limit. We now have 13 teams who have maxed out, and it looks like there are 39 teams on pace to miss the 1000 minimum. These are mostly abandoned […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We are really in the home stretch! I will in no way say Fantasy standings can’t still move….its really league specific of course. And so is any “advice” for that matter. So, with a little bit of an eye to keepers and drafts for next year, I wanted to take a look at some outfielders […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The Mets called up Brandon Sproat. Despite his lofty pre-season ranking, is he fantasy-relevant? Then, we dig into the second-half power surge across the league. Kyle Schwarber is once again proving he’s one of the most underrated power bats in the game, and he’s currently sitting at #5 on the Player Rater. Is it finally […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Dodgers losing two games in three days where their starters didn’t give up hits through seven innings felt like a nightmare scenario dreamt up by Elias Sports Bureau, but it’s just Blake Treinen his best. Sadly, Treinen and Tanner Scott (1 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, the only hit the Dodgers allowed yesterday, and his […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Monday, Razzball faithful! The Fantasy Gods have blessed us with some pretty sweet and savory starts from the rookie class of 2025. Jacob Misiorowski? All he did was cause a country-wide uproar when he was named to the All-Star team. Chase Burns? Oh, he didn’t do much. Other than fire 101 MPH heaters by […]
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