C.A. James

Avoiding the Blurbstomp – Yolk Wisdom

April 21, 2022 | Avoiding the Blurbstomp | 6 Comments

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When one hard-boils an egg, one toys with an intense set of expectations and potential regret. Will these be perfect ovals, with a bright yellow yolk that crumbles in delicate sheets, or are you a fraud who produces dank green yolks that only Dr. Suess could truly love? Did you use the right pan? How much water did you use? Did you account for your current sea level and general elevation?

Right now your team is a dozen hard-boiled eggs. Their shells are the preseason projections and your own feelings of love and bias. Hope is the thing with bright yellow yolk. We desire all of our players to be of the same beautiful, creamy consistency of those yolks. Every projection met or exceeded. As we enter this last week of April, you will be keening to smack your eggs against the side of your bowl and find out whether your team is bright yellow or dank green. 

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Butters

Points Leagues: Heat Check

April 21, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, Points Leagues |

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We’re a couple weeks into the season and you’re either loving your players’ hot start or wondering why you ever drafted them. Take a deep breath. There’s always room to improve your team, but you have to stick it out with your studs. You drafted them for a reason and they didn’t suddenly forget how to play baseball. Remember why you liked the top guys and trust that their talent will win out in the end. So don’t panic, just keep an eye on who’s rolling around on your waiver wire. Not every hot start is the real deal but some guys are worth taking a shot on over the last player on your bench to see if there’s a breakout on the horizon. There could be some gems like this just out there for the taking…

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CableBoxScore

MLB Risers And Fallers Week 2 : Big Dose Of Cron-yism

April 21, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell | 4 Comments

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Sound the small sample size alarm, because it’s time once again to cast season-long judgment on less than two weeks’ worth of data for players. But this is the information we have, and fantasy baseball is a reactionary game. We can’t pause our waivers or our FAAB to get a better, more longitudinal look at […]

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Grey

Shohei Ohtani = So I One Hit? Hah!

April 21, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 378 Comments

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Yesterday, Shohei Ohtani went 6 IP, 0 ER, 1 hit, 1 walk, 12 Ks, ERA at 4.40, and 2-for-4, 1 run, 2 RBIs, and is that one of the best single game performances of all-time? Yes. So commonplace from Ohtani that it’s become expected? Also, yes. He’s just so good always, that it’s kinda like a pimp’s favorite phrase, ho-hum. What more can you say? I can’t do a lede for Ohtani after every one of his extraordinary performances, because they’re going to happen once a week. Is he one of the greatest players ever? Yes. What’s truly remarkable and shows you how incredible he is: He’s on a team with a top 20 hitter of all-time and he’s made people forget about Mike Trout. Making Mike Trout obsolete on Mike Trout’s team? That is truly extraOhtaniary. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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The Itch

Prospect News April 20: Joe Boyle Rules or A Ninja Turtle Shreds

April 20, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 21 Comments

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How’s your season going so far?

Settling into the habits and rhythms you’ll need to succeed?

I sure hope you’re doing a little better than me scrambling to manage 15 leagues. Definitely shaving that number wherever I can between now and next spring. I am enjoying the feeling of constant motion that makes dynasty baseball my favorite format, but that’s exactly what I’m doing so far this year: flipping from roster to roster to keep up with my daily lineups, filing claim lists as early as I can begin knowing I’ll have to rework anything later, just throwing constant work at the problem, is what I’m saying. I’ve always been a proponent of working smart. Gonna have to work pretty hard to thrive no matter what you do, but you can at least try to enhance your efficiency as you go along. That’s what I hope to offer here each week: a quick read that feels much more like working smarter than working hard. Let’s dive in. 

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Grey

Max Fried Made The Dodger Hitters Say “Durr”

April 20, 2022 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 403 Comments

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Max Fried went into the House That Sandy Koufax Built, during Passover, and hid the Afikoman from the Dodgers for 7 innings. For you gentiles who don’t know what an Afikoman is, imagine I was accidentally misspelling the rapper Afroman’s name and you were playing hide and seek with him. That’s an Afikoman. *stares at the ceiling* Damn, I thought balloons would fall if I made the first mention ever of a Afikoman on a fantasy sports site. No luck there, I guess the Hebrews didn’t pay for the balloons! Rarely do I make two straight ledes from the same series. From Freeman to Fried, man. From a guy who looks like he has teeth made of wax to Max. From a guy who abandoned his Atlanta roots to a guy who hears often, “Why don’t you call more?” Max Fried went 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 hits, zero walks, 8 Ks, ERA down to 3.50. I suppose it’s harder to hit an unleavened ball. Nice to see Fried bounce back from his last two meh outings, but this is why I keep telling you to be patient. We really have no idea about anyone yet. Even Max Fried was able to go from meh to mensch. Anyway, here’s what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

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