February 26th, 2010 by ep
While reviewing the elite 5×5 hitters, I stumbled across many interesting findings.
Several deserved even further research. Having both Brewers 1B Prince Fielder and OF Ryan Braun as elite RBI producers was near the top.
Both Braun and Fielder are stars. They’ll probably drive in themselves with their elite 30+-homer power, but they are going to need [...]
February 6th, 2010 by jzak
Ryan Braun was pretty awesome last season, smacking more than 30 homers and setting a career high with 20 steals.
But if you don’t draft him in 2010, that isn’t a bad thing.
Sure landing Braun or Matt Kemp would be very sweet in any fantasy format, but you can survive nicely without them, draft studs at [...]
August 1st, 2009 by ep
Mark Reynolds, the slugging Arizona third baseman (with first base eligibility in Yahoo and ESPN leagues), is still available in 10% of Yahoo fantasy leagues somewhere.
He’s not available in any of the leagues I play in. But, then again, we’re good fantasy players. We’re Ninjas.
I’m not sure where these leagues are, but I would have [...]
June 17th, 2009 by ep
If you drafted your fantasy baseball team before Opening Day, had a bathtub fall on your head and didn’t wake up until today, you would arrive to a very different universe than you expected.
Just take a look at the names of players dominating the scene so far this year. They include Zack Grienke, Mark Reynolds, [...]
April 29th, 2009 by ep
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Searching through the waiver wire and making the right pickups at the right times can result in huge benefits. The Stealthy Ninjas column is here to let you know the kinds of players you’ll find available on your wire and whether it’s worth wasting a roster spot on them or not.
Each week, I’ll [...]
March 29th, 2009 by ep
Having completely trained yourself for your fantasy baseball draft, via the 7 tips I provided yesterday, your draft should be infinitely easier and more productive. But there’s still more to talk about.
There will be moments when you’ll have to decide to take player A or B, a pitcher or a hitter, a catcher or a [...]