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Catching sleepers at the catcher position in 2010

The drama caused by my unpopular catching strategy is still being talked about at the chinstrap ninja headquarters water cooler on a fairly regular basis.
You know … the one where I suggested investing in a catcher in the top portion of your fantasy draft.
Well, knowing that most of the fantasy baseball crowd is as oppositional-defiant [...]

The Tiger Woods strategy to successful fantasy baseball drafting

Want to dominate your fantasy baseball draft? Be more like Tiger Woods.
And no, that doesn’t mean you should run around with your neighbor’s wife.
Have you ever watched Tiger Woods play golf? Studied his swing, his follow-through, his reaction to a shot?
There is a lot to be learned from his demeanor … lessons that are easily [...]

Dynasty Debate: The next elite crop of fantasy RBs

Think sliced bread, indoor plumbing and Chia Pets are special?
You ain’t seen nothing yet.
We’re on the verge of experiencing something truly amazing in 2010 and beyond. There’s a new stable of able running backs in the NFL, and you can thank an opportunistic bunch of rookie 2009 backs for giving us what will be quite a good show [...]

Fantasy shortstop value players that need to be on your radar screen

Derek Jeter is the Hallmark greeting card of fantasy shortstops.
And that isn’t a good thing.
You see, Hallmark is the crème de la crème of greeting cards, according to some. From birthdays to bah mitzvahs, if you want to show that you truly care, only a Hallmark will do … or so the commercials insinuate.
And, of [...]

Third base fantasy baseball values you can’t afford to overlook

When I was 15 years old, while camping with our local Boy Scout troop, I met the dumbest person on the planet.
It was 12-year-old who had just finished using a Coleman propane cook stove. Within seconds of turning it off, he decided to touch the burner, jumping back and screaming in pain a split second [...]

FBB: My unsexy approach to drafting a catcher in 2010

At a different site recently, someone asked me who the hot young sleeper catcher was for 2010. A player they could target in the mid to late rounds and avoid the drafting firestorm that would surround the truly elite at the position.
And, for the first time in my fantasy career, I found myself giving advice [...]