Fantasy baseball bargain pick of the day
I don’t want to get into a large spiel about this player. More and more people are acknowledging what he did in 2009, and his unbelievable talent, so he’s beginning to get his due.
Franklin Gutierrez. Know the name well. He’s the best defensive center fielder in all of the majors. Well, at least he was [...]
Fantasy Profile: Don’t be gun-shy on Sizemore
I am not from Cleveland. I have some family out there, but have never visited the city.
I have never really been a fan of the Indians, but I hold no grudges against them.
With those things said, I can comfortably state that my favorite baseball player in the Majors is a current member of the “Tribe”: [...]
Teams Make a Difference
Teams can change the status of any fantasy player. Good teams can make average or below average players even better, and worth drafting. I will take a look at some preliminary players that make their draft status better because of the team they are on.
1. PLACIDO POLANCO (3B/PHILADLPHIA PHILLIES)
Polanco has always been a good baseball [...]
Mock Draft Madness: Rounds 1-10
One of the keys to filling a good roster on draft day is participating in mock drafts. They will help you figure out exactly what kind of lists you’ll want to have in order to effectively draft the players you want and need. For this draft, I used a tiered list of each position and [...]
Fantasy Baseball Planning Part II
Last week, I posted Fantasy Baseball Planning Part I, where I laid out some of the tools and methods to use for a fantasy draft. In Part II, I’m going to go a little more in depth.
Positional Scarcity
If you’ve looked at a list of players at all this offseason, you’ve noticed that there are a [...]
Top 50 Fantasy Relief Pitchers
Tony Andracki
Bringingheat.com Lead Journalist
1. Jonathan Papelbon BOS
Relief pitchers is one of the toughest positions to rank, because preseason, it’s near impossible to tell who will be best when the clock strikes midnight because so many things factor into the final decision—ERA, saves, strikeouts, wins, etc. It’s too hard to decipher whether a relief pitcher [...]
Top 100 Fantasy Starting Pitchers
Tony Andracki
Bringingheat.com Lead Journalist
1. Tim Lincecum SF
After two straight NL Cy Young awards, Lincecum is clearly the No. 1 fantasy pitcher. The long-locked little big man has been nothing short of a monster in the fantasy world. His ridiculous strikeout totals are only upstaged by his microscopic ERA and he will rack up innings, [...]
Simple Fantasy Tips
There are a few basic strategies when it comes to playing fantasy sports, especially for baseball. Even the simplest of ideas could be the difference maker in your league. Following these two strategies will help prepare you for your upcoming season.
1. KNOW YOUR LEAGUE:
Understanding certain aspects of the league that you join is the first [...]
Fantasy Baseball Planning Part I
Now that the Super Bowl is over, it is time for fantasy baseball season. In that spirit, let’s talk about draft methodology.
There are a bunch of websites that offer free fantasy baseball, including ESPN.com, Yahoo, and CBS Sportsline. These sites also offer free player rankings. DO NOT use them. In most cases, what these rankings [...]
Welcome to James and Tony’s Fantasy Insight
JTFantasyInsight.com is an all-access pass into the minds of James French and Tony Andracki, two avid fantasy players well on their way to expert status. Friends since childhood, they’ve been playing football and baseball since they could walk and when it rained, they played fantasy football and fantasy baseball. JTFantasyInsight.com is a compiliation of years [...]
