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The season is only about 10 days old for most MLB teams, so this is certainly no time to panic no matter how bad your fantasy team has started off.ﾂ Standings can change dramatically in the span of a couple of days.ﾂ Like every season, there are plenty of players that are off to slow [...]
We always say at draft time don’t overpay for saves, and that piece of advice seems to be especially important this season.ﾂ Closers normally take a beating as it is the one spot on a baseball team that is sure to have the biggest turnover year after year.ﾂ Not every relief pitcher is capable of [...]
Well, my draft season has ended.ﾂ Tuesday night was my 15th and final draft.ﾂ I said to myself just before the draft how happy I was that it was finally over, but the truth is I will miss it.ﾂ I love to draft.ﾂ Now I don’t get to experience that feeling again until football season [...]
It’s time for our predictions onﾃつthe National League.ﾃつ I have to be honest, I’m not really sure about anything in the NL.ﾃつ Philadelphia and San Francisco have outstanding pitching staffs but their offensive deficiencies bring them back to the pack.ﾃつ Milwaukee and St. Louis were hit hard in free agency, perhaps the Reds take the [...]
By George Kurtz, Senior Writer, TheFantasySportsForum.comﾃつ
The last of our batting positions is designated hitters.ﾃつ Now there are only a handful of players that qualify as a DH, and less than half of those will be drafted in most fantasy leagues.ﾃつ I’ve added a few names onto this list just to lengthen it some, but the [...]
Clearing The Bases
by George Kurtz
Closers can be a tricky position when it comes to fantasy as it is the one spot with the highest turnover as a couple of blown saves can cost someone his job. When do we select them? How many do we want? These are all questions we ask [...]
By George Kurtz, Senior Writer, TheFantasySportsForum.comﾃつ
When I first started playing fantasy baseball in theﾃつlate 80s, it seemed like there were plenty of outfielders to go around, but not so much anymore.ﾃつ Sure there is a nice top 10, even 15, but after that the pickings get real slim real quickly.ﾃつ In most leagues two of [...]
By George Kurtz, Senior Writer, TheFantasySportsForum.com
ﾃつTo finish out our infield rankings we come to the spot that best defines position scarcity.ﾃつ What I mean by that is, fantasy owners will reach to grab a shortstop earlier than they probably should because they don’t want to be stuck with someone who is going to be a [...]
By George Kurtz, Senior Writer, TheFantasySportsForum.com
It’s time to get to the left side of our infield, starting with the hot corner, third base.ﾃつ Most major league teams believe 3B is a position where power is required, and fantasy teams are no different.ﾃつ I was pleasantly surprised to see that this position is pretty deep, with [...]
Clearing The BasesﾃつﾃつBy George Kurtz, Senior Writer, TheFantasySportsForum.com
Today we will complete the right side of our infield with rankings for second base.ﾃつ Position scarcity comes into play at 2B as some owners will move players up their draft board a couple of slots because they are worried about selecting an undesirable player that will hurt [...]
