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Fantasy baseball roundtable: Draft picks for rounds 1 and 2
They say that practice makes perfect — and you can certainly practice your drafting skills in our Mock Draft Lobby — but that saying begs the question: What would a “perfect” draft even look like? Tristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell weighed in on each of their ideal picks from each of the 10 draft […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head categories mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Spring training is in full swing and the ESPN fantasy baseball crew has been watching, We’re ready to show you the results of our 2024 fantasy baseball rotisserie (roto) mock […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 9: Mastering the 2024 fantasy baseball player pool
We’ve gone through the basics of fantasy baseball, discussed salary cap strategy and how to build a cheat sheet. We’ve also provided in-season trade and free agency tips, dug deep into the advanced stats (including those provided by Statcast) and examined the latest trends around the league. Still, even with all those tools at your […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 8: Advanced stats to use for fantasy baseball
Baseball is such a different game today than it was when rotisserie was first invented. Back in 1980, most anyone interested in baseball was lured in by such “bubblegum card” numbers as batting average, home runs, wins and ERA. Over the years, the brightest minds in the game brought to light the fact that there […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: Head-to-head points mock draft
The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Default rosters include 16 starters: seven pitchers of any kind along with a C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, three outfielders and a utility player (can be any position, and is […]
Continue readingThe Playbook, Inning 3: Salary cap draft strategies
Bear with me for a moment. While to this point we’ve discussed mostly introductory fantasy baseball tips, today we’ll take a bit of a leap to more advanced play. Don’t let that scare you off as there’s a very important reason to do this. Inning 1: Fantasy baseball 101 Inning 2: League formats Inning 3: […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball: November buzz about Ohtani, De La Cruz and more
Sure, the 2023 season, postseason included, is fully in the books, wrapped up with the Texas Rangers’ World Series Game 5 win on Nov. 1. But for us fantasy analysts, 2024 is already firmly in our sights. For this columnist, it began with the all-too-early rankings — both points-based and rotisserie! — immediately following the […]
Continue readingCarlos Correa says Twins will learn from playoff experience
Harbor the bitter feeling as fuel for improvement when spring training starts next year, he told them, and remember who caused it. The Houston Astros — Minnesota’s newest postseason nemesis — are going to the American League Championship Series for the seventh straight year, and they are the standard the Twins have to exceed in […]
Continue readingThe radical calm of Bruce Bochy
More Teams. More Games. Jonah Heim throws out Gunnar Henderson at second base for the first out of the ninth inning. (0:26) BRUCE BOCHY SPEAKS in a low rumble, walks like his shoes are three sizes too small and prefers to talk about anything but himself. He manages a baseball game as if there are […]
Continue readingJustin Verlander pitches 6 shutout innings as Astros beat Twins
More Teams. More Games. Justin Verlander strikes out six batters, tossing six scoreless innings in the Astros’ Game 1 win. (0:50) HOUSTON — Justin Verlander was wearing a New York Mets uniform when the season began. But on Saturday night, he was right back where he has been so many times before, on the mound […]
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