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The idea behind Brock for Broglio is a fantasy baseball resource first; general MLB commentary second. In my opinion, there’s a lot of cross over between the strategy in the real game, and the game we emulate as general managers through our monitors. You can read more about the idea behind Brock for Broglio here. For now, I’d like to Thank You in advance for your attention; it is my hope I can earn it long term. I look forward to sharing future baseball dialogue with you.

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Three Trade Mistakes To Avoid, Continued…

Greener On The Other Side also contributed to yesterdays roundtable with some great advice. I made a mistake by not including their response in yesterdays article. Without further ado… Making trades is an intricate part of fantasy baseball.  While we all draft teams we love, injuries and down seasons always prompt us to look around the league towards acquiring players we [read more...]

3 Mistakes To Avoid While Attempting Fantasy Baseball Trades

Having trouble pulling off that blockbuster trade? Need some tips on how to approach other owners about a player you're interested in? If so — you'll love this weeks fantasy roundtable. Adam Ronis - Newsday.com 1. Don't insult the intelligence of another owner. Obviously, some owners are more savvy and experienced than others, but if you try to belittle their knowledge, it [read more...]

When Small Sample Isn’t Too Small Anymore

I'm sure you're tired of hearing about exercising patience with your players. You want to know when their performance starts to mean something. Pizza Cutter @ Statistically Speaking, wanted to the know the same thing. He crunched the numbers, and here's what he found: These are the PA levels–at which, the players' performance–can tell us about their skill going forward: 50 PA [read more...]

Athleticism a Substitute for Lack of Size?

It's widely accepted throughout most talent-evaluating circles that a pitchers' "frame" (usually referring to his height and weight) is a good indication of how well the pitcher will develop, and remain healthy. The conventional thought is pretty simple: The bigger the body, the more workload the pitcher is likely to sustain; and the better the chance the pitcher overcomes the injury [read more...]

Huston Street: Blown Save Cause for Concern?

Street is in any discussion with the games best relievers. But his fly ball percentage has increased each of the last three seasons: 2005 2006 2007 39% 42% 45% Which is responsible for the increase in his HR/9 allowed: 2005 2006 2007 0.34 0.51 0.90 According to fan graphs, he's lost some velocity as well; averaging 90.4 MPH on his fastball in 2007, down from his career 91.1 average. MPH data, and the conclusions that [read more...]

Whats the Deal With Ryan Zimmerman?

It only took Zimmerman 269 MiLB PAs to earn a Sept. call up, after being lured away from UV with a $2.9M signing bonus in 2005. Given his outstanding college resume, and his dominance in the Eastern League (a league known for its difficulty against batters) expectations were very high on the 20 year old prospective star. In his '06 rookie season, [read more...]

Interview With Voros McCracken

Voros McCracken has consulted with the Boston Red Sox front office, and won a World Series during his time with the team. He revolutionized pitcher evaluation methodology by discovering Defensive Independent Pitching Statistics (DIPS) in 1999. Currently he is writing columns for the fine Baseball Digest Daily. Q. Can you share three things about yourself people probably don't know? A. One, I [read more...]

The Story of an Effective Player Prognosticator

You get home from a long days work; turn on your computer, and visit your league page… Awesome! Just what you wanted to see: via the league announcement you made yesterday; you now have trade feedback. There's several offers that look solid on the surface, but you want to do some further investigating before making any decisions. You open up your reliable Google [read more...]

Q&A with Jeff Euston of Cot’s Contracts

Jeff Euston (Founder of Cot's Contracts) has built one of the most referenced baseball resources on the Internet. Want to know how long Jose Reyes is still cost controlled? What about the special perks associated with Zito's 7/$126M.M? All of this information can be found at Cot's Contracts. Can you share some information about yourself: background, career, etc? "I'm a baseball fan [read more...]

Questions and Answers with Tom Tango of Inside The Book

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