Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Watch: Francoeur, Beachy, Bumgarner and more!

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What do Jeff Franceour, Brandon Beachy, Madison Bumgarner, and Angel Pagan all have in common? Too few fantasy managers own them, and all four can help your team down the stretch.

10 Tips for Auction Draft Success in 2011

Every year we see people falling into the same auction draft traps and pitfalls with their fantasy baseball team. We have put together 10 tips to help you avoid some of the mistakes that can bring your fantasy baseball season crashing down before its even started.

Fantasy Baseball: Are Mike Stanton, Jason Heyward, Buster Posey or Ike Davis Candidates for a Sophomore Slump?

Last year was one of the best fantasy years for rookies breaking into the big leagues, as every position had a valuable rookie. The question is, which of these sophomores will fall victim to the sophomore slump, and which will keep their production rolling? Check out this season’s sophomore Hits and Misses below.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Catcher

Here are the detailed player rankings for the Catcher position. Growing younger and deeper by the years, there is plenty of talent to be had all around.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Closers

Ahh yes, closers. My favorite. Before we dive in, I need to discuss a statistic I have referred to a lot in my SP rankings, and will be using again here in the closer rankings – strand percentage, or LOB%. Strand percentage is simple enough, it’s the percentage of runners that the pitcher strands on [...]

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Second Base

Here are the detailed player rankings for the second basemen. Growing in depth over the past few years, second base is now much more talent-laden than third or shortstop.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings- First Base

Here are the detailed player rankings for the first basemen. As usual, we find the first baseman choices to be deep and loaded yet again.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Third Base

Here are the detailed player rankings for the third basemen. Seemingly in a heated competition with shortstop to be the most talent depleted position in fantasy baseball, the viable producers are few and far between.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Shortstop

Here are the detailed player rankings for the shortstop. Continually declining in productive players over the years has made finding a reliable producer a challenge. Pay for the top guys and hope for no injuries, or sift through the bottom guys and try to find a needle in a haystack.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Starting Pitchers

Here are the detailed player rankings for the starting pitchers. We are coming off of “the year of the pitcher” and it’s not hard to see why. One scan down the list of pitchers shows many who will produce viable fantasy goodness. Remember this on draft day.

Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings – Outfield

Here are the detailed player rankings for outfield. Outfielders always strike me as the most volatile hitting position in the game. Heck, by the time I finish typing out all of these rankings, the rankings themselves should probably be redone.

Fantasy Baseball: The Lucky & Unlucky Hitters and Pitchers of 2010

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Breaking down the unlucky and lucky players of 2010 – including Paul Konerko, Aramis Ramirez, Tim Hudson, Jonathan Papelbon, and many more – and using this analysis to gain insight into the upcoming fantasy season.