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Holidays, Top 25, MLB Front Office
January 28, 2008 by
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Just wanted to drop a note that I have enjoyed a few days off for the holidays and should be resuming a normal posting schedule for the next couple of weeks, starting with the next installment of the Top-25 countdown.In the meantime, check out Brad Stewart's new website, www.mlbfrontoffice...
Week 24 Player Rater Update
January 26, 2008 by
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Changes at the Top: Matt Holiday (OF)Remaining #1's: Russell Martin (C), Prince Fielder (1), Brandon Phillips (2B), Alex Rodriguez (3B), Hanley Ramirez (SS), David Ortiz (DH), Jake Peavy (SP), JJ Putz (CL), Rafeal Betancourt (RP)
Hanging Up the Spikes
January 25, 2008 by
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I started the Baseball Lab a few months ago (late last winter) and for the most part have enjoyed just about every minute of it. Fantasy baseball is exciting and challenging, and the competition drives me, as silly as that sounds, but at the same time I know most of you are nodding...
Whoops, I should have finished the Top 10
January 25, 2008 by
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And by the way, the race for #1 overall was not close. Schmidt truly was in a class by himself in 1981, with the best overall HR rate above average and RBI rate above average of any player in the study. He was also well above average in Batting Average and Runs scored, and his 12 SB...
Predictathon Update - The Baseball Lab Wins
January 25, 2008 by
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Season is over and it is time to see how the Fantasy Baseball Express Writers fared in the Predictathon contest.I am extremely satisfied on my end, predicting 7 of the 8 playoff teams, missing on the NY Mets and their historic collapse. Here are the # of playoff teams predicted correctly...
It's been a while...
January 25, 2008 by
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Yeah, it has, and let me explain. As Fantasy Insider Online grows more and more of my time is spent there, and it has become my main outlet for Fantasy Sports. I am more and more beginning to think of The Baseball Lab as an extension of FIO rather than blog unto itself.So, please,...
Repeat Winners
January 25, 2008 by
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I've mentioned here an at FIO my work on an historical fantasy database. I have records going back to 1980 now, and have identified the best player by year, the best player at each position by year, and created an overall rank list of each player since 1980. The last is the source...
Be Your Own Scout
January 25, 2008 by
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I am ashamed to say that I had not had the opportunity to see Fausto Carmona pitch until last night. As a result, I looked at the numbers and saw somebody (through the end of June) strike out just 48 batters in 96 innings (4.5 K/9). Numbers that are not in the least bit impressive...
Week 23 Player Rater Update
January 17, 2008 by
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Changes at the Top - NoneRemaining #1 - Russell Martin (C), Prince Fielder (1B), Brandon Phillips (2B), Alex Rodriguez (3B), Hanley Ramirez (SS), Magglio Ordonez (OF), David Ortiz (DH), Jake Peavy (SP), JJ Putz (CL), Pat Neshek (RP)Remember, full file can always be accessed here.
The Baseball Lab's Seasons
January 16, 2008 by
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It was a season of blunders, misfortunes, and success - probably all of which will happen if you play in enough leagues. I was satisfied with my "baseball lab" teams, but dissatisfied in the personal league that means the most to me. In truth, I only post this to be palms...
Fantasy Baseball - Top 25 Seasons Continued
November 30, 2007 by
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The Baseball Lab presents the third installment of a five part series investigating the 25 greatest fantasy baseball seasons since 1980, the year before Roto-Baseball was invented. The 11th through 16th best feature some unlovable characters and one of the most underrated players in recent memory.
Ranking theTop 25 Fantasy Seasons - 16th through 20th
November 16, 2007 by
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The Baseball Lab presents the second installment of a five part series investigating the 25 greatest fantasy baseball seasons since 1980, the year before Roto-Baseball was invented. The 16th through 20th best feature the "World", a player named HoJo, and the "Hawk"
Ranking theTop 25 Fantasy Seasons - 21st through 25th
November 10, 2007 by
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The Baseball Lab presents the first in a five part series investigating the 25 greatest fantasy baseball seasons since 1980, the year before Roto-Baseball was invented. The 21st through 25th best seasons feature a Mad Dog, an over sized umm, Unit, a Kid, and some Roid Ragers.
Fantasy Baseball - Disecting a Keeper List
November 08, 2007 by
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The Baseball Lab presents a real-life example of how to go about deciding who to keep for next years fantasy draft. Is Alfonso Soriano too expensive at $42 and Ian Snell worth a gamble on? The perfect keeper list is one that balances value with superstar power, here's a look at...
Player Profile - Russell Martin
October 30, 2007 by
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Russell Martin, thanks to a great sophomore season that saw him accumulate 20+ stolen bases and 85+ HR/RBI,was easily the #1 rated catcher of 2007. How did he get here and what does 2008 have in store? The Baseball Lab investigates.
A Stroll Through Fantasy Baseball History
October 26, 2007 by
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The Baseball Lab takes a look back over the last three decades to investigate how each position has changed through the years. We've come a long way from 1980 when Mike Schmidt and Ben Oglivie were #1 and #2 rated, and my lord, have the shortstops been on a run or what.
Matt Holiday - Tale of Rising Star
October 24, 2007 by
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Here's something you didn't know about the hitting star of the Rockies - his career OPS has improved 16 of the last 21 months. His consistency has been remarkable and the Baseball Lab charts how.
MLB Regular Season Awards
October 21, 2007 by
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Enough of this Jimmy Rollins or David Wright for MVP non-sense, the NL MVP should come out Colorado this year; and n the AL a 15-13 pitcher makes a case for Cy Young. Here are what the Regular Season Baseball Awards should be, courtesy of the Baseball Lab.
Fantasy Baseball - Toss your 5th, 6th, and 7th starters to the curb
October 18, 2007 by
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The odds of making good on a draft pick for your 5th, 6th, or 7th starting pitcher is terrible. Same with your 5th outfielder. Next time, spend the minimum and focus on the waiver wire. Here's proof looking back at 2007.
Fantasy Baseball -Top 100 Starting Pitchers
October 16, 2007 by
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FIO and the Baseball Lab complete their series on the best fantasy players of 2007 by looking into the depths of Starting Pitching. Fausto Carmona was (still is) king of he unexpected while Chris Carpenter killed more than one of us.
Fantasy Baseball - Final Outfield Rankings
October 14, 2007 by
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Fantasy Insider Online and the Baseball Lab are back with the 6th installment in a 7 part series, ranking the top 2007 performers at each position. We close out the offense with the top 75 outfielders - Who season was a bigger surprise, Eric Byrnes or Magglio Ordonez? Were you more...
Fantasy Baseball - Final Shortstop Rankings
October 12, 2007 by
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Fantasy Insider Online and the Baseball Lab are back with the 5th installment in a 7 part series, ranking the top 2007 performers at each position. It's time for the shortstops and not only do we answer the question of who was best out of Hanley Ramriez, Jose Reyes, and Jimmy Rollins...
Fantasy Baseball - Final Third Base Rankings
October 12, 2007 by
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Fantasy Insider Online and the Baseball Lab present the Top 25 Third Basemen of 2007. We all know Alex Rodriguez was the best player at the hot corner (and #1 overall), but do you realize how successful a young Brewer ended up?
Fantasy Baseball - Final Second Basemen Rankings
October 11, 2007 by
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Fantasy Insider Online and the Baseball Lab are back with the second installment in a series of articles looking into the best fantasy seasons at each position. Today, it's the Second Base corp and we'll answer the question who passed Chase Utley up on the player rater - Brandon...
Fantasy Baseball - Final First Basemen Rankings
October 11, 2007 by
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Fantasy Insider Online and the Baseball Lab are back with the second installment in a series of articles looking into the best fantasy seasons at each position. Today, it's the First Base corp and we'll answer the question who was better in 2007 - Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard...
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