
Early Draft Takeaways: Fantasy Baseball 2023
In the spirit of the holidays, I wanted to give you all a little gift. And the gift I will give you is way too early fantasy baseball ADP analysis. It is not even Christmas as I write this, so this is strange territory. We are at least two months away from what any normal... Read More

Pitchers That Could Improve for 2023 Fantasy Baseball - Exploring K% Correlation
With all of the data at our fingertips, we can really do some interesting things in the offseason. We know that the strikeout rate is one of (if not the) most important metrics for a pitcher. It's hard to have success with a low strikeout rate, and it's a bit tough to not have success... Read More

Exploring Hard Contact for Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Upgrade in 2023
This is a follow-up post to another one I've written recently. In that post, I did all the heavy lifting of setting the framework for what I was doing and why it made some statistical sense. You should check that out here before reading this post. The crux of the argument is this. For starting... Read More

Exploring Soft Contact for Pitchers - Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitchers to Downgrade in 2023
There are two ways for a pitcher to get a hitter out: Strike them out Generate a ball in play that can be handled for an out We talk a ton about strikeout and walk rates here, as we should - those stats are the best predictors of success in baseball. But they don't tell the... Read More

Fantasy Baseball Batted Ball Type Analysis - Predicting Ground Ball, Line Drive and Fly Ball Hitters
MLB data has become so rich that there are countless things we can study and write about. It's really the best sport by a large margin for player and event analysis. One of the most useful and interesting data points we have available to us concerns batted ball data. We hear a lot about launch... Read More

Pitchers: Strong Septembers to Remember for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Drafts
Earlier this week, we looked at hitters that had strong Septembers. I included some important context in the opening of that piece. It's very important to read, and I don't want to just repeat all of that - so go there and read that first. I will be picking out five notable starting pitchers that... Read More

Hitters: Strong Septembers to Remember for 2023 Fantasy Baseball Drafts
It is typically a bad idea to look at one month of baseball data and draw strong conclusions from it. How do you like that for an opening to a piece that will look at one month of data and draw conclusions from it? Before you do an irresponsible thing, it is at least good... Read More

Pitch Mix Analysis: Starting Fantasy Baseball Pitchers With Upside In Their Arsenal
If you are going to make a living as a Major League starting pitcher, you had better come to the table with more than one effective pitch. There are very rare exceptions, but exceptions do not disprove the rule. Starting pitchers need multiple useful offerings to have success, and that's especially true when we're talking... Read More

A Year to Remember: MLB Pitchers Who Had Career Years in 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Jon Anderson here, back with another offseason fantasy baseball piece. We have been looking at players from 2022 that had standout years either positively or negatively. I checked on players that we expect to bounce back in 2023 after really disappointing seasons in 2022 in these two articles: Pitcher Bounce-Backs Hitter Bounce-Backs Now we are... Read More

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (11/2/22): Today's Top MLB DFS Lineups
Welcome back to another edition of the FREE DraftKings and FanDuel MLB DFS picks. We're set for Game 4 of the Fall Classic on Wednesday night, with the Phillies entering the contest enjoying a 2-1 series edge after their 7-0 victory Tuesday night. The player pool is naturally limited on a single-game ledger, and there... Read More