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April 20, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Batted-Ball Profile and Team Defensive Context, Part 2

by Wilson Karaman

Wilson examines a few worm-burners who benefit from the glovemen behind them and a few flyball hurlers whose outfielders cramp their style.

April 15, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: It's Early, Calm Down

by Mike Gianella

Advice on resisting the urge to overreact to results from the first week-and-change of the regular season.

April 13, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Batted Balls and Team Defensive Context

by Wilson Karaman

Examining the pitchers whose worm-burning and flyballing styles mesh best and worst with their clubs.

April 12, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: My Fantasy Investment Portfolio

by Scooter Hotz

Scooter runs down the players he owns across many of his half-dozen leagues this year.

April 8, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: The Problem With the Rules in Standard Leagues

by Mike Gianella

Mike identifies the flaws in the rules that typically govern basic fantasy formats.

April 6, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Bold Predictions for 2016

by Wilson Karaman

Wilson goes out on a few limbs, putting big-time stock in Delino DeShields, Mychal Givens, and others.

April 1, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Spring Training Risers

by J.J. Jansons

Notes on a handful of players who upped their fantasy stocks last month.

March 29, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Distributing Dollars

by Mike Gianella

Why Mike believes his unconventional spending in the recent NL Tout Wars auction was the right approach.

Fantasy Freestyle: Juan Nicasio: Is it Too Soon to Buy in?

by George Bissell

The Pirates righty has been dominant in spring training, but should you rush to grab him in fantasy formats?

March 24, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: The BP Local Fantasy Baseball Guide

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Some thoughts from those who pay closest attention to their teams.

Fantasy Freestyle: Endgame Targets

by Bret Sayre

Notes on Bret's favorite cheap contributors, across -only, mixed, and various-sized formats.

Fantasy Freestyle: Auction Bargains

by Scooter Hotz

After his first auction of the season, Scooter identifies his best buys and why he chose them.

March 18, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Recapping the 2015 Model Portfolios

by Greg Wellemeyer

Looking back at what went right or wrong with the fantasy staff's ideal 2015 squads.

March 17, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Risers and Fallers in OBP Leagues

by Scooter Hotz

Using the PFM to identify players whose values soar or sink in leagues that use OBP instead of AVG.

Fantasy Freestyle: Analyzing ADP to Identify Bargains

by J.P. Breen

Based on where they've been selected in drafts to date, these players could provide a significant return on your preseason investment.

March 15, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Spring Training Velocity Watch

by Matt Collins

A look at the hurlers who've seen their radar-gun readings perk up and dim down in Cactus and Grapefruit League play.

March 14, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Targeting Under-the-Radar Prospects for Rebuilds

by J.P. Breen

Dynasty-leaguers taking the long view might want to target these underappreciated young'uns in trades this spring.

January 8, 2016

Fantasy Freestyle: Dominican Winter League Retrospective Valuations

by Greg Wellemeyer

Examining how players' performance in the DWL might impact their major-league hopes in 2016.

Fantasy Freestyle: Bounce-Back Candidates: Starting Pitchers

by Keith Cromer

These hurlers are coming off poor or injury-plagued seasons, but there's reason to believe they could fare better in 2016.

Fantasy Freestyle: A Look at Preliminary ADP Data

by Wilson Karaman

It's never too early to see how drafts are shaping up for the coming fantasy season.