Looking at this week’s top fantasy players, format greatly affects the ordering. In the shallow 5×5 Mixed League, Adam Wainwright is a clear MVP, and pitchers occupy 5 of the top 6 slots. Wainwright was dominant in two wins, with a 1.12 ERA, 0.750 WHIP, and 20 Ks in 16 IP, earning $59.66 on the week, beating… Continue reading Fantasy Baseball Bests in Week 21
Category: AL
Soriano Soars in Week 20
If Alfonso Soriano was available in your league on the waiver wire after his trade back to the Yankees, I hope you went all-out to win him. I actually didn’t in my AL-only league, nervous about his low batting average, and I deeply regret that mistake, as I had enough FAAB to win him. Soriano had a… Continue reading Soriano Soars in Week 20
MLB Fantasy Stars Week 19
Miguel Cabrera was the clear fantasy MVP in week 19 – he hit .429 with 4 HR, 7 runs, and 11 RBI, earning $66.99 in a shallow 5×5 Mixed League, $50.48 in a deep 5×5 AL Only League, and $49.99 in the deep 4×4 AL Only League. The triple-crown winner is also the clear fantasy MVP… Continue reading MLB Fantasy Stars Week 19
Busts at the Break
This week I selected AL and NL fantasy all-star teams – players who exceeded preseason expectations by the largest amount. Not always the best players (although Chris Davis was close), they’re guys whose performance has been worth much more than you’d have expected at your draft. These are the players you need to win fantasy leagues. Today’s topic… Continue reading Busts at the Break
2013 AL Fantasy All Star Team
With the MLB All Star game tonight, it’s a good time to see who the Fantasy all-stars are. One simple thing is to use RotoValue to see who’s having the best seasons so far. My site has demo lists for deep AL-only 4×4 and 5×5 leagues, and these are indeed the most valuable players under… Continue reading 2013 AL Fantasy All Star Team
Soriano Stars in Week 15
Last week Alfonso Soriano had the 3rd best RotoValue in a deep NL 4×4 league. This week, he’s the MVP in each format I’ve been tracking: a shallow 5×5 mixed league and deep 4×4 and 5×5 NL only leagues. He started the week with a HR and 2 SB on Monday, and followed that with a 2 HR… Continue reading Soriano Stars in Week 15
Pitchers Dominate Week 14
Pitchers took the forefront in the weekly RotoValue rankings, taking four of the top 5 slots in the shallow 5×5 mixed league. Leading the way as MVP was Rays’ starter David Price, who was just activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, in time to make a pair of starts. After throwing 7 scoreless innings to… Continue reading Pitchers Dominate Week 14
2 Good 2B True!
Jason Kipnis is this week’s fantasy MVP after a monster week. Kipnis hit .478 with 3 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, and 2 SB, earning $77.60 in the shallow 5×5 Mixed League. He’s on a 12-game hitting streak that has raised his season average to .299, and is now the 10th most valuable batter in that… Continue reading 2 Good 2B True!
Context Counts – Week 12 Fantasy MVP
This week is a good example of how the talent pool, as well as categories, can affect valuation. I usually start by listing the top players in a shallow 5×5 Mixed League with 10 fantasy teams and a total of only 216 active players (96 pitchers and 120 batters). Mets rookie Matt Harvey won both of his starts,… Continue reading Context Counts – Week 12 Fantasy MVP
This One Goes to 11 – Top Fantasy Players
Week 11 5×5 Mixed MVP: Adam Dunn has struggled to get hit batting average over the Mendoza line the past three seasons, but this week he had no problem at all, batting .389 with 4 HR, 8 RBI, and 6 runs scored, giving him a $63.54 RotoValue in the shallow mixed league. That edged out Carlos Gonzalez, Carlos… Continue reading This One Goes to 11 – Top Fantasy Players