An Open Letter to Murray Chass

Updated Below Dear Mr. Chass, I read your recent column discussing Jack Morris and his final appearance on the BBWA Hall of Fame Ballot. http://www.murraychass.com/?p=6823 I wonder why you so often are denigrating “new-age statistics” and those who use them to analyze baseball. You describe them in at best unflattering terms, if not with outright… Continue reading An Open Letter to Murray Chass

Week 25 Fantasy Stars

Paul Goldschmidt is fantasy MVP for the penultimate week of the season, hitting .370 with 3 HR, 6 R, 9 RBI, and 1 SB, earning $58.97 in the 5×5 Mixed League rankings, $50.59 in the deeper 4×4 NL Only, and $48.67 in the 5×5 NL Only, all comfortably the highest RotoValues in each format. Rays’ starter… Continue reading Week 25 Fantasy Stars

Red Sox Rise in Week 23

This week’s top fantasy baseball players both play for the Boston Red Sox, and a third teammate ranked 7th overall, in a shallow 5×5 Mixed League. Will Middlebrooks was the clear fantasy MVP for the week, batting .464 with 4 HR, 8 R, 9 RBI, and 1 SB – worth $71.76 in the mixed league. Teammate Mike… Continue reading Red Sox Rise in Week 23

Surprises Star in Week 22

This week’s best fantasy players aren’t likely to finish high in the post-season awards voting, but if you’re in a weekly head-to-head league, they’ve sure been fun to watch in week 22. Brandon Moss led the shallow 5×5 Mixed League  ($70.17)as well as deeper 4×4 AL Only ($57.63) and 5×5 AL Only ($54.89) leagues in RotoValue for the… Continue reading Surprises Star in Week 22