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Streaky Freakies vs. Steady Eddies: Does Volatility Matter?
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (801+ words) Fret not, dear reader. This is not that kind of article. In Part 1 of my valuation series, I made a passing reference to player streakiness, stating that it mattered when distinguishing player value between head-to-head and roto leagues with the…...
Roto Riteup: June 19, 2026
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (726+ words) Papa Clemens would never have been able to do this! Thankfully for fantasy managers, the chaos has been minimal over the past few weeks. Aroldis Chapman suffered his second loss of the season on Thursday, serving up the go-ahead double…...
Rookie Check In: Get a Jump Start on These Four Deep-League Starting Pitchers
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (359+ words) His four-seamer has been solid against right-handed hitters, allowing a. 274 w OBA (. 286 xw OBA). He throws the pitch often (51. 7%) into the zone (63. 2%) to generate contact (80. 8%). Jump's 101 Stuff+ via the four-seamer appears like a slightly above-average option." Imai's 99 Location+ suggests he might…...
Starting Pitcher Chart " June 17th, 2026
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (165+ words) Fan Graphs - SP Rankings (last update: 6/5 | next: July) The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent's w OBA versus the pitcher's handedness, and recently added opponent's K% (also v. SP handedness), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team…...
Category: Projections
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (332+ words) Welcome back once again to Position Player Playing Time Changes. As a refresher, the table now includes new columns to better detail the percent changes. League-wide, the 30 teams average 90 remaining games, so the remaining plate appearances are right-sized to that…...
The Trade Desk: 2 Up, 2 Down
1+ week, 1+ day ago (166+ words) Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston Red Sox Potential Returns: Nico Hoerner, Otto Lopez, Brandon Lowe, Travis Bazzana Bryce Eldridge, San Francisco Giants Potential Returns: Michael Busch, Yandy D'az, Maikel Garcia Taylor Ward, Baltimore Orioles Potential Returns: Cole Carrigg, Kody Clemens, Kyle Stowers,…...
Starting Pitcher Chart " June 16th, 2026
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (574+ words) Fan Graphs - SP Rankings (last update: 6/5 | next: July) - Senga coming off the IL and Scott headed on it (hip). Don't start Senga until we see something and probably 2-3 good starts worth of that "something" - Rasmussen isn't risk-free at LAD but…...
Hitters Pushing Their Luck
1+ week, 2+ day ago (675+ words) At this stage of the season, the impact of luck, or lack thereof, starts to take form and become a meaningful predictor for the rest of the year. But BABIP can be a noisy stat in isolation. I wanted to…...
FAAB Frenzy and Waivers Wild: Week 13
1+ week, 2+ day ago (190+ words) Every Monday, this column will break down the most popular waiver wire and free agent acquisitions of the weekend. Every week, I'll dig into the top adds on the ever-popular Fantrax and in the NFBC Online Championship (OC), a national…...
Justin Mason's Baseball Chat " June 15, 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (82+ words) Fan Graphs Here is today chat transcript: Justin is the co-host on The Sleeper and The Bust Podcast and writes for Rotographs covering the Roto Riteup as well as other periodic articles. In addition to his work at Rotographs, Justin…...