If you read only one thing….. Don’t look now, but the Houston Astros have won eight consecutive games and ten out of eleven to take a commanding lead in the AL West. This coming from a team that hasn’t won more than 70 games since 2010 and haven’t been above

View image | gettyimages.com Everyone that studies baseball even in their spare time has pet projects and numbers they love to explore. For me, I love to explore different fielding metrics and plate discipline numbers. I’ve talked about fielding numbers on this site before, but that has a very limited

View image | gettyimages.com Some of you may be old enough to remember 45s. I came of age in the tail end of the vinyl generation. Of course, vinyl went the way of the do-do bird and the concept of the single (and subsequent B side) seemed to go along

For most fantasy baseball players, the season is winding down. It is one of the few peculiarities in fantasy sports. The season still has a couple of months to go, but most fantasy leagues have a playoff system that lasts the full month of September. So, we are down to

Yesterday, we began our dumpster diving series by looking at a possible American League catcher you can add through waivers.  Today, we will turn to the senior circuit to see if there are any players you can potentially add. Before we dive in we should lay out some ground rules

Depending on the league you are in, dumpster diving is a pastime that could lead you to the playoffs in your league. Some leagues limit your moves, but even then it pays to pay attention to your waiver wire. You can think of the waiver wire the same way that

Success in fantasy baseball (or sports in general) depends greatly on recognizing inefficiencies in the market and in managing risk. Every good fantasy owner takes some risks on draft day. The question is whether they are intelligent risks or foolish risks. The buzz word around all fantasy sports is in

I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. Today is an unusual day in the schedule because there is a full complement of games on a Thursday. That almost never happens. So, today is a good day to play depending on what strategies you like to employ. Don’t forget to get your deposit

I personally love total run index, but total run index is a difficult tool to use on the fly. It is more useful during the offseason when you want to evaluate players for your draft. During the season, I look for other tools that are useful for quick evaluations. Enter