Jake Arrieta
The Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows
It’s not just drafting, pickups, and trades that make a dynasty league champion. It’s also the small week-to-week roster management decisions that add up over the course of the season. Beyond the must-start players, dynasty owners need to break down each player’s schedule, taking a look at how many games
Numbers DO Lie: cFIP Edition
There’s a common phrase that says, “numbers don’t lie” – but in baseball, often times the exact opposite is true. Luck frequently comes into play, creating misleading numbers in small sample sizes, making bad players look great, and making great players look below-average. One of my favorite exercises throughout the season involves pinpointing
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Dynasty Starting Pitchers, Nos. 1-20
It’s the time of the year where we offer congratulations to those of you brave dynasty league owners that survived the offseason. The greatness that 2016 will surely offer is upon us and that means we’ll be spending the next six weeks moving our way through the positional landscape, offering thoughts
Kevin Gausman Is Here to Be an Ace
There is nothing more valuable in a dynasty format than a legitimate fantasy ace. According to ESPN’s player rater, the three most valuable assets in 2015 were starting pitchers. They are not easy to find and more difficult to acquire, unless you can get your hands on them before they break
I Love Prospects, I Hate Prospects!
It goes without saying that a good knowledge of prospects is mandatory for long-term success in dynasty leagues. No matter how good your team is right now you still need to plan for the future. If you can build up a solid core of the top prospects in baseball chances
The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Dynasty Starting Pitchers, Nos. 21-40
Congratulations on surviving another off-season. Now that the new year is upon us, it’s time to spend the next month traveling across the positional landscape, labeling players with numbers that correspond to their value. It’s the very definition of freedom. A ton of hard work was put into these rankings,
What To Do About: Back of the Rotation Prospects
Inspired by watching the Orioles absolutely hammer Anthony Ranaudo on Tuesday, and Brandon Workman on Wednesday, I thought it might be useful to look at the real value of back end rotation prospects in dynasty leagues.*
Young Ace Smackdown: Danny Duffy vs Jake Arrieta
Danny Duffy and Jake Arrieta are both pitchers who have burst onto the fantasy scene this year despite very low expectations coming into the season. Their ownership rates in fantasy leagues were practically zero on Opening Day but that changed gradually as the season wore on and both are now
Unexpected Aces: Arrieta, Roark, Ross and Richards. Can They Maintain Their Success?
The season is now two thirds over and it is a good time to look at the newest and most surprising members of the Ace Pitchers’ Club. Last year at this time you had never heard of these guys, and the ones you had heard of you didn’t think were
Bullpen Messes and the Long Play
There have been a ton of closer situations which have been closely monitored in fantasy leagues over the past week or so. From Jim Johnson and Fernando Rodney blowing save after save in the AL East to Chris Perez and Rafael Betancourt coming up lame (to various degrees), it has