Matthew Cederholm
Embrace the crazy in your draft-and-hold league. Here's a non-boring, pedal-to-the-floor alternative to the traditional approach to drafting—a method that embraces the crazy person waiting inside most (if not all) of us. It's certainly fun, and you just may win something.
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
NFBC-style draft and hold leagues are becoming more popular, but they require more than just the basic strategy. And it's more than just the fact that the draft goes 750 players deep.
Mar 11 2012 11:01pm
Mar 11 2012 11:01pm
It's human nature. By mid-season, owners that are clearly out of contention start to lapse in their attention to their teams. Here, we'll cover some potential rules changes you can make that might help keep them interested for the entire season, making your league (hopefully) more competitive.
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
If you use Standings Gain Points to value players, you'll know that the denominators are the key to the whole thing. Here are estimates of the denominators, culled from league standings for the past three years.
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
The Astros are coming! Or: the Astros are leaving! What to do? What to do?
Dec 23 2011 12:00am
Dec 23 2011 12:00am
The question, then, is whether we can estimate the "correct" hr/f for a given player. An even more important question is whether we can use that information to predict regression from one season to the next. In two words: yes and yes.
Nov 3 2011 11:00pm
Nov 3 2011 11:00pm
It's almost here--that dreaded day when fantasy baseball ends and all that's left is (gulp) fantasy football. For those still in the running for something: mazel tov!
Sep 17 2011 11:00pm
Sep 17 2011 11:00pm
Here in the homiest of stretches, with just a few weeks left, all players are risky. Prince Fielder could slump or C.C. Sabathia could throw a couple of clunkers. All things being equal, we should still expect the best players to perform the best. But some lesser players will get hot in September, and these guys may just do enough to put you over the top. Here, we will again focus on players who have been playing well as of late, hoping to capitalize on a hot three weeks.
Sep 10 2011 11:00pm
Sep 10 2011 11:00pm
Embrace the crazy in your draft-and-hold league. Here's a non-boring, pedal-to-the-floor alternative to the traditional approach to drafting—a method that embraces the crazy person waiting inside most (if not all) of us. It's certainly fun, and you just may win something.
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
NFBC-style draft and hold leagues are becoming more popular, but they require more than just the basic strategy. And it's more than just the fact that the draft goes 750 players deep.
Mar 11 2012 11:01pm
Mar 11 2012 11:01pm
It's human nature. By mid-season, owners that are clearly out of contention start to lapse in their attention to their teams. Here, we'll cover some potential rules changes you can make that might help keep them interested for the entire season, making your league (hopefully) more competitive.
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
Feb 20 2012 12:01am
If you use Standings Gain Points to value players, you'll know that the denominators are the key to the whole thing. Here are estimates of the denominators, culled from league standings for the past three years.
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
The Astros are coming! Or: the Astros are leaving! What to do? What to do?
Dec 23 2011 12:00am
Dec 23 2011 12:00am
The question, then, is whether we can estimate the "correct" hr/f for a given player. An even more important question is whether we can use that information to predict regression from one season to the next. In two words: yes and yes.
Nov 3 2011 11:00pm
Nov 3 2011 11:00pm
It's almost here--that dreaded day when fantasy baseball ends and all that's left is (gulp) fantasy football. For those still in the running for something: mazel tov!
Sep 17 2011 11:00pm
Sep 17 2011 11:00pm
Here in the homiest of stretches, with just a few weeks left, all players are risky. Prince Fielder could slump or C.C. Sabathia could throw a couple of clunkers. All things being equal, we should still expect the best players to perform the best. But some lesser players will get hot in September, and these guys may just do enough to put you over the top. Here, we will again focus on players who have been playing well as of late, hoping to capitalize on a hot three weeks.
Sep 10 2011 11:00pm
Sep 10 2011 11:00pm
