By Matt Vandenbrand
Nick writes in and asks, “I asked a few questions last year and it paid off with me winning my first ever championship. It came at great cost, with me trading Albert Pujols for a bounty to ensure my victory, but it worked out.
A lot of the guys in the league don’t see me [...]
Archive for the ‘The Hot Corner’ Category
8 Mar
The Hot Corner
26 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
For this week’s installment, I will, once again, tackle my favorite fantasy subject … that, of course, being young starting pitchers. It’s a fatal flaw; one that has cost me plenty of league titles. It’s not safe, but it is exciting.
I know what you’re saying; give me …
12 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
Every fantasy website profiles all of the top prospects. You know, guys like Jason Heyward, Stephen Strasburg, and the like, but given all the hype surrounding them they’re all likely to be drafted in your leagues this season.
If you’re willing to dig a little bit deeper, though, you may uncover a few more [...]
6 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
I’ll admit it, I love young pitchers. I’m not quiet sure why, though. I, as well as everyone else, knows that young pitchers are unreliable, injury prone, and overall maddening to own. But, there is something about the allure of rostering the next great ace that keeps me – and other fantasy managers [...]
29 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
Wishful thinking can lead to great production or great disappointments. But right now, I’m going to indulge in a little wishful thinking of my own. Today, my wishful thinking revolves around my favorite team – the Atlanta Braves. More specifically, it centers on …
25 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
I’m appalled. As I look at the average draft positions over at Mock Draft Central, I’m enraged. One thing stands out to me.
16 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
Keepers. That’s all I think about during the winter. Wait! That’s a lie. Fantasy baseball keepers and the Indianapolis Colts. That’s all I think about. Go Colts!
If you’re like millions of other fantasy baseball diehards, you can’t help but wonder what impact a move to …
27 Dec
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
Big Mike writes, “After a series of trades in my 10-team, H2H, keeper league (5X5 with OBP instead of AVG and 10 keepers), I’ve focused my path to the draft. The biggest move was …
10 Dec
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
Allan asks, “My league: 16-team, 29-man roster, 7×7 w/ Holds and Quality Starts on the pitching side. $260 auction/salary with the cap going to $300 after the draft. We can keep as many as we want, subject to the $260 draft cap; player salaries have $3 (2nd year) and $5 (3rd and over) escalators.
We also [...]
5 Dec
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand
My 2010 debut article came to me in a dream … yup, I was dreaming about Jacoby Ellsbury and Marco Scutaro. Hey, if you think that’s weird, I still break out in cold sweats about …
