By Jesse Severe
Allen writes, “My draft is coming up in the next week or so, and I’m starting to get prepared. I’m in a 10-team, H2H, keeper league with teams able to keep 2-9 players (anything over 2 and you forfeit a draft pick starting in Round 1). Most kept 9, with 1 team keeping [...]
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9 Mar
In the Money
6 Mar
In the Money
By Jesse Severe
“More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.” – Woody Allen
That’s what I feel like when drafting starting pitchers. In preparation for this year’s auctions and drafts, [...]
28 Jan
In the Money
By Jesse Severe
Part II: “On the run!”
In my previous article, I argued that the statistical correlation between runs scored and the categories we normally associate with runs (stolen bases and batting average) are weaker than the correlation between runs scored and the power categories (home runs and RBIs). I skipped …
26 Jan
In the Money
By Jesse Severe
Part I: “On the run!”
So, you’re getting ready for your draft. You’ve been considering category specialists in stolen bases, like Jacoby Ellsbury. You’ve looked at big homerun hitters like Adam Dunn. And, you’ve looked to reliable batting average guys like Ichiro Suzuki. No doubt you …
29 Nov
In the Money
By Jesse Severe
Note to readers: because of great confidence in the outcome of the 2009 fantasy baseball draft for my team, Sundrop Country, in the FBTM Championship League, I am sealing this column in the time capsule at the beginning of the season. I’ve asked my trusty editor, Bob Sikon, to publish it in the [...]
