Baseball Hall of Fame Talk: First and Third Basemen
Felipe and Robert talk about the baseball Hall of Fame in terms of Wins Above Replacement (WAR) to establish a new way of looking at the greatest baseball players (since 1946) and establish a new, virtual hall of fame, which attempts to look at players as objectively as possible. In this episode, they focus on […]
2016 Cy Young and Pitchers’ Recap
Felipe and Robert recap the Cy Young Award winners and other starting and relief pitchers who left a mark in the 2016 baseball season. Featured Image Credit: By Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version)UCinternational (Crop) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
MLB DFS Plays for 7/10/16
With the All-Star Break beginning at the conclusion of Sunday’s games, the upcoming slate of action acts as the end of the metaphorical first half of the 2016 season. Fittingly, one of our favorite targets – Madison Bumgarner – has the honors of closing out the weekend. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply […]
MLB DFS Plays for 7/9/16
After Friday’s showcase of ‘aces,’ Saturday provides significantly fewer pitchers to target. However, with games spread out through the afternoon and night, options are still plentiful. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply to compare one pitcher’s performance against another – especially against opposite-handed hitters. We aren’t using these numbers for calculation. To help […]
MLB DFS Plays for 7/8/16
There is no shortage of pitching on Friday, as ‘top aces’ highlight a full night slate. In addition, some of the best pitchers in the game will be throwing in perceived ‘one-sided’ contests, where caution should be used before diving in completely. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply to compare one pitcher’s performance against […]
MLB DFS Plays for 7/7/16
A smaller slate begins with a pair of afternoon contests highlighted by Tyler Glasnow’s Major League Baseball debut. Elsewhere, runs are expected to be in abundance throughout the league, although one game stands above the rest for projected offense. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply to compare one pitcher’s performance against another – […]
MLB DFS Plays for 7/6/16
All thirty teams are in action on Wednesday, with a fairly even split between afternoon and night contests. The earliest game of the day might not be included in every daily fantasy sports website, but there are a number of options for slates to play on Wednesday. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply […]
MLB DFS Plays for 7/5/16
With at least 82 games played for each team, we have officially reached the halfway point of the 2016 season. All thirty teams will be in action in the encore of Independence Day, concluding with one of the best pitching matchups of the past few weeks. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply to […]