by Mark Simmons
The August BABS update provides a chance to compare her preseason draft rankings with the in-season skills she’s observed. Were there clues that led to breakout seasons? Were there warnings that foretold of coming flops? What can be learned and applied to 2019 draft prep? Let's...
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by Patrick Cloghessy
By the time you read this, it will have been days since David Bote (pictured) slammed the Cubs to a walk-off win last Sunday night. You will have seen it, read stories about it, bought the tee shirt. Inevitably, these stories will reference Bote’s newfound...
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I am going to tell you right up front that this article is about First Pitch Arizona, the event that BaseballHQ.com has been running for the past 24 years. If that fact has you lunging...
by Chris Dowd
One of the most important things to remember about BABS is that she is purely analytical. Her strengths lie in assessing past performance, not predicting the future.
And there’s nothing wrong with that. Despite all the statistics out there, no tool can present a player’s true skills...
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by Patrick Cloghessy
Now would be a good time to remind ourselves that BABS’ in-season reports are dynamic, not static. The monthly database updates are part of a larger picture. In short, we should heed Ron’s advice in the comments of a recent Mark Simmons piece:
"BABS has always...
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by Chris Dowd
With most fantasy trade deadlines approaching this month, we thought it was a good time to tackle a very real trade offer sent in by a reader and break down how BABS can be used to evaluate a deal.
We tend to lean on BABS most heavily...
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by Mark Simmons
Below are profiles of several players who BABS has been virtually ignoring but whose ratings may be on the rise when the next update is posted. Ownership % are based upon ESPN leagues at the time of writing.
Considering the vitriol posted on several message...
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by Patrick Cloghessy
Javier Baez, Andrew Benintendi and Eddie Rosario are top 10 fantasy bats. Eugenio Suarez, Scooter Gennett and Jesus Aguilar make it inside the top 30. Blake Snell, Trevor Bauer and Blake Treinen are top 15 pitchers.
Should we have known? Could we have known? We miss on...
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by Greg Fishwick
The MLB non-waiver trade deadline is one week away. Are you a buyer or a seller? Either way, it’s time to get a move on—most MLB teams will have played 100 games.
Below are some potential trade targets among pitchers from the BABS database....
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by Chris Doyle
In-season roster management in fantasy baseball is full of challenges. Cutting bait too early can sometimes prove traumatic, but holding on too long could mean a missed opportunity to land a big fish on the waiver wire.
Where it gets especially tricky is on the trade front....
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