Archive for August,2019

BABS ratings reveal late season assets

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by Pat Cloghessy

This is it. Only one month remains until fantasy champions are crowned.  

Roster holes have opened. Guys are hurt. Pitchers are getting shut down. Players who helped us all season have fallen into...

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August scorecard of BABS 2019 pre-season ratings

by Doug Gruber

We know that BABS offers us a unique perspective for fantasy baseball ratings. Her pre-season ratings provide us with rankings based on assets and liabilities, as opposed to a precise stat line. And we also know that for the early rounds of our drafts, conventional wisdom is...

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August 2019 BABS Update – Batters

by Pat Cloghessy

In late August, the BABS database update has us astraddle two things: what 2019 has wrought, and what’s in store for 2020. 

On with it.

Freddie Freeman (pictured), Charlie Blackmon and Anthony Rendon: Elite fantasy baseball commodities with BABS assets to match (PW,A+). 

There is another hitter...

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August 2019 BABS Update – Pitchers

by Doug Gruber

With three quarters of the season now behind us, not surprisingly, the cream has risen to the top in the pitching pool. The number of double asset pitchers has dwindled, especially for the starters.

In fact, BABS lists only 22 full time starting pitchers who possess dual...

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BABS streakers since the All Star Break

by Pat Cloghessy

In many leagues, the trade deadline has come and gone. The waiver wire appears picked over. Aside from shallow setups, the ability to improve is limited. 

However, “improving” one’s fantasy team is not always a by-product of adding a piece via trade or FAAB. It can happen...

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BABS analyzes the trade deadline moves

by Doug Gruber

It was a crazy last few hours, especially the final minutes, as the new MLB “single” trade deadline reached its conclusion. Now that the deadline has passed, what is most important for us and our fantasy teams is to get BABS’ assessment of the major transactions, not...

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