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About Derek Carty

Derek Carty is a student in New Jersey who loves Fantasy Baseball. His articles can also be found at FOX Sports, and he'll be contributing content to Rotoworld in the coming season. He welcomes questions via e-mail.


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Derek Carty's Articles

2008

Exploiting your league’s rules

May 08, 2008
Knowing your league's rules and using them to gain an advantage over the competition

The save speculator: Milwaukee Brewers

May 05, 2008
Why Eric Gagne might not last as the Brewers' closer and who might replace him.

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 5)

May 04, 2008
A look at the National League players worthy of a pickup in week five.

Player spotlight: Jeff Clement

May 03, 2008
THT Fantasy Focus looks at recent Mariners call-up and potential fantasy darling catcher Jeff Clement.

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 5)

May 03, 2008
Week Five's Waiver Wire pickups for the American League.

The save speculator: Arizona Diamondbacks

May 01, 2008
Why Brandon Lyon might not last, and who might replace him as closer.

Player spotlight: Ryan Theriot

April 29, 2008
THT Fantasy Focus turns the spotlight on Cubs middle infielder Ryan Theriot.

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 4)

April 27, 2008
National League pickups for the week.

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 4)

April 27, 2008
This week's Waiver Wire additions for the American League.

Trade strategy: Feigning weakness

April 25, 2008
Examining the merits of pretending to be a weak player.

A hidden dent in Frank Thomas’s value?

April 23, 2008
Why Frank Thomas' current situation may take an additional, indirect toll on his value.

Interview: Matthew Berry of ESPN

April 22, 2008
Advice from ESPN's fantasy expert

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 3)

April 20, 2008
A look at the National League pickups for Week 3.

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 3)

April 20, 2008
American League players worth a pickup this week.

When do stats become meaningful?

April 19, 2008
A link to a couple of great articles from MVN regarding when different statistics start to become meaningful.

The myth of avoiding “pitcher risk”

April 16, 2008
A discussion of why the conventional wisdom of drafting pitchers later because of "risk" isn't really a sound decision.

Waiver Wire: National League (Week 2)

April 13, 2008
National League players worth a look this week as waiver wire pickups.

Waiver Wire: American League (Week 2)

April 13, 2008
American League players worth a look this week as waiver wire pickups.

Fantasy roundtable: When to push the panic button

April 11, 2008
The link to this week's fantasy roundtable, which deals with the point in time a fantasy owner needs to start making drastic moves.

Fun with batting average

April 11, 2008
Introducing a useful tool for calculating expected batting averages and a quick rundown of the components of batting average.

Player spotlight: Mark Reynolds

April 10, 2008
A look at the skills of Mark Reynolds and what we can reasonably expect from him

Waiver Wire: National League

April 06, 2008
The Waiver Wire: Which National League players are worth picking up this week.

Waiver Wire: American League

April 05, 2008
The first installment of the Waiver Wire: Which American League players are worth picking up this week.

Hype machine: Johnny Cueto

April 05, 2008
A look at top Reds prospect Johnny Cueto and why he might be overrated.

Fantasy roundtable: Most valuable undrafted player

April 04, 2008
THe link to this week's fantasy roundtable, which wonders which player undrafted in standard mixed leagues will have the most value in 2008.

Hype machine: Evan Longoria

April 01, 2008
A look at recently demoted hot-prospect Evan Longoria.

Fantasy roundtable: Hart, Markakis, or Pence

March 30, 2008
The link to this week's fantasy roundtable, which deals with three young outfielders: Corey Hart, Nick Markakis, and Hunter Pence.

Trade strategy: Getting to know your opponent

March 29, 2008
An in-depth discussion of 'knowing your opponent' when it comes to trading. A list of some of the exact things we should be looking for.

Head-to-Head: Unorthodox strategies

March 20, 2008
Forget the boppers and try a strategy based on arms and feet.



Young pitchers to watch: Part 1

March 15, 2008
The first in a two-part series, a look at some talented young pitchers to watch in 2008.

Introducing: Fantasy roundtable

March 15, 2008
The first topic: Which to draft first: Ryan Howard or Prince Fielder.

Recap: First Pitch New York

March 11, 2008
Insights from the First Pitch seminar in New York.

Sleeper alert: Hank Blalock

March 08, 2008
Why Rangers third baseman Blalock could provide a major return on investment in 2008.

Draft strategy: Taking high risk players late

March 05, 2008
A look at the strategy of taking on high risk players late in your draft and why this is such an important strategy.

Using emotion to gain information

March 03, 2008
A look at how playing on our opponents' emotions can help us extract valuable information regarding their strategies and feelings toward particular players.

Catchers: Overrated or underrated?

February 29, 2008
A discussion of the true value of catchers for fantasy baseball purposes and where to begin taking them in your draft.

Standings Gain Points project

February 27, 2008
An brief discussion of Standings Gain Points and a request to the readers.

THT Fantasy Focus reader competition at Rotohog

February 27, 2008
An invitation to readers to compete in a fantasy baseball competition through Rotohog.

2008 TQS targets

February 24, 2008
Four pitchers who look good for 2008 in "True Quality Starts"

Draft Strategy: Closers are overrated

February 21, 2008
A look at why closers are overrated and why the phrase "don't chase saves" is a stroke of genius.

My approach to player valuation

February 21, 2008
A look at Standings Gain Points and Replacement Level Theory in the context of valuing players for fantasy baseball purposes.

Flashes of brilliance: Introducing True Quality Starts

February 20, 2008
Introducing a new statistic for pitcher evaluations: True Quality Starts.

Stats reference

February 20, 2008
A quick reference guide of statistics commonly used at THT Fantasy Focus.

Are saves predictable?

February 16, 2008
Don't be so sure

K/BB revisited: Switch to Run Impact

February 14, 2008
A look at the major flaw of K/BB ratio and the introduction of THT Fantasy Focus's new favorite way of looking at strikeouts and walks.

Closer watch: National League

February 10, 2008
Derek Carty looks at the bullpen situations for each National League team as he discusses possible 'saves' targets for 2008 fantasy baseball teams.

Closer watch: American League

February 09, 2008
Derek Carty looks at the bullpen situations for each American League team as he discusses possible 'saves' targets for 2008 fantasy baseball teams.

Fantasy fallout: Erik Bedard to Seattle

February 08, 2008
A look at the fantasy baseball ramifications of the Erik Bedard trade to Seattle.

Using Leverage Index to identify closer candidates

February 06, 2008
A look at how Leverage Index can help you find saves in potentially unexpected places.

Draft strategy: Bottom-filling your roster

February 05, 2008
Derek Carty discusses the merit in bottom-filling your roster in a fantasy baseball draft or auction.

Fantasy fallout: Johan Santana to the Mets

January 31, 2008
A look at the fantasy ramifications of the Johan Santana trade, including all players involved and all players (Mets, Twins, Red Sox, and Yankees) indirectly affected.

K/BB ratios: Does it matter how a pitcher does it?

January 22, 2008
A look at K/BB ratios and the differences between pitchers who put up good ones in different ways: exceptional walk rates, exceptional strikeout rates, or moderate rates in both categories.

Closer watch: National League

January 17, 2008
Derek Carty looks at the bullpen situations for each National League team as he discusses possible 'saves' targets for 2008 fantasy baseball teams.

Closer watch: American League

January 16, 2008
Derek Carty looks at the bullpen situations for each American League team as he discusses possible 'saves' targets for 2008 fantasy baseball teams.

MDC Expert Mock Draft Rundown

January 15, 2008
Derek Carty discusses a recent expert mock draft he participated in, hosted by Mock Draft Central.

FBE Expert Mock Auction Rundown

January 13, 2008
Derek Carty discusses his first mock auction of the year, hosted by Fantasy Baseball Express and Fantasy Auctioneer.

The probabilistic concept of value

January 09, 2008
Derek Carty discusses his views on the concept of "value" in fantasy baseball, specifically discussing the probabilistic concept of value.

Mitchell Report fallout: Fantasy ramificiations (Part 2)

January 07, 2008
Derek Carty looks at how the Mitchell Report affects the fantasy baseball value of the players implicated, in the second of a two-part series.

Mitchell Report fallout: Fantasy ramificiations (Part 1)

January 05, 2008
Derek Carty looks at how the Mitchell Report affects the fantasy baseball value of the players implicated in the first of a two-part series.

Player highlight: John Smoltz

January 02, 2008
Derek Carty examines the fantasy value of John Smoltz for the 2008 fantasy baseball season.

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