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About Derek Ambrosino

Derek Ambrosino spent a substantial part of his youth staring at the backs of baseball cards and began developing a statistically-oriented infatuation with baseball history at a young age. He’s previously worked for MLB Advanced Media. By day, he is a Communications professional within the field of global health.


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2010

Department of redundancy department

December 29, 2010
Principles to consider when choosing your league's categories

Diversify your bonds

December 22, 2010
Perspective on healthy roster diversification across multiple leagues

The bare cupboard

December 14, 2010
The implications of a lack of elite AL starting pitchers on AL-only leagues, appropriate strategies, and the dynamics of "runs"

The human element: I want to watch

December 08, 2010
Games being televised can tempt us to make precarious line-up decisions

The human element: choosing our own fate

December 01, 2010
Some fantasy baseball decisions are not made rationally, but maybe that's OK

Bargain shopping in the AL

November 17, 2010
An early look at some American Leaguers who project to be useful, but who won't break the bank.

Bargain shopping in the NL

November 10, 2010
An early look at some National Leaguers who project to be useful, but who won't break the bank.

Putting the group in groupthink

November 03, 2010
Another look at 2011's top 12, from a more conservative point of view

Sticker shock

October 20, 2010
Yesterday's bargains are often tomorrow's suckers' bets

Aren’t hybrids all the rage?

October 13, 2010
Fear and loathing in league design, inaugural edition.

Mandatory end of season introspection

October 06, 2010
Looking back at some of my "usual suspects" and an update regarding last week's column.

Is thinking with your head overrated?

September 29, 2010
Irrational risks in the pursuit of glory; yay or nay?

Cool story, bro

September 22, 2010
A self-indulgent tale of an epic fantasy day, with a side of lesson

Like taking candy from a Barajas

September 15, 2010
Trying to eke some stolen bases; who's the easiest to take 'em from?

Making a run for—or from—the money

September 08, 2010
The runs scored category and its battle with me to shed its second-class citizenship.

Endgame aggression

September 01, 2010
There aren't many tomorrows left; it's time to forfeit a bit of quality for quantity's sake

I don’t need to know my role; I know my rights

August 25, 2010
Should non-contenders be barred from trading with contenders down the stretch?

How much injury risk is too much?

August 18, 2010
Checking in on an attempt to nurse an April infirmary into a September juggernaut.

Sacred cows make the best burgers

August 11, 2010
Reading the market and taking advantage of last-minute keeper deals

How do we know we’re right?

August 04, 2010
What must we establish to rightly claim credit for our predictions?

WHIP it good

July 28, 2010
Giving Carl Pavano's performance the respect it deserves.

Faith no more?

July 21, 2010
More than halfway though the season, are underperforming players still buy-low candidates, or are they sunken costs?

The mysteries of bulk buying

July 14, 2010
It can be quite difficult to evaluate the benefits of trades involving many players.

Impending closer shake-ups and risk management

July 07, 2010
To double down or buy insurance?

Teaching myself a lesson in opportunity cost

June 30, 2010
What are we costing ourselves by holding on to our fringe assets?

The ethicist part two: pulling a fast one

June 23, 2010
What must I disclose when shopping a lemon?

The Ethicist: Fantasy Baseball Edition

June 16, 2010
In which I extrapolate the "trolley problem."

Confessions of a conspiracy theorist: who’s watching the watchers?

June 09, 2010
How do we know that our league providers are correctly valuing stat lines?

Relief for your toxic assets

June 02, 2010
A potential way of handling season-ending injuries to keepers

Confessions of a market skeptic: endowment effect edition

May 26, 2010
Does the endowment effect actually hinder our abilities to improve our teams?

Checking in on my “usual suspects”

May 19, 2010
Players' stats may not yet be predictive, but hard decisions must be made

What should fantasy baseball “be about?” part 2

May 12, 2010
Owners in your league will behave however you tell them to behave.

What should fantasy baseball “be about?” part 1

May 05, 2010
League settings and their underlying philosophical values, limiting transactions edition.

Capacity building 101: so, tell me more about this database

April 28, 2010
Before we can to take fantasy baseball analysis to the next level, we need some very basic infrastructure.

Most debates really boil down to semantics

April 20, 2010
The clash of the quants and geniuses is under way, but do we know what victory looks like?

Punt your way to the front?

April 14, 2010
Head-to-head leagues offer increased freedom to experiment with bold tactics.

Keeping things in perspective

April 07, 2010
Taking it back to fantasy 101 to fight fantasy hypochondria.

The usual suspects

March 31, 2010
Did I outsmart the market, or myself?

Last year’s models

March 24, 2010
A look at seven similarly valued players, who were once more sought after.

Save me a slice

March 17, 2010
Elite closers: the pizza of fantasy baseball.

Petty thieves

March 10, 2010
Premium speed at discount prices.

The mockery of mock drafts

March 03, 2010
Why mock drafts may not be as useful and predictive as they sound in theory.

Friendship and disappointment

February 24, 2010
Three players likely to disappoint, and the joys of friend-based leagues.

Why discretion is the better part of valor

February 17, 2010
Further exploring the dangers of deferring drafting studs for seemingly similarly skilled sleepers.

Bucking the system

February 10, 2010
Can radically altering a league structure proactively eliminate deadbeats?

This isn’t fantasy baseball, Joe

February 03, 2010
Misconceptions of players' actual values and their fantasy stock

Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame pt. 3 (2006 – 2010)

January 27, 2010
The final installment of my Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame series

Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame pt. 2 (2001 – 2005)

January 19, 2010
in which I continue to use such an honorable platform for self-indulgent fodder

Fantasy Baseball Hall of Fame pt. 1 (1995 – 2000)

January 11, 2010
Self-indulgent, non-helpful fodder you know you want to read!

New year’s resolutions

January 04, 2010
Novel thoughts about 2010 in wrapped in a stale gimmick of a column theme.

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