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June 19, 2013
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About Derek AmbrosinoDerek 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.Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Derek Ambrosino's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. 2011Getting outside the matrixDecember 23, 2011The liberation of ignoring pre-ranks, plus some discussion of auction nomination strategy RyansDecember 14, 2011One man has two keepers on his roster named Ryan, and shenanigans ensue. The butterfly effectDecember 07, 2011Preparing for the ripple effects of individual draft day decisions Orders of protectionNovember 30, 2011Talent is talent, regardless of who sandwiches it What to make of Matt Kemp in 2012?November 23, 2011How many players do I rank ahead of Matt Kemp for next season? The objective insiderNovember 09, 2011Fantasy sports writing and its unique journalistic virtues Itty bitty Citi?November 03, 2011How might the new dimensions at Citi Field impact David Wright and other Mets players? How does your league stack up?October 26, 2011How do you evaluate the quality of your fantasy league? Looking ahead: THT Fantasy in the offseasonOctober 12, 2011What you should expect between now and April 2012 THT Live: You are going to loseOctober 07, 2011Two’s a crowdOctober 05, 2011Reflecting on my experiences as a co-manager THT Live: Going to WAR for the Cy Young Award?September 30, 2011Taking time to give thanksSeptember 28, 2011Appreciating the commissioner and the THT readers Endgame remindersSeptember 21, 2011Using all the tools and loopholes at your disposal, for offense of defense Stealing stealsSeptember 16, 2011Available players likely to steal some bases on the way out It’s not about youSeptember 07, 2011Thoughts on reuniting with past busts Getting luckyAugust 31, 2011Making your own luck The 300 clubAugust 17, 2011Curtis Granderson and the apotheosis of gallimaufry The little thingsAugust 10, 2011What's an innocuous quirk in the early season can become a source of monumental discontent in the stretch run Approaching endgameAugust 03, 2011You may or may not ever flick the switch, but it wouldn't matter unless you changed the bulb For the haves and have notsJuly 27, 2011Trade deadline advice for those chasing leads, as well as those protecting them. Objects in mirror are closer than they appearJuly 13, 2011... and other rational reminders at midseason NL Waiver Wire: Week 13July 01, 2011A pinch-hit writer takes a different approach to finding bargain-bin talent. Birds of a feather, whateverJune 30, 2011Is it advantageous to roster several players from the same team? The Frugal GourmetJune 22, 2011If you don't love your unbranded assets, who will? Hybrid league updateJune 15, 2011Is a hybrid league the panacea to dead-beating? Approach the benchJune 08, 2011Choosing the proper bench management strategy for your fantasy player profile Alex, Victor, and the infinitely complexJune 01, 2011A single, common roster dilemma is often a microcosm of the your greater strategic questions True liesMay 25, 2011Persuasive arguments to augment a player's value that sound true, but are most likely false Before you close the deal ...May 18, 2011Trading for closers before the MLB trade deadline can be tricky Confessions of a market skepticMay 12, 2011To regulate or deregulate, fantasy baseball, Wall Street, and my existential crisis No-no, not so fastMay 05, 2011Riffing on Liriano's no-hitter Overcoming the scarlet dropApril 27, 2011Why do we consider a player a prince in one league and a pauper in another? Buy tomorrow, sell yesterdayApril 20, 2011"Buy low, sell high" doesn't relate to perception as much as it does to distribution patterns. LIMA’s hidden costsApril 13, 2011The subtle opportunity costs of exercising a LIMA plan Keep it on the DLApril 06, 2011A public service announcement: make use of your hidden roster spots One for you, two for meMarch 30, 2011Greed is good. The benefits of drafting more than your "fair share" of closers. I like Daniel Hudson, but not his in-lawsMarch 16, 2011Some teams' bullpens influence my opinions on their starters Is fantasy sports gambling?March 04, 2011Admit it, we're sinners! Refuting arguments against lumping fantasy sports for stakes with poker and sports gambling Positioning statementsFebruary 23, 2011A look at some players who are slated to expand on their current positional eligibility The Economist: Three observations about money and fantasy sportsFebruary 16, 2011An experiment leads to observations on performance and stakes Silly little ideaFebruary 09, 2011Call me crazy, but I think the inventor of rotisserie baseball should be in the Hall of Fame Read and react pt.2February 02, 2011Brief thoughts on players who appear overvalued, according to their average draft positions. Read and react, part 1January 26, 2011Beginning my 2011 research in earnest, I start by scanning ADPs and reacting to apparent bargains. Capturing the Black SwanJanuary 19, 2011Food for thought about outlying performances and conventional wisdom Why head-to-head?January 12, 2011Many expert and high stakes leagues used the H2H format - why? | ||||