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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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2011

Getting outside the matrix

December 23, 2011
The liberation of ignoring pre-ranks, plus some discussion of auction nomination strategy

Ryans

December 14, 2011
One man has two keepers on his roster named Ryan, and shenanigans ensue.

The butterfly effect

December 07, 2011
Preparing for the ripple effects of individual draft day decisions

Orders of protection

November 30, 2011
Talent is talent, regardless of who sandwiches it

What to make of Matt Kemp in 2012?

November 23, 2011
How many players do I rank ahead of Matt Kemp for next season?

The objective insider

November 09, 2011
Fantasy sports writing and its unique journalistic virtues

Itty bitty Citi?

November 03, 2011
How might the new dimensions at Citi Field impact David Wright and other Mets players?

How does your league stack up?

October 26, 2011
How do you evaluate the quality of your fantasy league?

Looking ahead: THT Fantasy in the offseason

October 12, 2011
What you should expect between now and April 2012

THT Live: You are going to lose

October 07, 2011

Two’s a crowd

October 05, 2011
Reflecting on my experiences as a co-manager

THT Live: Going to WAR for the Cy Young Award?

September 30, 2011

Taking time to give thanks

September 28, 2011
Appreciating the commissioner and the THT readers

Endgame reminders

September 21, 2011
Using all the tools and loopholes at your disposal, for offense of defense

Stealing steals

September 16, 2011
Available players likely to steal some bases on the way out

It’s not about you

September 07, 2011
Thoughts on reuniting with past busts

Getting lucky

August 31, 2011
Making your own luck

The 300 club

August 17, 2011
Curtis Granderson and the apotheosis of gallimaufry

The little things

August 10, 2011
What's an innocuous quirk in the early season can become a source of monumental discontent in the stretch run

Approaching endgame

August 03, 2011
You may or may not ever flick the switch, but it wouldn't matter unless you changed the bulb

For the haves and have nots

July 27, 2011
Trade deadline advice for those chasing leads, as well as those protecting them.

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

July 13, 2011
... and other rational reminders at midseason

NL Waiver Wire: Week 13

July 01, 2011
A pinch-hit writer takes a different approach to finding bargain-bin talent.

Birds of a feather, whatever

June 30, 2011
Is it advantageous to roster several players from the same team?

The Frugal Gourmet

June 22, 2011
If you don't love your unbranded assets, who will?

Hybrid league update

June 15, 2011
Is a hybrid league the panacea to dead-beating?

Approach the bench

June 08, 2011
Choosing the proper bench management strategy for your fantasy player profile

Alex, Victor, and the infinitely complex

June 01, 2011
A single, common roster dilemma is often a microcosm of the your greater strategic questions

True lies

May 25, 2011
Persuasive arguments to augment a player's value that sound true, but are most likely false

Before you close the deal ...

May 18, 2011
Trading for closers before the MLB trade deadline can be tricky

Confessions of a market skeptic

May 12, 2011
To regulate or deregulate, fantasy baseball, Wall Street, and my existential crisis

No-no, not so fast

May 05, 2011
Riffing on Liriano's no-hitter

Overcoming the scarlet drop

April 27, 2011
Why do we consider a player a prince in one league and a pauper in another?

Buy tomorrow, sell yesterday

April 20, 2011
"Buy low, sell high" doesn't relate to perception as much as it does to distribution patterns.

LIMA’s hidden costs

April 13, 2011
The subtle opportunity costs of exercising a LIMA plan

Keep it on the DL

April 06, 2011
A public service announcement: make use of your hidden roster spots

One for you, two for me

March 30, 2011
Greed is good. The benefits of drafting more than your "fair share" of closers.

I like Daniel Hudson, but not his in-laws

March 16, 2011
Some teams' bullpens influence my opinions on their starters

Is fantasy sports gambling?

March 04, 2011
Admit it, we're sinners! Refuting arguments against lumping fantasy sports for stakes with poker and sports gambling

Positioning statements

February 23, 2011
A look at some players who are slated to expand on their current positional eligibility

The Economist: Three observations about money and fantasy sports

February 16, 2011
An experiment leads to observations on performance and stakes

Silly little idea

February 09, 2011
Call me crazy, but I think the inventor of rotisserie baseball should be in the Hall of Fame

Read and react pt.2

February 02, 2011
Brief thoughts on players who appear overvalued, according to their average draft positions.

Read and react, part 1

January 26, 2011
Beginning my 2011 research in earnest, I start by scanning ADPs and reacting to apparent bargains.

Capturing the Black Swan

January 19, 2011
Food for thought about outlying performances and conventional wisdom

Why head-to-head?

January 12, 2011
Many expert and high stakes leagues used the H2H format - why?

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