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Roster Doctor: freezing keepers

November 25, 2011
Which players to put on ice?

Roster Doctor: keeper edition

October 28, 2011
The Doctor's offseason begins.

A tale of two keepers

September 14, 2011
There are always more than two to consider.

Roster Doctor helps an expansion team

July 20, 2011
How to play for the future.

Roster Doctor visits a crazy league

June 29, 2011
Skewed strategies don't always blossom in strange leagues

Regressing or reverting?

June 15, 2011
Please, please, it is mean reversion.

Roster Doctor treats a risky strategy

May 26, 2011
Just a few starters can lead to disaster

Roster Doctor sells pitching low

May 18, 2011
Jimenez and Latos are discount goods

Roster Doctor goes in-house

May 09, 2011
Take two-for-one and call me in the morning

Roster Doctor counsels relief

April 28, 2011
A patient scrambles for relievers

Roster Doctor

April 14, 2011
Undoing an extreme draft strategy

Roster Doctor

March 31, 2011
On lock-ins, not lock-outs.

Oh, roster, my roster

March 24, 2011
A look at my home league draft.

Five questions: New York Mets

March 17, 2011
Existential questions about Flushing's favorite sons.

Roster Doctor

March 03, 2011
Borderline keepers in a league with great keepers.

Roster Doctor

February 24, 2011
The Doctor is back with a look at keepers

Risk doesn’t really matter

February 02, 2011
Don't spend your time and energy worrying about upside or downside

Three ways baseball should be more like European football (soccer)

December 30, 2010
Don't hate me yet.

Red Sox buy Reds

October 19, 2010
No, this is not April Fools.

The Worst Team I Could Field

October 07, 2010
Things could only get better, unfortunately.

What on Earth happened?

September 23, 2010
I look back over my season and shake my head.

(Over-) Rating pitchers for next year

September 09, 2010
There are so many top-20 pitchers this year.

Keeper League Mailbag: Question No. 3

August 25, 2010
How many pitchers tgo keep?

Roster Doctor on keeper trades

August 04, 2010
Trading your future for a brighter today.

Lebron, Lee and your league

July 29, 2010
What the blockbusters can teach us

Roster Doctor

July 22, 2010
The doctor does the rounds on the DL.

Roster Doctor

July 07, 2010
A patient with slugging and OBP problems.

Counting stats and rate stats

July 01, 2010
They're not so different.

Roster Doctor

June 23, 2010
Stretch your flexibility out.

The most obvious gains from trade

June 17, 2010
Some gifts are better left unopened.

Roster Doctor

June 09, 2010
Considering a swap of David Price for Justin Upton.

The method’s the thing

June 03, 2010
My take on the great quant debate.

Roster Doctor

May 26, 2010
A team's stars lie within itself.

Another kind of endowment effect

May 20, 2010
Itching to use what you're endowed with?

Roster Doctor

May 12, 2010
House call for Carlos Quentin

Fantasy semantics

May 06, 2010
Much fantasy pedantry is misplaced.

Roster Doctor

April 28, 2010
The doctor examines an interesting strategy.

Playing the closer game

April 22, 2010
There's no free lunch with a side of Frasor.

Playing for time

April 08, 2010
The next big thing is a surer thing.

Five questions: New York Mets

April 02, 2010
So many questions lead to only two answers.

Advanced supply and demand

March 18, 2010
Fantasy Econ 201

My draft

March 11, 2010
A look into my home league draft.

First worry about yourself

March 04, 2010
To thine own evaluations be true.

Falling backward

February 11, 2010
Work backward, think forward.

Day-off risk vs. catastrophe risk

January 28, 2010
Playing doctor always helps.

A can-do attitude

January 14, 2010
What mostly matters is how much wood WILL the woodchuck chuck.

Drafting to trade

December 17, 2009
A player's trade value is a lot less than you think.

‘Tis the season

December 03, 2009
Some stocking stuffers for relaxed leagues

Acey-deucey

November 19, 2009
A pitcher's ace status is irrelevant.

Ifs and buts

November 05, 2009
Don't let your gurus abuse language.

Self-flagellation

October 22, 2009
A little self-abuse never hurt anyone.

Me: Postmortem roster doctor

October 08, 2009
First, heal thyself.

Clone or drone

September 24, 2009
What's Werth worth?

I’m not a doctor

September 15, 2009
And I didn't sleep in a hotel last night.

In a sentimental mood

August 27, 2009
What types of players are sentimental owners interested in?

Finding wins

August 18, 2009
Certain things about wins are predictable.

Roster Doctor

August 04, 2009
The doctor diagnoses keepers.

Dump trades and free markets

July 30, 2009
In fantasy baseball, the pursuit of happiness comes before liberty.

Roster Doctor

July 21, 2009
Diagnosing some trades.

Fall-down guys

July 16, 2009
Why give you hope when I can spread fear? Eleven players who are set to take a dive in the second half.

Open secrets

July 02, 2009
The pros and cons of revealing trade negotiations to other players

Roster doctor

June 23, 2009
Middle infielders—nay. Corner infielders—hurray!

Dumping

June 18, 2009
What to consider before leaving all your relief pitchers on the side of the curb.

Roster doctor - 6/9/09

June 09, 2009
A new Roster Doctor.

How lucky can one guy get?

June 04, 2009
By June, pretty lucky.

Roster doctor

May 27, 2009
Another edition of the Roster Doctor.

Roster Doctor - 5/13/09

May 13, 2009
Another installment of Roster Doctor.

Paying for saves redux one

May 07, 2009
Early season update.

Roster Doctor

April 29, 2009
Another look at a fantasy player's roster.

It is good to get away

April 23, 2009
Need a save? Pick the closer that's sleeping in a hotel bed.

Roster Doctor

April 15, 2009
Another look at a fantasy player's roster.

My Razzball team

April 09, 2009
Go ahead, do your worst

Five questions: New York Yankees

April 03, 2009
The Empire strikes back?

Roster doctor

April 01, 2009
The latest advice on what to do with a fantasy baseball roster.

What is position scarcity?

March 27, 2009
Hint: It is easier to find position scarcity than you think.

Tiering up

March 12, 2009
An introduction to a tier-based draft strategy.

Upside Down

February 26, 2009
Why you need to be careful with upside-only players

Paying for saves?

February 12, 2009
Free saves are like free lunches

Forecasting

January 29, 2009
On Listening to the Experts (Part 1)

What’s in a value?

January 15, 2009
If the numbers don't add up, then you must recompute.

On valuing stats

December 31, 2008
How many points is a home run worth?

Points vs rotisserie

December 17, 2008
What are the relative merits of a points league versus a rotisserie league?

Playing For Keeps

December 04, 2008
"I’m playin’ for keeps
This time it’s real
And I want you to know
Exactly how I feel" - Elvis


Before the beginning, think of the ending

November 20, 2008
Don't forget to think about rules for the end of the season before the season starts.

Rules to Commish By

November 06, 2008
Picking rules for your league doesn't have to be hard, but be sure to think through each rule's consequences.

A little on bargaining in fantasy baseball

October 24, 2008
Every time you make a trade, you bargain. Here's a little about who gets the better of the deal.

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