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Waiver Wire Offseason: AL

Posted Friday by Rob McQuown
Taking a cue from the NL side, we're going a bit more in-depth this week on fewer players: The fleet Rajai Davis, Aaron Hill and Edwin Jackson.
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Waiver Wire Offseason: NL

Posted Friday by Michael Street
This week's NL offseason coverage looks at two top-flight young pitchers and where Jake Fox might appear in a baseball game—and how he might perform.
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Top 10 prospects for 2010: Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers

Posted Thursday by Matt Hagen
Who are the top 10 prospects for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers?
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Posted Thursday by Jonathan Halket
A pitcher's ace status is irrelevant.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

The endowment effect and trade proposals

by Marco Fujimoto
An explanation of the endowment effect and how it can affect trading.
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Fun with Road Park Factors

by Derek Carty
A look at players who could be affected by their 2009 schedules.
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

THT’s 2009 season rankings

by Paul Singman
Print them out. Memorize them. Use them on draft day.

Benching a superstar is madness. Or is it?

by Eriq Gardner
Let's look at the numbers
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Monday, March 02, 2009

Overrated for 2009

by Victor Wang
Which players will likely be overrated for fantasy in 2009?

The double-unlucky pitching staff

by Derek Carty
A look at pitchers who experienced two bouts of bad luck in 2008.
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Friday, February 27, 2009

Links to Rotoworld article and KFFL Expert League

by Derek Carty
A couple of links to outside articles and discussions I've recently done.
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Fantasy baseball games with daily transactions

by Alex Zelvin
Formats that reward predicting daily player performance based on opponent, park, home field advantage and more.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Upside Down

by Jonathan Halket
Why you need to be careful with upside-only players
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Where should Chase Utley be drafted?

by Derek Carty
Why Chase Utley could be the biggest early round bargain of 2009.
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THT Fantasy Mailbag

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THT Fantasy authors answer your questions.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

A non-fatalistic approach to fantasy baseball

by Eriq Gardner
Don't fall for the fallacy
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Preferable league settings

by Paul Singman
Settings to increase the integrity and "fun-ness" of leagues.


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