THT Essentials:

Now Available for 2012

Now Available



The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012, an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping. Read this article to learn more about it.

And here's the full roster.


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Closer Watch

For the latest news on each team's closer and his potential replacements, read Closer Watch, last updated on January 26, 2012.

Keeper Doctor

Keeper dilemnas? Want advice from a THT Fantasy Expert? Send your questions to the Keeper Doctor.


Top-100 Fantasy Prospects

Want to know which minor leaguers to watch out for? Josh Shepardson lets you know, with his ever-updated top-100 rankings. Click here to see it.



Latest Features:

A dynasty ranking follow-up

Posted Friday by Josh Shepardson
Analysis of the top 10 players ranked in early January's dynasty league article.
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Fun with numbers

Posted Thursday by Nick Fleder
Linear weights while revisiting last year's player rankings. Madness and speculation ensues.
(9) Comments

Making the leap up

Posted Wednesday by Derek Ambrosino
Jumping from public leagues to more competitive private leagues
(9) Comments

Did you know we had a mock draft?

Posted Tuesday by Brad Johnson
I discuss what I learned from the much ballyhooed THT Mock Draft.
(17) Comments

All Recent Articles

Thursday, February 02, 2012

We will, we will (mock) you

by Nick Fleder
Ups and downs and all arounds -

(16) Comments

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Are you mocking me?

by Derek Ambrosino
More discussion of the recent THT mock draft
(13) Comments

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Verdict: Hardball Times mock draft analysis

by Michael Stein
Michael A. Stein of Fantasy Judgment provides analysis from last Wednesday's Hardball Times fantasy baseball expert mock draft.
(14) Comments

Monday, January 30, 2012

This week in (fantasy) baseball

by Karl de Vries
The past week's news viewed through the prism of fantasy relevance
(3) Comments

What was I thinking?

by Ben Pritchett
I try to explain my thought processes during the recent THT Mock Draft.
(12) Comments

Saturday, January 28, 2012

THT mock draft 2012

by Ben Pritchett
Here are the results for the first THT mock draft of 2012.
(17) Comments

Friday, January 27, 2012

Supplementing the dynasty rankings (Part 1)

by Jeffrey Gross
The first of a two-part series that presents an alternative perspective on the top young fantasy players in baseball.
(21) Comments

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Players I’ll avoid this year

by Dave Shovein
My rational (and irrational) reasons players make my red list.
(43) Comments

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