Fantasy Beat

Fantasy Beat: Third Base

The hot corner is one of the most loaded positions on the field, and includes options that can also play the far corner.

The keystone's pool of talent gives you a very few big-name talents to go after early, but after that, what's your Plan B going to be?

The best player in baseball sits atop the opening list in our positional fantasy rankings.

A review of a few hitters who've disappointed at the plate or through recent inactivity who might surprise you in 2009.

Some pitchers have more value or less than meets the eye at first glance.

A rundown of some of the hitters who have switched leagues, and how it might affect their value.

When looking for tools to evaluate players with otherwise hidden value, here's one you might not have considered.

Inadequate fielders can make the great pitchers seem ordinary and the bad look horrendous, and bad fielders are often replaced.

Quality fielders make the good pitchers look great and the bad look better, and bad fielders don't help at all.

A trio of 24-year-old left-handers to avoid, and an elderly rookie who you may want to consider.

Not every gamble's worth that roll of the dice, but some whose stock has fallen might be worth picking late.

The tricky task of predicting the value and utility of non-closing relief pitchers.

Finding it is fleeting, which suggests strategies for when and who to draft.

A few surprise performers from rotations around the game, and what you might expect from them in 2009.

Some future-draft projections for players whose recent performances may appear erratic.

Looking at a few young hurlers and their prospects going forward.