Fantasy Focus

Fantasy Focus: September Prospects

September roster expansion will allow youngsters to audition for impact roles on also-ran ballclubs--and fantasy teams--in 2008.

Fantasy Focus: Fantasy Ethics Revisited

by Jeff Erickson 8/16

Gamesmanship versus gaming the constitution, and how to keep your fantasy play clean.

Fantasy Focus: Dumping

by Kenn Ruby 8/08

Unbalanced stretch-drive trades in your fantasy baseball league are strictly business.

Fantasy Focus: Trade Deadline Impact

by Jeff Erickson 8/02

Deadline deals affect the players involved, the ones they leave behind and their new teammates.

Fantasy Focus: Man Crushes

by Kenn Ruby 7/25

When you're already living in fantasy, some things just come naturally.

Fantasy Focus: The Ill-Stars

by Kenn Ruby 7/12

Fantasy disappointments, and what to expect from the underperformers.

Fantasy Focus: National League Trade Targets

by Jeff Erickson 7/02

Who might get dealt from the senior circuit, and what will the impact be in fantasy leagues?

Fantasy Focus: Projecting Final Standings

by Kenn Ruby 6/19

Managing your roster in-season can become particularly prescient with a little bit of homework and anticipation.

Fantasy Focus: On the Move in the AL

by Jeff Erickson 6/14

If you're worrying about where some of your fantasy properties might be headed, you have reason to be.

Fantasy Focus: Over 35

by Kenn Ruby 6/06

Staying away from players who might decline is the conventional wisdom of fantasy baseball, but there's value to leverage in that age group.

Fantasy Focus: Exceptional Thievery

by Jeff Erickson 6/01

Identifying which of the early-season thieves are flukes and which will keep running should help you corner the stolen base market in your league.

Fantasy Focus: Rookie Risks and Rewards

by Kenn Ruby 5/23

Fantasy owners who bagged first-year players have received a mixed bag of performances early on.

Fantasy Focus: Changes of Scenery

by Jeff Erickson 5/17

Which players would benefit from greener pastures? You may want to stock a couple on your fantasy squad, in case they find their way to a starting spot with another club.

Fantasy Focus: Pitchers in Common

by Jeff Erickson 5/09

Jeff begins with a defense of the deep AL- or NL-only fantasy format before discussing the pitchers he likes enough to own in multiple leagues.

Fantasy Focus: Commons

by Jeff Erickson 5/03

If you're in multiple leagues, you probably have a few players on all of them. Jeff talks about who he seemed to wind up with, and why.

Fantasy Focus: Cutting Bait

by Jeff Erickson 4/26

Most times, you want to stand pat in the early going--but not with these guys.