Fantasy Freestyle

Fantasy Freestyle: Beware of the Tribe

Given the Indians' early-season propensity to tattoo starters, fantasy owners should be wary of using pitchers that are facing them.

The fantasy implications of these manager decisions.

After a month of play, Bret is buying into Dexter Fowler's power surge and Yu Darvish's tremendous strikeout rate, among other things.

K:BB darling Kevin Slowey is rewarding those like Paul, who have coveted his ratio brilliance for years.

Jason examines whether McLouth's adjustments at the plate can stand the test of time, and his fantasy value in the event that they don't.

After a confession, Mike offers some tips to help you hone and improve your trading skills.

Early-April stats may be meaningless, but is even a full month of data enough to reach any significant conclusions? Mike investigates here.

Getting nervous about the ace pitchers who are off to poor starts? Paul explains why, at least for four of them, you shouldn't be.

Jason examines a group of players whose spring-training performances have carried over into April and another group whose haven't.

Relievers like Matt Belisle and Darren O'Day may not get save opportunities, but they can still help your team, especially in deep leagues.

Two weeks into the year, managers are already shuffling their batting orders. Paul examines the fantasy impact of those shifts.

After watching a Tout Wars owner break the bank early on two young pitchers, Mike wondered whether spending in April is a sound strategy.

Positional scarcity makes highly regarded backstop prospects attractive, but recent history offers a cautionary tale.

Clay Buchholz has rewarded Jason's faith ih his first three starts this year.

Mike examines whether games-finished clauses are indicative of future save opportunties.

Bret examines whether starting pitchers are worth using in fantasy as soon as they reach the bigs.