Holistic Fantasy Baseball Strategy

I’m not going to lie, I have just as much idea as you do if Jimmy Rollins will get his average up, if Francisco Liriano will get his ERA down, or if Ben Zobrist will revert to Ben Zobrist circa 2006. There are plenty of statistics and historical data that might give us an idea one way or another, but we can’t really guarantee whether or not these assumptions will bear out by the end of the season.

Instead, I would like to write on some lesser known aspects of attacking fantasy baseball from unorthodox angles and its game strategy aspect, in both pre-season draft preparation and in-season management. Some player analysis will undoubtedly sneak in, but most stats will be eschewed and instead the focus will be more on holistic strategies behind building and winning a fantasy baseball team. To me, fantasy baseball is fairly similar to investing, it's more important to have a sound strategy to build upon than knowing which player or stock to acquire.

I’ve always been interested in baseball from a young age, but my interest really soared once I read Michael Lewis’ infamous “Moneyball”. Yeah, yeah, another sabermetrician. There are enough people who can explain why Billy Beane is brilliant (though I gladly will take the bait if no one else is around), but the most important aspect of that book was explaining the importance of attacking inefficiencies. I hope this blog will help you understand how to take advantage of inefficiency in terms of fantasy baseball.

Until next time…