Thread: Fantasy Baseball '14

I love fantasy baseball because I feel like there is more opportunity to add value as a manager. I am just meh on fantasy football because it feels like so much of it is based on luck.

So to answer your question, OB, in order to be competitive you need to be pretty active.

Originally Posted by orangenblue420

Can I interject a quick question - I love fantasy sports (well fantasy football) but have a real hard time keeping track of my few players that you do have with football

Is fantasy baseball 10x more intricate? Are you constantly trading and moving and such - basically what I am asking is - is this a daily thing - do you have to pay attention to your fantasy team daily?

I think it boils down to whether the league is setup to update daily vs weekly. But like MO said (he's more of a hardcore fantasy baseball player than I am), for weekly leagues, Sunday is important because players are playing both Saturday & Sunday and minor injuries happen all the time and for a player to sit out 2-3 games can make all the difference for that week.

I setup our baseball like so it similar to fantasy football, as far as setting lineups. Fantasy football, with games on Thursdays, you have to have your roster set by Wed night, which is just like us having to have our lineups setup on Sunday night for FBB.

I think its just as fun once you get an idea of what to pay attention to.

Fantasy BB isn't for my lazy butt. I appreciate all the feedback tho - thanks guys

Okay. This guy really wants Freeman still. Any feedback?



Send Freddie Freeman, Atl 1B
Send Madison Bumgarner, SF SP
Send Jered Weaver, LAA SP

Receive Bryce Harper, Wsh OF
Receive Nick Swisher, Cle 1B
Receive Tyler Clippard, Wsh RP

Again, it's not a keeper league.


This is my roster if that helps. I know I'm trading different positions.
Brian McCann, NYY
Edwin Encarnacion, Tor 1B, DH
Anthony Rendon, Wsh 2B
Nolan Arenado, Col 3B
Hanley Ramirez, LAD SS
Asdrubal Cabrera, Cle SS
Freddie Freeman, Atl 1B
Yasiel Puig, LAD OF
Starling Marte, Pit OF
Alex Gordon, KC OF
Michael Bourn*, Cle OF
Billy Butler, KC DH
Matt Kemp, LAD OF
Jonathan Villar, Hou SS
A.J. Pierzynski, Bos C
Madison Bumgarner, SF SP
Jose Fernandez, Mia SP
Jered Weaver, LAA SP
Matt Moore, TB SP
R.A. Dickey, Tor SP
CC Sabathia, NYY SP
Matt Garza, Mil SP
Zack Wheeler, NYM SP
Dan Straily, Oak SP
Bartolo Colon, NYM SP

No.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

No.

I looked up numbers and I'm not thrilled about it either. I wouldn't mind having Harper, but overall it feels like a ripoff.

He seems like he really wants Freeman, so I'm waiting on him to give me an offer I can't refuse.

Definitely not on that offer. Freeman is getting you average and power production, so he's a commodity. Post his team.

Originally Posted by Buff

Definitely not on that offer. Freeman is getting you average and power production, so he's a commodity. Post his team.

Jason Castro, Hou C
Mike Napoli, Bos 1B
Jason Kipnis, Cle 2B
Ryan Zimmerman, Wsh 3B
Elvis Andrus, Tex SS
Ben Zobrist, TB 2B, SS, OF
Jose Abreu, CWS 1B
Andrew McCutchen, Pit OF
Bryce Harper, Wsh OF
Shin-Soo Choo, Tex OF
Michael Cuddyer, Col OF
Nick Swisher, Cle 1B, OF
Matt Holliday, StL OF
Jedd Gyorko, SD 2B
Oscar Taveras, StL OF
James Shields, KC SP
Gerrit Cole, Pit SP
Hyun-Jin Ryu, LAD SP
Huston Street, SD RP
Steve Cishek, Mia RP
A.J. Burnett, Phi SP
Drew Smyly, Det RP
Tyler Clippard, Wsh RP
Jose Valverde, NYM RP
Mark Buehrle, Tor SP
Cole Hamels, Phi SP

I think you should get really greedy and counter with something like Zimmerman and Zobrist for Freeman and Villar. You could use some 2B and 3B help. It might make sense to try and get a 2 for 1 type deal where you're getting two quality starters and only giving up one.

Clippard is literally worthless to you, unless "holds" are a category.

Yeah, that was a garbage offer. Clippard is worthless and Swisher is old and easily replaceable on waivers. Maybe you'd consider it if it was those 3 for Freeman... But not with Weaver and especially not with Bumgarner.

Originally Posted by Buff

Yeah, that was a garbage offer. Clippard is worthless and Swisher is old and easily replaceable on waivers. Maybe you'd consider it if it was those 3 for Freeman... But not with Weaver and especially not with Bumgarner.

It's just a terrible, terrible deal for DBfan. Look at the ADPs of the three he's offering for the three he wants:
Freeman 31
Bumgarner 44
Weaver 91

Harper 18
Swisher 204
Clippard 291

Originally Posted by Buff

I think you should get really greedy and counter with something like Zimmerman and Zobrist for Freeman and Villar. You could use some 2B and 3B help. It might make sense to try and get a 2 for 1 type deal where you're getting two quality starters and only giving up one.

I sent him that trade offer. We shall see how the "Chipper's Bong Rippers" respond.

B.J. Upton is an extremely frustrating player to own in fantasy.