Breaking Blue 2015 Season Preview
Featured Image Credit: voice.suntimes.com As the 2015 season gets underway, the Breaking Blue staff is proud to present to you our 2015 MLB season preview. Let’s play ball! Jacob DanovitchSpencer EsteyNikolai BallevskiChris Brassard East WinnersBOS, WASBOS, WASTOR, WASBOS, WAS Central WinnersDET, STLCLE, STLCLE, CHCCLE, STL West WinnersLAA, LADSEA, LADSEA, LADLAA, LAD Wild CardCLE/TOR, CHC/SFGLAA/TOR, PIT/CHCOAK/BAL,...
On Framing, Platoons, and Regression to the Mean
As you might have heard, the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals completed a seemingly inconsequential trade. Third string catcher and Erik Kratz and starter Liam Hendriks, buried so far on the depth chart you can’t even see him, were told to pack their bags and head for Kansas City. In return, the Blue Jays received noted lefty masher Danny Valencia. On the surface, this was a trade that filled needs for both teams and was...
The Case for Kratz
When the Jays shipped Brad Lincoln back off to the NL to the Pirates for Erik Kratz and Rob Rasmussen, it was viewed just as a depth move, but it could be much more. Erik Kratz is an elite defensive catcher and may turn that trade into a highway robbery. Kratz is a 6’4″, 33 year old journeyman who went through the Jays system as a prospect. He’s been given just 417 PA at the MLB level by the Phillies and has a career...
OF Fantasy Rankings (1 – 40)
Following the format of fantasy guru Nikolai Ballevski, who posted his C and 3B rankings last week, these rankings are for 7×7 leagues, including Chris Carruthers’ CC rankings for each player. Stay tuned for numbers 41-80 at some point in the (hopefully) not-too-distant future. All players have OF eligibility according to Yahoo, with additional eligibility indicated in brackets. CC Projection format: AVG/OBP/SLG/HR/R/RBI/SB...
Fantasy Ballevski: 3B Rankings
You’ll have to just take my word for it, but I’m pretty good at fantasy baseball. Here are my catcher rankings for redraft leagues. For hitters, my rankings are made for leagues that include OBP and SLG. Think of a 7×7 league with traditional 5×5 stats plus OBP and SLG for batters. For (almost) each player I’ve included rough estimations of what to expect statistically, what the upside might be, and what their CC projection by Chris...
Fantasy Ballevski: Catcher Rankings
You’ll have to just take my word for it, but I’m pretty good at fantasy baseball. Here are my catcher rankings for redraft leagues. For hitters, my rankings are made for leagues that include OBP and SLG. Think of a 7×7 league with traditional 5×5 stats plus OBP and SLG for batters. For (almost) each player I’ve included rough estimations of what to expect statistically, what the upside might be, and what...
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