By Matt Vandenbrand Alright, folks, it’s time you learned something about me – I’m a deep league player. Well, I prefer to play in deeper leagues. You know, the 14 to 16 team leagues where guys like Carl Pavano are not only own-able, but valuable! Those are my kind of leagues! Last season, I played [...]
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31 Mar
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand I would, first, like to start off this column with a BIG thank you to our friend Joel Henard of The Fantasy Insiders podcast. Joel was kind enough to take time out of his busy schedule this past Saturday morning to draft a team for me. This wasn’t just any team. It’s [...]
16 Mar
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand First, I would like to say that Chris Spencer is a machine. Did you see his just-finished series on Target Rankings? Then, he found time to do all kinds of work to put together a fantastic spreadsheet (which I’ve since color coded) that displays the ADP of all of the players taken in [...]
8 Mar
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Nick writes in and asks, “I asked a few questions last year and it paid off with me winning my first ever championship. It came at great cost, with me trading Albert Pujols for a bounty to ensure my victory, but it worked out. A lot of the guys in the league don’t [...]
26 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand For this week’s installment, I will, once again, tackle my favorite fantasy subject … that, of course, being young starting pitchers. It’s a fatal flaw; one that has cost me plenty of league titles. It’s not safe, but it is exciting. I know what you’re saying; give me …
12 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Every fantasy website profiles all of the top prospects. You know, guys like Jason Heyward, Stephen Strasburg, and the like, but given all the hype surrounding them they’re all likely to be drafted in your leagues this season. If you’re willing to dig a little bit deeper, though, you may uncover a [...]
6 Feb
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand I’ll admit it, I love young pitchers. I’m not quiet sure why, though. I, as well as everyone else, knows that young pitchers are unreliable, injury prone, and overall maddening to own. But, there is something about the allure of rostering the next great ace that keeps me – and other fantasy [...]
29 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Wishful thinking can lead to great production or great disappointments. But right now, I’m going to indulge in a little wishful thinking of my own. Today, my wishful thinking revolves around my favorite team – the Atlanta Braves. More specifically, it centers on …
25 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand I’m appalled. As I look at the average draft positions over at Mock Draft Central, I’m enraged. One thing stands out to me.
16 Jan
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Keepers. That’s all I think about during the winter. Wait! That’s a lie. Fantasy baseball keepers and the Indianapolis Colts. That’s all I think about. Go Colts! If you’re like millions of other fantasy baseball diehards, you can’t help but wonder what impact a move to …
27 Dec
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Big Mike writes, “After a series of trades in my 10-team, H2H, keeper league (5X5 with OBP instead of AVG and 10 keepers), I’ve focused my path to the draft. The biggest move was …
10 Dec
The Hot Corner
By Matt Vandenbrand Allan asks, “My league: 16-team, 29-man roster, 7×7 w/ Holds and Quality Starts on the pitching side. $260 auction/salary with the cap going to $300 after the draft. We can keep as many as we want, subject to the $260 draft cap; player salaries have $3 (2nd year) and $5 (3rd and over) escalators. [...]
