As you get ready for last-minute drafts or reflect on recent results, we wanted to give our staff the chance to share theirleast favorite preseason ADP values.We recently polled some of our fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are likely to avoid in the early rounds of fantasy drafts. [...]

I'll openly acknowledge that I don't really do bold predictions.I sit, read, think, and then watch the players play. If I see something, maybe I'll write an article.But in the spirit of fun, I've put together my own version of 10 Bold Predictions that will definitely, almost probably come to pass. Paul DeJongis a top-ten shortstop and top-100 playerHere's my position: Your team would be better if you built your strategy around getting Paul DeJong at his current cost. Right now, no other pla[...]

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2018 was a banner season for baseball's Marianos, as Mariano Rivera was headed full steam ahead towards a unanimous Hall of Fame entry and yours truly was cruising with the most accurate fantasy baseball ranks of the season per FantasyPros, unbeknownst to me until recently. I'm still riding high off of that and you're all going to have to hear about it.Some nice hits from last season's bold predictions piece included the resurgence of Trevor Story and Xander Bogaerts, the excellence of [...]

Average Draft Position (ADP) is a must-have piece of information when it comes to drafting. [...]

Fantasy experts are placing a bigger emphasis on drafting elite starters early this year. It is apparent this strategy is making its way across the fantasy community, as the high-end starters are being valued higher than before. In points leagues, this is a wise methodology, as an ace can serve as the backbone of a fantasy team. Seven different SPs tallied over 600 points in standard formats, whereas only six hitters reached that mark. Even Mike Trout failed to reach that level of production tha[...]

This week I am turning my attention to the position that gives most fantasy owners the biggest concerns, the catcher position. Every year there is at least one catcher who rises to the top of the positionand ends up being drafted clearly ahead of the others. This season that catcher is J.T. Realmuto, who is in demand not only in fantasy but from a lot of Major League teams as well. Realmuto's consistent performances have meant that he currently being drafted just outside the top-50.[...]

For readers who tune in to watch MLB games regularly, the phrase small ball is dead is becoming more and more the cliche. Managers do not feel the need to run as much, there is a decreasing rate of sacrifice bunts, and above all, no more hit-and-run as a primary offensive tactic. [...]

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