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Premier League: Draft Waiver Wire Week 1

Daniel Webber 0
Fantasy EPL
The confetti has barely cleared from the closing ceremonies in Moscow, yet already we have already seen a week of Premier League games come and go. It is now time to make the customary overreactions to good early season performances so I think we can look forward to seeing Crystal Palace in the Champions League next season, Richarlison to win the Ballon D’Or and Maurizio Sarri to be wearing a dirty pair of pyjamas with a rip in the backside on the touchline by December. The Premier League is a rushed and hectic place this…

Why Launch Angle And Exit Velocity Are Mostly Useless in Fantasy Baseball

Doug Anderson 0
Fantasy Baseball Analysis
Yep, I said it! Somebody had to. Launch Angle and Exit Velocity are the newest and shiniest toys of the Statcast era, and like all new toys, everybody wants to play with them. But do they really help us as fantasy baseball owners? I'm gonna probably hear it from a bunch of pretty smart people, but it's my sincere belief that your time can be spent in a lot of better ways. I also like to stir things up a bit and get a useful dialogue going when I think people are buying into something just because all the cool kids are. Feel…

Trend Tracking: The Case of Derek Holland and His Changing Release Points

Anthony Franco 0
Fantasy Baseball Analysis
Fantasy seasons are coming down the home stretch, but there's always room for a late-season waiver addition to push a team over the top. Today, Derek Holland, a starter who's having quiet success after a notable mechanical adjustment yet remains unowned in over half of Fantrax's leagues. Derek Holland Allow me to begin by showing Holland’s strikeout rates by month (courtesy of Fangraphs).March/April: 23.6% May: 16.2% June: 28.2% July: 29.9% August: 22%He’s taken a step back in his two August starts, but the…