In memory of John Cannella Sr.
They say the third go-around is usually when one hits their stride. You know, they, them, the people who know. Now entering my third season of providing the MLB Weekly Preview, I have never felt more confident in my systems of data collection and resulting analysis. All of which are extremely time-consuming, but I could give a rat’s ass when I see our subscribers posting league-winning celebrations. Never was I more proud than what we accomplished together in the pandemic shortened season of 2020. With a tear in my eye...
The fantasy game is a constant learning curve, and I don’t mean Jesús Luzardo’s turkey sub! Am I the greatest fantasy baseball player who has ever walked God’s green earth? No, I am not. But I outwork my opponents, and this work ethic is what got me to where I am today. Some of you reading this may be more successful, and I applaud you for that, although I’ve been crushing fantasy baseball since 1997. So, I got veteran experience going for me, which is nice. But this doesn’t mean we don’t learn from each other to be the very best at what we do. I subscribe to symbiotic relationships. With this in mind, let’s go crush it!!!
Best Buy Low Candidates
I can't believe we're entering week five of the fantasy baseball season, and we are already talking about buy-low candidates. But here we are. It was a topic we discussed briefly in the chat on Wednesday, where you can find me lurking every week from 1-2 pm ET, and @nysportsfn asked me to cover more in-depth for this week's Opening Topic. Now, I'm not throwing shade on @nysportsfn for making the request. Matter of fact, it's a damn good one! What I am amazed at is there are owners out there willing to trade top draft picks four weeks into the season because they’re not living up to expectations. Or even worse, dropping guys already who they valued just a month earlier.
Ray has discussed the importance of patience in fantasy baseball and the four key reasons to make a roster move in April. Vlad went on to discuss replacement value assessment and managing drops in 12-team leagues, including what categorizes as a good and bad drop. So, I'm not gonna rehash in this space. We know what to do to be successful. However, if these dumbass impatient owners are willing to sell low, well, why not exploit them? Like I said, a damn fine request to discuss. So, here are my top buy-low candidates...
