The 2022 Fantasy Guru MLB Draft Guide

Are you ready to prove the adage that #WinnersWin in 2022? To help you accomplish those lofty goals this season, we’ve set about constructing the one, and only, source you will need. What do you get with your purchase of the 2022 Product?

We will look back on the completed 2021 season. What did we learn? What did get right and wrong? Did the 2021 MLB season leads us to conclusions as to how to better evaluate players, and more directly, lead us to better ways to play the game of fantasy baseball?

You will granted access to the rankings, and as you can see below, we’ve have rankings for a ton of different setups this season. These rankings will continually be updated during the preseason, and once the season begins the rankings will be updated the first of every month (May 1^st, June 1^st, July 1^st, August 1^st & September 1^st).

You will be able to review all of our thoughts on the crop of rookies that might be able to help you in 2022, from rankings to Scouting Reports on each youngster.

We will introduce you to SMASH – and why it might be the best fantasy tool out there to evaluate player performance.

We will have short writeups on the top-25 men at each position, you know, the 2-3 line stuff that you get in magazines. We will augment these reports with the award-winning Player Profiles Series that can be upwards of 2,000 words on a single player.

Which players should you target? Which should you avoid? What are the keys to focus on when trying to decide which category a guy falls into? We will take you step-by-step through the process.

Which analytics are truly helpful, and how does what we learn that help you in the fantasy game?

You will be given access to our Discord chatrooms. Ask a question and you will get an in-depth response. Have a follow up question? Ask away, and one of our staff will guide you to the answer you seek.

Wondering how you can keep track of all the goodies that are included with the 2022 MLB product at FG? We understand there is a lot to keep track of, from Rankings, to Podcasts, to Research Articles, to Rookie Reports and more, so we’ve compiled a table of contents for you to bookmark so you can keep track of it all.

Here is a podcast talking about the 2022 product.

TESTIMONIALS.

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RANKINGS

MIXED LEAGUE RANKINGS (includes Auction $)

AL ONLY RANKINGS (includes Auction $): HITTERS and PITCHERS

NL ONLY RANKINGS (includes Auction $): HITTERS and PITCHERS

POINTS LEAGUE RANKINGS

DYNASTY LEAGUE RANKINGS

CATEGORY RANKINGS FOR HITTERS (AVG-HR-RBI-RUNS-SB)

CATEGORY RANKINGS FOR PITCHERS (W-ERA-WHIP-K-SV)

SOLDS RANKINGS

RANKINGS, RANKINGS, RANKINGS – All that is good and fun in the world.

Why Overall Rankings Are Useless

What is Tiering & Why Does It Matter?

THE DRAFT BOOK

A LOOK BACK

2021 – The Year That Was – The Fantasy Awards

What Went Right in 2021?

What Went Wrong in 2021?

Last Year’s Bums – Hitters

Last Year’s Bums – Pitchers

The Biggest Questions of the Year Answered

PLAYER PROFILES

The top players at each position reviewed: CATCHER, FIRST BASE, SECOND BASE, THIRD BASE, SHORTSTOP, OUTFIELD, STARTING PITCHERS, RELIEF PITCHERS

Also, look for the more in-depth PLAYER PROFILES series.

Breakout Pitcher of the Year

Positional Qualifications

Highlighted, One Player Per Team

The Matrix Of Leadership: Hitters

The Matrix of Leadership: Pitchers

Players to Target

Pitchers to Target

Players to Avoid

Pitchers to Avoid

Relievers to Target

Relievers to Avoid

Players Who Benefit From the DH

ADP Bargains: Infield

ADP Bargains: Outfield

ADP Bargains: Pitcher

The Can’t Miss Kid – Wander Franco

The Best Player in Baseball

Is He Still A Star: Mike Trout

How to Analyze A Hitter: Version V

How to Analyze A Pitcher: Version V

Building the Perfect Hitter

Building the Perfect Pitcher

2021 Review: Batted Ball Matrix

Ballpark Effects

ROOKIES

History of Rookie Production

Rookie Scouting Reports: Hitters

Rookie Scouting Reports: Pitchers

Top-40 Rankings Rookies for 2022

Dynasty League Future Diamond Gems

OPINIONS

What is Wrong with Fantasy Baseball?

Should We Stop Using Wins?

Should We Stop Using Saves?

Should We Stop Using Batting Average?

Should We Stop Using Steals?

Categories to Add in Fantasy Baseball

Why We Should Replace WHIP with ABA

Consistency Leads to Championships

How Many Pitching Spots In the Fantasy Game?

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RESEARCH ARTICLES

SMASH – The Greatest Tool Ever Invented In The History of the World: HITTERS & PITCHERS

Jeff Mans Roto League Targets 2022

How projection models can be flawed

The Troubled History of the 1^st Round

The Sabermetric Primer

H2H Baseball – How To Win

H2H Players To Target & Avoid

HITTER: Baselines, Splits

PITCHER: Baselines, Splits

2021 ADP vs. Fantasy Baseball Production

2022 NFBC ADP vs. Projected Fantasy Production

The Decline of Pitcher Workloads

The Expanded Role of Bullpens

Punchouts and Workload

High K, Low BB, High GB, Arms

SWIP

What is CSW?

I Added Velocity Last Year

I Lost Velocity Last Year

HR Rates For Pitchers

BABIP: What You Need to Know

2021 Review: Isolated Power

I Don’t Strike Out & Hit the Ball Hard

The Home Run: History

The Home Run: Gainers and Losers

The Home Run: Homer Distance

The Stolen Base

K-Rate and BB Rates: Pitchers

K-Rate and BB Rates: Hitters

Cheap Power

Expected Batting Average

Hard-Hit Baseballs

Launch Angle

Barrel Rates

Exit Velocity

Drafting a Catcher – Framing, Caught Stealing %, CDA

CHATROOM – DISCORD

Ask a question and get an answer within 24 hours!

Who we kidding, you know you are nearly certain to get an answer much faster than that.

Here is link to how to sign up.

Here is the actual discord channel.

PODCAST SERIES

There is an entire season of preseason podcasts to review, before we settle into our in-season routine.

In the preseason…

We will review the top-50 players at each position.

How to handle auctions.

Why drafting from projections causes issues.

How to rank players properly.

How to handle the trade market.

How to handle the waiver wire.

Advanced tips on how to handle a variety of different scoring formats.

And so much more at this link.

These are just some of the basics to get you started. Make sure to make liberal use of the dropdown menus at the top of the page for links to all the work.

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