Yesterday, I wrote about the replacement level hitters in the NFBC 12-team Online Championship (OC) and the 15-team Main Event (ME). In the comments, Joe Wilkey asked:

There are a couple of good questions here, so it’s time to start working through them. I’ll start with “Is batting average unpredictable?” Yes, with any given player’s actual range being unacceptable for a fantasy manager. Looking back at Steamer Projections (2010 Steamer to 2021), I found the standard deviation for the difference between the projected and actual batting average. Read the rest of this entry »

If your league allows you to keep players picked up over the final days of the season, then it’s still hunting time to find potential 2022 keeper candidates. Let’s discuss six of them and decide if they’re worth a roster spot.

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The Rockies open this week with a three game homestand before finishing out the season on the road. Since playing the matchups is more important than ever as we progress through this final week, it might make sense to stack your team with Rockies and Nationals hitters. While I assume it’s too late to act on this advice for today’s (Sep 28) games, these pickups would still work for the last game of the series on Wednesday. Let’s discuss some of the guys that are lesser owned and likely to start against the scheduled right-handed starters on each side.

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Sometimes leagues are won or lost by just one run scored, RBI, or hit. So it pays to pay attention to how many games your fantasy players are scheduled to play during the final week of the regular season. There are six teams that play seven games this week. Let’s discuss a player from each who might be available in your league.

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American League

Angels

• Brandon Marsh has led off seven of the last eight games.

• Luis Rengifo (.261/.300/.391 over the past two weeks) has started 12 straight games.

• Phil Gosselin has started seven straight (.266/.322/.375 with 7 HR and 3 SB) while batting third or fourth.

• Jack Mayfield (.215/.278/.441 with 10 HR and 2 SB with the Angels) has started 23 straight games. Maybe a power-only option in deeper leagues.
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Let’s get back to discussing recent minor league callups who aren’t playing every day, and are therefore likely still available in your deeper league. If you’re playing for next year, it’s worth filling your entire roster with cheap youngsters who could turn out to be excellent keepers if they end up opening the 2022 season with a starting job.

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We got some more everyday starters to discuss as we count down the days until the regular season ends.

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During these last two weeks of the season, all that matters right now is playing time. And playing time changes a lot at the end of the season as out-of-contention teams look toward the future and veterans on teams that have wrapped things up might get an extra day of rest here and there. So let’s bring back the look at new everyday starters and discuss four of them.

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With just two weeks left in the season, it’s as good a time as any to play the schedules. The Rockies are embarking on a nine game homestand, which means it’s time to load up. Obviously, most (all) of the starters are going to be rostered, depending on the depth of your league. So let’s just discuss the names that might not be, but do have a chance to play enough to make an impact.

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Yesterday, I discussed five bench bats to consider adding in your keeper league if you’re playing for next year. Why not fill your entire roster with cheap flyers who could make for great keepers next year if they win a starting job? Let’s continue those names with another four.

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