Sleepers – FreezeStats

Who needs an introduction? This piece is simply about the best pitches from 2020. I looked at a number of factors when making these determinations including run value, whiff%, K%, xwOBA, and hard hit%. I’ll cover the four main pitch types: fourseam fastballs, changeups, sliders, and curveballs. Let’s start with the heater! Best Fourseam Fastball […]

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What To Do With 2020 BABIP Overachievers October 24, 2020

Typically, at the midway point of the regular season, I cover BABIP outliers to buy and fade for the second half. However, since we only had a 60 game season, I’ll cover buys and fades for 2021. During the 2019 season, I wrote this piece and by in large, regression set in for most of […]

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2020 BABIP Outliers – What to Expect in 2021 October 4, 2020

BABIP underachievers and their 2020 fantasy baseball outlook

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Analyzing Hitter’s Hard Hit Percentage With Whiff Rates September 9, 2020

There are so many great metrics available at our fingertips when analyzing hitters. Certainly Barrel percentage is the best measure of a player’s power, O-Swing percentage or Chase rate is a measure of a hitter’s plate discipline. I could go on and on but while metrics like xwOBA attempt to be all-encompassing to a hitter’s […]

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Staring Pitchers to Stream Week 6 (8/24-8/30) – Fantasy Baseball August 23, 2020

Ok, weekly FreezeStats starting pitcher streamers are back! After a two week hiatus, let’s dive into my top streamers for each day next week (8/24-8/30). All options below are rostered in 25% or fewer of FantasyPros leagues. Without wasting anymore time, let’s get to it! Alec Mills (CHC) – 25% rostered @DET: Monday, August 24th […]

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Hitter Rankings Update – Rest of Season (Fantasy Baseball) August 15, 2020

Updated fantasy baseball rankings for the rest of the season.

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How Concerned Should We Be About Struggling Superstars? August 12, 2020

This piece was inspired by a poll I held over the weekend on Twitter. I asked the question on Twitter regarding the slow starts for both Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger to get a feel for how fantasy owners were handling the stress of the extremely slow starts from their first-round picks. What’s your level […]

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