1. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 90 Starting Pitchers Heading into Exhibition Play

    The following listing details my top 90 starting pitchers heading into exhibition play, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues. I have also included 16 pitchers, age 25 and under, who could be real difference-makers in early April...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 6,881 reads 4 comments

  2. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 60 Outfielders Heading into Exhibition Play

    Here's my early top-60 listing of outfielders heading into exhibition play, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues. This position will likely produce baseball's largest number of four- and five-category studs by season's end...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 5,277 reads 2 comments

  3. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 30 Third Basemen Heading into Exhibition Play

    The following countdown details my early top 30 third basemen heading into exhibition play, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues. Of the positional countdowns to date, I've had the most difficulty ranking this group from a tiers perspective...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 5,163 reads 26 comments

  4. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Early Look at the Top 35 First Basemen

    The following countdown details my early top 35 first basemen heading into exhibition play, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 2,984 reads 11 comments

  5. Fantasy Baseball 2013: 6 Reliever Tiers Heading into Exhibition Play

    Given the uncertainty of bullpens this time of the year, I'd rather endure the pain and drudgery of a root canal—and then watch a friend have one the next day—before doing a straight-up ranking of relief pitchers...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 4,950 reads 12 comments

  6. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 25 Shortstops Heading into Spring Training

    The following countdown details my top 25 shortstops heading into the 2013 fantasy season, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 3,285 reads 5 comments

  7. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Results from 12-Team, 25-Player Mock Draft

    On Tuesday afternoon, I participated in my first live mock draft of the baseball preseason—a 12-team snake draft using 5x5 rules. I drew the 10th slot...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 31,096 reads 55 comments

  8. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 20 Second Basemen Before Spring Training

    The following countdown details my top 20 second basemen heading into the 2013 fantasy season, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 10,123 reads 29 comments

  9. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Top 20 Catchers Before Spring Training

    The following countdown details my top 20 catchers heading into the 2013 fantasy season, with an emphasis on 5x5 roto leagues...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 10,651 reads 43 comments

  10. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Mock-Draft Simulation When Holding the No. 2 Slot

    Here's a dry run of draft expectations when holding the No. 2 pick in a 12-team mixed roto league, specifically working off the Average Draft Position report from our friends at Mock Draft Central...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 3 months ago 4,710 reads 9 comments

  11. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Mock-Draft Simulation When Holding No. 10 Pick

    Here's a dry run of draft expectations when holding the No. 10 pick in a 12-team mixed roto league, specifically working off the Average Draft Position report from our friends at Mock Draft Central...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 4 months ago 5,692 reads 2 comments

  12. Fantasy Baseball 2013: Early Mock Simulation When Holding No. 6 Slot

    Consider this post to be a soft indoctrination into the 2013 fantasy baseball season...as I need time to ease into the process of crafting positional rankings and developing theories for sound drafting...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 4 months ago 4,058 reads 5 comments

  13. Fantasy Football: Early Positional Rankings for NFL Wild Card Weekend

    Here are my initial fantasy rankings for Wild Card Weekend, factoring in standard-scoring leagues only. To view my "5-Minute Guide For Surviving NFL Postseason Leagues," click here : QB Rankings—Wild Card Round 1...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 2,389 reads 0 comments

  14. Fantasy Football: 5-Minute Guide for Surviving NFL Postseason Leagues

    You never get a second chance to make a first impression...unless we're talking about fantasy football. In this realm, sweet redemption comes in the form of dominating the NFL postseason league of your choice...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 9,539 reads 2 comments

  15. Adrian Peterson Leads 20-Member Fantasy Football Dream Team for 2012

    The following slideshow represents the 20-member Dream Team for the 2012 fantasy season. In 12-team fantasy leagues, a standard 16-player squad is comprised of two quarterbacks, five ...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 33,446 reads 53 comments

  16. Fantasy Football: Final Positional Rankings for Week 17

    Here are four revised Sunday countdowns for fantasy Week 17—involving quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends (standard-scoring leagues)...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 6,371 reads 3 comments

  17. Fantasy Football: Early Positional Rankings for NFL Week 17

    Here are my positional rankings for quarterbacks, tailbacks, wide receivers and tight ends heading into Week 17 (standard-scoring leagues). For the record, I detest any fantasy league that carries over to the final weekend of the regular season...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 2,516 reads 1 comments

  18. Fantasy Football: Aaron Rodgers Headlines 'Random Thoughts' from Week 16

    Here are nine forward-thinking revelations off the Sunday portion of Week 16 action—none of which lament the Jets' three-headed stoogefest at quarterback. Merry Christmas! 1...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 2,986 reads 0 comments

  19. Fantasy Football: Final Sunday/Monday Positional Rankings for Week 16

    Here are four revised Sunday/Monday countdowns for championship Week 16—involving quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends (standard-scoring leagues)...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 5,115 reads 20 comments

  20. Fantasy Football: Smartphone-Friendly Cheat Sheet for Week 16

    Piggy-backing off the success of The Fantasy Blog 's smartphone -friendly cheat sheets for standard-scoring and points-per-reception leagues back in August... .....

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 12,615 reads 18 comments

  21. Fantasy Football: 20 Fun Facts to Consider When Crafting Week 16 Lineups

    Here are 20 fun facts to consider before crafting fantasy lineups for championship Week 16—the end-all culmination of absurd draft preparation, meticulous roster management....

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 6,813 reads 37 comments

  22. Fantasy Football: Week 16 Positional Locks, Plus 5 Podcasts to Follow

    Another weekend of NFL action, another chance for unattainable perfection in the futures' market. Week 16 Fantasy Locks The Mission: To be informative, enlightening and 100 percent accurate each NFL weekend...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 17,148 reads 47 comments

  23. Week 16 Fantasy Football: Top 30 Tight Ends in Points-Per-Reception Leagues

    Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 16 (points-per-reception leagues). This countdown identifies the weekend's best bets for catches, total yards, touchdowns and receiving targets ...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 4,733 reads 9 comments

  24. Week 16 Fantasy Football: Top 50 Wideouts in Points-Per-Reception Leagues

    Here are my top 50 wide receivers for Week 16 (points-per-reception leagues). This countdown identifies the weekend's best bets for catches, total yards, touchdowns and receiving ...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 4,284 reads 4 comments

  25. Fantasy Football: Darren McFadden Leads 'Start-or-Sit' Battles for Week 16

    The following countdown details six "start-or-sit" scenarios for championship Week 16, factoring in competitions at quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end...

    Jay Clemons Written by Jay Clemons about 5 months ago 31,178 reads 141 comments