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Joe Pisapia is the author of the #1 best-selling Fantasy Black Book Series and creator of the revolutionary player evaluation tool Relative Position Value (RPV). He’s the host of The Fantasy Black Book Podcast and the LineStar DFS Podcasts. Joe was previously host of the FSTA award-winning On Target Fantasy (2016 Radio Show of the Year), The Fantasy Black Book Show, RotoExperts in the Morning and NFL Game Day for the FNTSY Fantasy Sports Radio Network, as well as RotoWire MLB/NFL DFS Podcasts, and numerous shows for SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You can also see him frequently on CBS TV in New York on The Sports Desk. He’s written for The Sporting News, FanDuel Insider and FantasyAlarm.

Sleepers Are Dead! But Here Are 7 Real Sleepers!

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Fantasy Baseball Sleepers & Busts
Rest in peace to the notion of "sleepers." The internet took a wonderful fantasy tradition of finding undervalued talent and turned it into the opposite. Players who SHOULD have great potential return on investment because of their opening ADP, instead get overhyped and over-discussed to the point their ADP rises above the level where they were once a true value. Now, they've become risks! They become guys whose ADP rises to the point where they are no longer bonuses on your roster but must return value guys.What started…

7 Second Half Pitching Performances You Missed

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Fantasy
C'mon, be honest with yourself. You had some teams that crushed it 2018 and some that were dead on July 1st. So, you may have started your fantasy football prep a little early. Don't worry, I won't rat you out. But while you were pining over wide receiver rankings, you may have missed some of these brilliant pitching performances after the All-Star break. Some came from veterans, while others from young arms that finally figured things out. Incredibly some even came from names that may have buried some of your teams in the…

7 Things That Could SAVE Your Fantasy Baseball Season

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Fantasy
I spent last time looking at the downside, so it's only fair that I strive for some hope and optimism. After all, every season does bring an unexpected bouquet of productivity that we didn't necessarily see coming. I'm done being "Debbie Downer". It's time to look on the bright side of life and start to dream about what could be game-changing 2019 seasons for fantasy owners! Can the sequel live up to the original post!? Consider this more Godfather Part 2 than Weekend At Bernie's 2. (Side Note: How the hell did they keep…

7 Things That Could RUIN Your Fantasy Baseball Season!

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Fantasy
With every spring training, hope does truly spring eternal in fantasy baseball. Everyone is in the best shape of their life. Everyone is mentally prepared. Everyone is ready to break out, rebound or continue their success from last year! But let's be frank, more often than not, things don't go so well. That prospect stalls out in development. That brand new elbow ligament isn't quite ready for the rigors of pitching every fifth day. That position sleeper closer you wanted becomes part of a stupid committee. Basically, the…

The Perfect Fantasy Baseball Auction Draft for 2019

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Fantasy Baseball
The draft is a fickle mistress, teasing us with values that skyrocket on draft day, leaving many a roster naked and afraid facing the long season ahead. BUT FEAR NOT! There is a better way! The Fantasy Black Book doesn't believe that dollar amounts equate to an auction strategy. They're merely a guideline from which you should glean general value for statistical returns. It's those return on investments in roto auctions that mean everything, and the 'Dummy Roster" is the best way to begin shaping your fantasy baseball…

Fantasy Baseball Black Book: Why Two-Catcher Formats Must Die

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Fantasy
Editor's Note: The following is taken from the 2018 Fantasy Baseball Black Book. It seemed appropriate to revisit this after Doug Anderson's article lamenting the trend away from two-catcher formats.  The NEW Fantasy Baseball Black Book 2019 is available on Amazon right now!If you’re like us you can’t wait until spring to get the 2019 fantasy baseball season started? Well, you don’t have to. Leagues are already forming at Fantrax.com, so head on over and start or join a league today.WHY DO TWO-CATCHER FORMATS…