The 2016 Fantasy Alarm MLB Draft Guide.

It has such a nice ring to it.

Each year me and the guys and gals at Fantasy Alarm, fresh off the holiday season, plow through the world of baseball data to put together an epic guide that anyone can take into battle for the coming season. At least that’s our goal. Heck, there’s no reason for me to be humble for the first time --- the Guide is fantastic for many reasons.

We’ve got Mock Drafts so that you can see how the experts would put their team together.

There are articles on rookies and second year players.

Who are the breakout candidates for 2016?

Which players should you target like the hot blonde at the end of the bar?

Which players should you avoid like a Kardashian’s Christmas special? We shall give our thoughts in many articles throughout the Guide, but we will also have in-depth statistical analysis of players such as Nolan Arenado, Byron Buxton, Dallas Keuchel and Francisco Lindor in our Player Profile series.

How do you do a snake draft?

What about auctions? What is the best way to handle one of those?

Does it matter who you take in the first round?

When should you dive into the pitching market? What about closers?

Tired of waiver-wire priority stuff? We explain the FAAB system and why it’s the only way to run free agency.

What’s the deal with all this sabermetric stuff? We break it down simply and tell you what you need to know in order to augment your understanding of players.

Is it time to replace wins? What about saves? We argue that it might be.

In fact, we have 30 PROVEN STATEGIES from the experts to help you understand the value of players. What matters? What should you ignore completely? Have you been overlooking aspects of player analysis that you shouldn’t overlook? Our experts dive right in and lay out – again simply – the tools you need to succeed in 2016.

Have you ever played DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports)? Have no fear. Jeff Mans and Ted Schuster share with you our winning insights from the DFS MLB Playbook. If you’ve been playing, and are looking for that winning edge, we’ve got you covered too.

We’ve also got rankings. Boy, do we have rankings.

There are 600 players ranked in the Guide. We’ll provide rankings for mixed leagues, AL-only leagues and NL-only leagues. We will also provide auction dollar values for all the players. The best part about the rankings? They will be updated DAILY until the regular season starts. How can you beat that? You don’t need some stuffy magazine that was published six weeks ago when you stride to your draft table. With Fantasy Alarm you will have the most current rankings available to you (we provide an Excel download tab so you can export the data easily).

I could ramble on and on, brag really, but I think you get the point. This Guide is fantastic. There, I am being humble again.

Many thanks to the Fantasy Alarm staff for all the hard work.

Sit back, grab a burger, some nachos, a beer, or just keep quiet while you read this sucker at work. We’re here to provide you with the ultimate fantasy baseball experience. Let us know if there is anything else we can do to make that a reality.

 

 

 

 

S. Ray Flowers III