Everyone goes into the off-season these days looking for the next great Sleeper. Unfortunately, by the time Draft Day rolls around everyone has identified those sleepers. So now the key isn't FINDING those sleepers, it's knowing WHEN to draft those sleepers.

This has the potential to be a very solid rookie class and fantasy owners would be wise to put these 8 players on their Cheat Sheets:

Did you ever consider that WHERE you draft from plays a big factor in how you handle that draft plan? Do your player evaluations allow you to win from any spot? I hope so.

The last pitch of Major League Baseball's 2011 regular season was barely in the books when the 2012 season officially began in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC). It's a tradition in the NFBC for 15 die-hard owners to start the next season with an email draft the day the off-season begins.

Doug Dennis brings home the LABR-NL title.

As we enter the final month of the season, it's a good time to review the impact of the new auction call rules of the initial Roto500 leagues in New York and Toronto.

While not technically the midpoint of the season, the All-Star Game is a good time to look back at individual performances from the first half of the season and to begin preparing for the end of the fantasy baseball season. Using the QC methodology designed by Dylan Hedges and Ron Shandler), we can examine the first half results for both hitters and starting pitchers to draw conclusions for the remainder of the season. This article will examine both the Unadjusted QC scores (QCU) and the Adjusted QC scores (QCA) for both groups of players.

There are many ways to get on base, but none are as dangerous or painful as being hit by a pitch. Bruise Rate, or BRU, measures the rate of HBP per 600 PA—or about one season. Check out the active leaders in BRU.

What makes a strikeout? The first picture that comes to mind for many of us is that of a pitcher (probably a closer) blowing the hitter away with his fastball. So what are the pitch attributes that lend themselves to strikeouts more than others? We set out to explore that question this week by looking at PITCHf/x data.

Last week, H2H owners were introduced to the concept of grading hitters on a curve. This week: pitchers.

What constitutes a "good batter"? This article will look at the skills that correlate to batter consistency, especially within the 5x5 H2H scoring framework.