By now, we fantasy aficionados all aware of we’re at historic levels in terms of strikeout rates. Since 2008, strikeout rates have increased year over year and 2013 was even higher (0.1 percent) than 2012. Therefore, it’s important to adjust … Continue reading →

Before I begin to look at the A’s offseason, it’s important to talk about the budget. The graph below shows the A’s payroll since 2003 (green line) and a trend line (gray line). The A’s had the fourth lowest budget … Continue reading →

This the last section of a three part pitching series. When writing the player capsules I realized I was way too pessimistic on guys and overly optimistic on guys, which is why these are initial rankings (duh). Previous rankings: Catchers, … Continue reading →