Sep 5, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) celebrates his home run against the Boston Red Sox with first baseman Edwin Encarnacion (right) during the sixth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Mark L. Baer-USA TODAY Sports
The links to the team previews are at the bottom of the article.
Over the past month or so, I have written a team preview on each of the thirty teams and have included a lineup projection as well as write-ups on particular players of interest. While I wrote up every succinct analysis of specific players, I could not have done this alone.
Tanner Bell of Smart Fantasy Baseball has created all of the projections seen in these links. You can read about how he develops his projections here. His projections are invaluable to this site. You can also visit his site at www.smartfantasybaseball.com.
Also, the lineups were based off of www.rosterresource.com, which is the best source available (as far as I know) in order to try to project Opening Day lineups. Beyond Tanner’s utilization of that and his own projection system, I certainly have put research into everything I posted, and I hope that I have been able to offer valuable insight so far.
I have primarily used www.fangraphs.com, www.baseball-reference.com, www.baseballheatmaps.com, www.espn.com, www.mlb.com, and www.razzball.com among occasionally using other sites to find pertinent information for my articles. My goal is to always form my opinions and do my analysis with the help of data available on the Internet.
I take advantage of the wealth of information on FanGraphs on a daily basis to look at their incredible database in an attempt to recognize trends and make educated predictions. It is definitely my favorite site (where I am not an author) to learn about baseball. Putting in the research to write fantasy baseball articles has made me a better fantasy baseball player and writer.
In fact, I think the best thing you can do to become better at fantasy baseball is to write about it. I have never felt so prepared for a season like I have this year. While fantasy baseball results are far from guaranteed, I definitely feel that I have increased my chances by expanding my knowledge of this game (both real and fantasy) that I love so much.
There are so many great fantasy baseball writers out there, and there is so much amazing information to look at, which makes it easier than ever to build a good team. However, everyone has access to these same articles, rankings, and databases, so it is ultimately your decision with how you digest all of the numbers and facts thrown at you.
I know I have given myself a better background on the players with these team previews (and all of my articles), and I hope you have learned a few things too by reading along.
By the way, it is possible that some of the projections have changed since they were written due to injuries, trades, etc. Nonetheless, here are all sixty articles:
AL East
Blue Jays Hitters, Blue Jays Pitchers
Orioles Hitters, Orioles Pitchers
Red Sox Hitters, Red Sox Pitchers
Yankees Hitters, Yankees Pitchers
AL Central
Indians Hitters, Indians Pitchers
Royals Hitters, Royals Pitchers
Tigers Hitters, Tigers Pitchers
White Sox Hitters, White Sox Pitchers
AL West
Angels Hitters, Angels Pitchers
Astros Hitters, Astros Pitchers
Mariners Hitters, Mariners Pitchers
Rangers Hitters, Rangers Pitchers
NL East
Braves Hitters, Braves Pitchers
Marlins Hitters, Marlins Pitchers
Nationals Hitters, Nationals Pitchers
Phillies Hitters, Phillies Pitchers
NL Central
Brewers Hitters, Brewers Pitchers
Cardinals Hitters, Cardinals Pitchers
Pirates Hitters, Pirates Pitchers
NL West
Diamondbacks Hitters, Diamondbacks Pitchers
Dodgers Hitters, Dodgers Pitchers
Giants Hitters, Giants Pitchers