Buying Low and Selling High
Posted by: Gary Felline in Fantasy Baseball, tags: B.J. Upton, Johnny Damon, Kosuke Fukudome, Lance Berkman, Russell Branyan, Stephen DrewOne of the finest arts of all fantasy sports, and one of the key ingredients to fantasy victory is the concept of buying low and selling high. It is the classic guessing game of fantasy sports, and those who do it well tend to see impressive results in the fantasy world.
How can one tell though?
How can we know that someone who is batting .340 in May will go on to bat .260 in June? Who can guess when a player homers twice in May, that the same player will homer 14 times in June? And who has the crystal ball that shows which pitcher will win 5 games one month, yet only win one game the following? The answer is…NOBODY!!!!!!!!!! You can raise your chances of being good at this classic guessing game by looking at certain statistics and trends, but a good hunch or gut-feeling can go a long way.
At one third of the way through the 2009 season, let’s examine a few possible sell high candidates.
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