Matchups to target is one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. It’s important to consider these factors, as well as performance metrics such as home/away form and …
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Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 6: What are Floors & Ceilings?
By: The Fantasy Physician Visitors to my real clinic (I am both a Fantasy Physician and one in real life) may ask, “Doctor, which foods should I eat?” My answer is “Healthy ones, of course.” Then, they of course follow up with “Any foods I should avoid?” to which I reply, “Certainly, avoid the unhealthy ones.” So too in the …
Read More »DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 5
Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from last week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on position and points. To describe in detail the ranking system, here is the metric: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play), average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great …
Read More »Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 5
Matchups to target is one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. With the first international break of the season upon us, multiple teams will be missing key …
Read More »Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 5: Bad Week Recovery Plan
By: The Fantasy Therapist With four game weeks gone, how are you feeling? The last couple of weeks have been a little… wild, to say the least. FMLS has thrown just about every crazy thing that could happen in fantasy at us, sometimes all at once – missed penalties, freak injuries, wacky own goals, disastrous reffing decisions, boneheaded plays – …
Read More »DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 4
Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from last week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on position and points. To describe in detail the ranking system, here is the metric: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play), average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great = …
Read More »Fantasy Strategy Clinic Round 4: Core Bench Concepts
By: The Fantasy Physician What is the Bench for? If you’re a new fantasy manager, you should already be familiar with the substitution rule: the highest scoring player from the bench is inserted into the lineup if a player on the field does not play, so long as the resulting lineup is a legal one. When learning that, an ambitious …
Read More »Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 4
Matchups are one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. It’s important to consider these factors, as well as performance metrics such as home/away form and player injuries …
Read More »DiffeRANCHals: 2025 Round 3
Every week, we’ll go over our suggestions from the previous week, and determine if they were a good or bad pick based on player position and points. Here is the scoring system: bust = 3 or fewer points (or did not play) average = 4-5 points, good = 6-8 points, great = 9+ points Double …
Read More »Matchups to Target: 2025 Round 3
Matchups are one of the most important factors to consider when crafting your fantasy lineup each week. In MLS, where home field provides a greater advantage than most leagues, players frequently deal with cross-country travel and multiple competitions, which can impact performance. It’s important to consider these factors, as well as performance metrics such as home/away form and player injuries …
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