Fantasy baseball is a wonderful world of success and failure. Pain and adulation. The turmoil one must overcome to win the current environment is – significant. We’re here to limit the downside and to accentuate the positive. It’s a goal we believe we can help you reach.
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Welcome back to those of you that have been with us before – some of you for numerous years. Many thanks for the continual support – we really appreciate you.
For those of you joining the Elite Mafia for the first-time this season, welcome to you as well. Hopefully you will enjoy our unique brand of analysis this season.
The single most important piece of this product is that it is not just a preseason draft guide. If you’ve purchased the baseball product, you will get full coverage from now through the entire 2026 regular season. Yep, start to finish with us as your copilot.
1 – This is the HOMEPAGE for the Draft Guide. Bookmark this page for future use as it is basically the centerpiece of all the work we will be posting. You won’t have to worry about missing an article if bookmark this page as we will constantly be updating it.
2 – Let’s talk the lifeblood of the product – the rankings. You will be granted access to the rankings. The rankings will continually be updated during the preseason, often on a daily basis. Once the regular season begins, the rankings will be locked until the mid-season. During the All-Star Break we will fully update the rankings so you know where you are standing for the second half.
We are more than just mixed league, AL/NL only rankings for roto leagues. We will touch on points leagues, H2H leagues, rookies, dynasty setups etc. We will have a lot of rankings. A lot. We will also include auction values for those who participate in that endeavor.
3 – We will look back at the 2025 season. What did we get right? What did we miss? Yes, we admit to both sides of the coin. Can we replicate our year after year success in the Breakout Pitcher of the Year column?
4 – In 2026, which players should you target? Which should you avoid? What are the keys to focus on when trying to decide which category a guy falls into? We will take you step-by-step through the process.
5 – Who are the youngsters you need to know about this year? Oh yeah, we will have a whole section on rookies.
6 – Which analytical tools are truly helpful, and how does any of that fancy stuff help you in the fantasy game?
7 – You will be given access to our Discord chatrooms. Ask a question and you will get an in-depth response. Have a follow-up question? Ask away, and one of our staff will guide you to the answer you seek.
8 – Look for our Fantasy Sports Daily show throughout the season at 12 PM EST where we will talk baseball Monday through Friday.
9 –See what folks have to say about the product on the Testimonials page
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The Biggest Questions of the Year Answered
RANKINGS
RANKINGS – HITTERS (AL/NL/Mixed – Includes Auction Values)
RANKINGS – PITCHERS (Al/NL/Mixed – Includes Auction Values)
CATEGORY RANKINGS FOR HITTERS (AVG-HR-RBI-RUNS-SB)
CATEGORY RANKINGS FOR PITCHERS (W-ERA-WHIP-K-SV)
RANKINGS, RANKINGS, RANKINGS – All that is good and fun in the world of rankings.
The Matrix of Leadership – Hitters
The Matrix of Leadership – Pitchers
Why Overall Rankings Are Useless
The Perfect Draft – Early Round Pitching
The Perfect Draft – Middle Round Pitching
The Perfect Draft – Late Round Pitching
THE DRAFT BOOK – Auction Value, Rankings & The Perfect Draft meet in one package – a pseudo top-whatever list with $ values.
2026 Tout Wars Mixed League Draft
A LOOK BACK AT 2025
2025 Year in Review – Power/Speed
2025 Year in Review – Opening Day ADP Performance
2025 Year in Review – Top-50 in ADP
2025 Year in Review – MLB Pitching Leaders
2025 Year in Review – Biggest Surprise – Hitters
2025 Year in Review – Biggest Surprise – Pitchers
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PLAYER PROFILES
Around The Horn – One Player Per Team
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ROOKIES
Review: Top-50 Rookies of 2025
Rookie Scouting Reports: Hitters
Rookie Scouting Reports: Pitchers
Top-50 Rankings Rookies for 2026
BEST BALL ARTICLES
BEST BALL – Prospect Targets
BEST BALL – How to Handle Injured Players
HEAD TO HEAD ARTICLES
2026: H2H vs. Roto – Pro vs. Con
ADP ARTICLES
ADP BARGAINS – Infield
ADP BARGAINS – Outfield
ADP BARGAINS – Pitchers
Too Costly ADP – Infielders
Too Costly ADP – Outfielders
Too Costly ADP – Pitchers
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Included, but certainly not limited to… (more to be added)
Ideal Pitching Age Plus Performance
Projection Models – How Useful Are They?
The Troubled History of the 1st Round
Does It Make Sense to Punt Categories?
STUFF+ – What Is It & Why You Should Care
I’m An Ace – Performing in xFIP, SIERA & ERA+
ABA – Average Bases Allowed – Time to Replace WHIP
CHATROOM – DISCORD
Ask a question and get an answer within 24 hours! Who we kidding, you know you are nearly certain to get an answer much faster than that.
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Here is the actual discord channel.
OPINION PIECES
What Is Wrong with Fantasy Baseball?
Categories to Add in Fantasy Baseball
Consistency Leads to Championships
PODCASTS
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