The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fantasy Baseball

by Mike Zimmerman

Not everyone gets to play Major League baseball. In fact, not everyone has played Little League or even pick-up games. But everyone can play fantasy baseball--and it seems as if almost everyone does, with the huge boost the game received via the Internet. Fantasy Baseball is the greatest thing to happen to baseball fans since the invention of the sport itself, according to Michael Zimmerman, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fantasy Baseball. You are the one with all the power--you are the owner, general manager, and manager in a league of your own. See how to draft real major league players to form your own team. Use real stats from each real season. Use your own money. And if you win, you own the right of all rights: bragging. And if you stink? You have only yourself to blame.

352 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 2000

Reviews

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Was a good introduction to the vibe of a season, but I really wish he would have gotten more into the nitty-gritty. He would say stuff like "I picked up Chipper Jones because he would be great for BA and RBIs", but didn't really get into how he balanced his team stat-wise. How many players at a minimum did he need to be five-tools? What kind of minimum stats would he look for before signing someone for any given position? How good did someone need to be before they were worth signing to help towards only one or two categories?

He also talked about being on the look-out for sleepers in the minor league but didn't talk a lot about what criteria he used to identify them. The book was good for general strategy, but didn't do much for specifics.

[Charlie Wagner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A better fantasy baseball guide has never been written.