As we wrap up the calendar year and fantasy football comes to an end it's natural to turn an eye to the upcoming fantasy baseball season. If this is your first year in fantasy baseball, you're switching league formats or are an experienced player looking for some tips we'll have something for you in our weekly Fantasy Baseball for Beginners column. I've broken the fantasy baseball season down into several phases and will post multi-part columns for each phase throughout the baseball season.

The Basics - Learning about statistical categories, how to adjust your strategy for different league sizes and formats, head-to-head compared to rotisserie baseball and some early pre-season fantasy sleepers and busts.

Spring Training - What to watch for in Spring Training games, hot rookies to follow, position battles and how they could impact playing time, and how to adjust your pre-season rankings based on notable spring training injuries. 

Draft Prep - Strategies for snake drafts and auction drafts, how to approach mock drafts and using cheat sheets during your draft. 

Opening Day - Early season tips for setting your lineup, how to read early hot streaks, and techniques for filling in some of the weaknesses on your fantasy baseball team.

In Season Management - Scouting rookie call ups, how to play matchups when setting your lineup, proposing and negotiating trades, and how to compensate for injuries. 

Dog Days of Summer - Staying focused for the duration of the fantasy baseball season, picking up forgotten players off the scrap heap, what to do at your league's trade deadline, and managing your keeper list. 

Stretch Run - Keep pushing whether your at the top of your league or near the bottom, how to use September call ups, the impact of MLB scheduling of make up games, handling the pressure in the final weeks of the season and the art of winning.

Be sure to check back weekly for new Fantasy Baseball for Beginners columns and follow the Fantasy Pros 911 team on Facebook. 

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