Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: FANTASY BASEBALL BASICS -- Chapter 1 Finding the Fantasy -- What Is Fantasy Baseball? -- In the Beginning -- Why You Should (or Shouldn't) Play -- Isn't This Gambling? -- Fantasy Baseball versus Real Baseball -- Relative Player Value -- Chapter 2 Fantasy Baseball Variations -- Single Category Games (a.k.a. Pools) -- Straight Drafts versus Auctions -- Head-to-Head versus Category (or Rotisserie Style) -- Common Categories -- Single Season versus Keeper Leagues -- All MLB versus Single League -- National League Only versus American League Only -- Farm Systems -- Free Agency -- Benches -- Disabled Lists -- PART II: PREPARING FOR YOUR DRAFT -- Chapter 3 Establishing Your Fantasy Identity -- There's No Substitute for Preparation -- How Important Is the Draft? -- Acing the Draft -- Building Your Foundation -- Chapter 4 Fact Finding -- Where to Find Your Information -- Print Media -- The Web -- Television and Radio Coverage -- Chapter 5 Knowing Your League's Rules -- Your Commissioner and You -- Your League Constitution -- Rules Committee -- Categorically Thinking -- Riding the Trade Winds -- Free Agency -- Down on the Farm -- Chapter 6 Spring Training- Seeing It with Your Own Eyes -- Warming Up to the Season -- What's in a Name? -- You Can Get There from Here -- Scout the League, Not a Team -- Timing Is Everything -- What You Should Look For -- Sitting Pretty -- After the Game -- PART III: THE DRAFT -- Chapter 7 Draft Day -- It's Time to Play -- At the Last Minute -- Tote That Book -- Who Do You Love? -- Creature Comforts -- Sustenance Is Important Too -- So You Think You're Ready -- The Draft Room -- Gamesmanship and Poker Faces -- Know the Crowd -- Colleague Leagues -- Bringing Players Up for Bid -- Going Toe-to-Toe -- Get Right to the Point -- Chapter 8 Building the Perfect Roster -- Spending Until It Hurts.

Bargain Shopping -- The League's Most Eligible Players -- Formulating Your Lineup -- Chapter 9 Playing the Endgame -- Strong Finishes -- How Much Speculation Is Too Much Speculation? -- Putting the Hurt on Your Team -- Sleeper Sells -- Love This Game -- PART IV: MANAGING YOUR TEAM -- Chapter 10 After the Draft -- Now the Fun Begins -- How Does It Look to You? -- Don't Panic, It's a Long Season -- Assessing the Damage -- Chapter 11 Managing Your Time and Effort -- If You Snooze, You Lose -- Gathering the Right Information -- The World Wide Web -- Print Media -- Broadcast Media -- Set Up a Routine -- Letting Go (But Not for Too Long) -- Howdy, Partner -- Chapter 12 Using Free Agency -- FAAB-ulous -- FAAB Management -- The Early Bid Gets the Worm -- Charity Cases -- Is He Good or Just Hot? -- Building Depth -- Ouch! Replacing an Injured Player -- Pitching In -- Rotating Closers -- Chapter 13 Let's Make a Deal -- Swapping Ideas -- Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda -- All Trades Are Not Equal -- Smallsville -- Mega-Trades -- Caveat Emptor -- Talk, Talk, Talk -- Knowledge Is Power -- Keep the Lines of Communication Open -- The Untouchables -- Trade Etiquette -- The Domino Effect -- Maximize Your Chance of Winning, Not Your Points -- If It's Not You, It'll Be Someone Else -- Sweetener -- PART V: DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME -- Chapter 14 Going for the Gold or Waiting Until Next Year -- What You're Playing For -- Build a Franchise, Not Just a Team -- Being Realistic -- Assessing Your Chances -- Know Your Categories from Top to Bottom -- Going All In -- Reasons to Quit (or Not) -- Punting a Category -- Chapter 15 The Art of the Dump Deal -- Defining the Dump Deal -- Finding a Trading Partner -- Using Your Resources -- Players to Watch -- Buyers -- Underestimating the Value of Traded Players -- Sellers -- Early-Bird Specials -- Recycling Is Allowed.

Diagramming Some Deals -- Since You're Already Thinking About Next Year -- Chapter 16 September Strategies -- Baseball's Silly Season -- Players Rising, Fortunes Fading -- Rest Is a Four-Letter Word -- Going Under the Knife -- Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize -- Addition by Subtraction -- Manage Until You Can Manage No More -- Appendix A: Glossary of Fantasy and Other Baseball Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Appendix B: Team-by-Team Online Research -- Appendix C: Finding a League -- Appendix D: Most Valuable Fantasy Players -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.