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The '''''Fantasy 411''''' is a [[Major League Baseball]] radio and television [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] on MLB.com. The hosts are primarily [[#Mike Siano|Mike Siano]], [[#Cory Schwartz|Cory Schwartz]], [[Casey Stern]], fantasy sports guru Broadway CJ Reo and Zach Simon, with occasional contributions from [[Vinny Micucci]], [[Brandon Costa]], [[Will Carroll]] and [[Joe Sheehan]] of ''[[Baseball Prospectus]]''(contracted; show full)cret calculated formula. The theory of the List of 12 is that once talented but inconsistent pitchers reach a certain level of experience, usually around 500 [[inning]]s pitched, they tend to improve significantly. Every preseason, Schwartz nominates his "List of 12 Special" for the season, and his 100% choices have been successful ([[Ben Sheets]] in 2004, [[John Lackey]] in 2005, [[Brandon Webb]] and [[Jeremy Bonderman]] in 2006 and [[Érik Bédard]] and [[Dan Haren]] in 2007).

===Mike Siano===


He's the man⏎
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==Strategies==

===Don't chase wins===
A strategy related to Pitch and Ditch. [[Statistical analysis]] shows that the number of wins, a fundamental [[statistic]] in [[fantasy baseball]], that a pitcher earns is not consistent from year to year. Win accumulation is dependent on offensive run support, and is not a good reflection of pitching acumen. Thus, Siano and Schwartz tell the listeners to focus on improving other pitching statistics, such as [[save (sport)|saves]], [[strikeouts]], [[Earned run ave(contracted; show full)
*http://www.athomeplate.com/interviewschwartz.shtml A 2005 interview with Schwartz on AtHomePlate.com
*http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/fantasy/mlb_fantasy_columns.jsp?story=insider0515 Schwartz's 2003 article on plate discipline

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