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Ron Shandler's Creations, Past and Present
The Fanalytic Rules
- Draft skills, not stats.
- Once you display a skill, you own it.
- This is not a game of precision. It is a game of human beings and tendencies.
- This is not a game of projections. It is a game of market value versus real value.
- Exercise excruciating patience.
- It is easier to be crappy than it is to be good.
- Chronically injured players never suddenly get healthy.
- Right brain dominance has a very long shelf life.
- Poor second halves don't get recognized until it's too late.
- The two strongest forces on Earth are gravity and regression.
- 100% of winnings must be spent on significant others
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Everybody has a "first time" playing fantasy sports. Don't you want your first time to be special?
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Fantasy, Reconstructed:
Innovative formats, fresh rules, new ways to play.
📷 Craft your own experience here:
https://ronshandler.com/fantasy-reconstructed/
Do your league standings always separate into the "sharks" vs the "guppies"? There are fixes that encourage more parity...
📷 Fantasy, Reconstructed – you have the power to create fairer, more competitive leagues
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📷 Fantasy, Reconstructed – you can fix it!
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What is the one rule in your league that you'd love to change? #fantasysports #FantasyBaseball
My favorite rule to change is to have a common currency for drafted players, reserve and free agents - dollars! You get ~$400 to spend on players, no matter when you roster them.
This is the thought experiment that set me on the course to write *Fantasy, Reconstructed*.
The ideas evolved over years writing for ESPN Fantasy, USA Today, The Athletic—and of course, BaseballHQ.
But here’s the part that still gets me:
If fantasy sports had evolved
For me, it probably means shorter seasons, more formats, and fewer leagues dying from inertia.
So, my hardly-photogenic self has decided to forge a new promotional path. Here is the first of 18 short videos discussing how my new book can improve decision-making. #fantasysports #FantasyBaseball
📷 Fantasy, Reconstructed – break the rules, build a better game
📷 https://ronshandler.com/fantasy-reconstructed/
HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS.
Here are my personal hopes for 2026 (in no particular order)...
- After this week, no more sub-50 degree days in Florida.
- Mets sign Framber Valdez and Cody Bellinger; trade Mark Vientos, Jonah Tong and two lower prospects for Nick Pivetta and Mason
If you could change ONE thing about your league, what would it be?
Roster size? Scoring? Player pool? Trade rules?
Chances are… there’s a brainstorm for that. Dozens, actually.
📘 Fantasy, Reconstructed
Where better leagues begin.
#FantasyCommissioner #FantasyBaseball