A blog analyzing Major League Baseball through the lens of Astrology
Welcome to Astrology Baseball, a project where I arrange MLB players into teams based on their astrological signs, and then pit those teams against each other in mock fantasy seasons.
2024 Active Rosters: Scorpio
As a researcher, I like to wait until a full season is complete before starting any analysis. But as a fan, I like to wait until the playoffs are over before starting any analysis. So it happens that my interest in baseball goes WAY up right around when everyone else’s interest has flagged. But that’s a perfect time to focus on Astrology Active Rosters, starting with the league-leading Scorpio Stingers.
2024 Astrology Pitchers - First Impressions
They say “pitching wins championships.” So how does it make sense that Gemini, which has the top scoring pitching staff, would be dead last in the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League standings? Maybe because they had the absolute worst offense, by a large margin. They also say “moderation in all things.”
2024 Astrology Batters - First Impressions
I waited until a full day after the Dodgers finished off the Yankees in the World Serious before I started building my Fantasy Astrology Database for 2024. Virgo legend Freddie Freeman deservedly took home the MVP honors, and his sign was one of the two most represented in the game highlight reels found on MLB.com
2024 World Series Preview
It’s time for the World Series! Which means the number one question I get, as an Astrology Baseball scholar, is: Do you have any predictions? And while it pains me to say it, as an LA resident and Dodger supporter (and a superstitious one, at that)… but the stars seem to favor the Yankees.
Astrology Women’s Basketball
The WNBA is currently in the midst of an extended All-Star Break to allow some of the league’s star players to participate in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This past weekend, the USA Women’s Basketball team defeated France in a shocking gold medal game.
2024 MLB Cancer Season Recap
Last weekend, the zodiac wheel turned to Cancer season, which lands closer to the MLB season’s halfway point than the All-Star break. Let’s take a look at the standings at the time of the Cardinal Water sign.
NBA 2024 Final Four
The NBA playoffs have just advanced to the conference finals stage! There’s a variety of ways to enjoy Astrology Sports, but one of the most results-oriented is to look at the real-life teams closest to achieving a real-life championship, and see which signs helped get them there.
Taurus Season Roster Update 2024
When I build the rosters for the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League teams each year, I rely heavily on preseason rankings. But as more and more games get played, we can start looking at fantasy point totals, to see which early breakout performers should merit addition to rosters for Taurus season, which began last Saturday.
2024 Leo Preview
No sign but Scorpio has won more Fantasy Astrology League points titles than Leo, going back to the mid 1940s. However, plenty of pitching injuries and a mediocre lineup will keep the Lions from being serious contenders for the Fire Division in 2024, according to MLB.com’s rankings of the top 300 fantasy players.
2024 Aries Preview
I’ve always wondered if baseball players born under Aries are influenced by the fact that MLB’s Opening Day almost always falls during Aries season. Historically, the Rams have been one of the most successful Fantasy Astrology signs, and they’ve got another strong team here in 2024, according to MLB.com’s rankings of the top 300 fantasy players.
2024 Sagittarius Preview
The 2024 Fire Division looks likely to end with a battle between Sagittarius and Aries for the top spot, at least according to MLB.com’s rankings of the top 300 fantasy players. I’m inclined to give the advantage to the Archers, since they’re the sign of the number one ranked player in all of baseball.
2024 Scorpio Preview
Going back roughly eight decades into Fantasy Astrology Baseball history, Scorpio has been the most successful sign, according to number of seasons where they scored the most points in the league. The fact that in 2024, the Stingers are projected for a last place finish in their division, shows how cyclical baseball is, mirroring the karmic wheel.
2024 Cancer Preview
Historically speaking, Cancer has generally had a strong offense with a weak pitching staff. Barring some crazy unforeseen circumstances, that will hold true for the Crabs this year, especially since their ace Shohei Ohtani (ranked #11 by MLB.com as a DH-only player) will not pitch this season while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
2024 Pisces Preview
Pisces seems primed to take the trophy in the Water Division, thanks to a dynamic offense and bullpen, coupled with a good-enough starting staff. What the Fish lack top of the scale star power, they make up for in consistency across the board, whereas the other two signs in the division are helplessly lopsided in talent distribution.
2024 Gemini Preview
Perhaps this is appropriate, given Gemini’s dual nature, but no sign has more separation between their pitchers and batters, in terms of fantasy upside. In fact, the Twins have the best pitching depth in the game, but struggle to find enough position players to fill out their starting lineup.
2024 Aquarius Preview
I spend a lot of time dunking on Aquarius for being generally hapless in the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League standings. And while that diagnosis probably holds true in 2024, at least the Water Bearers aren’t ranked at the very bottom, according to MLB.com’s ranking of the top 300 players.
2024 Libra Preview
It’s a little bit ironic to feature the Air Division second, because two of the three signs in that division are basically guaranteed a bottom-third finish. But Libra is the top-ranked sign in the Positive League (according to MLB.com’s ranking of the top 300 players), so we’re celebrating the top-end.
2024 Taurus Preview
Baseball people have a saying: pitching wins championships. That’s the main reason why Taurus will struggle to contend this year in the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League, at least considering MLB.com’s ranking of the top 300 players, and positional rankings in Lindy’s Fantasy magazine.
2024 Capricorn Preview
It was a surprise for me to see Capricorn right near the top of the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League, when evaluating using MLB.com’s ranking of the top 300 players. And while there is undeniable star power, you’ll see that lack of depth makes the Sea Goats situation more tenuous than it may at first appear.
2024 Virgo Preview
The Earth Division looks like the strongest heading into the Fantasy Astrology Baseball League Season, according to rankings from MLB.com and Lindy’s magazine. These ranks support Virgo as the strongest overall sign, who also happened to win the league in points in 2023.