With players like Ricky Nolasco, Scott Hairston, and Mitch Boggs already on the move, trade season has officially begun in Major League Baseball. The trade deadline has been known to reshape entire rosters and can make or break a player’s season. Fantasy owners need to be leery of rumors swirling around their players, a trade […]
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The American League West is rife with top prospects, especially young pitchers. It’s also become an incredibly difficult division for a rookie to succeed. This week we will see the 2013 debut of Erasmo Ramirez for the Mariners and the Major League debut of Jarred Cosart for the Astros. Both have good potential but neither
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Anytime a Billy Beane first-round pitcher makes it to the big leagues you have to take notice – and Sonny Gray is getting the call. One of the Oakland Athletics’ top prospects, Gray was a hot commodity as early as five years ago when the Cubs drafted him out of high school in the 2008
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It’s been a pretty quiet week as far as injuries go, among fantasy relevant players anyway. This week we feature mostly returns from injuries and minor bumps with the only serious injuries coming to Yasmani Grandal and Ryan Howard – both of whom may need season-ending knee surgery. Let’s take a look at who’s coming
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The baseball season is always filled with hot and cold stretches. When it comes to fantasy, it’s important not to pick up a player too late or risk missing the good stretch and enduring only the tough leveling out period that follows. The key to a good stretch is how sustainable the production is. In
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve featured likely second-half drop-off candidates among hitters and pitchers. Last week we profiled some hitters who are due for a big second half and today we turn our attention to the league’s young hurlers. As with every season, there have been some surprising stat lines around the league and more
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It’s the halfway point of the season and it’s time to get real about what you can expect from your players the rest of the way. I’m specifically talking about guys like Starlin Castro and Elvis Andrus, both coming off of good seasons and playing a shallow position. Take a look at their midseason numbers
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With the first half in the books, the SJN MLB crew have submitted their ballots and are ready to give away the most prestigious prize that can be awarded to any athlete – an SJN First-Half Award. Let’s take a look at who has impressed the acute eyes of the SJN crew enough over the
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