Wednesday brings a full slate of games, including the return of early contests. The increased number of games naturally comes with more options, but Wednesday’s pitchers actually bring an inherent level of risk. Despite the quantity of arms that could be used, the quality of their matchups are somewhat lacking. As a result, we will […]
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Tuesday brings a heavy slate of games in the evening, highlighted by the must-watch matchup between Jose Fernandez and Noah Syndergaard. Unfortunately for fantasy purposes, two of the three highest strikeout pitchers will be featured in the same game, but there are a number of options elsewhere. They just won’t come at a discount. Currently,
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Another set of rainouts wreaked havoc on Sunday’s slate – most notably the final game of the week between the Yankees and Tigers – but we finally have a foundation of statistics to use for each team. With a slightly smaller slate on Monday and a new set of matchups, we begin the second week
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Two rainouts from Saturday will push a few pitchers into Sunday starts. As it turns out, there were targets from these games in Saturday’s article, so be sure to check the write-ups of players like Bryce Harper and Justin Bour. Currently, we are using xFIP and wOBA simply to compare one pitcher’s performance against another –
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Saturday includes the first completely filled slate of the season, as all thirty teams will be in action throughout the course of the day. The full slate is highlighted by the always entertaining duel between Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw – although fantasy owners may be disappointed that only one could win. Currently, we are
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The first Friday of the 2016 season brings the biggest selection to date, as all but two teams are scheduled to play. In addition, some of the “aces” of their respective pitching staffs return to the mound for their second start. Oddly enough, the amount of overall options only yields a few can’t-miss pitchers, which
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Break out the bats. With a lighter schedule of games and most of the ‘aces’ of each staff already behind us, Thursday’s matchups heavily favor the hitters. Simply put, teams that tend to strike out a lot – at least, they did in 2015 – are facing relative ‘contact pitchers’ while the pitcher throwing Thursday
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Another day of Opening Week games brings another early slate ripe with potential. For Wednesday, the Blue Jays will be the ‘Storyline Play of the Day,’ as they became the first team in history to lose a game via an overturned call featuring a now illegal slide at second base. If any team is eager
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