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Baseball purists have this perception of keeping things simple in baseball: a good starting pitcher can throw lots of innings, can control his ERA, and puts his team in the best position to win the ballgame. These “traditionalists” will explain the only thing that matters in baseball is winning and winning is everything to a […]
MLB’s Biggest Losers Part I: How Bad are Hamels, Blanton, and Jackson? Read More »
The All-Star break isn’t all that long but it gives plenty of guys around the league enough time to heal the wears and tears of the first 90-some-odd games. Even All-Stars like Jordan Zimmerman, Freddie Freeman, and Jeff Locke opted to skip out of the game and use the break to recover from various ailments.
Week 16 MLB Injury Report: Verlander, Darvish, Uptons Read More »
It’s an exciting All-Star Week in baseball land but a quiet week in fantasy baseball. No one checks their teams until Wednesday or Thursday which makes these next couple of days a great opportunity to snatch a great get while no one’s looking. They may not be in Tuesday’s game but let’s take a look
Week 16 Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Danny Salazar, Chris Archer, Darin Ruf Read More »
We are heading into the last weekend of baseball before the All-Star break so there are only a couple more chances to build a Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup before taking a few days off. In putting my team together today, I’ve opted for value pitching and good hitting. I think my money is best
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 12 Read More »
Power hitters are notoriously streaky. Many will pile up a ton of home runs in a short stretch and struggle to drive the ball throughout the rest of the season. Take Jay Bruce who has 18 home runs. Of those home runs, 17 came in a 41 game stretch between May 8 and June 22.
Fantasy Baseball Rest-of-Season Projections: 40 HR Candidates Read More »
We crunched the numbers on five starting pitchers who have lost velocity on their fastballs since June of 2012. Bill Petti from fangraphs.com compiled a sizable list of starting and relief pitchers for his monthly Velocity Decline Trends for the month of June. We will now take a look at five relief pitchers who have lost velocity on their fastballs in
At This Velocity: Five MLB Relievers Losing Fire on Their Heat Read More »
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
2013 MLB Trade Deadline Rumors: Fantasy Fallout Read More »
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
Week 15 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Wild Wild West Read More »
