Finding Relief: Replacing Jenrry Mejia and Joe Nathan
With guys like Jenrry Mejia and Joe Nathan already out, Felipe Melecio looks at the top closer options still available on the fantasy baseball waiver wire.
Fantasy Baseball Rest-of-Season Projections: Second-Half Closers
The closer position may be the most frustrating in the fantasy world. Already, the Red Sox, Tigers, Cubs, Brewers, Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Dodgers all have different closers than they started the season with. That’s not to mention guys who are filling in for injured closers like Jason Grilli and Rafael Betancourt. With 60-some-odd games left in […]
At This Velocity: Five MLB Relievers Losing Fire on Their Heat
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 […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 8
It doesn’t happen all the time, but all of today’s MLB games are nighttime starts. And, with all but four teams in action, that means there are plenty of players to help fill our Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup tonight. I’ve decided to go back to a two-closer team today, and spend more money on […]