2015 MLB Almanac: Mark Melancon Saves the Day
A lot of controversy was generated when I released my top 25 relief pitchers’ rankings back in November. Many Anaheim Angels’ fans were asking about the whereabouts of team closer, Huston Street. Others were wondering how Kansas City Royals’ darling Kelvin Herrera stacked up against the elite closers of the game. But probably the biggest outcry came […]
Pittsburgh Pirates Under Clint Hurdle: The Pitching and Defense
That old baseball mantra definitely holds true with this year’s Pittsburgh Pirates: you have to win with pitching and defense.
Week 23 MLB Injury Report: Cabrera, Puig, CarGo
It’s playoff season so this is the worst time to see a key fantasy contributor go down. It’s also the most common time for injuries with five months of wear and tear taking their toll. An injury at this point in the season could very well spell the end of that player’s fantasy season so […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for August 23
Late summer Friday night baseball. It’s hard to get better than that. Unless, of course, you join a Star Fantasy Leagues daily league. Every team is in action tonight, so there is no shortage of options for you on how to build your team. Spend big on pitching, load up on hitting, split the difference. […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for August 14
This wasn’t the ideal Star Fantasy Leagues daily lineup that I was hoping for. I had a few offensive players in mind who have been on a good run lately that I wanted to add to my team today. But they had off days. That’s the way fantasy sports work, though. Through injuries, slumps, and days off, you need to adjust.
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 31
At the start of the new week, I decided I was going to change my strategy in building my Star Fantasy Leagues daily fantasy baseball lineup. Rather than trying to focus much of my budget on offense and using value plays for pitching, I decided to go after high-strikeout pitchers, no matter the cost. And […]
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 […]
Week 17 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Jump in a Lake
With plenty of call-ups, trades, and injuries in the past week, fantasy owners have plenty of new names to target on the waiver wire this weekend. Let’s take a look at whose turn is up in the never-ending closer carousel and whose fantasy stock has run dry in this week’s stock market. Junior Lake: Speculative […]