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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jonah Tong, Payton Tolle, Cristian Javier
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 23 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
Elliott Baas
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jason Alexander, Jack Leiter, Nestor Cortes
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 22 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Hurston Waldrep, Nolan McLean, Ryan Bergert
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 21 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Michael McGreevy, Joey Cantillo, Jack Perkins
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 20 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Brady Singer, Joe Boyle, Cam Schlittler
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 19 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Zebby Matthews, J.T. Ginn, Max Scherzer
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 18 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Patrick Corbin, Eric Lauer, Marcus Stroman
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 16 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
Elliott Baas
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Chase Burns, Taj Bradley, Janson Junk
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 16 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
Elliott Baas
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Eury Perez, Ryne Nelson, Trevor Rogers
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 15 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those unfamiliar, this is a weekly column where we examine starting pitchers who had surprisingly strong starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether they're legitimate or […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From David Festa, Justin Verlander, Brandon Walter
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 14 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Charlie Morton, Slade Cecconi, Randy Vasquez
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Will Warren, Cade Horton, Jacob Lopez
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Bryce Elder, Adrian Houser, Michael Soroka
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Kyle Harrison, Hayden Birdsong, Ryan Yarbrough
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Quinn Priester, Edward Cabrera, Shane Baz
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 9 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Chris Paddack, Noah Cameron, Jack Kochanowicz
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 8 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Shane Smith, Stephen Kolek, Lucas Giolito
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 7 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Brayan Bello, Colin Rea, Grant Holmes
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 6 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jake Irvin, Simeon Woods Richardson, Jose Quintana
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Griffin Canning, Landen Roupp, Luis Ortiz
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 4 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take a look at starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Andre Pallante, Matthew Liberatore, Ben Brown
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 3 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put them under the microscope to determine whether […]
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Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Tyler Mahle, Kris Bubic, Kumar Rocker
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. It feels so good to be back! For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put […]
Elliott Baas
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Jeffery Springs, Jose Soriano, Max Meyer
Welcome back to the "Are You For Real?" series as we dive into Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. It feels so good to be back! For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly column where we take starting pitchers who had surprisingly good starts over the past week and put […]
Elliott Baas
Overvalued Closers to Avoid in Fantasy Baseball Drafts - Bust Candidates
Nothing worse than a headache in the bullpen. Nobody wants to draft the dud closer who loses his job in the first month or puts up a four+ ERA along with his save output. In this article, I've identified five relief pitcher busts who are too expensive on draft day. These are guys that either […]
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Statcast Advanced Metrics Standouts - Identifying Fantasy Baseball Draft Values
Has there been a better revelation for the baseball obsessive than Statcast? It can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about a player and more, and it makes fantasy baseball all the more fun, and challenging. With so much information, it can be difficult to know where to start or what to look […]
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6 Post-Hype Fantasy Baseball Sleepers With Upside - Breakout Candidates for Later Rounds
Howdy RotoBallers! It’s almost time for Opening Day stateside, which means it’s fantasy baseball draft crunch time. In this article, I’ve identified six post-hype sleepers that are nice values late in drafts. They’ve all been top fantasy baseball prospects or hyped up at one point, but the shine has worn off these guys after some […]
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Overvalued Catchers - Potential Fantasy Baseball Busts and Expensive ADPs
There's nothing worse than drafting a bust, especially behind the plate. There's often a dearth of talent at catcher on waivers throughout the season, so it's extra important to nail the position on draft day. In this article, I've identified five catchers who I think are being overdrafted and could bust for the 2025 fantasy […]
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Deeper Starting Pitcher Fantasy Baseball Sleepers - Undrafted Players and Late-Round Picks
Howdy RotoBallers! It’s draft season in fantasy baseball, which means we’re boning up on content as we prepare for another excellent fantasy baseball season. But what about the guys that no one drafts? The unselected? There is value to be mined after the draft is over, and in this article, I will outline some pitchers […]
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5 Comeback Pitchers With Big Upside - Fantasy Baseball Draft Targets (2025)
Hey RotoBallers, it's that time of year again. Fantasy baseball draft season is in high gear, and Opening Day is right around the corder! With everyone dreaming of their breakout picks and top prospects right now, we've got a good opportunity to peek under the hood at some pitchers who struggled with injuries in 2024. […]
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10 Fantasy Baseball Bold Predictions - Elliott Baas's 2025 Picks
Howdy RotoBallers! It's draft season, and fortune favors the bold, so let's get spicy with 10 bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season. These predictions are long shots that may not come to fruition, but there are enough breadcrumbs in the numbers to suggest these players have another level in them for 2025. I decided […]
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