Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 11-15

On Sunday, we discussed Rounds 1-5, and on Tuesday we looked at Roounds 6-10. So for the final part of my three-part mock draft series, we will take a look at how Rounds 11-15 of my first mock draft of the fantasy baseball season went. If you haven't done so already, I recommend going back and […]

Five First Base (1B) Deep Sleepers for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Five 1B Deep Sleepers for 2014 Analyzing first base is one fantasy proposition, but predicting the 2014 season’s breakouts is an entirely different ball game (pun intended).  Generally, when we think of the position’s elite options, we think of the slow contributor with no SB who provides a hefty percentage of your team’s HR […]

2014 Fantasy Sleeper: Third Baseman Nolan Arenado

After the 2012 season, Colorado Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado was ranked as the team's #1 prospect by Baseball America and #52 in all of baseball.   Arenado had a great spring in 2013 with 4 HR and 12 RBI while slugging .574, but he was sent to Triple-A in favor of Chris Nelson.  Arenado didn’t last long […]

Top 10 for Batting Average: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Predictions

  Top 10 for Batting Average in 2014 Fantasy Baseball Today I'll be taking a look at another one of the major categories in roto formats: batting average. There's a certain type of player that fantasy owners can count on to hit for a high batting average. I'm talking about players with excellent line drive […]

Draft Prep: Daily Spring Training Fantasy Baseball Update 3/13

It's been a busy few days of baseball here in Arizona, as I've been going from ballpark to ballpark to check out as much spring action as possible. After taking in three games over the past two days, including an extra-inning nightcap yesterday, I can barely stay awake.  But I figured I'd share a few […]

Top 40 Closers & Relief Pitchers - Rankings, Tiers and Projections

1. “Elite” Tier, aka the Kate Upton Tier Kate Upton embodies all that is amazing about everything. Like these closers, she is, quite simply, the best, in every way. Craig Kimbrel, Kenley Jansen, Greg Holland, Aroldis Chapman, Joe Nathan In some cases but not all, size does matter and yes when I mean size I mean the large amount […]

Top 10 For WHIP: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Predictions

For those who don’t know, WHIP measures how many base runners a pitcher allows in a given inning. It’s calculated by adding together walks and hits and dividing that number by innings pitched. A 1.00 WHIP is excellent, a 1.10 is great, a 1.25 is above average and a 1.30 is average. Here is a […]

Top Three Catchers (C) Sleepers for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

Catcher is usually one of the shallowest positions in major league baseball, and unless a fantasy owner is willing to shell out top dollar for a star, finding a good sleeper (or two) at the position is key to dominating your league. I'm rarely one to take one of the top three catchers on the […]

Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 6-10

  Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 6-10 On Sunday, I wrote about how rounds 1-5 of my mock draft went. Today, we’ll take a look at rounds 6-10 as my three-part mock draft series rolls on. If you haven't done so already, I recommend going back and reading the first part of the series to truly get a […]

Kansas City Royals Storylines: The First Week of Spring Training

The first week of spring training has been an eventful one in two major ways for the Kansas City Royals. There is the story about Mike Moustakas and his hot start at the plate, and pitcher Luke Hochevar is out for the season after hurting his elbow and needing Tommy John surgery. Here are the […]

Draft Prep: Daily Spring Training Fantasy Baseball Update 3/11

Today I stayed home in Scottsdale, Arizona and went to the sold out Cubs-Giants game downtown.  The Cubs and Giants are the two most popular teams in Arizona this time of year, with plenty of fans in town from the Midwest and  the Bay Area to root on their team.  I sat next to some […]

Sergio Santos: Holds Sleeper for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Closer Poised to Leap Forward: Sergio Santos The Toronto Blue Jays bullpen features some talented arms that sometimes go overlooked. Names like Aaron Loup and Brett Cecil are not the first ones to come up when discussing bullpens, but they are the bridge to closer Casey Janssen, and the Toronto 'pen has another possible […]

Top 10 For Saves: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Predictions

I have a very strong opinion about closers in fantasy baseball, and that is they are the most overrated position in the game. Much like defenses in football, closers are very often drafted many rounds too soon. Relievers contribute little to most pitching stats, and there are often plenty of valuable options lower down the […]

New York Yankees Pitching Prospects: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Analysis

In the past few days, we've looked at all the top hitting prospects for the Yankees. Now we take a look at some of their pitching prospects.   Adam Warren Talent: 6, Opportunity: 7 2013 Stats: 77 IP, 2 W, 3.39 ERA, 1.429 WHIP, 64 K Although he pitched quite well in his two spot […]

Top Three Third Base (3B) Sleepers for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Top Three 3B Sleepers for 2014 There is nothing more satisfying for a fantasy sports player than being able to brag that you picked the player that no one had ever heard of in your fantasy league draft - if that guy goes on to have a great year.  You picked up the player […]

Top 10 for Wins: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Predictions

Predicting pitcher Wins is one of the hardest things to do in fantasy sports. That's because, as many of you have probably found out the hard way, having a good pitcher or even an elite pitcher, doesn't guarantee a 16-20 win season. In order to get the win, a pitcher needs the support of his […]

2014 New York Yankees: Top Prospects, Part 2 of 2

The loss of Robinson Cano and A-Rod for the upcoming 2014 season exposed the Yankee farm system as being one of the weakest in baseball. The Yanks had spent years trading away their best young talent and had no one in their system  prepared to be their everyday second or third baseman. Unlike some other […]

Draft Prep: Daily Spring Training Fantasy Baseball Update 3/10

Philosophical question: if a routine fly ball lands untouched in the outfield, does it make a sound? Yoenis Cespedes: On Sunday in Phoenix, the answer is "yes," and the sound was from  the groans of Oakland A's fans watching Yoenis Cespedes struggle with the high desert sky. Cespedes had a game he'd like to forget against […]

Draft Strategy: Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 1-5

  Mock Draft Analysis Rounds 1-5 I recently completed my first mock draft of the season. I definitely recommend that everyone who plays fantasy baseball participate in at least one mock draft prior to their real draft, and if you can do a mock draft where you’re able to draft in the same slot as […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update: Cactus League 3/9

It was another fantastic day here in Arizona and another double-header to attend in the Cactus League. This afternoon, I went back to Salt River Fields to see the Oakland A's at the Colorado Rockies. A.J. Griffin started for Oakland and got torched for three runs in the first inning. A.J. Grffiin was one guy I […]

Minnesota Twins Prospects: Hurry Up and Wait, Part 2

Twins Prospects - Waiting in the Weeds  Here is Part 2 of my analysis on the Minnesota Twins prospects.  In case you missed it, you can read Part 1 of my analysis here.   The Honorable OF - Byron Buxton Low-A, High A 2013: 109 R, 12 HR, 77 RBI, 55 SB, .334 BA, .424 OBP What […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update: Cactus League 3/8

Yordano Ventura: I spent the day in Surprise, Arizona, driving about an hour in traffic for really one reason: I wanted to see the Royals' Yordano Ventura pitch. I had read all the reports of his fastball hitting 102 last season. I had also read concerns about his size (he's under six feet tall), and concerns […]

2014 New York Yankees: Top Hitting Prospects, Part 1 of 2

This piece is the first of a two part series looking at the New York Yankees hitting prospects   Mason Williams, OF Williams was only drafted in the fourth round in 2010, but his great play in low-A ball the next year quickly put him on the radar as one of the top prospects in […]

Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects: 2014 Minnesota Twins, Part 1

This article is the first of a two part series on the Twins top prospects for 2014 Fantasy Baseball   Twins Prospects: Hurry Up & Wait  The torment of being a modern Twins fan is that you're always being told by the front office that the future is in the minors.  We wait and wait […]

Milwaukee Brewers Storylines: The First Week of Spring Training

The first week of spring training games have come and gone. The Milwaukee Brewers are seeing a player with a chip on his shoulder in Ryan Braun, and a pitcher who has some work to do in Matt Garza. Here is a look at how those two stories impact fantasy owners right now, with three […]

Daily Fantasy Baseball Update: Cactus League 3/7

  Cactus League Update for March 7th Trevor Cahill vs. Sonny Gray: I went back to Salt River Fields again yesterday to see the Diamondbacks for the second straight afternoon. This time they hosted the Oakland A's. I looked forward to a solid matchup between Trevor Cahill and Sonny Gray. As it turned out, both starters […]

Baltimore Orioles Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Projections

Editor's Note: This article was written before the O's acquisition of Johan Santana. The Orioles’ rotation is often described as a bunch of threes and fours.  Thus, while most lack true top-end fantasy value, all contain value as streaming or deep-league options.  A lot of any O's  starter's value will depend on his matchups; what you will […]

Holds Leagues Sleepers: Luis Avilan & David Carpenter

Luis Avilan & David Carpenter With the best current closer in the game, Craig Kimbrel, manning the back of the Atlanta Braves bullpen, the complementary pieces that bridge the starting pitcher’s win to Kimbrel’s seemingly inevitable save are worth a look. Jonny Venters is returning from injury and he will join a pair of relievers that held the […]

RotoBaller Draft Analysis: Best and Worst Picks of a 6x6 Keeper League Draft

  RotoBaller 6x6 League Draft Analysis After 11 days and 300 drafted players, the first season for one of the RotoBaller fantasy baseball leagues is ready to begin!  In our first season we decided on a “slow” email based draft with each player getting a maximum of two hours to pick.  The league is a […]