Is it Legit? Luke Voit's Breakout Season

We continue with our next edition of "Is It Legit?" to discuss another surprising breakout performer from the 2018 MLB season in order to assess his value heading into 2019. With so many players seemingly becoming fantasy baseball darlings overnight, it can be challenging to sift through the multiple hype trains and determine which players […]

Prospects Who Shined - 2018 Season Recap

Prospects are one of my favorite aspects of fantasy sports. You get to cheer for young men who are striving to be the best they can in all facets of their chosen occupation. It is fun to track their progress and to prophesize over which prospect will be the next great player. Often times minor […]

Is it Legit? Tyler Skaggs' Breakout Season

We continue with our next edition of "Is It Legit?" to discuss another surprising breakout performer from the 2018 MLB season in order to assess his value heading into 2019. With so many players seemingly becoming fantasy baseball darlings overnight, it can be challenging to sift through the multiple hype trains and determine which players […]

Batting Average Fallers - 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! One of the main stats for measuring batters’ success is batting average. Surprisingly, Jose Altuve is the only player that was a holdover in the top 10 of batting average from […]

Save Fallers: 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! A tough statistic to find trends on is saves, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these […]

xwOBA Leaders – Statcast 2018 Year-In-Review

Congrats to our friends in Beantown for winning the World Series. Fantasy baseball has reached the early hours of the offseason which means it’s recap time. While we indulge in football, basketball, and hockey on the big screen, why not get a head start on some early 2019 baseball research? During the season, we explored […]

Batting Average Risers - 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! One of the main stats for measuring batters’ success is batting average. Surprisingly, Jose Altuve is the only player that was a holdover in the top 10 of batting average from […]

R+RBI Fallers: 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! Run production, that is R+RBI, is a key trend to monitor, as there are tight correlations to both slugging percentage and on base percentage with the respective numbers. Let's start with […]

Save Risers: 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! A tough statistic to find trends on is saves, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these […]

R+RBI Risers: 2018 MLB Season Recap

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! Run production, that is R+RBI, is a key trend to monitor, as there are tight correlations to both slugging percentage and on base percentage with the respective numbers. Let's start with […]

Post-Playoff Fantasy Stock Watch - Hitters

The 2018 MLB postseason kept baseball fans on the edge of their seats, and also gave fantasy owners a new window into players as they begin to prepare for 2019. While the playoffs are a small sample, any chance to see players facing top talent from other teams, over and over, still has value for […]

Is it Legit? Max Muncy's Breakout Season

Welcome to the third edition of our new weekly column "Is It Legit?" that will discuss breakout performers from the 2018 MLB season and how they should be valued heading into 2019. With so many players seemingly becoming fantasy baseball darlings overnight, it can be challenging to sift through the multiple hype trains and determine […]

Sell-High Now! Dynasty Players Due for Decline

As the World Series, and therefore the 2018 season as a whole, comes to an end, fantasy owners can begin to plan their 2019 seasons. For owners in dynasty and keeper leagues, this is the time to rate and review players, move on from some, and double down on others. This article will help start […]

Biggest Risers of 2018 - WHIP

The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! One of the main sabermetric stats for measuring pitchers’ success is walks/hits per inning pitched (WHIP). Walks and hits directly translate to fewer points in fantasy, so the lower the WHIP […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/28/18): MLB DFS Lineups

It's a big game five of the World Series today, and a battle of aces on the mound between Clayton Kershaw and Chris Sale. DraftKings is running another showdown game type tonight, where owners draft six players regardless of position. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/27/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We're on to Game 4 of the World Series after this morning's insane 18 inning marathon finally came to an end. Tonight we've got a Showdown slate on DraftKings, with Eduardo Rodriguez of the Red Sox taking on Rich Hill of the Dodgers. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/26/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Game 3 of the World Series takes place in Los Angeles tonight, starting at 8:09 pm eastern. Rick Porcello of the Red Sox takes on Walker Buehler of the Dodgers. As before, DraftKings has a Showdown slate available for us. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for […]

Is it Legit? Miles Mikolas' Breakout Season

Welcome to the second edition of our new weekly column "Is It Legit?" that will discuss breakout performers from the 2018 MLB season and how they should be valued heading into 2019. With so many players seemingly becoming fantasy baseball darlings overnight, it can be challenging to sift through the multiple hype trains and determine […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/24/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

The final score looked a little lopsided, but Game One of the World Series did provide a ton of back-and-forth action. Here's to hoping Game Two continues that trend this evening. First pitch tonight is at 8:09 at Fenway Park - the visiting Dodgers will march out the hefty lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu and the Red […]

Barrel Leaders - Statcast 2018 Year-In-Review

The 2018 MLB season was full of memorable moments and rife with power. It's unexpected to see that there was a noticeable dip in power numbers, despite the 5,585 home runs hit by Major League players. In 2017, that figure was up at 6,105 HR. Homers make the highlight reels but don't tell the whole story […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/24/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We're onto the second game of the World Series tonight! There was a lot more scoring than many expected with Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw taking the mound. That shows how good each of these offenses are, though, potentially giving us a way strategy to utilize tonight. In this article, I will be providing you […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/23/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

It's time for the World Series! This slate is a bit odd, as there are two elite pitchers taking the mound - Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw - but you can't use pitchers on FanDuel. Boston is currently a -145 favorite in a game set at only 7.5 runs. In this article, I will be […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/20/18): MLB DFS Lineups

Tonight is Game 7 of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Brewers. DraftKings has a Showdown slate available for us, starting at 8:09pm eastern. Walker Buehler will be taking on Jhoulys Chacin in Miller Park. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 10/20/18. The […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/19/18): MLB DFS Lineups

The Dodgers and Brewers play Game 6 of the NLCS tonight in Milwaukee, so DraftKings has a Showdown slate available for us. The contest starts at 8:39 pm eastern and features Hyun-Jin Ryu against Wade Miley. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 10/19/18. The […]

Breakouts and Gems - 2018 MLB Waiver Wire Stars

Stars and Scrubs. Balanced approach. Regardless of the method chosen during drafts to fill your roster, your team likely needed more to get to the championship matchup or top of the standings. The skilled managers were ones who were able to discover players who would eventually break out. Every year there will be players that […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/18/18): MLB DFS Lineups

We've got Game 5 of Red Sox-Astros tonight and Game 6 of Dodgers-Brewers tomorrow, so DraftKings has one slate that covers each game. It starts at 8:09 pm eastern tonight. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 10/18/18. The lineup picks will range from some […]

Is It Legit? Adalberto Mondesi's Breakout Season

Welcome to the first edition of our new weekly column "Is It Legit?" that will discuss breakout performers from the 2018 MLB season and how they should be valued heading into 2019. First up will be Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi, son of former Major League player Raul Mondesi. Mondesi Jr. burst onto the scene in […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (10/17/18): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Well, last night was pretty exciting in the baseball universe, huh? Despite a lopsided final score, the Red Sox and Astros dueled prety evenly throughout game three, and we had a benches clearing incident in Los Angeles as the Dodgers beat the Brewers in extra innings to even the NLCS at two games a piece. […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (10/17/18): MLB DFS Lineups

At this point, you know the drill. Luckily, we have a two game slate, giving us the best possible slate at this point in the playoffs. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for DraftKings on 10/17/18. The lineup picks will range from some of the elite players […]