Hisashi Iwakuma Pitching For New Contract In 2016

Hisashi Iwakuma will be entering his fifth MLB season this year as he tries to re-establish himself as one of the game's premier starters. The 34-year-old delivered a 9-5 record with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP in fourth season with the Seattle Mariners, but his last two seasons haven’t been as successful as his first two. […]

Brian McCann: Top Five Fantasy Catcher

Despite winning the Silver Slugger award, Brian McCann was at the center of the Yankees late-season offensive struggles. After batting .289 in June, McCann hit .206 in July, .224 in August, and a dismal .177 in September. McCann did finish the year with a career-high 26 home runs and a career-high 96 RBI's, but his […]

Nathan Eovaldi: Deep League SP Consideration

In 2015, Nathan Eovaldi's best friend was the Yankees offense. When a pitcher posts a 4.20 ERA and goes 14-3 on the year, you know he's getting some crazy run-support. In Eovaldi's 14 wins last season, the Yankees averaged a little over eight runs in each. After struggling in the early and middle parts of […]

Masahiro Tanaka to Bounce Back from Past Injuries

There is one giant question that lingers around the Bombers' ace: can he stay healthy? As a star in Japan adjusting to the Major Leagues, his numbers have been very respectable the past two seasons, posting win totals of 13 and 12 and ERA's of 2.77 and 3.51. Although, the hard-throwing righty is only averaging […]

Albert Pujols May Provide Power, But Health Remains an Issue

Albert Pujols surprised the baseball world last season by reaching the 40-home run plateau for the first time since 2010, but it was hardly a vintage season for the future hall-of-famer, as he tallied a career-worst .244 batting average in 157 games. Pujols has missed just eight games over the past two seasons while dealing […]

Dellin Betances a Top Five Holds Candidate

Towards the end of the 2015 season, Dellin Betances struggled with his command, and although still dominant at times, the young reliever appeared sluggish. In September, Betances relinquished 11 hits and 11 walks in 14.2 innings pitched, the highest in any month of his short professional career. Granted Betances is still working out the kinks […]

Shin-Soo Choo Could Provide Nice Return Despite Shortcomings

It was looking like Shin-Soo Choo's second season as a member of the Rangers would be a lot like his first, as he tallied just a .427 OPS in 52 at-bats in April. The 33-year-old rallied after the shaky start, posting a monstrous .343/.455/.560 slash line after the All-Star break. While the strong finish is […]

Garrett Richards Looks to Bounce Back After Disappointing Season

Garrett Richards was considered a hot commodity in the fantasy community following his breakout season in 2014, but the former first-round pick failed to impress following a return from knee surgery, as his strikeout rate declined nearly four percent last season, while the walk rate increased by nearly a point and a half, contributing to […]

Aroldis Chapman to Lead Yankees Historic Bullpen

The MLB has yet to take action on closer Aroldis Chapman, but for now, the Yankees organization and Yankees fans can breathe a bit easier. While his fate still remains in question, whether the league will slap a suspension on his hard-throwing wrist, Chapman is one of the best closers in baseball, and tops off […]

David Robertson is a Top Ten RP for 2016

David Robertson has been rock solid for many years now. He doesn’t elicit any injury concerns and is coming off his first year with the White Sox where he anchored the bullpen with 34 saves. He had the eighth best K/9 in the league amongst qualified relief pitchers last year, and he doesn’t have to […]

Erik Johnson is a Deep League SP to Watch

Erik Johnson is an intriguing back-end rotation guy who has been in the White Sox system for a few years now. The General Manager of the White Sox spoke as though Johnson has the inside track heading into Spring Training for the #5 slot in Chicago’s rotation. With Jeff Samardzija gone, Johnson can pop in […]

Carlos Rodon Poised for a Top 30 SP Finish in 2016

Carlos Rodon joined the major leagues quickly in 2015 after only two starts at AAA. He then pitched 139 innings, going 9-6 and striking out a batter per inning with a 3.75 ERA. The 1.44 WHIP left something to be desired, but his stuff is undeniably real. Most important to note is how clustered his […]

Jose Quintana is Still Underappreciated in 2016

Jose Quintana has quietly posted three good years in a row with the White Sox, breaking 200 innings in each of them. In 2014 he struck out 178 with a 3.32 ERA (with a 2.81 FIP) and 1.24 WHIP, and went 9-11. 2015 saw him strike out 177 batters with a 3.36 ERA (backed by […]

Chris Sale Will Be Your Team's Ace in 2016

Chris Sale came into 2015 with a bit of a foot injury that scared his draft stock down a little, and boy he paid off for those that got him. He only got 13 wins with the struggling White Sox backing him, but he struck out 274(!) in 208.2 innings with a 3.41 ERA and […]

Avisail Garcia: Deep League Fifth OF for 2016

Avisail Garcia is only turning 25 this June, and only played his first full season last year. His 601 plate appearances in 2015 wasn’t all that impressive, tallying a 66-13-59-7-.257 line in all. It doesn’t help his case that his defense is also quite lousy. The White Sox and fantasy owners alike are hoping that […]

Adam Eaton Poised for a Top 25 OF Spot in 2016

Adam Eaton’s 2015 was an unmitigated disaster in April, as he hit .192 with zero RBIs and one stolen base to open the season. He then had a good rest of the season, ending the year with 98 runs scored, 14 home runs, 56 RBIs, 18 steals, and a .287 average. Hello five category production, […]

Melky Cabrera: A Strong Fourth OF in 2016

Melky Cabrera’s 2015 got off to a slow start, hitting only two home runs in the first three months, but he had a strong second half and ended up with 70 runs, 12 homers, 77 RBIs and a .273 average. Not much appears different in the batted ball profile except for a drop in BABIP […]

Todd Frazier is a Top Five 3B in 2016

Todd Frazier rode a torrid first half into the All Star Break and then fell flat on his face. I don’t think anyone expected him to keep it up all year, 25 first half home runs is ridiculous, but no one could have seen such a disastrous second half coming. The power disappeared, but more […]

Brett Lawrie: 2016 Deep League MI Power Bat

Brett Lawrie is one of those names that elicits an initial wave of excitement, followed by the memories of all the times you thought the breakout was coming. It feels as though now he’s settled into a profile, and if he hits sixth for the White Sox then he could turn in another year like […]

Jose Abreu is a Top Four First Baseman in 2016

Jose Abreu seems to be slipping a bit after he couldn’t replicate his incredible debut season of 2014. He “letdown” his owners last year with 30 bombs, 101 RBIs, 88 runs scored, and a .290 average. Abreu is a powerful guy, and he seems like he has a safe floor of 30 bombs and 100 […]

Adam LaRoche: A Very Deep League Consideration for 2016

Adam LaRoche isn’t dead yet! He’s close though. Entering his age-36 season, he needs to show that he deserves the at bats after a miserable 2015. Known for being a second half player, many owners stuck with him through the horrible first half hoping for life in the warmer months. It never came. He ended […]

Jorge De La Rosa: 2016 Deep League Pitcher

Jorge De La Rosa isn’t going to surprise anyone at this point. He’ll be the 35 year old stalwart in the Rockies rotation who should be good for a 4 ERA and 1.35 WHIP with 140 strikeouts if health holds (which he's had issues with in the past). These are the overall numbers, as his […]

How Jon Gray Can Be Great for You in 2016

Jon Gray has been the pitching prospect for the Rockies for a few years now, and he finally got a taste of the major leagues at the end of 2015. Just as Coors Field giveth to its hitters, it taketh away from its pitchers. He ended up with a 5.53 ERA and 1.62 WHIP, though […]

Gerardo Parra and the Curious Case of 2016 Playing Time

Gerardo Parra had two seasons in 2015. The first one, in Milwaukee, saw him hit .328 with nine homers and nine steals. This was capped off by an insane July where he hit .435, which caught the eye of the Baltimore Orioles. The Brewers were sellers, so off Parra went to Baltimore at the deadline. […]

Corey Dickerson: A Mid-Round Risk Worth Your Shot

Corey Dickerson had an extremely disappointing 2015 as plantar fasciitis derailed his season. He started out hot, hitting five home runs with a .329 average in March/April, but soon thereafter was being rested for his foot pain. He kept trying to work back in until they shelved him for the entirety of August. When he […]

Charlie Blackmon Looks to be One of 2016's Top Ten Outfielders

Entering 2015 there were plenty of questions as to whether Charlie Blackmon could sustain his success, so he answered by scoring 93 runs, hitting 17 homers, knocking in 58 runs, stealing 43 bases, and hitting .287. If you’re a real stickler you can complain about the RBI total, but the bottom line is he has […]

Nolan Arenado is a Top Three 3B in 2016

Nolan Arenado is a first round pick in 2016. He is entering his age-25 campaign for the Rockies on the heels of an amazing 2015 where he hit 42 dingers with 130 RBIs while scoring 97 runs himself. He even provided all of that pop while hitting .287. That’s rare. For what it’s worth, he […]

Trevor Story to Write Strong Opening Chapter in 2016?

Trevor Story started to garner some buzz late in 2015 as Jose Reyes struggled to perform in a Rockies’ uniform. Story has yet to hit the majors, but last year his numbers between AA and AAA saw him hit 20 homers and steal 22 bags in 575 plate appearances. You’re telling me there’s a guy […]

Jose Reyes is a Dice Roll at SS in 2016

Jose Reyes entered the 2015 as a fourth/fifth round pick as he was poised to produce atop a powerful Toronto lineup. Unfortunately it wasn’t long before he cracked a rib on a checkswing, and was shelved in late April through most of May. He was then traded to Colorado days before the trade deadline where […]

DJ LeMahieu: Pushing for Top Ten 2B Consideration in 2016

DJ LeMahieu really took a step forward in 2015, as he started stealing enough and upped his average to a point where he brought some juice to the table for fantasy owners. In past years he has been an empty decent batting average, but never doing enough to warrant consideration outside of deep league MI […]