MLB Platoons: Can they help win MLB and Fantasy Championships?

  The Fantasy Baseball Implications of Platoons: For teams other than the Yankees, it can be tough to afford talent at every position.  Some teams that are strapped for cash have found success by platooning.  Platooning is the method whereby a team designates two players for one position, usually with one being a right-handed hitter […]

AL Central Preview and Rankings: Who Rises, Who Falls

  The offseason is winding down, which means it’s time to evaluate which teams made the right moves and which ones got caught sleeping. Although there are still some big names out there that could help some teams whose rosters are lacking, let’s take a look at which AL Central teams will improve upon their […]

2014 San Diego Padres Lineup Analysis: Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep

Drafting hitters who play their home games at PETCO Park is not an exciting prospect for fantasy owners. However, there are a couple of Padres players I wouldn't mind having on my fantasy teams. Let's go over the position players.   2014 San Diego Padres: Position Player Preview Catcher - Yasmani Grandal / Nick Hundley Grandal […]

2014 Fantasy Baseball Impact Prospects: Starting Pitchers

  As fantasy owners get ready for the 2014 season, there are always thoughts about starting pitching and at which draft stages you should be targeting certain pitchers. There are the usual suspects who will get picked in the first few rounds, but there are some starters that owners shouldn't forget about in the process. […]

L.A. Dodgers Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Dodgers Hitters - Fantasy Analysis & Projections All ADPs listed below assume a 12-team fantasy baseball league format, and designate which rounds that player is currently being drafted in on average.   Hanley Ramirez - SS 2013 Stats: 86 games, .345 BA, 1.040 OPS, 20 HR, 57 RBI, 62 R, 10 SB Current ADP: low 1st / high […]

5 Pitchers With Value To Gain: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep

There are around two months to go until the 2014 fantasy baseball season gets underway. There are pitchers all around MLB that have decided on their new homes for the upcoming season, as well. In the end, good choices and bad choices were made as far as fantasy baseball managers are concerned.  There are five […]

Seattle Mariners Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Seattle Mariners Hitters Preview This coming season could potentially mark the turning the point for a young Mariners’ roster, maturing into their own and continuing their progression. At the very least, it’s hard to go anywhere but up from the dismal last few years. However, it’s going to be difficult to get an accurate […]

Tampa Bay Rays Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Projections

  Tampa Bay Rays - Hitters Preview C - Ryan Hanigan 2013: 70 GP, 222 AB, 17 R, 44 H, 8 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 21 RBI, 29 BB, 27 SO, 0 SB, 1 CS, .198 BA/.306OBP/.261 SLG/.567 OPS. Hanigan was acquired via trade from Cincinnati in the offseason. He will get the bulk of the […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

This 2014 MLB preview will highlight likely starters at each position for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The first section will address players who should be targeted by fantasy owners in their drafts in standard 5x5 leagues. The second section will preview hitters who should not be drafted as things are right now, but who should be […]

Matt Garza's 2014 Fantasy Baseball Value After Brewers Deal

  After a bit of an awkward period, Matt Garza is officially a member of the Milwaukee Brewers. It was announced that Garza has signed for four years and $52M a couple days ago. The signing comes after a brief period of uncertainty about whether a deal had been completed, but in the end the […]

Miami Marlins Fantasy Baseball Prospects Progress For 2014

  Checking in with Yelich, Stanton, Marisnick & Ozuna The Miami Marlins, a team that had a $35.7 M payroll in 2013, were pretty hard to watch on most nights in 2013, to put it bluntly. Sure, they had Giancarlo Stanton, who started the year on the disabled list, Jose Fernandez the phenom who took […]

Five Outfielders on the Rise: Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep

Every successful fantasy season is marked by those players who make you look like an absolute genius. In 2013, it was breakout seasons by Jean Segura, Carlos Gomez and Jose Fernandez which made fantasy owners look like gurus. The constant search for the next big thing is one reason we come back year after year […]

St Louis Cardinals Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

2014 St. Louis Cardinals Offensive Outlook The Cardinals had an incredibly prolific offense last year and will likely continue to put up runs in 2014. With MVP candidate Matt Carpenter entrenched in the leadoff spot, and fantasy studs Matt Holliday, Allen Craig and Yadier Molina filling out the middle of the order, there are a […]

New York Mets Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  2014 New York Mets - Lineup Overview 2014 is a season of change for the New York Mets, moving past the anemic lineup of 2013.  The Mets brought in two outfielders each capable of hitting 25-30 home runs in Curtis Granderson and Chris Young. Assuming the roster we see today is the Opening Day […]

AL West Preview and Rankings: Who Rises, Who Falls

The MLB offseason is winding down, which means it’s time to evaluate which teams made the right moves and which ones got caught sleeping. Although there are still some big names out there that could help some teams whose rosters are lacking, let’s take a look at which AL West teams will improve upon their […]

AL East Preview & Rankings: Who Rises, Who Falls

The MLB offseason is winding down, which means it’s time to evaluate which teams made the right moves and which ones got caught sleeping. Although there are still some big names out there that could help some teams whose rosters are lacking (Matt Garza, Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez come to mind), let’s take a look at […]

Chicago White Sox Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  2014 Chicago White Sox - Lineup Overview A good offensive team is beautiful to watch: stolen bases, sacrifice bunts and flies leading to scoring chances, and home runs igniting the crowd. The White Sox are hoping for much more of that in 2014. While the Sox are not loaded with fantasy studs this year, […]

Oakland Athletics Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

After winning back-to-back AL West Championships, you would think on the Oakland A’s there would be at least one fantasy superstar in the lineup. However, this group is not centered on one bat, but on numerous pieces that when put together equal more than the sum of its parts. While this is a noble approach […]

2014 Fantasy Baseball Impact Prospects: Second Base

When draft day 2014 comes around for fantasy baseball owners, there are going to be a lot of decisions to be made at second base. Many owners will want to get someone like Robinson Cano or Dustin Pedroia early in the draft because the position can be very thin at times. But this could be […]

Minnesota Twins Lineup Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  Twins Lineup Preview: Mauer & Those Other Guys The Minnesota Twins are going to struggle to score runs again this year, simple as that.  They had the fifth-fewest runs scored as a team last year to go along with the fifth-worst batting average.  That has to improve if they are going to show they […]

The Post-Tanakalyptic Wasteland: SP Free Agents That Remain (Part II)

  In Part 1 of the Post-Tanakalyptic Wasteland, I examined the top three position players remaining in the MLB free agent pool. Here are the top three remaining pitchers—who needs them, who wants them, and where they might end up.   Top Remaining MLB Free Agents - Pitchers 1. Ervin Santana Santana had a very nice […]

St. Louis Cardinals Offseason Overview for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

  2014 St. Louis Cardinals - Offseason Overview Subtractions: David Freese (traded), Carlos Beltran (Free Agent), Edward Mujica (Free Agent), Chris Carpenter (Retired), Rafael Furcal (Free Agent), John Axford (non-tendered) Additions: Peter Bourjos (via Trade), Jhonny Peralta (Free Agent), Mark Ellis (Free Agent) Last season's National League pennant winners wasted no time this offseason to improve... yes, I said improve from their 97-win season.  Coming into this offseason, the Cardinals knew they had […]

Chicago Cubs Lineup Preview for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

2014 Chicago Cubs Lineup Preview for Fantasy Baseball In short, there’s not much fantasy intrigue in the field for the Cubs this year. Only two players have much more than back-end-of-draft upside, and they both come with serious risk. Such a poor group is going to struggle to cross the plate, deflating run and RBI […]

Los Angeles Angels Offseason Overview for 2014 Fantasy Baseball

2014 Los Angeles Angels - Team Overview The Angels are on a very tight budget these days and have little talent in their farm system available to use as a major trade chip. That said, the Angels have done a solid job filling gaps on their roster. The additions of David Freese, Raul Ibanez, Hector […]

The Post-Tanakalyptic Wasteland: Where the Remaining MLB Free Agents Will Land (Part I)

The race is over, and there’s an oft-mentioned team at the finish line. The New York Yankees signed Masahiro Tanaka to a 7-year, $155 million deal on Wednesday morning, one of the richest deals a pitcher has ever received. Assuming that Tanaka is anywhere near as potent as he was in Japan, this should be […]

2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: The Houston Astros Offense & Projections

  2014 Houston Astros - Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep Although the offseason is still fairly young, the Astros starting lineup is already beginning to take shape. Short of some sort of blockbuster trade or surprise free-agent signing, we already have a pretty good idea of who will be taking the field for the Astros on […]

2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - Texas Rangers Hitters Preview

2014 Texas Rangers Preview - Who’s Who in Arlington Texas was one of six AL teams to finish with more than 90 wins in 2013; unfortunately, only five of those teams qualified for the postseason. Texas finished 91-72, 5.5 games behind the Oakland Athletics for the Western Division title and percentage points behind the Tampa Bay […]

MLB News: Masahiro Tanaka Signs with the New York Yankees

  Masahiro Tanaka Signs with the New York Yankees The Yankees certainly have had a busy offseason with the signing of free agents Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran. These additions helped their offense but there was something missing. Their offseason activities were compared to baking a cake but leaving off the frosting and […]

New York Yankees Hot Stove: MLB News featuring Masahiro Tanaka

  Update: Masahiro Tanaka Signs with the NY Yankees It is truly amazing how quickly things can change in Yankeeland! Masahiro Tanaka will be a Yankee. He has accepted the Bronx Bombers’ offer of $155 million for 7 years. The deal which is the fifth highest in total monetary value for a pitcher in baseball […]