Top 25 Fantasy Baseball Prospects To Stash (Week 9): Redraft Rankings
After receiving prospect promotions early and often in the month of April, it's been much quieter on the prospect front here in May outside of the debut of some guy named Paul Skenes. You may have heard of him. He's pretty good. That's usually how it goes with prospect promotions. We'll get a bunch in... Read More
Max Meyer - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)
BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitching prospect Max Meyer opened the season with the major league roster but was sent down to Triple-A after making three starts to manage his workload, especially after recovering from the Tommy John surgery he underwent in 2022. However, due to his high... Read More
Tyler Black - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 9)
BALLER MOVE: Stash in Deeper Leagues CALL-UP ETA: July ANALYSIS: Milwaukee Brewers third base prospect Tyler Black made his major league debut on April 30 but was recently sent back down to Triple-A. Through his first seven major league games, he posted a .227/.261/.318 slash line with two stolen bases and a 1:8 BB:K ratio. He... Read More
When Is Junior Caminero Getting Called Up? Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlook
Jackson Holliday has already got his first taste of major-league action this season. Paul Skenes has baseball fans everywhere in awe of his potential. Wyatt Langford is still with the Texas Rangers, despite struggling after being fantasy’s fastest-rising player during a ridiculous spring training. What about Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays? Will we... Read More
Framber Valdez Has Worst Start In 2024, Surrenders Eight Runs
Houston Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez (3-2) had a night to forget Monday, allowing eight runs on 10 hits while recording just three strikeouts with one walk in a 9-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Every starting pitcher, even the best ones, is due for a dud start now and then. The part that... Read More
Champ or Chump: Robert Gasser and Christian Scott Fantasy Baseball Outlooks
Fantasy managers never seem to have enough pitching, so it's easy to make a claim whenever an arm makes a promising debut. Sadly, many of these arms blow up our ratios, forcing us back to the wire to rinse and repeat. Of course, we cannot ignore waiver arms either. Wins, strikeouts, saves, and quality starts... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Frauds? Buy/Sell On Standout Performers Including Joc Pederson, Kevin Pillar
We’re more than half the way through May, so we have a decent sample size across baseball. Some players who were off to hot starts have cooled, while others have turned around their slow starts and become productive again. Still, we have some players with eye-popping stats compared to their career numbers. Are they in... Read More
Are You For Real? Surprising Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Starts From Matt Waldron and Alek Manoah
Welcome back to "Are You For Real?", 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 they're legit or just smoke and mirrors. This time we've got two interesting righthanders to look at. First, we'll dive into knuckleballer... Read More
Projecting Rest of Season Top 10 Starting Pitchers in 2024 Fantasy Baseball
One of the best ways to ensure a finish at or near the top of the standings in your fantasy baseball league is to build a strong staff of starting pitchers. It's one of my most important goals going into any draft. But doing so can prove quite challenging, especially with the litany of arm... Read More
Freddie Freeman Hits Grand Slam Monday
Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman had another solid offensive performance in Monday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Freemen provided one of three of his team's home runs, going 2-for-4 with a single and a grand slam. The 34-year-old has shown no signs of slowing down at the plate, slashing .298/.409/.464 with five HR,... Read More
Michael Siani Continues Hot May With Homer, Four RBI
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Michael Siani continued his strong offensive month in Monday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. Siani went 2-for-4 with a single, a three-run home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. The 24-year-old's season slash line leaves a lot to be desired, but he is now hitting .341 with five RBI and... Read More
Dylan Crews Doubles Twice, Drives In Four
Washington Nationals outfield prospect Dylan Crews hit a pair of doubles and drove in four runs on Sunday for Double-A Harrisburg. The 2023 second-overall draft pick accomplished the same feat (two doubles, four RBI) earlier in the week as well, and is now hitting .300 (15-for-50) in the month of May after hitting just .224... Read More
Rafael Devers Brings Homer Streak To Six Games Monday
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers continued his torrid power streak in Monday's 5-0 win over the Rays. Devers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a strikeout. The 27-year-old has really picked things up at the plate lately after a slow offensive start and has now homered in each of his last... Read More
Taj Bradley Fans 10 In Polarizing Loss Monday
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Taj Bradley had a confounding start in Monday's 5-0 loss to the Red Sox. He pitched seven innings and struck out 10, but he also allowed five runs on five hits, including two home runs. The 23-year-old has looked good overall in his first three starts this season, going 1-2... Read More
Emmanuel Clase Notches 14th Save Of Season Monday
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase continued to cruise in Monday's 3-1 win over the Mets, earning his 14th save of the season. Clase came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by two and turned in a 1-2-3 performance with no strikeouts. The 26-year-old has been one of fantasy's best closers throughout... Read More