Jarren Duran: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper

While Marcelo Mayer, Triston Casas, and Nick Yorke are regularly ranked as the top-hitting prospects for the Boston Red Sox, there’s only one hitting prospect on the team who warrants your attention going into drafts for season-long leagues this year, and that’s 25-year-old outfielder Jarren Duran. Casas will likely find his way to the majors […]

Mark Mathias Taking Part In Brewers Minicamp

Milwaukee Brewers infielder/outfielder Mark Mathias (shoulder), who suffered a season-ending injury to his throwing shoulder during spring training last year, has not been limited at the team's minicamp. Mathias initially injured his right shoulder in the second week of March in 2020, but he underwent surgery on May 5 and began a tough recovery. The […]

Rece Hinds Moving From Third Base To Outfield

Cincinnati Reds third base prospect Rece Hinds will be moving from the hot corner to the outfield this year. Hinds, who has impressive raw power from the right side of the plate, is listed as the team's No. 7 prospect by MLB Pipeline. The position switch isn't set in stone, but the Reds want to […]

Pete Crow-Armstrong At Full Strength After Surgery

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (shoulder), who was acquired by the Cubs in the deal that sent infielder Javier Baez to the New York Mets last year, is back to full strength after having surgery to fix a torn labrum in his non-throwing right shoulder last year. The soon-to-be 20-year-old is the Cubs No. 5 […]

MLB, Players Union To Meet Again Sunday

Major League Baseball and the players union negotiators will resume talks on Sunday after a one-day break. The labor talks will mostly center around the competitive balance tax. The players union is expected to present their counterproposal to the league. Spring training games have already been canceled through at least March 18, and the first […]

MLB Teams Asking About Canceling Rule 5 Draft

Multiple teams have inquired with Major League Baseball about the possibility of canceling the Rule 5 draft this year, according to sources. Teams have clamped down on scouting of minor leaguers currently in spring training camps during the lockout due to uncertainty over the Rule 5 draft. No decision has been made on the major […]

Top-Five Strategies for Winning NFBC Best Ball Leagues

Best-ball leagues have become more popular in recent years in fantasy baseball. Dedicated players have made fantasy baseball a year-round game, and nothing prepares us better than to participate in drafts. Many of us have learned the hard way that overloading on leagues that require FAAB or setting lineups can hurt our overall results. One […]

Bubba's 2022 Tout Wars 12-Team Mixed Draft Recap

Even though Rob Manfred and the MLB owners decided to prolong the lockout and already cancel some regular-season games, we are drafting. I had the pleasure of partaking in the 12-team mixed league draft for Tout Wars on Tuesday. It is my second year in the league, and it is the second year for this […]

How Will the MLB Lockout Impact Top AL East Prospects?

As every baseball fan knows, the sport has been mired in a lockout this offseason. While we don't need to get into all the specifics here, I highly recommend following Evan Drellich for easy-to-digest information on the lockout and also reading this interesting tidbit on the tax laws and their implications for the owners. As […]

Evan Carter Taking Batting Practice

Texas Rangers outfield prospect Evan Carter (back), the team's No. 9 prospect per MLB Pipeline, has been taking batting practice at minor league camp. Carter, the team's second-round pick in 2020, missed most of last season due to a stress fracture in his back. The 19-year-old hit .236/.438/.387 with two home runs, 12 RBI and […]

Mike Trout Fully Recovered From Calf Injury

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout (calf) will be a full participant whenever Spring Training begins. In mid-May, he suffered a calf strain and was limited to 36 games in 2021. According to Trout's agent Craig Landis, the star outfielder is "100%" and is expected to be a full participant when spring training begins." He […]

MLB Cancels More Spring Training Games

Major League Baseball officially canceled another week's worth of spring training games on Friday. All spring training games in Florida and Arizona have now been canceled until at least March 18. The Players Association turned down the league's best and final offer on Tuesday, and the two sides haven't met since, although a small contingent […]

MLB, Players Expected To Meet Again Soon

The Major League Baseball players union is working on a response to the league's last proposal, according to sources. No further meetings are scheduled, but they are expected soon after small contingents from each side briefly met in New York on Thursday. Commissioner Rob Manfred already canceled the first two series of the regular season, […]

Bryan Reynolds, Pirates Haven't Discussed Contract Extension

The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't discussed a contract extension with outfielder Bryan Reynolds. Before the lockout, teams and players on the 40-man roster weren't allowed to communicate; nothing was brought up about his future in Pittsburgh. "I didn't hear anything regarding that from them," said Reynolds. The 27-year-old was the subject of multiple trade rumors before […]

Dan Halem, Bruce Meyer To Meet Thursday

Major League Baseball lead negotiator Dan Halem and Bruce Meyer of the Players Association will meet on Thursday. Both sides want to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement, but there's still a large bridge to gap on several key economic issues. The meeting on Thursday will be an informal one-on-one meeting, so baseball fans […]

Jarred Kelenic: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?

Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic, one of the top prospects in baseball going into last year, still has a great chance of becoming an MLB superstar. That may seem like a semi-obvious statement when you’re dealing with a 22-year-old with the prospect pedigree of Kelenic, but before diving into “bust talk,” that’s just something that […]

Seiya Suzuki Still Plans To Join MLB

Joel Wolfe, the agent for Hiroshima Carp star outfielder Seiya Suzuki, said that his client isn't re-evaluating coming to Major League Baseball based on Tuesday's news that the start of the 2022 regular season will be cancelled due to the ongoing labor dispute. "Seiya is 100% committed to playing in MLB this year. He's shown […]

MLB Cancels First Two Regular Season Series

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that the sport will cancel the first two series of the regular season that was originally set to begin on March 31. The move comes over a labor dispute between the league and players for the first time in 27 years. The league and union haven't […]

Jon Anderson's Outfield Tiered Rankings and Projections, Part 2

I'm back to finish out my outfield ranks and tiers, which will be the final post in this series. You can read part one here. We only have three tiers left to cover, but there are 34 names in these tiers. Plenty of different profiles, upsides, and downsides to deal with. Let's finish this baby […]

MLB, Players Still Far Apart With Tuesday Deadline Looming

The Major League Baseball players union's recent request on the bonus pool was for $85 million, while the league's offer came in at $25 million. So despite the fact that the two sides had a positive day during 16 hours of negotiating on Monday, they still remain far apart, and things are looking bad for […]

MLB Hopes To Finalize Deal Before Tuesday Deadline

Major League Baseball and the Players Association moved the deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement that would save regular season games from being canceled to 5 p.m. ET Tuesday after a 16-hour day of negotiations on Monday. While the two sides made progress, gaps remain on competitive-balance tax thresholds, minimum salary and bonus pool […]

MLB Willing To Miss A Month Of Regular Season Games

Major League Baseball indicated a willingness on Monday to miss a month of regular season games and took a more threatening tone than Sunday, according to sources briefed of Monday's first meeting between the league and Players Association. The league is pressing for a 14-team postseason, among other things, and it hasn't been well-received by […]

Derek Jeter Stepping Down As Marlins CEO

Derek Jeter announced in a statement on Monday that he is stepping down as the chief executive officer of the Miami Marlins, according to sources. In his statement, he wrote, "Today I am announcing that the Miami Marlins and I are officially ending our relationship and I will no longer serve as CEO nor as […]

Productive Day Of Talks For MLB, Players Association

Sunday was a productive day of talks between Major League Baseball and the Players Association, according to a league source. They will meet again on Monday to keep pushing for an agreement before the end of the day to avoid the cancellation of regular season games in 2022. Despite the fact that Sunday was more […]

Cristhian Vaquero To Spend 2022 Season In Dominican

Washington Nationals outfielder Cristhian Vaquero is likely to spend the 2022 season in the team's Dominican Republic academy. The 17-year-old prospect is the second-ranked international prospect in the signing class, according to MLB Pipeline. Vaquero received a franchise-record $4.925 million signing bonus a month ago. The switch-hitting Cuban prospect projects as a potential five-category impact […]

Brett Gardner Intends To Play In 2022

Free-agent outfielder Brett Gardner intends to play in 2022, according to his long-time agent, Joe Bick. Bick also said that Gardner would prefer to stay with the New York Yankees for the rest of his career. If Gardner were to return to the Bronx and play in 102 games this year, he would pass Willie […]

White Sox Sign Patrick Kivlehan, Wes Benjamin

The Chicago White Sox have signed outfielder Patrick Kivlehan and left-hander Wes Benjamin to minor league deals. The White Sox also signed pitchers Will Carter, Matthew McGarry and Bowen Plagge to minor league contracts. Kivlehan played in just five games for the San Diego Padres in 2021 and had one hit in eight plate appearances. […]

MLB Cancels Three More Days Of Spring Training

Major League Baseball has canceled three more days of spring training games from March 5-7, according to a league spokesman. The earliest spring training games can start now is March 8. But that's also contingent on the league and players getting a new collective bargaining agreement done by then, so more spring training games could […]

Positions to Prioritize: Statistical Scarcity Breakdown

Position scarcity is a big topic of debate every fantasy baseball season. Not all positions on the baseball diamond are created equal, and they often give us quite different arrays of offensive production for fantasy purposes. In this post, I will take a close look at what's going on at each position by the projections […]

Robbie Grossman: 2022 Fantasy Baseball Bust?

The Detroit Tigers finished the 2021 season with a record of 77-85, which was strong enough for a third-place finish in the American League Central division. This record and standing within the division surprised a lot of folks around baseball and is something the Tigers hope they can build on heading into 2022. The reason […]