Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Cody Bellinger Returns To Cubs
As spring training games got underway this past week, four highly coveted players (Blake Snell, Matt Chapman, Jordan Montgomery, and Cody Bellinger) were still without contracts. Cody Bellinger became the first of the group to find a home in 2024 as he returned to Chicago on an $80 million dollar deal that Jeff Passan of... Read More
Top Landing Spots For Jordan Montgomery: MLB Free Agent Outlook (2024)
All 30 Major League Baseball teams have started playing Spring Training games, but that doesn't mean transactions have been paused. An astonishingly high number of free agents remain available, with many of them represented by stingy super-agent Scott Boras. One of the top players currently on the market is starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery. The Boras... Read More
Top Landing Spots For Blake Snell: MLB Free Agent Outlook (2024)
Starting pitcher Blake Snell is coming off a dominant 2023 campaign. He finished the year with a 2.25 ERA and 234 strikeouts across 32 starts for the San Diego Padres. The left-hander went on to win his second Cy Young last year, joining just a handful of pitchers who have won one in both the... Read More
Jorge Soler Signs With The Giants: Fantasy Baseball Outlook
A major domino fell overnight on Monday night/Tuesday morning as another big bat came off the free-agent market as pitchers and catchers filed into their respective spring training facilities. The San Francisco Giants have landed slugger Jorge Soler on a three-year, $42 million pact. The 31-year-old is coming off a big season with the Marlins,... Read More
Starting Pitchers Who Changed Scenes - Projecting Fantasy Baseball Values for Corbin Burnes, Chris Sale, Josh Hader
There was no shortage of significant pitching changes during the offseason. Some of the biggest names in baseball changed teams, and for some of them, it will be the first time in their career that they will pitch for a different team than the one they came up with. Changing teams can impact pitchers positively... Read More
Corbin Burnes Traded To Orioles: Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Baltimore Orioles have a new ace as they recently acquired Brewers No. 1 Corbin Burnes in exchange for infield prospect Joey Ortiz, left hander DL Hall, and the club's 2024 Competitive Balance Round A draft pick (No. 34 overall). It's a massive add for the O's coming off a 101-win season and an AL... Read More
Does A Move To The Mariners Affect Jorge Polanco's Fantasy Value? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins swung one of the bigger trades of the offseason recently, a deal that sent veteran middle infielder Jorge Polanco to the Mariners in exchange for outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, reliever Justin Topa, right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, and minor league pitcher Darren Bowen. The Twins have been aiming to cut payroll... Read More
Can Corbin Burnes Drive The Orioles Into World Series Contention? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Perhaps the biggest trade of the offseason has been completed as the Milwaukee Brewers, reigning NL Central champions, have traded ace Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles. In exchange, the O's sent shortstop prospect Joey Ortiz, left-hander DL Hall, and the 34th pick of the 2024 MLB Draft to the Brewers. It's a monumental swap.... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Outlooks For Rhys Hoskins, Robert Stephenson, Aroldis Chapman, James Paxton - MLB Signings Analysis
There has been a host of significant free-agent signings over the last few days with the MLB offseason nearing its end before pitchers and catchers report to spring training. Rhys Hoskins, Robert Stephenson, Aroldis Chapman, and James Paxton all found new homes for the 2024 season of late. Each club certainly improves with their respective... Read More
Does Joey Gallo Hold Value With The Nationals? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Slugger Joey Gallo is on the move again, signing a one-year, $5 million deal to join the Washington Nationals for the 2024 season. While he has bounced around in recent seasons, Gallo has some excellent MLB campaigns on his resume. However, he is a unicorn in the game in the sense that he is a... Read More
Where Does Matt Moore Fit With The Angels? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Los Angeles Angels have made a number of notable additions to their bullpen this winter, one of which is left-hander Matt Moore, who has inked a one-year, $9 million pact to play on the West Coast in 2024. Moore lands a nice one-year guarantee after resurrecting his career over the last two seasons. It's... Read More
Does Robert Stephenson Move the Needle for the Angels? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Los Angeles Angels have been dealt their fair share of body blows in recent years, some of which have been self-inflicted. Mike Trout continues to be injury-prone, their sizeable investment in former Nationals superstar Anthony Rendon has yielded 200 fruitless games in four seasons, and their decision to hold onto now-Dodger Shohei Ohtani through... Read More
Can James Paxton Impact The Dodgers Rotation? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Los Angeles Dodgers refuse to stop adding. Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Teoscar Hernandez, Manuel Margot, you name it. They also retained outfielder Jason Heyward, relievers Joe Kelly, Daniel Hudson, and Blake Treinen, and will get middle infielder Gavin Lux back from ACL surgery. Now you can add veteran starter James Paxton to... Read More
Where Does Aroldis Chapman Fit With The Pirates? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Pittsburgh Pirates have added a high-octane arm to their relief corps as they have signed veteran big leaguer Aroldis Chapman to a one-year, $10.5 million pact for the 2024 campaign. This marks the southpaw's sixth different organization in the big leagues as he has spent time with the Reds, Yankees (twice), Cubs, Royals, and... Read More
What Does A Return Season Look Like For Rhys Hoskins? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
It was a tough scene in 2023 spring training when Rhys Hoskins collapsed to the ground attempting to backpedal on a difficult fly ball behind first base in foul territory. Right away, the sight reeked of a blown ACL. That was indeed the case as not only did the injury end his 2023 season before... Read More
Josh Hader Signs With The Astros: Fantasy Impact
There are very few things more volatile in the fantasy landscape than closers. MLB teams continue to adapt and use their bullpens differently to gain an edge. That has left very few elite fantasy closers with more teams opting to go match-ups over having one ninth-inning option. It's not often an elite closer hits the... Read More
What Is Yency Almonte's Value With The Cubs? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs swung a notable trade recently that saw young infielder Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte to the Windy City in exchange for prospects Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope. Full trade: The Chicago Cubs are acquiring third baseman Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers... Read More
Does Robbie Ray Move The Needle For The Giants? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
The San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners have swung a major deal involving some impactful MLB veterans. Former AL Cy Young winner Robbie Ray is on his way to the Bay Area in exchange for outfielder Mitch Haniger and right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. BREAKING: The San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners are in agreement on a... Read More
Is Sean Manaea Trustworthy With the Mets? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Sean Manaea has been a solid pitcher throughout his eight-year big-league tenure. His 4.10 ERA fits nicely in the middle-to-back of just about every rotation in baseball. However, his most recent results are middling at best. The Mets added Manaea on a two-year, $28 million pact this winter, adding another new arm to a rotation... Read More
How Does Michael Busch Fit With The Cubs? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
There have been some notable trades in Major League Baseball this offseason, one of which involves young former Dodgers infielder Michael Busch. Busch and reliever Yency Almonte were dealt to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for prospects Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope. For the Dodgers, they needed to clear 40-man roster spots for free-agent signings... Read More
Is Mitch Haniger Worth a Late-Round Flier? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Answering whether or not Mitch Haniger is worth a late-round flier in fantasy baseball is not as easy to answer as it should be. That is because we cannot predict whether or not he'll be healthy enough to play a meaningful amount of games to warrant a roster spot. We can't predict health of any player,... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Prospect Outlooks for Michael Busch, Yency Almonte, Jackson Ferris, Zyhir Hope - MLB Trade Analysis
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers hooked up on Thursday, January 11 for a trade that will have an immediate impact in all fantasy baseball leagues, but the deal could have tentacles that reach out for quite some time due to the players that were involved. The interesting part of this was two teams... Read More
Fantasy Baseball Outlooks for Robbie Ray, Mitch Haniger, Anthony DeSclafani, Andrew Kittredge, Jose Caballero, Luke Raley - MLB Trade Analysis
Last Friday, January 7, we saw a smattering of MLB trades. These were by no means any of the biggest names of the offseason, but we saw a former Cy Young winner and multiple All-Stars change teams. The three trades involved seven players and four teams, lefties, righties, youngsters, vets, pitchers, and position players. Let's... Read More
Can Teoscar Hernandez Return to All-Star Form in L.A.? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Once you've spent over a billion dollars, what's another 23.5 million dollars more? After Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed enormous long-term contracts with the Dodgers earlier this offseason, veteran outfielder Teoscar Hernandez signed on with the team this past Sunday on a 1-year $23.5 million deal. The 31-year-old was an All-Star in 2021 and... Read More
Chris Sale Traded to the Braves: Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Over the weekend, Chris Sale was traded to the Atlanta Braves, and infielder Vaughn Grissom was shipped off to the Boston Red Sox. The Braves, as with every major league team, needed some pitching help after a dominant 2023 came to a quick halt in the playoffs. The team is built to win now and... Read More
Can Yoshinobu Yamamoto Continue His Dominance in the MLB?
In a normal offseason, signing a player to a 12-year $325 million deal would be a team's biggest acquisition, but with Shohei Ohtani signing with the Dodgers for $700 million, it has been anything but a normal offseason. With the addition of Ohtani, the Dodgers fortified their lineup but were still in need of some... Read More
Can Tyler Glasnow Make Good on His Hefty Draft Day Price Tag?
Tyler Glasnow came into the league with the Pirates in 2016, but it wasn't until he joined the Rays during the 2018 season that he began to really see success. He pitched exclusively as a reliever for the Pirates in 2018; however, he was a starter in all 11 games he appeared in for the... Read More
Is Eduardo Rodriguez Undervalued in 2024 Drafts? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Back on August 1, 2023, Eduardo Rodriguez was set to be a Los Angeles Dodger; however, the lefty pitcher vetoed the trade by invoking the no-trade clause of his contract. On December 6, he found himself in the NL West anyway, but for the Diamondbacks and not the Dodgers. Rodriguez is coming off one of... Read More
Does Jack Flaherty Have Anything Left in the Tank? Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Back in 2019, Jack Flaherty looked like he was going to be one of the next workhorse aces in the league, posting a 2.75 ERA and 0.97 WHIP across 196.1 IP, recording 231 K and a sterling 22.8% K-BB%. The 2020 COVID season aside, he looked like his dominant self again at the start of... Read More