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Yordano Ventura: I spent the day in Surprise, Arizona, driving about an hour in traffic for really one reason: I wanted to see the Royals' Yordano Ventura pitch. I had read all the reports of his fastball hitting 102 last season. I had also read concerns about his size (he's under six feet tall), and concerns […]
Full Story »2014 New York Yankees: Top Hitting Prospects, Part 1 of 2
This piece is the first of a two part series looking at the New York Yankees hitting prospects Mason Williams, OF Williams was only drafted in the fourth round in 2010, but his great play in low-A ball the next year quickly put him on the radar as one of the top prospects in […]
Full Story »Top Fantasy Baseball Prospects: 2014 Minnesota Twins, Part 1
This article is the first of a two part series on the Twins top prospects for 2014 Fantasy Baseball Twins Prospects: Hurry Up & Wait The torment of being a modern Twins fan is that you're always being told by the front office that the future is in the minors. We wait and wait […]
Full Story »Milwaukee Brewers Storylines: The First Week of Spring Training
The first week of spring training games have come and gone. The Milwaukee Brewers are seeing a player with a chip on his shoulder in Ryan Braun, and a pitcher who has some work to do in Matt Garza. Here is a look at how those two stories impact fantasy owners right now, with three […]
Full Story »Fantasy Basketball Frontcourt: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20
Now that we are past the NBA trade deadline, new players are finding new roles making them solid late season additions to your fantasy basketball team. Let's take a look at some frontcourt players that can be useful off the waiver wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Frontcourt Frontcourt Players to Pick Up: Matt Barnes: […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Update: Cactus League 3/7
Cactus League Update for March 7th Trevor Cahill vs. Sonny Gray: I went back to Salt River Fields again yesterday to see the Diamondbacks for the second straight afternoon. This time they hosted the Oakland A's. I looked forward to a solid matchup between Trevor Cahill and Sonny Gray. As it turned out, both starters […]
Full Story »Baltimore Orioles Pitching Analysis: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Projections
Editor's Note: This article was written before the O's acquisition of Johan Santana. The Orioles’ rotation is often described as a bunch of threes and fours. Thus, while most lack true top-end fantasy value, all contain value as streaming or deep-league options. A lot of any O's starter's value will depend on his matchups; what you will […]
Full Story »Holds Leagues Sleepers: Luis Avilan & David Carpenter
Luis Avilan & David Carpenter With the best current closer in the game, Craig Kimbrel, manning the back of the Atlanta Braves bullpen, the complementary pieces that bridge the starting pitcher’s win to Kimbrel’s seemingly inevitable save are worth a look. Jonny Venters is returning from injury and he will join a pair of relievers that held the […]
Full Story »RotoBaller Draft Analysis: Best and Worst Picks of a 6x6 Keeper League Draft
RotoBaller 6x6 League Draft Analysis After 11 days and 300 drafted players, the first season for one of the RotoBaller fantasy baseball leagues is ready to begin! In our first season we decided on a “slow” email based draft with each player getting a maximum of two hours to pick. The league is a […]
Full Story »Fantasy Basketball Guards: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 20
Now that we are past the NBA trade deadline, new players are finding new roles making them solid late season additions to your fantasy basketball team. Let's take a look at some guards that can be useful off the waiver wire: Waiver Wire Pickups for Guards Ramon Sessions: Sessions has always been able to […]
Full Story »Cleveland Indians Offseason Overview for 2014 Fantasy Baseball
2014 Cleveland Indians - Team Overview Last offseason, the Cleveland Indians uncharacteristically opened up the pocketbook and invested over $100M in Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher. They also brought in Terry Francona to lead a team that had only won 68 games in 2012. A year later, Francona’s addition appears to be a stroke of […]
Full Story »Three Undervalued Shortstops: 2014 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Undervalued Shortstops for Fantasy Baseball Drafts We’ve already taken a look at shortstops overvalued by fantasy experts. There was Alexei Ramirez, who I contend, is aging with declining skills and less opportunities due being moved down in the White Sox order. Andrelton Simmons’ power seems unsustainable, and isn’t made up for it in other […]
Full Story »Daily Fantasy Baseball Update: Cactus League 3/6
Cactus League Update for March 6th Today I enjoyed one of the baseball fans greatest pleasures, a Spring Training doubleheader. At 1 p.m., the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the Kansas City Royals at Salt River Fields. Then, after a nap, I attended a 7 p.m. game in Goodyear between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati […]
Full Story »Fantasy Sleeper: Nationals Catcher Wilson Ramos
You think you’re tough? Are you a catcher in MLB? Probably not. Have you come back from a torn ACL? Maybe you have-- it sucks right? How about being kidnapped in Venezuela in front of your family? I didn’t think so. These are just some of the things that make Wilson Ramos, catcher for the […]
Full Story »2014 Fantasy Baseball Prediction: Top 10 for Runs
While pitching has seemingly dominated the past several seasons, there are still many players scoring a plethora of runs. Last year, there were nine players who scored more than 100 runs, and 22 who scored over 90. What follows is a forecast for how the runs leaderboard will look at the end of the upcoming […]
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