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The San Diego Padres are among the teams with genuine interest in trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, according to sources. Who doesn't? About half the league wouldn't mind trading for Realmuto, but the Marlins asking price is sky high for the best hitting catcher in baseball. Realmuto should be the first fantasy catcher... Read More
Outfield prospects are fascinating right now, as with the graduation of Ronald Acuna and Juan Soto, there are new names near the top of the rankings. Also, the current crop of players is easy to dream on for fantasy owners. The tools are there, but still, some questions remain about how those play out. There... Read More
No fewer than 14 teams are interested in trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto this winter. The Marlins wouldn't mind holding onto him since he'd help their young pitching staff, it's still likely that Realmuto gets traded. The Nationals are the only team in the National League East that aren't in on him. The... Read More
The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins have not had serious trade discussions regarding catcher J.T. Realmuto this winter. The Braves have already signed Tyler Flowers to an extension and brought in veteran Brian McCann in free agency. The Braves have been under the impression that the Marlins would like to trade Realmuto out of the... Read More
The New York Mets continue to discuss a trade for Miami Marlins All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto and made contact again on Tuesday, according to sources. While the Marlins are highly unlikely to reach a contract extension with Realmuto at this point, they will request a ton in return for Realmuto, who has developed into the... Read More
The Astros, Dodgers and Yankees are among the teams that have shown interest in trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto. Houston is believed to be willing to include outfield prospect Kyle Tucker but probably not top pitching prospect Forrest Whitley. The Yankees still hold catcher Gary Sanchez in high enough regard that they have... Read More
The Braves, Phillies and Nationals have been the teams most interested in trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto, but the Marlins would prefer not to trade him within the division. The Brewers and Astros are other teams that are interested. The Nationals (Kurt Suzuki) and Braves (Brian McCann) have recently signed catchers, so they... Read More
The Atlanta Braves are interested in trading for Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto and are closely monitoring his market, according to sources. MLB.com's Joe Frisaro reports that eight to 10 teams have checked in on the All-Star catcher. Atlanta used a platoon of Tyler Flowers and Kurt Suzuki last year behind the plate. If the... Read More
The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! Run production, that is R+RBI, is a key trend to monitor, as there are tight correlations to both slugging percentage and on base percentage with the respective numbers. Let's start with... Read More
The 2018 season has now come and gone (so sad!), so it is now time to dive into trends and projections for next season! Run production, that is R+RBI, is a key trend to monitor, as there are tight correlations to both slugging percentage and on base percentage with the respective numbers. Let's start with... Read More
Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto's agent, Jeff Berry, said his client expects to be traded this winter. “I think he will definitely be wearing a different uniform by the start of spring training," Berry said. The agent also made it clear that Realmuto won't be signing a long-term contract extension with the Fish this offseason.... Read More
The Miami Marlins are expected to announce the signing of Cuban prospects Victor Victor Mesa and Victor Mesa Jr. during a press conference on Monday, according to sources. Victor Victor is expected to sign for more than $5 million, while Victor Jr. is expected to sign for a bonus around $1 million. The two players... Read More
Miami Marlins starting pitchers Dan Straily and Jose Urena could be on the trading block this winter. Both pitchers are arbitration-eligible, and Urena figures to be the more attractive piece, as he's younger and had an excellent finish to the year after a bad first half. Straily had a 4.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 99... Read More
The Washington Nationals acquired relief pitcher Kyle Barraclough from the Miami Marlins on Wednesday in exchange for international bonus pool money. Barraclough struggled in 2018 and was removed from the closer's role eventually. He finished with a 4.20 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 10 saves and a career-low 9.7 K/9 over 61 outings (55 2/3 innings). The... Read More
Miami Marlins outfielder Magneuris Sierra has been approved to play winter ball in the Dominican Republic. Sierra, who was acquired from the Cardinals in the Marcell Ozuna trade, struggled in 147 at-bats (54) games in his first real taste of the majors this year. He hit .190/.222/.211 with no homers, seven RBI and three stolen... Read More
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly will be back for the final year of his contract in 2019, but the status of the rest of his coaching staff is unclear. In his three seasons with Miami, Mattingly has gone 219-265 and has yet to have a winning record after finishing 63-98 in 2018. It's unclear if... Read More
The Miami Marlins plan to offer a contract extension to catcher J.T. Realmuto at some point in the coming weeks. "It's no secret, I think J.T. knows how we feel about him," Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. "He had a tremendous season, an All-Star season. It's great to see his talent finally... Read More
Welcome back, RotoBallers. For those of you still playing - we're here to try and help with your lineup decisions, and of course bring him those championship trophies! I'm filling in for the regular @Roto_Dubs this week, as he has "real life" stuff to attend to. For those who aren't familiar, this is our fifth year now... Read More
We have a few early games to work with today and then a nine-game main slate, where we have Coors Field. Last Saturday of action and we have plenty of options to choose from at each position. In this article, I will be providing you with my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for FanDuel on 9/29/18.... Read More
Miami Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the New York Mets. Castro left on Monday to be with his wife who was having a baby. He missed three games, but is back in the lineup for this one. Although, Castro has not been hitting well lately.... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 5% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins starting pitcher Trevor Richards will face the Mets in New York for his final performance of the 2018 season, and while the Mets have shown more life in the second half, they’re still batting .228 as a team with an... Read More
Welcome to the last week of September, everyone! The insane marathon that is the fantasy baseball season is truly in its home stretch, and there’s nothing more indicative of the championship week of fantasy baseball than everyone scrambling to get pitchers. Whether it’s for your head-to-head matchup or streaming in order to max out your... Read More
Miami Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro left the team on Monday to return to Florida to be with his wife, who went into labor. With the regular season finale on Sunday, the Marlins may just have Castro miss the final week of the season. Castro was a bright spot on a bad team in 2018,... Read More
Miami Marlins second baseman Starlin Castro (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Washington Nationals. This will be a rare rest day for the veteran infielder. Miguel Rojas will play second base and bat second versus righty Stephen Strasburg. DFS players can go ahead and avoid Rojas for this one.... Read More
Baseball season is winding down, but we're still here to help you churn out some cashing lineups. Though lineups and probable pitchers are a nightmare to follow at this stage, I will be targeting the Phillies-Rockies matchup at Coors Field tonight. While Coors isn't playing as the hitter's haven it has in the past, both... Read More
Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Urena (thigh), who dealt with a tight right IT band (the side of his right thigh) in his start on Saturday, said he will be fine to make his final start of the season next Friday against the Mets. Urena was dominant in the outing against the Reds, throwing 5... Read More
It is likely the playoffs in head-to-head leagues have concluded. Hopefully, you are the champion. The season is not over for those in roto leagues. Now is the time to focus on speculative adds for players who may see increased roles or move to a better situation. The corner infield positions traditionally offer power with... Read More
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Marlins outfielder/first baseman Peter O'Brien completely evaded my radar until I spun up my usual tools for finding and picking out waiver wire adds. However, while I usually would just chalk up a line like .294/.375/.647 and three dingers over his... Read More
Welcome to Week 26 of the Cut List. This week I took a peek at the recent performances of Nomar Mazara, Travis Shaw, Adam Eaton, and Francisco Cervelli. Now is the time to really nail your free agent acquisitions. Each move has major implications in the final days of the season. Want some waiver wire... Read More
RotoBallers, I’ll dispense with the nonsense this week. The vast majority of you will be skipping the few paragraphs of color I offer prior to getting to the good stuff. If you’re here, you’re playing for dollars, belts, and glory. If you do read this, then let me once again put forth my impassioned plea... Read More
