Sometimes, we fall in love with players and create unrealistic expectations. For many, Brett Lawrie is one of these players, and he may be breaking your heart.  He may have even broken your heart in 2012.  But as he takes a seat on the disabled list with a sprained ankle,

The last position on the diamond definitely isn’t last in importance to your fantasy team. Admittedly, we are closing in on the one third pole as of this writing, but even then, the numbers among the right fielders in the game are quite impressive. As many as ten right fielders

Matt Cain’s follow-up to his 2012 career year has not gone as planned. The twenty-eight-year-old righty currently sits in third atop the home-runs-allowed leaderboard, having given up 13 bombs on the season. At first glance, the eye-popping number in Cain’s peripherals is a career high home-run per fly ball of

Lately I’ve been talking a lot about a recent study by Baseball Prospectus’ Russell Carleton in which he establishes the point at which certain statistics stabilize. I’ve been using it to look at the statistics that have passed their stabilization point already this season to identify some guys who have

There is nothing more tempting in fantasy baseball than thinking you just hit the lotto after racing to your free agent list before the other owners in your league to pick up the latest hot shot prospect.  Sure, there is the rare Mike Trout of 2012, but more often than

“Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today. Look at me, I can be centerfield. ” — John Fogerty Outfield is the virtual wildcard for all fantasy baseball players. Just as many leagues treat them all the same as divide

I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. Today is an unusual day in the schedule because there is a full complement of games on a Thursday. That almost never happens. So, today is a good day to play depending on what strategies you like to employ. Don’t forget to get your deposit

On the heels of the first 20/20 season of his career — 27 homers, 21 swipes to be exact — and at the ripe age of 23, Jason Heyward became a prime target for fantasy baseballers entering the twenty-thirteen season. But it wasn’t just the lanky lefty’s solo potential that

Host Brett Talley (@TheRealTAL) is joined by long time friend of the show, Nick Raducanu (@FantasyTrade411) of FantasyTrade411.com. Nick and Brett go around the diamond to discuss the best waiver adds at every single position. They also discuss the closer situations in Milwaukee and Cleveland as well as some other

Entering 2011, Jon Lester was a well-established pitcher.  In many leagues, he was a top 20-25 fantasy starter.  He was only expected to continue that trend, but in 2012, that all changed. Lester posted his worst SIERA since 2008, and his ERA and WHIP ballooned to 4.82 and 1.38, respectively.