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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

Joe Ross has probably thrown under the radar his entire life. Younger brother to Tyson and now in a rotation with Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer, Ross has wrongfully received less praise than he deserves. I wrote a little about Ross last year late in the season as he was

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2016 Fantasy Baseball

Christopher Morais A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

Stock Up: Carlos Gonzalez – CarGo leads all outfielders in wOBA and is, even more impressively, tied for the lead in wRC+ over the past 30 days at .200 with Michael Saunders. He’s hit 10 homers with a .381 average in that time span, and despite an almost career-low walk

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

The following players are available in at least 50 percent of ESPN and/or Yahoo! leagues Khris Davis: Davis has seven homers and 18 RBI in the last 30 days, and while he hasn’t gotten off to the best start in June, he killed it in May: .920 OPS, .380 Isolated

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

Just because I have a player listed above another player in the same tier doesn’t mean I rank that player higher than the player below him. The reason for using tiers is because the wide variety of leagues (roto, categories, points) and sizes. The tiers give you a better idea

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2016 Fantasy Baseball

Christopher Morais A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

There are plenty of quality young hitters in today’s game, and many of them are outfielders. I want to highlight a few players who are having strong seasons so far and write why I think they’ll make good long-term investments either in keeper leagues or to be selected early in

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew MillerFantasy Baseball

Chris Tillman has pretty much been the definition of league-average from 2013 to 2015. In that time he had a 3.96 ERA compared to the MLB-average 4.01. So, definitely OK, but not very exciting. In 2016 Tillman has, in 10 starts, been quite better than average. In fact, his 2.61

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2016 Fantasy BaseballFantasy Baseball

A fantasy owner’s best friend is the waiver wire—where finding value can make the difference between a great week and a very disappointing one. Most pitchers see the mound once every seven days, but if you want to maximize the number of starts per week, it’s important to look for

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2016 Fantasy BaseballAndrew Miller

At the bottom of the Fangraphs’ leaderboard for wOBA over the last 30 days is Carlos Gonzalez at .227. He’s 10 points lower than anyone else, and he only has two RBI over the past month. CarGo’s numbers are well off of last year’s 40-homer season, and he’s been, according to

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