We get to the hot corner in our series of “it’s never too early.” Unfortunately, the hot corner hasn’t been too hot lately as it seems to be going through a period of transition. The established stars are getting a little long in the tooth. As we saw with the

As we continue through the breakout series, we must keep in mind one guiding principle. What constitutes a breakout player? You might be tempted to think it is the best player at a particular position, but that’s not the case. This is a player that was not highly thought of

Matt Carpenter was a rather contentious player in the offseason. The following questions were asked by everyone: Will he show more power? If not, what if it drops off? What happens when his run total inevitably drops off? Is he really a near-400 OBP guy? We’re at the point in

We’ve taken a break along with most of the league on our game wide rundown of real offensive value. Many of you might be new to the discussion, so first let’s talk a little bit about real offensive value (ROV). Real offensive value combines batting average and secondary average to

In the Week 9 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re changing our tune on Marcell Ozuna, reaffirming our faith in Justin Verlander, and passing on Country Breakfast.

After a magnificent sophomore season in 2013, expectations are very high for St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter. Even though Carpenter wasn’t set to hit free agency for a couple years, the Cardinals rewarded him last Saturday by signing him to a six-year, $52 million contract extension, which essentially

While browsing Twitter a little over a week ago, I came upon a tweet from Vicarious Sports that indicated they were looking for a fellow baseball contributor to join a fantasy baseball league in its inaugural year. After emailing Mick Wayne, the owner of the new startup website VicariousSports.com, he

Over the next 45 days the staff here at The Fix will profile and predict the fantasy fates of prospects that could – should, in some cases – be closely monitored on the waiver wire or even in the draft room. Kolten Wong should be one of the few second

The National League Pennant winner St. Louis Cardinals have officially traded third baseman David Freese and relief pitcher Fernando Salas to the Los Angeles Angels for outfielder Peter Bourjos.  #STLCards acquire OFs Peter Bourgos and Randal Grichuk from the @Angels in exchange for 3B David Freese and P Fernando Salas. — St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) November 22, 2013

The pivot might be the most underappreciated position on the diamond. Somehow, more is expected of second basemen offensively than at shortstop, but the fielding component is often as important. Difficulty is a relative term and most people would agree that short is a more difficult position to play. However,