Free agent Charlie Morton signs a two-year deal with the Tampa Bay Rays worth $30 million. What are the Rays doing signing a 35-year-old starting pitcher when they don’t use starting pitchers? Good question. The truth is, this could be a very savvy signing which helps push the Rays towards

View image | gettyimages.com It’s been a rough season so far. Injuries have mounted, seemingly by the hour. Just this past week, the Tampa Bay Rays lost two members of their starting rotation in Alex Cobb and Drew Smyly. It was a tough break for the Rays, as well as

View image | gettyimages.com It’s a special moment in a fantasy baseball draft when you land a player you’ve been targeting for a while – whether it’s been throughout the offseason in your draft prep or just for several minutes in the draft room. Fortunately this year in my long-time

Offseason Overview  The Tampa Bay Rays said goodbye to many familiar faces this offseason, but they’re hoping that the makeover has a positive impact on the club’s performance in 2015 and beyond. In early October, General Manager Andrew Friedman announced that he would be leaving the team and joining the

View image | gettyimages.com I don’t even know what a ‘Sleeper’ is any more. I do know that it’s an overused term in our game and one that’s really hard to define. With so many different league sizes and scoring formats, it’s hard to classify any player as an under

In the Week 18 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re rejoicing in the return of Collin McHugh, setting realistic expectations for Chris Tillman, and giving Christian Yelich his due. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy

In the Week 14 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re refusing to trade Jeff Samardzija, flipping Pedro Alvarez, and giving Jake McGee the title he deserves. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t

In the Week 13 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, we’re revisiting Carlos Martinez, reinvigorating Albert Pujols, and revising expectations for Mike Moustakas. There are plenty of waiver wire columns out there that provide an exhaustive list of the most added players in fantasy leagues. This isn’t one of them. Here,

Often times, when making statistical observations, there’s no gray. We can become too ‘black and white’.  Certain outcomes are assumed based on past performance or current trends, and more times than not, these assumptions are true. One assumption that I want to discuss today is the demise of Rays 2012

The most exciting advancement in analytics over the past ten years in baseball has been the relationship between fielding and pitching. Ten years ago, even a majority of analysts were discounting the effects of fielding as Voros McCracken’s theories on defense independent pitching statistics were taking hold. It isn’t so