Avisail Garcia was recently traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago Whitesox.  Alex Rios was just traded from Whitesox to the Texas Rangers.  Together, these two trades gave fantasy baseball owners a new commodity.  This is even more significant than usual because it is the middle of August.  Adding

There are times when fantasy sports becomes a popularity contest.  In the NFL, you are defined by your wins and how you perform in the big game.  The clutch gene if you will.  And sometimes, fantasy owners avoid players who lack this skillset.  In fact, sometimes guys get over-valued (i.e.

Corey Kluber is a starting pitcher that has a lot of things going for him these days, including a pretty cool sounding name.  But even a name isn’t enough to write extensively about a player, right?  Right.  Good thing he’s also holding his own at the major league level, while

As I discussed in my “Cooking Up Some Trade Talk” article, it is important to target categories, not players, in rotisserie leagues.  Of course, this depends on the situation, but if you are looking to win, you have to know not only where you need improvement, but where you can

Brett Lawrie is a heartbreaker. The other night I came across Stephen King’s wisdom on opening lines.  Written above, in italic, is my opening line.  It’s simple, to the point, and for most of Lawrie’s fantasy baseball career, emphatically true.  I applied this same line when I wrote about him

Tuesday night at the All-Star game, Max Scherzer pitched the bottom of the first.  After his one and only inning, he gave a televised interview.  During this chat, Rick Sutcliffe made a general reference to Scherzer’s secondary pitches and their development.  Now usually, in-game interviews such as this are bland,

For years, CC Sabathia has been the definition of a reliable ace.  Since his debut in 2001, the left-hander hasn’t pitched below 180 innings in a season.  And during the past seven seasons, he never ended with an ERA and WHIP above 3.38 and 1.23, respectively.  These numbers are usually

This Thursday, Erasmo Ramirez gets his first major league start of the season against the Boston Red Sox.  If you remember, the right-hander developed into a bright spot for the Seattle Mariners’ rotation, and may have even helped out fantasy owners down the stretch.  Still, even with 2012’s success, this

Last night Michael Cuddyer launched two home runs.  The multi-homer game gave him 13 on the season to go along with his six steals.  It also gave the Rockies’ right-fielder a 23 game hitting streak.  Cuddyer is hitting .344 with a .396 OBP, and a .595 SLG.  To put it

In a few days, we will be entering July. This means Major League Baseball’s trade season will soon be getting hot. Like a hot stove…hmm…As the heat turns up, our fantasy teams will be put in now or never situations. Buy or sell? Stand pat or take a chance? Trade