There are few prospects that have been in the news as much as Mark Appel the last several years. For someone that has never pitched a big league inning, he sure gets around. First, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2012 amateur draft and declined to sign.

2015 Year in Review Let’s not sugarcoat it, the fightin’ Phils are in for a rough season in 2016. After finally unloading a majority of the core that helped bring a World Series title to Philadelphia back in 2008, the Phillies went on to finish in last place in the

Profile Tyler Glasnow is the Pirates top prospect. The 22-year-old right-hander has a tremendous fastball, ranging in the upper-90s. The 5th round pick in the 2011 has been wildly inconsistent in the minors to this point. The best word that many use to describe him would be “raw”, but he has

Fantasy baseball fans look forward to the preseason rankings as much as any fantasy player in any sport. There is a whole cottage industry surrounding ranking players for fantasy sports and there is as much science involved as Astrology. So, a second cottage industry has emerged and that is the

This is definitely a new-look team compared to last year’s Padres. No Craig Kimbrel, Ian Kennedy or Justin Upton, and welcome to Jon Jay, Alexei Ramirez and Fernando Rodney. Don’t be fooled by some names that are bigger than their production. LINEUP Corey Spangenberg, 2B Wil Myers, 1B Yangervis Solarte,

2015 Quick Overview The Chicago White Sox have perpetually been in the middle of the pack since they won the World Series in 2005. Last year, they finished with a lackluster 76-86 record despite some aggressive moves made in the offseason. They remain a franchise that isn’t sure whether it’s

The last of the big name pitchers went off the board when the Baltimore Orioles agreed to sign Yovani Gallardo to a three-year contract. Gallardo had been waiting because the Texas Rangers gave him a qualifying offer. Under the rules of the collective bargaining agreement, the Orioles will have to

The first episode of the 2016 fantasy baseball podcast season is here. Be sure to follow TheFantasyFix.com on Twitter @TheFantasyFix and Brett Talley on Twitter @theRealTal. Alan and Brett discuss the site’s consensus first base rankings, specifically, what they think of the first base class in 2016 and when they’ll

The St. Louis Cardinals fell short of a magical feat last season when they won 100 games during the regular season only to lose to their divisional foe Chicago in the first round. The team, which has not had a losing season in their least eight years, has won at

Rating position players was relatively easy. Runs above replacement tends to work pretty well and you only needed 20 players at each position. Grading out pitchers is considerably more difficult. Additionally, most teams carry at least five starters, and when you add in the standard 12-team league then you have yourself 60