Fantasy Baseball
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Post Deadline Positional Rankings– First Basemen
The non-waiver deadline starts the home stretch for fantasy baseball players. Even though there are seven weeks in the regular season left, there are only three weeks left for head to head fantasy players. So, while we usually wait for the offseason to assess players, we are getting a head
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers Acquire Neil Walker
The Milwaukee Brewers finally found a second base upgrade when they agreed to trade a player to be named later in exchange for Neil Walker. The trade marks the third trade of an established regular since the August trading season began. These kinds of deals are usually rare, but this
2017 Fantasy Baseball, Week 19 Preview
Those of you paying attention will have noticed a lack of a week 18 preview last weekend. Well that’s because I had a personal matter to attend to which I won’t go into here. But thankfully, it’s all sorted now. After week 17, a week off might not have been
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Cleveland Indians Acquire Jay Bruce
The Indians have made the second significant August deal so far this season. August deals are more rare than July deals, but there are always a few each season that make a difference in the pennant race. In this case, the Cleveland Indians traded minor league pitcher Ryder Ryan to
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Post Deadline Position Rankings– Catchers
Position rankings are something that usually gets saved for the offseason and we will certainly revisit it then, but the non-waiver deadline means different things depending on whether you are talking real baseball or fantasy baseball. In players playing in head to head leagues, you are looking at the last
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Three to Add, Three to Keep, Three to Drop– Shortstops
The three by three by three series continues into the dog days of August. The pennant drive is amping up for most teams, but the fantasy season is considerably shorter for teams playing in head to head leagues. September usually brings the fantasy playoffs, so you might have time for
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Seattle Mariners Acquire Yonder Alonso
The Mariners made the first significant trade of the post-deadline season when they acquired all-star first baseman Yonder Alonso for minor league outfielder Boog Powell. For many fantasy fans, they assumed the trading season was over, but occasionally a blockbuster will go down and we will be here to cover
Daily Fantasy Baseball Strategy, August 4, 2017: DraftKings Value Plays
This evening’s 13-game slate features five hurlers priced over the $10,000 mark on DraftKings (Jacob deGrom, James Paxton, Madison Bumgarner, Yu Darvish and Brad Peacock). While there are other values on the mound, many in cash games — and even those spending up at pitcher in tournaments — will need
2017 Fantasy Baseball: MLB Deadline Fantasy Winners and Losers
You usually get these articles right after the non-waiver deadline and they generally focus on which teams helped themselves the most or failed to help themselves. This time, we will focus on the players likely to get the biggest bump and who will be the hardest hit from their move
2017 Fantasy Baseball: MLB Deadline Update July 31, 2017
It’s deadline day. As people who cover baseball, there is no more exciting time than the last few days before the deadline. The Winter Meetings are exciting for some (especially the writers that get to go) but nothing competes with the drama of checking the transactions right before the clock