Miguel Cabrera took his first steps toward the Hall of Fame when he won his second consecutive MVP award. There are only two players in baseball history that have won two MVP awards that did not get into the Hall of Fame. Odds are good that Cabrera will have a

The Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers rocked MLB tonight with a trade that sent Prince Fielder to Texas and Ian Kinsler to Detroit. The fantasy baseball impacts of this deal are many – and almost all positive. A home run hitter moves to a home run hitter’s park, and his former team gets a perfect-fitting puzzle piece.

Our trip around the diamond ranking the top 10 fantasy options for standard leagues in 2014 makes a stop at the keystone today. If you’re looking for my catcher or first baseman rankings you can find them here and here. Second base is much deeper than its middle infield counterpart

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,

I recently posted my top 10 catchers for 2014. Our next stop around the diamond is first base. Historically, first base has been a haven for 30-40 home run mashers. We all know that offense is down in the current era; for a multitude of reasons. In 2013, only 5

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be rolling out my early top 10 lists for each position for the 2014 fantasy baseball season. Some of the names & positions may change as I do a little more research over the winter and as free agents and trade chips find their

It’s certainly been awhile, but the process of deciphering total run index can be a little tedious. The good news is that when it’s done you have a great head start on your fantasy drafts next season. Today, we will look at first basemen. You can’t get anymore different than

Pedro Alvarez is one of the hardest players in fantasy baseball to own – especially in a head-to-head format.  Nonetheless, Mr. Alvarez finished the 2013 fantasy season as the 11th rated player with 3B eligibility according to ESPN’s player rater. If you’re in an auction league you might have gotten

Don’t blame me, blame the playoffs.  Point the finger at the nationally broadcasted games, the media, and the casual fan.  They are the ones who will put a wrinkle in your 2014 fantasy baseball draft plans.  I am only the messenger, telling you how the 2013 postseason messed with your

The 2013 season is barely over, but work on the 2014 season is well under way. Last season, I rolled out Total Run Index (TRI) for the first time on this site. Now, I am in full offseason mode where I am working on compiling the data for 2014. Some

There are pretty solid odds that if you’re reading this piece you were on the Anthony Rizzo hype train as it roared into 2013. I was. I considered Rizzo one of players most likely to break out. When Dan Szymborki’s ZIPS projection came out I got even a little more

I’ve been working on my top 10 for 2014 for a few days. My Braves suffered a devastating loss last night and despite not wanting to think about baseball for a long while, I couldn’t let it go. I began doing some preliminary research on my top 10 for 2014