July 11th 2013 Today we are very proud to bring you the debut of our column “Daily News and Notes”. Let’s get started. Sections: Injuries News and Notes, Three Down, Three Up, Stream-Em/Leave-Em Pitching Injuries News and Notes: Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish is headed to the 15-day

Officially, the votes for the final all-star game spot will be decided today. You get the ultimate philosophical question between Freddie Freeman and Yasiel Puig. Puig has taken the baseball world by storm much the same way that Mike Trout did a year ago. Yet, he has only been doing

As we approach the All Star Break, in the spirit of the All-Madden Team, I would like to unfortunately name the following MLB players to my First Half All-Bust Team.  These are players ranked in approximately the top-10 at their position going into this season that have wound up being

Lost somehow amid Puig-mania is the superb first half Boston’s Jose Iglesias is having. Take that and shove it, East coast bias truthers! In 166 plate appearances this season Iglesias has put up a .387/.442/.497 line with the OBP boosted by five hit-by-pitches. His OBP against lefties and righties is

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks in the household. We’ve been moving and for anyone that knows, that’s not something that gets completely done over a weekend. We’ll probably still have unopened boxes for the next couple of months. The game of baseball marches on until the all-star break.

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

Brett Gardner has long been one of my favorite players. He is the prototypical speedster, adding incredible speed with amazing defense and solid plate discipline. If those guys don’t excite you in a baseball sense then I don’t know what else would. I invested pretty deeply into Gardner this year

Instead of just giving you one lineup for the DraftKings Team of the Day, I thought it would be helpful to give you options at various price points at each position. I like to spend big on pitching and find value at the plate, but if you like to do

In the last three weeks, I have been fortunate to attend some minor league baseball games. The Mrs. and I traveled to Indianapolis for an anniversary trip in late June with plans to see the Indianapolis Indians and Charlotte Knights. For those not as familiar with minor league affiliation, that

It’s the Week 15 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, where we’re dumping Ichiro, preaching patience with Doug Fister, and stroking Josh Reddick’s luxurious beard like a Bond villain’s cat.

It’s certainly been awhile since we saw an edition of the plate discipline series. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. It was a longer break for me and just in time as the sport comes to its predetermined halfway point.

Today, I’m going to give the MLB Daily Dollar [$150 Guaranteed, Single Entry]  contest a go. It’s just a $1 entry and the top 40 score some dough. It’s a good entry level game and what better way to celebrate the Fourth of July by making taking your first dip