Fantasy Baseball
Two-start pitchers and SP streamers: Week 15
Week 15 presents fantasy owners with several quandaries. Hisashi Iwakuma, Bartolo Colon, Justin Verlander, Matt Harvey and Jeff Locke are all All-Stars and scheduled to start the Sunday before the Midsummer Classic. If those players do start on Sunday they won’t be allowed to pitch in the All-Star Game, unless
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 7th 2013
Today I will be playing the Daily Dollar (great for beginners) If you are new to @DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball, you can claim your Deposit Bonus here! Before I get into my @DraftKings team of the day, here are some weather notes for tomorrow’s games. –Note rain percentages aren’t
2013 Fantasy Baseball, Week 15 Tools of the Trade: Still Time To Buy David Price?
TheFantasyFix.com’s “Tools of the Trade” is a unique guide for owners to use while attempting to make an even trade with their league-mates in a standard 12-team mixed, 5×5 head-to-head or rotisserie redraft league. The values present in this guide are simply the basis for a trade. A full-blown analysis
Homer Bailey and the First Pitch Fastball
Homer Bailey’s no-hitter on Tuesday marked the fourth time in the history of the National League that a pitcher has thrown 2 straight no-hitters – not two consecutive starts, but the last two no-hitters that the National League has seen. He joins Warren Spahn, Sandy Koufax and Johnny Vander Meer
2013 Fantasy Baseball: The Week 15 Closer Report
Bullpens are settling in as we near the All-Star break. We’ll run through some of the major issues this week and some quick notes at the end as usual. I’ll try to put a trade preview piece together for next week’s column unless we see some major movement. Arizona Diamondbacks
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 6th 2013
Today I will be playing the Daily Dollar (great for beginners) If you are new to @DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball, you can claim your Deposit Bonus here! Before I get into my @DraftKings team of the day, here are some weather notes for tomorrow’s games. –Note rain percentages
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 5
DraftKings Team of the Day Today I’m playing a $1 Double Up contest. Half of the 50 participants will earn a little bit of moolah, so it’s an easy way to get started at DraftKings. Don’t forget to claim your deposit bonus when you sign up. Player Matchup Salary Note
Stars on the Shelf: TheFantasyFix.com’s Week 14 DL Report
Here is TheFantasyFix.com’s week fourteen update on all notable injured players, right here in one spot. Here you will find an update on a player’s progress as well as my spin on their expected return dates and fantasy impact upon return. The players are listed by expected return date. The big addition this week
2013 Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report, Week 14: Rookie Pitchers’ Workload Concerns
With the calendar turning to July recently and the season being right at about the halfway mark fantasy owners should know their teams’ strengths and weaknesses and be actively pursuing trades and transactions to improve their teams for the stretch runs. Sometimes those moves might not be what you want
2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 3
DraftKings Team of the Day Today I’m playing a $1 Triple Up contest, which gives you very good odds of earning a little bit of money. When you sign up at DraftKings don’t forget to claim your deposit bonus. Player Matchup Salary Note SP – Bartolo Colon Chicago Cubs $7,300
O’s Betting on Another Texan Cast-off (sort of)
Since 2011, the Orioles have acquired Chris Davis, Tommy Hunter, Pedro Strop and Taylor Teagarden from the Texas Rangers. In using Strop to acquire Scott Feldman, who pitched in Arlington from 2005-2012, the O’s are betting on another player the Texas Rangers really didn’t want—he was simply a free agent
BABIP Monologues Episode 2: Cole Hamels and the First Pitch Fastball Project
Cole Hamels might be perhaps my favorite pitcher in Major League Baseball. His awful first half to date pains me every night. Hamels was of course my Cy Young pick for the National League, and also was my #3 Starting Pitcher in the preseason – behind Clayton Kershaw and Stephen