Fantasy Baseball
Kendrys Morales is a Large Risk
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first major splash in the offseason last week when they inked free agent DH Kendrys Morales to a three-year, $33 million deal. While $33 million is a modest cost in today’s baseball, there is plenty of reason to believe that this will come back
Houston Astros Acquire Brian McCann and Josh Reddick
The Houston Astros have been very busy over the past couple of days. On Wednesday, they signed free agent pitcher Charlie Morton to a two year, 14 million dollar contract. Then, on Thursday they turned around and traded two pitching prospects for catcher Brian McCann and then signed free agent
2017 Fantasy Baseball, Knocking on the Door: Catchers
The knocking on the door series is designed to run in tandem with the top 24 rankings at every position. It should be obvious that the 24 players listed at each position are not necessarily the actual top 24. There are always young players that emerge or veterans that come
Atlanta Braves Sign R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon
The Atlanta Braves got the ball rolling in the 2017 offseason by signing R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon. Neither move the needle that much, but when you look at where the Braves were this past season, these additions make a great deal of sense. They finished in last place last
Philadelphia Phillies Acquire Howie Kendrick From the Dodgers
The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers swung the first significant deal of the 2017 offseason when the Phillies sent Darin Ruf and Darnell Sweeney to the Dodgers in exchange for Howie Kendrick. As we do with most deals, we’ll take a look at how it impacts both teams and
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Fantasy Catchers M-Z
Welcome to the second edition of fantasy catchers for the 2017 season. If you read the first article, you know we are profiling the top 24 returning fantasy players at each position. Naturally, there are some young players that will be left out and we will profile them at a
2017 Fantasy Baseball: Fantasy Catchers A-M
Now that the World Series is over, it is time to get a jump start on the 2017 fantasy season. So, what we are doing here is ranking the top 24 guys at each position. Mind you, those rankings are based on past performance and not on projected future performance.
Fantasy Baseball Final: September 30, 2016
It seems like yesterday when we were doing our first fantasy baseball final of the 2016 season. Today marks the last one of the season. There were so many great stories we followed as the season went on that it seems unfair to try to pick one to close with.
Fantasy Baseball Final: September 22, 2016
There is a little more than a week left in the regular season and there is still a lot at stake in both leagues. The wild card hunt is particularly tight in the American League where five teams are fighting for two slots. One thing that is not in doubt
2016 Fantasy Baseball: NL MVP Race
The National League Most Valuable Player race is more intriguing than the American League race in many ways. For one, the overall quality of the players in the league is not as good as the American League, so the players are more bunched together. Furthermore, the candidates are more traditional
2016 Fantasy Baseball: The AL MVP Race
The MVP award is the most controversial award in all of sports. It’s easy enough to pick out a Rookie of the Year or Cy Young Award winner. You simply pick the best player. Sure, sometimes there will be close races as the Cy Young races are this season. Sure,
Fantasy Baseball Final: September 16, 2016
The playoff hunt is in full swing in both real baseball and fantasy baseball. Most standard 12 team head to head leagues are in the first week of the playoff chase. Some leagues have a consolation bracket while others have half of the league checking their fantasy football league rosters