Fantasy Baseball
The Double Dong Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast: July 27, 2016
Welcome to the 71st episode of the Double Dong Fantasy Baseball Podcast hosted by Ryan Noonan and Broc Miller! Ryan and Broc typically bring the goods five times per week here at TheFantasyFix.com (as well as iTunes and Stitcher) for the daily breakdown of the MLB slates for daily fantasy baseball. The guys
Hall of Fame Index: Miguel Cabrera
As we move through the diamond (in reverse) we come to find some commonalities between players that should not have been put in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Index is similar to other systems in that it attempts to distill the effects of time and place. One
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Breaking Down the Aroldis Chapman Trade
The New York Yankees officially traded closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs Monday, a trade that many anticipated would happen. It had long been known that the Yankees were taking calls on Chapman, and that whether or not they were waving the white flag this season, he seemed to
Toronto Blue Jays Acquire Melvin Upton Jr. from San Diego Padres
The Toronto Blue Jays added some key depth to their bench when they acquired San Diego Padres outfield Melvin Upton Jr. in exchange for minor league pitcher Hansel Rodriguez. The move marks another in a long line of moves for the Padres this season as they have managed to barter
The Double Dong Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast: July 26, 2016
Welcome to the 70th episode of the Double Dong Fantasy Baseball Podcast hosted by Ryan Noonan and Broc Miller! Ryan and Broc typically bring the goods five times per week here at TheFantasyFix.com (as well as iTunes and Stitcher) for the daily breakdown of the MLB slates for daily fantasy baseball. The guys
Chicago Cubs Acquire Aroldis Chapman From New York Yankees
The first major trade of deadline week went down this morning when the Chicago Cubs dealt a group of prospects to the New York Yankees for Aroldis Chapman. The Cubs will be sending top shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, reliever Adam Warren, and outfield prospect Bill McKinney. Obviously, the deal will
The Hall of Fame Index: Jeff Bagwell
Every once in a while I love to indulge myself. So, instead of focusing on a current player that might or might not be in the Hall of Fame, I’m going to focus on a local hero that has been on the outside looking in for several years now. Jeff
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Outfield Risers and Fallers
Riser: Christian Yelich – Yelich has the eighth-best wRC+ among outfielders over the last 30 days, and he’s been absolutely killing it in July: .377/.410/.610 with six doubles and four home runs. Yelich is currently in the middle of his third-best power hitting streak of his young career, and his
Fantasy Baseball Finally: July 22, 2016
As we talked about yesterday, trade talks are heating up around baseball and it appears the Padres are at the center of it again. On Friday, a rumor emerged that they would deal Melvin Upton Jr. straight up for Ubaldo Jimenez. It came out later that the Orioles were also
The Double Dong Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast: July 22, 2016
Welcome to the 69th episode of the Double Dong Fantasy Baseball Podcast hosted by Ryan Noonan and Broc Miller! Ryan and Broc typically bring the goods five times per week here at TheFantasyFix.com (as well as iTunes and Stitcher) for the daily breakdown of the MLB slates for daily fantasy baseball. The guys
Fantasy Baseball Final: July 21, 2016
As the all-star game is comfortably in the rearview mirror, the next major hurdle in the timeline comes with the non-waiver trade deadline. This year the deadline will occur on August 1st because the 31st is a Sunday. That means there is a little more than a week left until
The Hall of Fame Index: Albert Pujols
About five years ago there was an ad that MLB was running about the great players in the game. The general idea was, “remember the time when you saw Player A do this?” The commercial continued until it reached its epic conclusion, “do you remember the time when you saw