Fantasy Baseball
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Miami Marlins Team Preview
2015 Quick Overview Finishing 71 – 91, the 2015 season wasn’t the kindest of years for the Miami Marlins on either side of the field. Ranking in the bottom fifth of the league in runs scored, home runs, on base percentage, and slugging percentage among others, the Marlins failed to generate a
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Cleveland Indians Team Preview
The most valuable fantasy players on the Indians are most certainly their pitchers. Competing for the best rotation in baseball, Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and Danny Salazar headline the high strikeout staff and closer Cody Allen is one of the more underrated closers in baseball – he led the MLB
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Center Field Projections
There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Byron Buxton — Minnesota Twins
Profile Byron Buxton was the second overall draft pick in the 2012 draft by the Minnesota Twins. The 6-2, 190 pound centerfielder is known for his blazing speed and his incredible defensive attributes. Buxton, 22, has come along a little slower than most had hoped, in large part due to
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Left Field Projections
There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources
2016 Fantasy Baseball: San Francisco Giants Team Preview
2015 Season in Review The San Francisco Giants hung in the playoff hunt for the majority of the 2015 season but ultimately could not overcome their injuries and ended up finishing eight games back of the first place Dodgers. Key everyday contributors Hunter Pence and Joe Panik both missed a
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Third Base Projections
There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources
30 Prospects in 30 Days: Joey Gallo — Texas Rangers
Joey Gallo is going to be a very interesting major league player, to say the very least. There is no other player in the minor leagues that possesses the power that Joey Gallo has, but at the same time, there are very few players who come with the kind of
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers Team Preview
The 2014 Milwaukee Brewers season was a mixed bag. The first five months of the season the “Brew Crew” established themselves as first-place representatives, but by the end of September, their season began to crash as they went 9-17 that month and ended up in third place. That offseason they
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Projections
There are many ways to rank players. I don’t claim to have a monopoly on the truth, but I hope my methods balance analytics with common sense. The analytics part is probably the most involved. We take runs above replacement from the past three seasons according to three different sources
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Atlanta Braves Team Preview
As a rebuilding team, the Atlanta Braves do not offer much fantasy appeal. Even considering that their best player, Freddie Freeman, plays first base which is the most crowded position in the fake game, you do not have a true fantasy stud at any position or on the mound. Even
2016 Fantasy Baseball: Arizona Diamondbacks Team Preview
Arizona has been busy this offseason, bringing in Zack Greinke and Shelby Miller to make a formidable top three in its rotation along with Patrick Corbin. They did lose one intriguing offensive fantasy asset in Ender Inciarte, whom they traded for Miller, but the D’Backs just brought in Jean Segura