2013 Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report, Week 11: Cole Cruises in Debut
Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh’s top prospect and MLB.com’s preseason eighth-ranked minor leaguer, won his first Major League start Tuesday night by shutting out the Giants over 6.1 innings before allowing...
View Article2013 Fantasy Baseball Week 18 Waiver Wire: 3 to Cut, 3 to Catch, 3 to Keep
photo credit: Keith Allison via photopin cc We’re back on track for the Week 18 edition of fantasy baseball 3×3, where we’re keeping the faith with Jurickson Profar, handing Bronson Arroyo his walking...
View Article2013 Fantasy Baseball Rookie Report, Week 20: Rookie Hitter Keeper Rankings
While this year’s rookie hitters pail in comparison to last year’s rookie hitters, there still are some worth keeping or at least considering keeping. As of right now there’s just a small top tier...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball: Total Run Index Sneak Peeks, Second Basemen
Source: Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images North America The pivot might be the most underappreciated position on the diamond. Somehow, more is expected of second basemen offensively than at shortstop, but...
View ArticleTotal Run Index: Substitution Value – Second Basemen
Source: Scott Halleran/Getty Images North America Past is prologue. The past is the best predictor of the future, but there is no perfect predictor of the future. So, when I think about total run index...
View Article2014 Fantasy Baseball: Disappointments — Left Fielders
The World Series is officially over, so now teams are entering off-season mode. Unlike past seasons, teams can begin signing free agents five calendar days after the World Series is over. By the time...
View Article2016 Fantasy Baseball: Breakout Candidate — Rougned Odor
2015 was an exciting year for the Texas Rangers and their fans. They began the season the same way they ended 2014: in last place. But they went on a summer surge and ended up winning the AL West...
View Article2017 Fantasy Baseball: Texas Rangers Team Preview
Offseason Overview Of all the teams we have overviewed to this point, this team seems unfinished. They are on the hunt for more pitching and the reunion with Mike Napoli seems more obvious than any in...
View Article2017 Fantasy Baseball: The Fielding Chronicles– Texas Rangers
The 2016 Texas Rangers were a statistical anomaly. Their Pythagorean record came in at a paltry 82-80, but they finished at 95-67. That is plus 13 wins for the math impaired. They were plus five games...
View Article2019 Fantasy Baseball: Total Points– Second Basemen
We have gotten to the virtual halfway point in the season. When you get to these landmarks it is always a good time to look back and forward at the same time. So, we are ranking the position players...
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