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Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 19
MLB Closers and Saves Targets for Week 8
Last week was a whirlwind of bullpen news, exciting performances, and disappointing outings. This week was less whirlwind and more light breeze. There were still great performances, along with some terrible ones. There was a new committee formed. There was a solid closer who had to hear the three dreaded letters: UCL. Even in a... Read More
2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 7)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The prospect just continue to get promoted. Jack Flaherty is back in... Read More
Champ or Chump: Matt Adams and Freddy Peralta
By now, you've probably heard that the United States Supreme Court has opened the door to legalized sports betting outside of the state of Nevada. The issue has several complicated angles to consider, but I've long felt that fantasy owners should have a familiarity with how betting on baseball works. Each game's over/under numbers and... Read More
Contact Rate Risers and Fallers for Week 7: Buy or Sell?
Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average... Read More
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 16
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be... Read More
Hot Prospects to Watch Week 7: Gordon, Thaiss, Clementina, Raley
Chicks dig the long ball. That's why in this week's look at the hot prospects to watch we're going to focus exclusively on hitters who have been on a tear recently. Now with these hot-hitting prospects we're going to look at, that doesn't mean there haven't been some great pitching performances these last two weeks.... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 15
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
Week 7 Waiver Wire Watch List
We’ve basically reached the quarter-pole of the 2018 season which means it’s time to start settling in for the summer months. The shine of the new season is starting to wear off and it’s getting a bit easier to assess player performances to-date. This week’s watch list contains some intriguing names, from hyped prospects like... Read More
Shopping at the DL Store - Buying Low on Injured Players
Injured players often represent buy-low opportunities, and at this point in the season, there’s an injured All-Star at each position. If you can pry them away from the owner or add them outright, each one could offer a real boost later in the season. Madison Bumgarner and Corey Seager are notably absent from this list.... Read More
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 7
We are now in Week 7 of the fantasy baseball regular season and the streaming options are getting better every week. Even in a small player pool to work with in Week 6, we found gems like Fernando Romero and Jeremy Hellickson. Let’s hope to find more this week. There are nine games on Monday,... Read More
Hitter Streamers (Week 7) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 7, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 12
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
MLB Closers and Saves Targets for Week 7
After a relatively quiet few weeks in bullpens across the league, this past week brought us more than enough noise. Injuries, both with closers heading to the disabled list and closers coming back, have shaken up a few pens. A closer who was filling in for an injured closer got injured. One of the best... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 11
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 6)
Over the past two weeks we have seen three rookie pitchers throw no-hitters through six innings (one of them was a perfect game), and flat-out dominance from some other rookie arms. There was not much to talk about over the first few weeks but now that the season is in full swing and the rookies... Read More
Chasing Barrels: Hard-Hitting Early Statcast Leaders
When looking to confirm or refute fast starts, we can quickly turn to Statcast Leaderboards for information. While we could fill out a full search, the leaderboards are a quick way to see which hitters are barreling up balls in 2018. While sabermetrics don't always translate to fantasy leaders, they are often a great indicator of... Read More
2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 6)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. At this point, it’s only a matter of time until this list... Read More
Streaming Wars - Waiver Wire Targets For May 9
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 8
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
Week 6 Waiver Wire Watch List
Whether it’s a post-hype sleeper, a late blooming prospect or a hanging-on veteran, it pays to keep tabs on anyone and everyone who could potentially be a useful piece at some point during the fantasy season. You just never know when you’ll need to dip into the waiver wire to help plug a hole. This... Read More
Hitter Streamers (Week 6) - Head-to-Head Leagues
Welcome back to my hitting streamers column for Week 6, taking a look at hitters to add or stream off the waiver wire for this week's scheduled games. To keep things simple, I pick from players who are 50% owned or less and who play at least seven games in the week. If someone jumps... Read More
Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Week 6
With only a seven-game slate on Monday, the number of streaming starting pitchers is reduced severely. While the player pool is shallow, we are still able to compile three starting pitchers from each level of ownership (under 50 percent and under 25 percent). All ownership percentages are courtesy of Yahoo fantasy baseball. The weather is... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 5
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
MLB Closers and Saves Targets for Week 6
It was quite an eventful week in bullpens across the league as some bullpens got a shot in the arm while others got a punch in the face. A closer landed on the disabled list, someone set a record by striking out all eight batters he faced, and we finally got some clarity from a... Read More
Rookie Report: Recent MLB Prospect Call-Ups (Week 5)
So much for a slow start for the rookies. For the first few weeks, it felt as though there was very little to write about in the rookie department but recently the youngsters have taken the league by storm. Particularly in this past week, guys like Ronald Acuna, Nick Kingham, Mike Soroka, and Fernando Romero... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 4
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
2018 Prospects: Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Week 5)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. The prospect promotions continue to roll in. First it was Gleyber Torres... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets For May 2
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature, use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your weakest categories and target players who may be available... Read More
Streaming Wars: Waiver Wire Targets for May 1
Welcome back to Streaming Wars, your one-stop shop for streaming the waiver wire. This article, which began last season, runs seven days a week. We are always ready to stream. For those who are newcomers to this feature - use this column on a daily basis to improve upon your neediest categories, and target players who may be... Read More
