Gleyber Torres (25-30%) [MASSIVE BID POTENTIAL] is one of the highest ranked prospects projected to come up this season is Gleyber Torres. He will make his first start for the New York Yankees on Sunday, April 22nd and, according to Jack Curry, slots in as the starting 2B for the rest of the year. The upside is evident based on his track record in the minors. Always young for his level, Torres has accumulated 19 home runs in his last 180 games with impressive BB/K ratios. We have seen prospects called up only to manifest career-high power numbers in the MLB, so Gleyber could easily be another one of these narratives. This week the bid is for an above-average approach with decent power and speed to provide excellent fantasy value in a star-studded New York Yankees lineup.
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I have gone over the preseason, in-season, and shortly in 5-6 months, the postseason love for all things Tim Anderson. No, the another SB dude from the other, other side of Chicago. Which in my mind is a triangle, or from the angle that I am drinking at, it's a complete hypotenuse. Yoan Moncada over the last 11 days has proven that the Go-Go Sox are in full affect, or flavor. Whatever the millennials wanna call it. Is rad still a thing? Never the who, he has 4 steals over the last 11 games and the propensity, which we thought was potential in the preseason for a lot of the southsiders, is totally a legit thing. The license to steal (like an opposite version of Bond, or a Fredo Bandido of steals) has the Sox players that hit towards the top of the lineup, when on base, gives them full autonomy to take it. And by it, I mean the steal of a bag. Not only do I love it, I would condone a trade for Yoan at some expense that is a sort of overspend. His hit rate screams breakout, and I mean who doesn't like a screamer. Lets everyone know who is laying down the law. Gives us all a little extra wink-wink. Extra is right! He has hit near the top of the order for days and it should continue. The one thing that bad teams are good at is ulterior fantasy goodies, and steals is definitely one of those stats. So do yourself a favor, go propose to the Yoan owner and say would you have and hold me forever, and ever, and trade me him for a slightly over pay. Your stats won't hate you in the morning. Let's see what else is hopping on the good foot and stealing the good things in the saves and steals department. But with charts for her pleasure...or yours.
Picking on catchers in daily roster moves is fun. Here are the SV leaders for steals against this season. Not ever stat is a good stat, especially when you have catchers and the frequency of steals against. It isn't always their fault, but it is not, not their fault. Ya dig?
Anyone? Buehler? Walker Buehler, one of the LA Dodgers' best pitching prospects, is getting the call-up to face the Miami Marlins. He had a rough go-around last year in relief appearances in his brief taste of big league ball, but nothing a match-up versus one of the worst-hitting teams can't fix. He has been sharp in his three AAA starts and has a solid chance to record a win, as the Dodgers are huge favorites. Marlins are carrying a .588 OPS against RHP, and have only managed to hit .218 during that time. Strikeout potential is also there, as the Marlins ranked in the top 10 in Ks. If you are willing to risk, you can load up on some big bats and score some value with Buehler. Let's take a look at the rest of the picks....
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Gleyber Torres was called up by the Yankees and here's what I said this offseason, "My love for Gleyber is admittedly less coalesced into an actual thing than you’re gonna find from just about any Yankees fan. "Ya godda be fahkin jokin wit me right here, kid. Gleyber Torres is gonna be the greatest of all-time, son. All. Time. I wanna coalesce my fist into ya fahkin head with your sissy-boy words. Why don’t ya use a word like fuhgeddaboudit? Before you answer, I need to go with my mom to have her mustache waxed." That’s your run-of-the-mill Yankees fan. See, Gleyber is already being fitted for Monument Park in Yankee Stadium before he even plays a game." And that's me quoting me! In fantasy, he looks more like, Gley... *pinkie to mouth* bore! He is a borderline top ten MLB prospect. That's the Gleyberline, even. He was in Prospect Ralph's top 100 fantasy baseball prospects. The problem (it's not much of a problem), he's a hit tool guy first. What does that mean? He's going to hit for average first. That's not a bad thing necessarily, but for fantasy when a guy is called up and he's a 40+ steal or homer guy, they might have a bigger immediate impact, immaterial? Immeasurable to immortality or immune--Okay, now I'm just IM'ing. I would own him in any league, no matter how shallow. There's a chance you can do better in shallower leagues. His outcome this year is anywhere from Orlando Arcia to Alex Bregman. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:
Top 100 Hitters, Week 4: Interrobang List?!
April 22, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 34 Commentsby: Kerry Klug
Introducing the interrobang list! (You’ll find it at the bottom of the top 100.) What’s an interrobang you may be asking yourself? An interrobang essentially is a hybrid of a question mark and an exclamation point. When someone says something like “What in the world?!” You can save yourself some space and use the interrobang. “Okay cool, weirdo -- how does this apply to fantasy baseball?” The interrobang list at the bottom are a few guys who didn’t make the Top 100 list proper, but are still people that are making me go “?!” 
Okay, first off, it's not what you think. This entry is all about a screw up I made, which I am comparing to the infamous Merkle's Boner. If you're not familiar with Merkle's Boner, well, I just linked to it so read up! You won't be disappointed. [Jay's Note: Can confirm, it is SFW, though does qualify for risky click of the day!] The major difference here is, you know, this isn't real baseball. It's fantasy. To me though, it was still a huge pain in the ass, and I am interested in getting other's takes on what the outcome should have been. This happened a couple months ago by now, and we'll get to the resolution and hindsight at the end.
I am the commissioner of the prestigious Die Nasty Dynasty Baseball League, which is entering (I believe) it's sixth year. The league had always been hosted on CBS, but when I took a job writing for Fantrax it became obvious for many reasons that we needed to move the league there. So we did. The downside there is that I was tasked with the importing of rosters. It's a 15 team league with 50-man rosters, so with full rosters to move as well as some extra guys that ended the season on someone's DL, I wound up placing over 750 players. You can see how there would be some room for error, so I told every owner to check over their lineups once I was done to make sure that I didn't goof... 
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You may have experienced a little something called postponed Major League games. And when you're working with a small roster and every decision is vital, the weather can be a death knell for your fantasy hopes and dreams. With that in mind, welcome to park known as Chase Field and climb on the thrill ride known as Patrick Corbin. He is tearing up the league in the early going, averaging close to 7 innings per start with 12 K/9 and a mind blowing .695 WHIP. He is the undisputed king of starting pitchers right now and he gets the lowly Padres at his climate-controlled home in Arizona. Corey Kluber is a great choice as well, but he's playing in the bandbox of Baltimore. Patrick Corbin is the 4th-ranked pitcher today on Draft, so target him in the first round or with the first pick in the second.
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2018 St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Preview
April 22, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 66 Commentsby: Geoff
Just when you thought you would be sparred any more Tyler O'Neill propaganda, I strike with the Cardinals Top Prospects list. You just can't shake it! Tyler O'Neill or no Tyler O'Neill, the Cardinals have long been a strong player development program. Earning the reputation for top notch scouting, homegrown stars have been the calling card of the Red Birds. The highlights of homegrown talent are too deep to list, but more than a few potential hall of famers have passed through this farm system. With a new crop of exciting kids and a AAA team that rivals a few of the weaker MLB lineups, the future remains bright in St. Louis. If only we could say the same for Nelly. If you need an audiobook to go with this, check out yesterday's podcast! Enough of that, it's the St. Louis Cardinals Top Prospects.
Two Startapalooza: Sticking It To Mother Nature
April 21, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers | 9 Commentsby: Dokken
Mother Nature can suck a fat one. Our first excursion into the double dip starters was largely foiled by weather, an issue that has loomed large since the start of the season. There have been 25 postponements already as of this writing, the most in April in over 10 years. So, there is no better time than now to remind you to keep an eye on such things late into Sunday, assuming that's when you're putting in your two-start claims. Enough with the garbage weather. Let's play some ball!
This week's list is a lot ickier than the last. Tier 1 and 2 are pretty thin, while Tier 5 is thick with the grease of back-end starters. So greezy. Carson Fulmer and Miguel Gonzalez both have plus matchups with Seattle and Kansas City, but man...those guys are bad. Between the two of them they have 15 BB and 14 K over 23 IP. You have to really hate yourself to start either one. I'd rather have Halfthor Bjornsson throw a bowling ball at my genitals than start both of them in the same league. By the way, I am switching things up a bit this week. Rather than just list the actual wOBA of the opponent, I thought it would be more beneficial to list the opponent's MLB rank to give you a bit more context. I've also included the opponent's K% vs that starter's handedness to give you the idea of what sort of strikeout potential you can expect.
I’m somewhere where I don’t know where I am. I began this week in sunshine in Iceland and came back to an ice storm that had me grounded for hours in Toronto (and it’s late April, may I remind you). Facebook (dafuq?) was showing live MLB games. Jose Bautista is a minor leaguer. Everything feels turned on its head. I don’t trust much anymore, but for my FantasyDraft lineup today, I do feel I can trust Chris Sale ($23,400… Yes. I know) as he squares up against the Oakland A's in O.co Stadium. Sale has pitched there only a couple of times, but he’s fared pretty well, with a 3.21 ERA. There’s a good chance he could hit double-digit strikeouts against the A’s, who are striking out at a 23% clip. So in summary, Sale today should be A’s-O-Ks.
Let’s take a look at other options for FantasyDraft for April 21, the first day of spring. ("No, autumn!" cries everyone in the southern hemisphere.)
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Tyson Punches Out Ten but Knocked Out With Single Hit
April 21, 2018 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 58 Commentsby: Dan Pants
Continuing his NL-West dominance, [player]Tyson Ross[/player] took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Friday night, allowing just one earned run off one hit (a pinch-hit [player]Christian Walker[/player] double) and three walks while striking out ten. I'm sorry but I just completely blanked on everything you said before, "while striking out ten." Tyson was tattooing faces and D-Backs, the 7.2 innings pitched was a season high and it took him 127 pitches to get there. He was just four outs from San Diego's first no-hitter in ever, but nah. SAD! Another day I guess? You'll get there, Padres. Errr. Don't force it. Welp. Regardless, it might be premature to re-anoint Ross the ultimate hodgepadre status he achieved in 2014-2015 season when logged ERAs of 2.81 and 3.26, but things are looking promising early. Let's face it, Texas is where pitchers go to die when Colorado's roster is full. Just ask Bartolo Colon. Ross' back in San Diego where he can pick up where he left off. He's currently sporting a sparking 2.81 ERA with a 1.01 WHIP, and its the 3.21 xFIP, 23.5 K% and 6.9 BB% that got me all hyped up and mouth-punchey on Tyson. Ross will face a true test next week when he takes on the Rockies at Coors, and while I can't recommend him for this start, I'll be watching it closer than the Westworld premiere because robots doing human things is clearly more interesting to me than humans doing human things. Look I'm not trying to bite your ear off (zing!), I'm just suggesting you give Tyson Ross a good look. He's available almost everywhere and he's got the history, the ballpark and the skillz to be undisputed heavyweight champion of the world--err, I mean, hes got the skills to be a very solid starter all season long, in other words, he wants to eat your children.
Here's what else I saw in fantasy baseball Friday night:
Oh glorious day when Tyler O'Neill, the King In The North, is called up, and we just-so-happen, to be scheduled to do our Cardinals show. Sometimes life works out, what can I say. Lance and I start the show talking about some of the forth-coming call-ups, and who we think will get the call first between Ronald Acuna, Gleyber Torres, Nick Senzel, and Michael Kopech. We then briefly touch on some early 2018 MLB Draft talk, before jumping right into the St.Louis Cardinals Top Prospects for 2018. Lance lets me rant about Tyler O'Neill for 27 minutes straight before jumping in on Jack Flaherty, Andrew Knizner, Jose Adolis Garcia, Carson Kelly, and a little Max Schrock talk. Finally, please make sure to support our sponsor by heading over to RotoWear.com and entering promo code “SAGNOF” for 20% off the highest quality t-shirts in the fantasy sports game. It’s the latest edition of the Razzball Fantasy Baseball Prospect Podcast:
