Hitter Profiles: To Buy Or Not to Buy…

It is time for one of our favorite traditions here with hitter profiles as we debate early season performance and identify some buy or sell candidates at current ownership rates. This week, we will dig through a few of the leaderboards trying to find players with hot starts and figure out if we have struck gold or are simply fools in waiting. With all of the injuries so far this season, owners are rushing to fill lineup holes and anybody that is off to a hot start may seem like a lineup mainstay when they should really be trade bait. Last season, we had a Matt Chapman return to glory only to scuttle for much of the year. On the flip side, James Outman was able to sustain the results all season providing a huge lift for fantasy owners that jumped on the train early. Let’s dive into three intriguing players as we close out the first month of the 2024 fantasy baseball season.

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Fantasy Baseball H2H Streamers – Week 5

April 28, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, fantasy baseball strategy, Fantasy Baseball Streamers, Featured | 4 Comments

by: The Real Joey Bart

This is one of the strangest weeks we’ve had for streamers. It’s truly evident when looking at the favorable matchups because it feels like all of the bad lineups are facing all of the bad pitching staffs. We have Miami, Oakland, and Colorado all facing each other this week, which can make things challenging from a streamers standpoint. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Prospect News: Stash List Volume 1: Skenes The Mountain

April 28, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 45 Comments

by: The Itch

So here’s the issue off the top: Jackson Holliday is not on this list. I mean I haven’t written yet, in full, but he’s not gonna be on this list. One of the few rules I’ve created to help me create this document throughout the season is that once you’re a big leaguer in the current season, you’re off the list. Holliday cashed those major league game checks, so he won’t be represented here. I suppose he'd be first here, but I’m not even gonna think about it because one of the key points here is to highlight players who might not be rostered yet. I’m not even sure we’re late enough into the season to reach that objective in most leagues, but that’s irrelevant to the ultimate Ultimate goal of creating interesting, readable fantasy baseball content. I don’t think I’m doing that in that last sentence. Might need a quick walk.

FAAB Week 5: Injury Tauch-A-Mole

April 27, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 13 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Goodness gracious, just when we thought the injuries would slow to a trickle, the epidemic shifted from elbows (mostly, but not fully) to ribs. Once again, Keelin has you covered on all those injury updates as our Saturday Crew powers unite. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Brice Turang: Up-And-Coming Dynasty Players

April 27, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Keepers, Keeper Leagues | 10 Comments

by: Jakkers

Welcome back, friends, to another week of Up-and-Coming Dynasty Players. Last week I talked about Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio. I'm liking Milwaukee so much that I have decided to stick with the Brewers and talk about second baseman Brice Turang. Selected with the 21st overall pick in the 2018 draft out of high school, Turang was playing in Triple-A by 2021 at the age of 21 as the club aggressively pushed him through the system. A left-handed hitter, Turang spent all of the 2022 season at Triple-A Nashville, slashing .286/.360/.412 with 13 homers, 78 RBI and 34 steals while only being caught stealing twice. The homers and RBI were career highs. Turang started the 2023 season back at Nashville but was there for only 15 games before the Brewers recalled him. He spent the rest of the season with Milwaukee, appearing in 137 games and slashing a not-so-thrilling .218/.285/.300. Those are not the numbers of a player who is an up-and-coming dynasty player. But I think he is a player to target. Let's examine why.

How Low Can Lugo

April 27, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 26 Comments

by: Dan Pants

The NFL Draft was not the only spectacle taking place in Detroit this weekend, Seth Lugo was putting on his own dazzling performance at Comerica Park pitching seven strong shut out innings allowing just five base runners (three hits) and striking out nine Tigers for his fourth win of the year. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Ambulance Chasers: IL Snell Is A Circle In Dante’s Hell

April 26, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 9 Comments

by: keelinbillue

I’ll give it to Scott Boras: he’s a bold mf’er. Perhaps his boldness has resulted in some hubris in the case of Blake Snell. Snell, who notably did not attend spring training while holding out for a bigger contract, has had a rough season so far. Please, blog, may I have some more?

You Can Buy Heston From My Cold, Dead Hands

April 26, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell, Featured | 257 Comments

by: Grey

Imagine you’re in a deli waiting for a pastrami on rye. Not just any pastrami on rye, but the best pastrami on rye. Like all delis, you have to take a number. So, you pull a number and it’s number two. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Rolling In The Deep: So Many Teams Falter-ing

April 26, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, Rolling In The Deep | 6 Comments

by: Laura Holt

Okay, this injury thing is getting ridiculous. It was bad enough when it was just the pitchers and an occasional hitter, but now I have teams where I have two or three of my most valuable offensive players who’ve just disappeared to the IL overnight. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Analytics Anonymous: “WAR…What Is It Good For?”

April 26, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 3 Comments

by: The Lineup Builder

Sing it with me:

“War, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothing, uhhWar, huh, yeahWhat is it good for?Absolutely nothingSay it again, y’allWar, huh (good God)What is it good for?Absolutely nothing, listen to me, oh”

We all know the tune and now you’ll be singing it in your head for the next hour or two. Please, blog, may I have some more?

DFS: See Through The 13 Game Haze – Choose Rays

April 26, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, DFS, DraftKings, Fantasy Baseball DFS | 1 Comment

by: Professor P Rich

13 games is a (good) racket! I am mindful of the fact that the math can be done to analyze the odds of one of 13 games producing 10+ runs, but I also know I do not want to attempt that math. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Simeon Says, “Let My First Start Be Against The White Sox”

April 25, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes, Featured | 231 Comments

by: Grey

So, here’s where I give you the grain of salt. The White Sux suck. Their team name is White Sux. No worse sucking than a team named Sux. The heart of their lineup is Mendick/Sheets, which is as exciting as the Orthodox Jewish sex image it elicits. Please, blog, may I have some more?