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Hitter Profiles: Big Names Poised for Big Things

July 24, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters |

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The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching and that should be a cue in our little fantasy game to predict landing spots and proactively poach talent while planning for potential opportunities.  Maybe it will be a middle reliever taking over the closer spot or a young prospect getting a shot at the big leagues in a newly vacated role.  Regardless of the reason, late July and early August should be some of the most active times in any league.  This week we will review a few hitter profiles for some of the bigger names that can and should provide more value in the final two months of the season than folks may realize.  A dive into Jose Ramirez, Trevor Story, and the ageless Evan Longoria shall follow!

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Buying me a Fran-Million

July 17, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 3 Comments

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There is a new leader atop our Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the fantasy baseball season as we head into the second half of the season.  Unfortunately, the movement is driven by an injury to Ronald Acuna.  It is a big loss for fantasy owners and fans of the game alike.  However, with the second half of the season we also get an opportunity to see the young crop coming up from the minors in Jarred Kelenic and Jarren Duran.  Both have immense potential and I remain bullish, specifically on Mr. Kelenic.  Let us see how they stack up for the top 100 hitters and where the buys and sells profile for the second half.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: All-Star Buy and Sell

July 10, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 10 Comments

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The 92nd All-Star game takes place this coming week on Tuesday the 13th, or is that the 91st All-Star game with last year’s rendition being canceled?  This should be Mike Trout’s 10th trip to the midsummer show which is impressive on so many fronts, instead he settles for his 9th trip.  Thanks 2020, for reminding us of what all you took from us!  On the flip side, there will be 34 first time attendees which tells us something about the parity in the league or the impact of the one player per team rule.  Regardless, we are going to spend some time doing a rapid fire buy or sell session with our hitter profiles focusing on the second half of the 2021 season for our first time All-Stars.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Holiday Weekend Edition

July 3, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 32 Comments

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Let me be the first and if not the first, the best, to wish you a happy 4th of July weekend.  This weekend importantly marks the mid-way point in the season.  For most of us, that means there are one or two months left until the trade deadline and hopefully we are all still in contention rather than seeing our season going all cattywampus.  This week in our top 100 hitter rankings we will see how some of the early season upstarts are trying to hang around while some veterans are singing us their swan songs.  While I could waste another 200-300 words on this intro, let us be honest in that you have already skimmed and checked out around cattywampus.  Without further ado, the updated rankings for your top 100 hitters for the rest of the 2021 fantasy baseball season await!

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Vidal Be My Brujan

June 26, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 27 Comments

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I know, I know.  I am supposed to be writing about Kyle Schwarber this week.  Seriously, we are doing 2021 Hitter Profiles and I should be writing about the hottest hitter on the planet.  Not counting Friday night where he hit another bomb (watch the video, it was a missile), across the last 14 days the former Cubbie has as many home runs (12) as the #2 and #3 long ball leaders during the same time span.  That is like going double Vladdy Jr.  So clearly everybody and their mother are writing up Schwarber and I do not want to dedicate more to the subject than has already been said.  I will put it simply; he is on a heater and nobody knows when it will stop.  He somehow has a .217 BABIP during this time which might explain why he only has 5 other hits.  This too shall pass but for now, enjoy enjoy enjoy!  Now that we have cleared the virtual air, it is time to toe the line in The Itch’s territory and talk about a player we need to be watching for the Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the season…Vidal Brujan.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Shersey Night!

June 19, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 19 Comments

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Friday night, we got one of those wonderful novelty games.  In Baltimore, it was Cedric Mullins T-shirt night, so of course, he was 3 for 4 with 2 bombs and 4 RBI.  I really thought you were only supposed to go crazy on bobblehead night, but I was wrong!  Speaking of being wrong, Mullins has been knocking on the top 100 for a few weeks now and as much as we have resisted, the door has been opened and run right through.  So, what is driving this change?  Mullins is never going to be the biggest power hitter or the fastest runner, but he does everything well across the board.  In addition, in 2021 he is improving his discipline at the plate by swinging less and swinging at better pitches when he does attack.  In this week’s edition of the Top 100 Hitters for the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season, Cedric jumps in at number 72.  Maybe he should be even higher, but we will leave that discussion for the comment section.

Time to jump into our rankings!

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Rapid Fire

June 12, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 22 Comments

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For this week’s rendition of hitter profiles, we are going wide rather than our usual deep.  There is plenty happening across the landscape of our fantasy baseball game that needs to be dissected.  Do you know who is quick like a rapid-fire article…Tommy Pham.  Well, he is not actually a blazing runner but good instincts and a green light is all that is needed to be a meaningful contributor in the 5×5 speed game.  It is also quite helpful that good ole Tommy is walking at a clip of 17% which is by far a career-best.  As we dive into the rapid-fire, take a few minutes to think about who you see moving the needle and leave a comment below!

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: New Kids on the Block

June 5, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 37 Comments

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Well over 50 games into the 2021 fantasy baseball season have given birth to true breakouts and true concern for the underperformers.  In this week for the rest of the season top 100 hitters we see some strong movement from breakout stars that are showing not only top performance but sustained performance.  We have the breakouts from players that have shown potential over the past few years in guys like Jesse Winker and Kyle Tucker.  Moreover, a group of former stars continue to impress in the mold of Nick Castellanos and Kris Bryant.  Finally, we get the pleasure of watching the New Kids on the Block like Adolis Garcia and Tyler O’Neil crush the baseball into the cheap seats on a nightly basis.

For this edition of the Top 100 Hitters for the 2021 Fantasy Baseball season, the rankings breakdown as such:

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: The Knockouts

May 29, 2021 | Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 6 Comments

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It is time for the knockout rounds of Hitter Profiles for the 2021 fantasy baseball season.  Although Jose Bautista vs. Rougned Odor might be our favorite type of knockout battle, it does not have nearly the value for an article as a comparison of two key players near each other in the season to date results.  This week, we grab two central division corner infielders and two AL outfielders to go toe to toe and make the call for who will help our fantasy lineups for the rest of the 2021 season.  Now that I have successfully worked in my annual quota of Rougned Odor into the intro of an article, let us get started with Josh Donaldson and Colin Moran.

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Top 100 Hitters: Best Shape of His Life

May 22, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 33 Comments

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This offseason reports were aplenty of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting into the best shape of his life and the monster season he would unleash on the league.  This is such a common story, that we often dismiss the notion that results could follow.  For Vladdy Jr. himself, we also had concerns with his notably high groundball rate driving down the opportunities to put the ball over the fence and ultimately driving in runs.  Well, early this season we are seeing the ball hit harder than last year with more flyballs and a bit of luck.  That is the perfect recipe for success and a jump into the top 10 of the rest of season top 100 hitters.  It is scary to think that Vlad is only 22 and may be only touching the surface of his potential.

There is a lot of movement this week as some hitters have not turned it around after early-season struggles such as Cavan Biggio or Francisco Lindor.  Alternatively, there are guys like Mitch Haniger that bring joy to the rankings watching the comeback stories early in the 2021 season.  Time to get into the most recent rendition of the Top 100 hitter rankings for 2021 fantasy baseball:

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Buying Time

May 15, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 7 Comments

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As we approach the quarter season mark, there are generally three potential outcomes for assessing a team at this juncture.  The first option is to invest which includes an assessment of the strengths and weakness of the lineup or categories to shuffle and fill the gaps.  The second option is to stand pat when underperformers, injuries, or other ailments are dragging down a solid team and time is all the doctor prescribed.  Finally, the last option is to tear it all down in dynasty and keeper leagues.  In those season-long leagues, tearing it down is likely more appropriately termed burn it to the ground.  Knowing you are a devote believer of all that is Razzball, we will assume this is not the time to burn it down.  We shall never lead thy astray.

This week, in our hitter profiles for the 2021 fantasy baseball season, we will be focusing on investing as we push into the second quarter of the season.  We have hit the point where owner frustration has led to open trade blocks and waiver wire opportunities.  For today’s dive, we have three guys with upside where the price is generally going to be minimal.  What makes them so intriguing when on the surface the contributions are lacking?  Time to dig deep.

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Top 100 Hitters: Fishing for Stars

May 8, 2021 | Top 100 Hitters | 38 Comments

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It was an overall sad day in May when the Angels released one of the best baseball players in history.  Equally as sad, may be the reality that it was the right move for the Angels to move on from Albert Pujols as possibly the best player in history is toiling in the mediocrity of the AL West.  Mike Trout is well on his way to another MVP season and this move will ensure we see more playing time for Jared Walsh and Shohei Ohtani.  While odd to see value in this lineup, it is an exciting time to watch the Angels and capitalize on some talent in their lineup.  Moreover, Trout never ceases to give a pun-driven headline.

While I sit here and dream up the 10-day contract that Pujols should sign with the Cardinals to hit the last homer of his career, you can continue with the rest of the season top 100 hitter rankings for 2021 fantasy baseball.  Without ado here is the rundown:

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