Starting pitching is deep for this Wednesday evening slate with the likes of Cease, Gilbert, Singer, Skenes, Rodon, and Berrios. There are a couple less expensive options, but it feels like it is generally worth spending the big money on pitchers you truly believe will perform. Yes, you want the best hitters too, but that […]
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The Three Week Sprint: 2023 Middle Infielders
September 11, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 2 Commentsby: scar
After the past few weekends of fantasy football drafts and numerous sit/start decisions surrounding fantasy football, the next most polarizing questions in our game seem to revolve around relying on the players that brought you to this point or rolling with the hot hand (Davis Schneider). On a recent podcast, Grey hit the nail on […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Happy Labor Day! September baseball’s here and rosters have expanded. Playoff teams look to give their regulars some rest down the stretch, teams outside of playoff contention are giving some of their prospects a look, and best of all, the casual fantasy manager has moved on to fantasy football. Here’s what’s going on around the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Celebrating Elly Week & Beyond: 2023 Middle Infielders
June 12, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Commentsby: scar
What a week it was for MLB middle infielders, which featured the much-awaited Elly De La Cruz callup. He’s been as electric and entertaining as advertised with a loud homer, steal, and blowing past Reds third base coach to score one of his runs. Hopefully, you had him stashed or won him in your FAAB […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The future is now in Cincinnati. Entering play Sunday, the Reds are 6 games out of the NL Central lead. They’ve called up top pitching prospect Andrew Abbott as Hunter Greene deals with some hip stiffness. Big bat Christian Encarnacion-Strand awaits an MLB call-up. The Reds are enjoying a hot start from shortstop Matt McLain, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Royce Lewis is batting .321 with 3 homers and 2 stolen bases in his AAA rehab assignment in St. Paul as he recovers from his second ACL tear in as many years. More importantly, he looks healthy and is eligible to return from the 60-day Injured List as this article comes out. If Lewis has […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The calendar flips to May, and April has always provided us with some hot and cold starts from expected and unexpected places. What degenerate gambler had the Pirates doing this well? Let’s dive in to see what’s legit or not from the middle infield: Thairo Estrada – Giants: One of our preseason sleepers, Thairo’s […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Assessing April: 2023 Middle Infielders
April 24, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball | 2 Commentsby: scar
As we approach the end of April, we’ve played about a month of games and we’ve seen the typical hot and cold starts out of the gate. Some breakouts are expected but as always, accompanied by some unexpected quick starts from surprising places. Here we go: Luis Arraez – Marlins: Leading MLB in batting […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Reflecting On The 2022 Shortstops Rankings And Some 2023 Thoughts
September 26, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball | 6 Commentsby: scar
Good day, As the 2022 regular season winds down, let’s review the shortstop pool. Booms: Dansby Swanson – Braves – We’ve likely seen Swanson’s career year as he approaches free agency. His 93/21/89/.279/.332/18 line has been a great value from where he was drafted this year. Many teams will likely line up for Swanson’s services […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Someone Slipped Steroids Into My Protein Shake, I Swear
August 15, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball |by: scar
Good Day (to everyone except for Padres fans and Fernando Tatis Jr. owners), If you’ve followed MLB, or any professional sports for that matter, we’ve been graced throughout the years with some of the silliest excuses and quotes for steroid abuse use. We’ve heard lines from pro athletes such as: “I had to live up […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Hey All, Well, we’ve surely had a Trade Deadline to tell the kids and grandkids about! Padres general manager AJ Preller has cleared out his farm system in a way we’ve never seen before. Talk about seizing the day and making a push for job security! We also have a clearer idea of the teams […]
Please, blog, may I have some more? Second Half Picks To Click: 2022 Middle Infielders
July 25, 2022 | 2022 Fantasy Baseball | 6 Commentsby: scar
I hope you all have enjoyed the All-Star break. It’s weird to not have a full slate of games but the Home Run Derby and All-Star games are always enjoyable and I found it refreshing to have the players mic’ed up for the game. Now that the break is over, we find ourselves in crunch […]
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