FantasyDraft: Angels Send Kendall To Grave-Man
Hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend but we are back to reality and have a full slate tonight. Since you are probably tired/hungover sitting at work, I am going to make this quick and easy...
View ArticleMatt Olson, Eduardo Escobar …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 24
Greetings and welcome back to everyone except salty commenter Fogimon. Just kidding. Love you, Fogimon. If you didn’t read Saturday’s post, I moved up north from South Florida just in time to avoid...
View ArticleTim Anderson, Eddie Rosario, Yoan Moncada …And The Top 100 Hitters, Week 25
Tim Anderson is a guy that I would glance at earlier in the season and then move on with my life and with our beloved Top 100. He is a nice young player and all, but he wasn’t spongeworthy. Now,...
View ArticleFanDuel: The Hangover Lineup
With their win last night, the Cubs clinched the NL Central division title. That means they'll be rolling with the hangover lineup on Thursday, where almost no regular starters (if any) will be in the...
View ArticleTop 20 Shortstops, 2017 Fantasy Baseball, A Recap
Here's what I said last year, "We’re gonna find out if the top 20 shortstops are as Ken Bonerific as the top 20 2nd basemen. Hint: they are. Damn, I gotta work on building suspense. That hint...
View ArticleTop 20 Shortstops for 2018 Fantasy Baseball
So far we've (I've) gone over the top 10 for 2018 fantasy baseball, top 20 for 2018 fantasy baseball, top 20 catchers for 2018 fantasy baseball, top 20 1st basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball and the...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Podcast: Top Shortstops for 2018 Fantasy Baseball
Spring is on its way! The RCLs are up and running, Grey's busted through his rankings, and it's not negative 100 outside my house for once. As if the opening sentences didn't generate enough...
View Article2018 Spring Training Positional Battles: AL West
The American League West. Home to the defending World Series Champion Houston Astros. Home to the best player in baseball. Is that Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani? Home to the team that has a need for...
View ArticleScott Kingery and Phillies Devil Magic
Drafting players who won't break camp with a team inside 200 overall signals we are ready for the 2018 season. If you have confidence in the draftee, however, then is it safe to say that aggression is...
View ArticleMoran More Hits for the Bucs
Over the passed six months I have been imprisoned, suspended in static animation in the maximum security Galactic Fantasy Federation facility, falsely accused of recommending buys I would never endorse...
View ArticleYanks Shouldn’t Have Called Him Mookie Lynn
You ever see something and you still don't believe it? You distrust your own eyes. Well, I just saw a video of this, and I still don't believe it: Mookie Betts bowls better than he hits. And he...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 3: Showtime Ohtani!
Boy, this Ohtani is all anybody’s ever talking about. I’m so sick and tired of hearing about how brilliant that Ohtani is. I was so tempted to put Shohei Ohtani on this list. So tempted! Unfortunately...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 4: Interrobang List?!
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...
View ArticleAcuna Or Later It Was Bound To Happen
*walking through a packed hallway, head nodding at the ladies* "What's up, chiquitas? Que paso, senoritas? Assume there was an upside down question mark in front of that question. I'm feeling...
View ArticleThat’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles
Yesterday, Carlos Carrasco went 5 1/3 IP, 6 ER, ERA at 3.95. Whew. Luckily, Carrasco was in that tier of preseason pitchers I said not to draft. You still drafted him? But I said he was like a...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 7: Make it So-ler
I had to make this Top 100 List a Top 101 list for one week to make room for Jorge Soler. Let’s get this typical jibber-jabber out of the way: Former top prospect blah blah blah bust? blah blah blah...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 8: Et Tuve Jose?
I rarely like to make too many movements in the Top 20 or so players, but this week I thought it was necessary. Last week saw me drop Paul Goldschmidt from 8th down to 21st and this week he tumbles a...
View ArticlePoints Leagues: Consistently On Point
Batters that are consistent week after week are much more enjoyable to have on your roster than those with frequent hot and cold spells. Sure a player putting up 50 points in a week can almost single...
View ArticleTop 100 Hitters, Week 9: Washington Names Soto Mayor
Juan Soto & Austin Meadows: Two of the league’s highest touted minor leaguers, Juan Soto and Austin Meadows, were called up within days of each other this past week. Soto obviously was the biggest...
View ArticleFolty(Is Good I)newicz
I went into the Mike Foltynewicz vs. Red Sox in Fenway matchup a spry, jovial young rascal. The mischievous imp of Chinese food, the rapscallion. Then Mike Faultywirewitz went 7 IP, 1 ER, 6...
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