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Fantasy Baseball Prep Week: SS, Drafting the Future

As youth star athletes begin to crave the spotlight on both sides of the ball more and more, the shortstop position has grown to become...

Jul 13, 20206 min read

Fantasy Baseball Prep Week: 3B, Dominate the Hot Corner

Baseball's "hot corner" has always been a quality fantasy position, and it should remain that way in 2020. One thing I will say is that...

Mar 12, 20206 min read

Fantasy Baseball Prep Week: 2B, Hidden Gems

In a bizarre shift in the MLB, 2B has actually become one of the deepest fantasy positions in the sport. One reason for this is that many...

Mar 11, 20206 min read

Fantasy Baseball Prep Week: 1B, Don't Get Burned... +DH

First base was once a fantasy position that personified both brute force and slugging powerhouses. It was one of the deeper areas in...

Mar 9, 20207 min read

Fantasy Baseball Prep Week: Catchers, "Fear Of Missing Out"

The catcher position is never the most valued pick on draft day, but it's still important to fill the roster spot with someone who can...

Mar 9, 20205 min read

MLB Off-Season Moves: AL Central, Twinning in 2020

With respect to fans from Kansas City, Minnesota, Detroit, Cleveland, and South-side Chicago, the American League Central may be the MLB...

Mar 6, 20207 min read

MLB Off-Season Moves: NL Central, Seeing Red?

The National League Central is one of the newer divisions, although the teams in it are not new franchises, just restructured ones. It...

Mar 2, 20209 min read

MLB Off-Season Moves: AL West, In the Wake of Sign-Stealing

You would have to literally have your head under a rock to not know that the Houston Astros have been caught cheating via illegal...

Feb 19, 20208 min read

MLB Off-Season Moves: NL East, Arms Races & Star Aces

Let's start this MLB blog series with a bang and head straight to the NL East, which should be the most competitive division in baseball...

Feb 15, 202011 min read

MLB Winter Meetings Recap

Last year's Winter Meetings left us baseball fans wanting, they left us right where we started entering the meetings, and they left us...

Dec 13, 20196 min read

MVP, Cy Young, & All My Picks for MLB's 2019 Awards... plus playoffs

The MLB has and MVP award problem, how do you differentiate talent from team value? The best baseball player in the world is on a...

Sep 27, 201911 min read

MLB TRADE DEADLINE '19... Winners, Losers, and Tons of Question Marks

This season marked the inaugural one-and-done July 31st trade deadline, meaning rosters from today-on are final aside from minor...

Aug 1, 201911 min read

MLB's National League: A Race Worth Watching?

At least 11 out of 15 teams in the National League are still legitimately in the hunt, but that number could honestly go all the way up...

Jul 12, 201913 min read

Halfway through: A Look at the MLB's American League

With the All Star Game come and gone, baseball now looks towards the trade deadline and the second half where the playoff teams rule and...

Jul 11, 201911 min read

Mets Talk: It's Over Brodie, Time to SELL

I'll be the first to admit that I liked a lot of the offseason moves Brodie Van Wagenen made in his first year as general manager. I...

Jun 28, 20199 min read

Why the "Juiced" Ball is the Worst Thing to Happen to Baseball Since Steroids

The MLB has seen a shift in their viewers the last 25 years or so, only that shift has come in the form of stagnation. While in other...

Jun 21, 20197 min read

Miracle May?... what the Mets must do right now to ensure 2019 is a meaningful season

As a two out crack off the bat of Jose Iglesias traveled through a dreary fog and curled around the left field foul pole, making it the...

May 2, 20194 min read

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