At least one of these arms is currently a closer and I expect at least 3 more of them to wind up getting saves for their respective teams by season’s end. Yes, this is a Scott Effross post.
Let me help you sort through some players on bad teams that have good opportunities to emerge and help you win a fantasy title.
If you’re like me you’ve had enough of the “star player X out plays star player Y” bold prediction type. Forgive me, but I don’t find it terribly bold to expect well known, star players to perform a little better or a little worse than they have before. Bold is “Corbin Burnes reverts back to …
Between the 2020 and 2021 seasons 42 players hit 20 or more home runs and also stole 12 or more bases – Harrison Bader did it in only 526 PAs.
Upon his arrival in Canada Hernandez was a one-dimensional slugger. His low average and poor defense limited his ceiling, or so it seemed. But he did one thing extremely well paving the way to his 2020 breakout: he absolutely crushes the ball. But And this post isn’t really about him. It’s about the next him.
Among my favorite things to follow during the fantasy baseball season is the emergence of potentially elite relief pitchers. They might not rack up gaudy saves totals or pitch in the highest leverage situations (yet), but every year there are a handful of arms who burst onto the scene with astonishingly good numbers that we …
In 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Jake Lamb went down with an injury and was replaced by Christian Walker. Lamb ended up getting cut by Arizona the following season after Walker had taken his job for good. But now the tables have turned. Walker has missed almost all of the young 2021 season and when …
Updated: Apr 10, 2021 We’re now a week into the 2021 baseball season and some interesting players are starting to emerge. On the hitting side it’s been Yermin Mercedes and Cedric Mullins. On the pitching side it’s been mostly the status quo when it comes to starters. But what about relievers? Julian Merryweather has stolen …
Updated: Apr 3, 2021 If you held your breath it’s a fine time to relax, let it out, and enjoy today – opening day has come and gone and the 2021 baseball season is officially underway! One COVID scare and one rainout couldn’t stop it. And now with draft season behind us the real work …
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In roughly half a season in 2019 Tommy Edman was fantasy gold, perhaps leading managers to titles in the season’s final weeks. In 2020, though, he was as bad as he previously was good. I believe the 2020 version is closer to the real Tommy Edman than the 2019 iteration – therefore do not draft …
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