San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner will miss 6-8 weeks with a fracture in his pitching hand after getting hit with a line drive in his last spring training start of the season. Bumgarner’s injury is a devastating blow to a Giants rotation that was already thin and dealing with the injury to Jeff Samardzija. Samardzija has a shoulder issue and is expected to miss the first four weeks of…
Fantasy Baseball: 10 Multi-Position Players You Should Consider Drafting
Player data courtesy of fangraphs.com. The internet leader in baseball analytical data. I believe that players who play multiple positions are a precious commodity in fantasy baseball. It is important to carry two or three players on your roster that can play at least two positions or more. I am not talking about high end talent like Buster Posey and Kris Bryant. I am talking about good players that you…
Fantasy Baseball: Alex Cobb Signing With the Orioles Hurts His Fantasy Value
The Baltimore Orioles signed veteran right hander Alex Cobb to a four year, $60 million dollar deal yesterday. It is a good move for the Orioles as they look to solidify a starting rotation that lacks depth and experience. Cobb immediately becomes Baltimore’s ace and along with Andrew Cashner, Chris Tillman and Dylan Bundy gives the Orioles a competitive but uninspiring rotation. The Orioles have a history of signing starting…
Fantasy Baseball: 10 Minor League Prospects That Are Worth Adding to Your Roster
We are always looking for the next big thing in our fantasy drafts, especially in the later rounds. No matter what fantasy sport you play, you are always looking for that diamond in the rough. Here are ten prospects that you might want to draft or pick up at some point this season, especially if you are in a multi-keeper league. 1. Shohei Ottani, P/DH, Angels: The Angels are doing…
Fantasy Baseball: Draft Tiers Guide: Third Base
By: Jared Leonard | @JaredLeonard77(Twitter) Third Base I’m going to post my tiers for third base and will add insight through the week. Tier 1: N. Arenado | Col | Tier 2: K. Bryant | Chi-C | J. Ramirez | Cle | M. Machado | Bal | A. Rendon | Wash | J. Donaldson | Tor | J. Turner | LA-D | T. Shaw | Mil | A. Bregman |…
Fantasy Baseball: Draft Tiers Guide: Second Base
By: Jared Leonard | @JaredLeonard77(Twitter) Second Base I’m going to post my tiers for second base and will add insight through the week. Tier 1: J. Altuve | Hou | Tier 2: B. Dozier | Min | J. Ramirez | Cle | J. Schoop | Bal | D. Gordon | Sea | R. Cano | Sea | Tier 3: O. Albies | Atl | C. Taylor | LA-D | J….
Fantasy Baseball: Draft Tiers Guide: First Base
By: Jared Leonard | @JaredLeonard77(Twitter) First Base I’m going to post my tiers for first base and will add insight through the week. Tier 1: P. Goldschmidt | Ari | J. Votto | Cin | A. Rizzo | Chi-C | Freeman | Atl | Tier 2: J. Abreu | Chi-W | C. Bellinger | LA-D | E. Encarnacion | Cle | R. Hoskins | Phi | W. Myers | SD…
Fantasy Baseball: Draft Tiers Guide: Catcher
By: Jared Leonard | @JaredLeonard77(Twitter) Catcher Tier 1: G. Sanchez | NY-Y | Great bat in a great lineup, just not willing to invest a high pick on a catcher. W. Contreras |Chi-C | Tier 2: B. Posey | SF | J.T. Realmuto | Mia | S. Perez | KC | Y. Molina | StL | Very undervalued and is very consistent (ADP 175) B. McCann | Hou | Another…
Fantasy Baseball: Draft Tiers Guide: Starting Pitchers
By: Jared Leonard|@JaredLeonard77(Twitter) Starting Pitchers Tier 1: C. Kluber | Cle | M. Scherzer | Wash | C. Kershaw | LA-D | He won’t be on any of my teams. I don’t think he will make 30 starts and I’m very concerned about his back issues. C. Sale | Bos | N. Syndergaard | NY-M | I love Thor this year, I think he will win NL Cy Young. M….
Fantasy Baseball: Roto Planner’s Position by Position Draft Tiers Guide
By: Jared Leonard|@JaredLeonard77(Twitter) In order to draft well or accurately judge a player’s value, you need some sort of ranking system. So at Roto Planner, we did that for you. Each segment of the Planner’s Draft Tiers Guide will feature a different position and give some insight to what players I’m bullish on and what players I’m avoiding. With a tier based system, we don’t necessarily rank players by number….