Jack Flaherty (vs. WAS) and Zac Gallen (@ COL) take the mound on Sunday, but you don’t need to learn anything about those two aces. Instead, let’s take a look at a pair of arms worth monitoring as Spring Training begins this weekend. NATHAN EOVALDI @ MINNESOTA TWINSFebruary NFBC ADP: 222.85 Eovaldi currently headlines the…
Am I missing something with Christian Walker? I think I love him at his ADP of 200, as he checks off plenty of boxes I like. For starters, I see a plenty of volume in his future, as well as a premium batting order slot. He’s also stolen a handful of bags on occasion, and…
The 150-170 range is an appealing area for me to target a catcher in 2021. Travis d’Arnaud, Daulton Varsho, and Christian Vazquez all make for quality targets depending on team needs and league format. But I remain most intrigued by the bottom of this grouping, in Sean Murphy. On average, Murphy is being drafted closer…
Today I’m exploring a plate discipline metric known as swinging strike rate (SwStr%). And to clarify, I’m talking hitters, not pitchers. The cool thing about swinging strike rate is that it is calculated on a per-pitch basis. So even in a shortened season, it’s a bit stickier than other research we could focus on, and…
Second base is pretty thin this year, and I think it’s leading to some debate about the worth of the keystone’s elite performers. Like it or not, if you want one of the top three guys you’ll be paying a Round 3 price for them in 2021. There also appears to be fresh news of…
Evaluating pitchers isn’t historically my thing, but I’m working on it. Welcome to the journey! At the very least, after today I expect to have a better sense of what sort of pitcher each of these guys is. That, to me, is more valuable than any set of rankings. Today I am examining K-BB% gainers…
Jorge and Micah return to talk catchers on the heels of our first set of consensus rankings dropping: the top 30 backstops for 2021 fantasy baseball. iTunes Spotify Google Podcasts
The New York Mets and James McCann have reportedly settled on a four-year deal worth upwards of $40 million. McCann is just 30 years old, so New York should have this position well-covered for the foreseeable future. Here’s how McCann stacks up over the last two seasons, which are widely known to be his best…
As we get deeper into the offseason and closer to Opening Day 2021, it is imperative to know which players to target, which to avoid, and why. A 60-game season would hypothetically last from about Opening Day to late May or early June. As we all know too well, a player could have a slow…
This is a first pass. I mean, it’s only November. In the books already are the Top 15 Catchers and the Top 30 First Basemen. Much will change over the coming months, but here’s my starting point for the keystone. RANK PLAYER TEAM NOTES 1 Ozzie Albies ATL He’s a premier power/speed combo at a…
