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The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded outfielder Starling Marte to the Arizona Diamondbacks according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. There isn’t any information on exactly who is going to Pittsburgh, but Passan mentioned his sources are telling him they are two young prospects with potential. At 31-years-old, Marte has spent his entire 8-year career in Pittsburgh. He…
With 162 games in the regular season, it is possible that some under the radar teams, or sleeper teams, can exceed expectations in a MLB season. For example, the Washington Nationals started the season 19-31 in 2019. They ended up not only making the playoffs, but winning the World Series. How many people thought they…
The 2019 Fantasy Baseball season will be finished before October. After months of baseball, two teams should be left contending for the number one spot in their league. For the finals, the waiver wire could be important. With guys like Mike Trout and Christian Yelich done for the season, some teams may need to find…
The fantasy baseball playoffs are here! Keeping up with the league is important for success at this point in the season. Also, things like injuries and slumps can lead to owners having to think about acquiring new players. The waiver wire is still active in the fantasy baseball playoffs, and here are some players that…
Fantasy baseball playoffs are starting for at least some leagues this week. Whether an owner is in the postseason or a consolation game, getting a win this late in the year can be memorable. Keeping up with the waiver wire is important in fantasy baseball, and that includes during the playoffs. Here are some players…
Week 20 has come to a close and Washington is starting to separate themselves from the rest of the wildcard teams. Atlanta won eight straight and picked up a game over the Nats to increase the division lead to six games. Philadelphia and New York had up and down weeks while the Marlins played spoiler.…
This week’s fantasy baseball pitchers with two starts has plenty of one-star pitchers. Leaving fantasy owners with only sum two and three-star pitchers to stream. Arizona Diamondbacks Zac Gallen: Monday vs COL, Sunday @ MIL THREE STARS Gallen struggled in his last game, which came against the Rockies. He only recorded three strikeouts through just…
There are now just a few weeks left in the regular season of fantasy baseball as week 19 is upon us. These last few weeks will help decide who makes the playoffs in some leagues. At this point, teams still in the race in competitive leagues should be considering adding some guys from the waiver…
The Washington Nationals and New York Mets have both been able to overcome awful starts to the season and are both in contention for the playoffs. Washington currently holds the first wild card spot, while the Mets are half a game behind the second wild card and two and a half games behind the Nats.…
This week’s fantasy baseball pitchers with two starts has only three five star pitchers, but has plenty of back end options with two and three stars. Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly: Monday vs PHI, Sunday @ LAD TWO STARS Kelly allowed seven earned runs in back to back games and will be hard to trust going forward.…
The Phillies have acquired outfielder Corey Dickerson from the Pirates, source tells ESPN. Dickerson will basically help give this team more depth with the team already having Bryce Harper, Jay Bruce and Scott Kingery. Dickerson has been injured for a portion of the season, but he’s still hitting .317/.376/.556 through 43 games this season. He…
Headlining this week’s fantasy baseball pitchers with two starts are Shane Bieber, Noah Syndergaard, Justin Verlander and Patrick Corbin. Arizona Diamondbacks Merrill Kelly: Monday @ MIA, Sunday vs WSH TWO STARS Kelly was torn apart in his last start against the Baltimore Orioles and he hasn’t earned a win in his previous seven outings. He…
This week’s fantasy baseball pitchers with two starts is sorted by teams and still ranks the pitcher between one and five stars. The pitchers with two starts are sorted by the team they play for and still ranked between one and five stars. Arizona Diamondbacks Alex Young: July 16 @ TEX, July 21 vs MIL TWO…
As of the All-Star break, the National League Central is about as close as it gets. The last place Reds are just 4 and 1/2 games back from the division-leading Cubs. To give a perspective of how close that is, no other division has a second place team within five games as of the all-star…
The Cubs will open up July by heading to Pittsburgh for a four game set against the Pirates. Division games are crucial in baseball, and this is especially true for this years NL Central teams. The last place Reds are only 5.5 games out of first for the division. Most other divisions do not even…
The Atlanta Braves are in first place in the NL East for the first time this season. Philadelphia, New York and Miami all had losing weeks while Washington played .500 ball. Here is this week’s NL East rundown. For those that missed last week’s issue, click here. Power Rankings 1) Atlanta Braves (42-30) (6-1 in…
Week 12 of the fantasy baseball is here, and keeping up with the league is crucial to a team’s success. The waiver wire plays a big role in fantasy sports. Here are some players that can be worth adding for week 12 of the fantasy baseball season: Justin Smoak, 1B/DH, Toronto Blue Jays Justin Smoak…
There are some big names in this weeks pitchers with two starts, however, the group is overall uninspiring. The pitchers below rank between one and five stars with five-stars being the better of the group. Five Star Pitchers Chris Sale: June 10 vs TEX, June 15 @ BAL Charlie Morton: June 10 vs OAK, June…
Week 10 of the Fantasy Baseball Season is here, and it’s time to look at some sleepers that can produce this week. Kyle Schwarber, OF, Chicago Cubs Kyle Schwarber hasn’t produced a pretty looking line, his average being well below .250, but he can still be valuable in fantasy baseball this week. He leads off…
Some top-ranked prospects will make a big impact in fantasy baseball right away. But still, there will be others that struggle or won’t get the opportunity in the majors. These are the players with the best chance of succeeding in the MLB and are worth a stash. These players are all currently in the minor…
