The Dodgers activated Hanley Ramirez from the disabled list yesterday, and he went 0-4 in the team’s loss to the Mets. The 30-year old shortstop had started the season slowly, but was slashing .315/.408/.462 in the two month prior to the right oblique strain that only
Coming into the season, Trevor Rosenthal was considered a top tier closer, even though he had a grand total of three regular season saves. But his pedigree, and 12.9 K’s per nine innings in 2013, suggested he could give a fantasy team the type of
There’s nothing worse in fantasy baseball than losing a player you paid dearly for to an injury. Some of these wounded big money/early round draft picks — like Cliff Lee, Jose Fernandez and Paul Goldschmidt — aren’t coming back. Below, we update the status of the fantasy
It has not been a good few weeks for the elite hitters of the National League. Troy Tulowitzki remains out with a hip flexer, with no news on a return date. He’s still leading the National League in WAR, and now two of the stars who
Cuban names are little different, and Padres right-hander and MLB ace of the moment Odrisamer Depaigne certainly has the kind of name spell check isn’t going to recognize. He also threw 7 2/3 no hit innings against the Mets Sunday afternoon, improving his ERA to
The biggest fake baseball game of them all has affected the regular fake baseball schedule this week, with no games until today because of the All Star festivities. It seems like forever ago, but last week two players slated to participate in the midsummer classic
The hot stove league is under way, and last week there were two trades that should resonate in the world of fake baseball. The first was a bonafide blockbuster. The Cubs sent their two aces, Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the As for Addison
Saves and steals will always be the stepchildren of five category fantasy baseball, and there are ways to win a league without paying much too much attention to either of them. However there are more ways to win when you are mindful of the categories.
After a slow start, the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals have been playing better baseball and would find themselves in the wild card play-in game if the season ended today. The Redbirds league-best pitching has been key for their turnaround, however the team just
The “Hot Stove League” refers to baseball’s winter off-season when general managers get together, presumably around a hot stove, and make deals. But there is another just as important hot stove league that forms in the weeks before July 31, the last day teams can