Arizona traded 1B Paul Goldschmidt to St. Louis in a blockbuster trade. This was a good trade for Arizona, as Goldschmidt has already shown signs of a coming decline and would command a significant contract next offseason. They’re a rebuilding team and locking up a player in his 30’s doesn’t make sense for them. They also received a good package
Read moreWhich free agent pitchers are bargains and which are likely to be busts? I decided to analyze the list. BARGAINS 1. LANCE LYNN Lynn’s fastball velocity improved from 92.6 in 2017 to 94.0 in 2018. His Swing% improves from 44.4% in 2017 to 46.3% in 2018. His K/9 rate improved from 7.4 in 2017 to 9.2 in 2018. He also
Read moreThe Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets just completes a blockbuster trade. It’s a typical New York Mets move: weakening an already weak farm system in return for a bad contract. The New York Mets are still unlikely to go to the playoffs anytime soon and now have a bad contract on their hands. In the meantime, Seattle got
Read moreThe Seattle Mariners are actively shopping Robinson Cano and the Arizona Diamondbacks are actively shopping Paul Goldschmidt. I decided to look at possible destinations. Photo courtesy for NBCsports.com. 1. SEATTLE TRADES CANO TO THE NEW YORK YANKEES FOR OF JACOBY ELLSBURY This trade has already been considered but didn’t happen because the Bronx Bombers wanted “significant cash” as part of
Read moreThe New York Yankees acquired SP James Paxton from Seattle for a weak (in my opinion return). Despite his health and 2 years of control, James Paxton is an ace and is worth more than Justus Sheffield, who has bust written all over him and 2 non-top prospects. Atlanta signed C Brian McCann to return to the team. This all
Read moreRotisserie despite not being the best way to play fantasy, is still being played. Major websites such as Yahoo! and ESPN use a standard 10 categorie version. There are 5 pitching categories and 5 hitting categories. The pitching categories are wins, strikeouts, ERA, saves and WHIP. The hitting categories are home runs, RBI, stolen bases, AVG and runs. I’m not
Read moreThe consensus opinion of fantasy players seems to be that the Rotisserie version of the game is the most accurate way of testing one’s fantasy skills. H2H is seen as including too much “luck” based on factors such as being credited with a loss despite having one of the league’s best weeks, simply because your opponent scores more points; finishing
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