The Chicago Cubs signed Craig Kimbrel. This is a good deal for a Chicago team that badly needed a closer. The deal is fair and barring a surprising decline, this should give them a major competitive advantage against St. Louis and Pittsburgh. I don’t think that Atlanta made a mistake not signing him due to the amount of good young
Read moreI’m using Yahoo! auction values prior to the season and specifically the prices that players actually went for on average. These values can be applied to all leagues and easily translatable to draft values. This list can help in making trades and gauging value. I’m also not including player values that were lowered due to injury, as in most cases
Read moreBEST 1. CHC 3B KRIS BRYANT (R) 10-34 .294 VS STL SP MICHAEL WACHA (R) @CHC 2. CHC 1B ANTHONY RIZZO (L) 16-31 .516 VS STL SP MICHAEL WACHA (R) @CHC 3. CLE 2B JASON KIPNIS (L) 6-18 .333 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R) @CLE 4. CLE CF LEONYS MARTIN (L) 5-9 .556 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R)
Read moreBEST 1. KCR 3B HUNTER DOZIER (R) 3-5 .600 VS RBR SP YONNY CHIRINOS (R) @KCR 2. LAD LF JOC PEDERSON (L) 2-4 .500 VS SFGSP JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) @SFG 3. NYM CF BRANDON NIMMO (L) 4-9 .444 VS CIN SP TANNER ROARK (R) @NYM 4. OAK LF ROBBIE GROSSMAN (S) 4-11 .364 VS BOS SP EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) @BOS
Read moreBEST 1. BOS RF MOOKIE BETTS (R) 4-7 .571 VS TBR SP CHARLIE MORTON (R) @BOS 2. BOS SS XANDER BOGAERTS (R) 5-11 .455 VS TBR SP CHARLIE MORTON (R) @BOS 3. CIN LF JESSE WINKER (L) 4-8 .500 VS STL SP MILES MIKOLAS (R) @STL 4. LAA CF MIKE TROUT (R) 5-11 .455 VS KCR SP DANNY DUFFY (L)
Read moreBEST MATCHUPS 1. COL C TONY WOLTERS (L) 5-9 .556 VS PHI SP JERAD EICKHOFF @COL 2. DET RF NICHOLAS CASTELLANOS (R) 8-21 .381 VS CWS SP REYNALDO LOPEZ (R) @DET 3. HOU RF JOSH REDDICK (L) 5-6 .833 VS TEX SP SHELBY MILLER (R) @TEX 4. LAA C JONATHAN LUCROY (R) 9-23 .391 VS SEA SP MIKE LEAKE (R)
Read moreBEST 1. ATL 3B Josh Donaldson (R) 4-10 .400 VS CLE SP Corey Kluber (R) 2. COL RF Charlie Blackmon (L) 5-15 .333 VS PHI SP Vince Velasquez (R) 3. CWS 1B Jose Abreu (R) 10-23 .435 VS DET SP Jordan Zimmermann (R) 4. CWS DH Yonder Alonso (L) 4-8 .500 VS DET SP Jordan Zimmermann (R) 5. KCR 2B
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