Fantasy managers will lose Shane Bieber this year. (Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images) I close my eyes and can see them all vividly and in perfect color. Jacob deGrom paints the corner and Justin Verlander works on a no-hitter. Max Scherzer blows hitters away and Clayton Kershaw runs his curve, that slow… Read More »
It’s been a fantastic baseball preseason at Yahoo Sports. We’ve ranked and we’ve mocked. We’ve given you sleepers, picks and pans, broken down the positions and offered a long-form strategy. Today’s goal is a little different. Fast hitters. Cliff Notes. Imagine if you and I ran into each other at the airport or at the… Read More »
Fantasy baseball analyst Dalton Del Don volunteers a set of draft sleeper candidates per position – he wraps things up with the pitchers! Pfaadt struggled after initially being drafted out of Arizona last season, but he posted a 19.1 K-BB% after the All-Star break, which would have been in the top 15 among starters. He… Read More »
Your definition of fantasy baseball sleeper may vary, but the following list contains underrated players compared to ADP. Go here for my American League fantasy sleepers. Pfaadt struggled after initially being drafted out of Arizona last season, but he posted a 19.1 K-BB% after the All-Star break, which would have been in the top 15… Read More »
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – There may not be a better rotation, top to bottom, than that of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Ace Zac Gallen is a perennial NL Cy Young candidate who has finished in the top five the past two years. Right-hander Merrill Kelly has been one of the most consistent starters in baseball over the… Read More »
If you solve the pitching better than your opponents, the kingdom is yours. But pitchers are the most fickle part of fantasy baseball: the maddening chase. You keep waving that wide butterfly net, but the butterfly is always out of your reach. Here are a series of ranks and guesses. It’s going to look absurd… Read More »