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Fantasy Baseball: The Top Starting Pitchers Streaming in Week 3

Garrett Whitlock has two favorable matchups this week, making him worthy of the trust of fantasy baseball managers. (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images) Fantasy baseball managers will have to be careful with their two-starters this week, especially in the roto leagues. Nearly every potential distance wire pickup listed below has at least one dangerous combination,… Read More »

Fantasy Baseball: 2-start pitcher rankings, streaming tips and more for the first week of April

Jared Jones has been generating a lot of hype lately, but should you stream him in fantasy this week? (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images) The MLB season is in full swing and April’s pitching stats are just as important as the stats that have accumulated over time. This is a tough week to target two-starters… Read More »

2024 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Pitchers to Go Higher or Lower Than Expert Consensus

ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average ranking of the fantasy baseball industry and is generally comparable to ADP (which varies from site to site). This column will highlight some major differences between ECR and my own pitching ranks, with batters to follow later this week. I like pitchers better than consensus… Read More »

Josh Hader got a big deal from the Astros. Here’s how similar reliever mega contracts have worked out

Former Padres closer Josh Hader will pitch for the Astros next season. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) Josh Hader just became a very wealthy man while playing a position where such payouts rarely happen. The left-handed closer reportedly agreed to a five-year, $95 million deal with the Houston Astros on Friday, the largest current… Read More »

The Fed watcher who mentioned the 2007 housing bubble expects interest rates to stay high “much, much, much longer.” It’s payback for the unsustainable ‘era of free money’

Jim Grant has been following the ins and outs of Federal Reserve policy and its effects on the economy and markets for more than forty years in his famous newsletter, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. The always strapped and often staunchly skeptical economic historian has made a name for himself with some pretty prophetic predictions in… Read More »