Game 2 for Phillies even more disastrous than Opening Day originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Zack Wheeler left after six glorious innings on Opening Day and pretty much everything has gone wrong for the Phillies since. The Braves’ relentless attack followed with nine runs on Friday and another twelve on Saturday. Aaron Nola delivered… 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 »
Under normal circumstances, when presenting the results of a fantasy mock draft, we like to discuss general themes and trends, while perhaps also spotlighting a small number of specific players. Ideally, we would examine each manager’s team building strategies, assessing their successes and shortcomings. A thoughtful mock-up should result in a useful, educational piece of… Read More »
The rules are simple for the “What’s in My Wallet” piece. Mostly these are guys I’ve already drafted multiple times, but I also leave the door open for My Guys, players I’m confident about and who might not be on my roster as often due to draft slots and timing. [Join or create a Yahoo… Read More »
The second in a series, we’re stepping into the box to talk about underrated players in this article after wading through the safest players to the plate last time. These are hardly considered under-the-radar players, as the first player a few paragraphs down has almost as many paparazzi following him as Taylor Swift. These are… Read More »
What is safe when it comes to fantasy baseball? It can’t be the rookie who came up and ended the season with a bad September, drawing comparisons to Albert Pujols. There is no track record. It also can’t be the journeyman pitcher suddenly putting together a string of starts that harks back to Pedro Martínez… Read More »
Fantasy baseball is a game of opinions, and differing opinions. And with some specific players, the debates will be passionate and divisive. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2024 MLB season] We’ll examine some of the more polarizing hitters today; We’ll meet the pitchers next week. There are no easy answers… Read More »
In the Chevy Chase movie Spies like usthe ethos boiled down to “We mock what we don’t understand.” The fantasy ethos at Yahoo Sports? We want to understand, so we mock. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball league for the 2024 MLB season] Yahoo gathered six fantasy managers from the crew last week and… Read More »
Bryce Harper wants to die in a Phillies jersey, or so he claims. As awkward as that sounds – especially now that the new uniform pants don’t fit – Harper’s feeling is clear: he wants to be a Phillie for life. Since agreeing to a massive, 13-year, $330 million free-agent deal in March 2019, Harper,… 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 »