Tag Archives: Zack Wieler

The Scorecard: 10 Fantasy Baseball Hits You Need to Learn Over Two Weeks

Few fantasy analysts can take the heat — and deliver it — like Dalton Del Don. He brings his fantastic fantasy baseball footage here every week, to help you keep the fire burning in your leagues. • Anthony Volpe hit just .209 as a 22-year-old rookie, but he also went 20/20. He’s off to an… Read More »

Game 2 for Phillies even more disastrous than Opening Day

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 »

Braves’ Opening Day romp against Phillies offers a look back at last October and a reminder of Atlanta’s power

PHILADELPHIA – The Atlanta Braves returned to their hall of horrors and didn’t flinch. Each year for the past two Octobers, Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia has hosted the final game of the Atlanta season. For two consecutive years, the Braves have been forced to spend their winter retreat with unsavory memories of this… Read More »

MLB predictions for 2024 playoff teams, World Series champions, MVP and more

How will things play out during the 2024 MLB season? Here are predictions from SNY staff and contributors for playoff teams, World Series matchups and winners, and the top prizes… Andy Martino, SNY MLB insider NL East champion: BraveNL Central champion: CubsNL West champion: Evaders1st NL Wildcard: Diamond ridges2nd NL Wildcard: Phillies3rd NL Wildcard: MetsAL… Read More »

2024 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft 3.0 – A masterclass of chaos

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 »

2024 Fantasy Baseball: 12 sleeper pitchers don’t get enough love in checkers

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 »

2024 Fantasy Baseball: The Most Underrated Players in Rounds 1-10 of Drafts

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 »

2024 Fantasy Baseball: Draft Sleepers from every National League MLB team

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 »

2024 Fantasy Baseball: Draft Sleepers from every American League MLB team

Your definition of fantasy baseball sleeper may vary, but the following list contains underrated players compared to ADP. Holliday was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft and is coming off a strong season in the minors. He posted a .396 OBP with impressive plate discipline as a 19-year-old in Triple-A, and projection systems… Read More »

Fantasy Baseball: These 10 players have an extra incentive to succeed in 2024

Taking a look at contract status can be a bit of a cheat code that many fantasy managers don’t look at when building a draft strategy. Remember Aaron Judge’s 62 home runs in 2022? What about Alex Rodriguez, way back in 2000, who hit 41 home runs on top of 134 runs, 132 RBI and… Read More »