The injury bug finds everyone eventually. If you were lucky enough to have avoided it in the first few weeks, that stretch probably came to a halt this week with several key players landing on the injured list. Injuries wreak enough havoc on our rosters, but to have a relatively early pick take a trip … Read more
DUNEDIN, Fla. — There are limits to what a simulated game on a back field can feasibly replicate compared to the real thing. There was a mound for Kevin Gausman to stand on, a ball for him to throw and a batter for him to face (but even those were his own teammates, which is … Read more
When establishing a fantasy baseball draft plan and deciding on your early-round targets, positional scarcity is always something to keep in mind. There are some positions that are flush with talent and afford you the opportunity to wait until much later to draft a player at that spot, while others present a greater disparity in … Read more
Signal v. Noise. It’s the tension we often feel when trying to make sense of a player’s performance. In the Statcast era, few players have been as productive as Cody Bellinger was in 2023 (.307/.356/.525, 26 HR, 20 SB), while drawing as much skepticism about their ability to sustain it. The batting average was 49 … Read more
