Friday August 1, 2014 – Baseball Links
- BaseballAmerica.com wonders what we should expect from Mike Foltynewicz with Houston.
- Week 19 Lineup Tools: CBSSports.com helps you set your offensive lineup for Week 19 as they identify the players with the best and worst matchups.
- Week 19 Lineup Tools: In their Week 19 Fantasy Forecaster, ESPN.com ranks the top 75 starting pitchers, identifies some prime hitting matchups, updates injury news, and more to help you set your lineup.
- TheFantasyFix.com identifies the winners and losers from the John Lackey trade.
FantasySportsNetwork.com analyzes the big trades that took place at the deadline from a fantasy baseball perspective.- It’s Friday, so time for Razzball.com to unveil the players you need to buy now while also providing some sound advice for who to trade away.
- ProjectRoto.com wonders if Evan Longoria is still worthy of a top 25 pick moving forward.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com looks at the newest addition to the Houston bullpen, prospect Mike Foltynewicz.
- Moxyball.com looks at eight takeaways with fantasy implications from yesterdays’ slew of trades.
- MiLB Prospect News: As MLB.com notes, yesterday’s trade will open up opportunities for some top prospects to get playing time.
- Week 19 Lineup Tools: Rotoworld.com ranks the two-start pitchers into tiers, by league for the upcoming scoring period.
- Rotoprofessor.com wonders if now is the time to cash in on Jose Altuve in fantasy leagues.
- MiLB Prospect News: BaseballAmerica.com has released their weekly Prospect Hot Sheet, topped by San Diego shortstop Trea Turner.
- RotoBaller.com digs deep in search of AL-only pickups worthy of your roster.
FakeTeams.com names the best DFS lineup options for Friday.- Rotoprofessor.com reviews the trade deadline winners and losers from a fantasy perspective.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com examines the prospects changing hands in the Miami-Houston trade involving Jarred Cosart.
- TheFakeBaseball.com identifies a pair of starters and four hitters to get into your DFS lineup on Friday.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Friday’s games, ranking all 30 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Friday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Razzball.com provides their unique take on everything that happened on Thursday, both on and off the field, including thoughts on the trade that sent David Price to the Detroit Tigers.
- In Friday’s Daily Dose, Rotoworld.com recaps one of the wildest trade deadlines in recent memory.
- FakeTeams.com recaps the trade deadline moves, discusses the Cliff Lee injury, another solid outing for Jake Arrieta, and more in their Roto Roundup.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Thursday including the hot hitting Jason Kipnis and Jedd Gyorko.
- DynastySportsEmpire.com reacts to all of the trades that went down before the deadline.
- 2014 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: ESPN.com updates their player rankings following the trade deadline.
- FantasyAssembly.com provides some tips and strategies to consider when crafting the perfect fantasy baseball trade.
- In this week’s Waiver Windup, FantasySquads.com explains why you should cut Pedro Alvarez and add a young Tampa Bay starter.
- MiLB Prospect News: With the Red Sox rotation in flux, TheDynastyGuru.com examines some of the top prospect arms in the Boston system who could get a look soon.
- FantasyBaseballCrackerjacks.com believes a move to the NL Central makes John Lackey a big winner at the trade deadline.
- BaseballProf.com examines the trade made by the Oakland A’s prior to the deadline.
TheFantasyFix.com Podcast- BaseballProf.com Profcast – Trades, Trades, Trades
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast – Trade deadline
ESPN.com Injuries – 12:00 PM CDT- BaseballAmerica.com Prospect Hot Sheet Chat
Thursday July 31, 2014 – Baseball Links
- After all of today’s madness, Yahoo.com recaps an eventful trade deadline.
- MiLB Prospect News: MinorLeagueBall.com like Victor Caratini who was sent to Chicago for Emilio Bonifacio and Emilio Bonifacio.
- MiLB Prospect News: BaseballAmerica.com ranks the prospects dealt in July before the trade deadline.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com spotlights Peter O’Brien who is heading to Arizona in exchange for Martin Prado. MinorLeagueBall.com also offers their thought on the new Arizona prospect catcher.
- BaseballAmerica.com discusses the trade sending Jarred Cosart to the Miami Marlins for Colin Moran, Jake Marisnick, and more.
- Analysis of the three-team swap between Tampa Bay, Seattle, and Detroit from XNSports.com, MinorLeagueBall.com, BaseballAmerica.com, FantasyBaseballCrackerjacks.com and FakeTeams.com.
- Asdrubal Cabrera traded to Washington analysis from MinorLeagueBall.com, XNSports.com, FakeTeams.com, FanGraphs.com, BaseballAmerica.com, and Rotoprofessor.com.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com introduces us to Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda; the pair of prospects heading to Arizona in exchange for Gerardo Parra. MinorLeagueBall.com also offers their thoughts on the two prospects.
- MinorLeagueBall.com discusses the the Andrew Miller-Eduardo Rodriguez trade.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com profiles newest Boston left-handed prospect Eduardo Rodriguez who was acquired in exchange for Andrew Miller.
- More on the St. Louis-Boston trade, sending involving John Lackey, Joe Kelly, and Allen Craig, this time from Yahoo.com and MinorLeagueBall.com.
- Rotoprofessor.com offers some brief thoughts on Gerardo Parra heading to Milwaukee.
- Razzball.com looks at some of the top setup men in baseball who are racking up the holds.
- Rotoprofessor.com looks at the trade sending Tommy Milone to Minnesota in exchange for Sam Fuld from a fantasy perspective.
- More trade reaction from Rotoprofessor.com who now looks at the Boston-St. Louis swap. FakeTeams.com offers their thoughts as well, as does FanGraphs.com.
- DynastySportsEmpire.com names a buy-low candidate at every position to help you get ready for the stretch run.
- More on today’s Oakland-Boston trade from FantasyBaseballCrackerjacks.com, USAToday.com, FanGraphs.com, XNSports.com, FakeTeams.com and Yahoo.com.
- Rotoprofessor.com is the first to discuss the fantasy implications of this morning’s deal between Oakland and Boston.
- XNSports.com says this is the time to buy Yoenis Cespedes with the Cuban phenom headed to the AL East, where outs become doubles and doubles become homers.
- Rotoprofessor.com believes fantasy owners may want to consider moving on from David Wright, Billy Butler, and Derek Norris this season.
- TheFakeBaseball.com names a pair of starters and four hitters to get into your Thursday DFS lineups.
- What affect will the trade deadline have on Dodgers young slugger Joc Pederson? CBSSports.com takes a look at some others who have risen from obscurity in their latest Prospects Report.
- RotoBaller.com identifies five outfielders to consider grabbing off the waiver wire before Week 19.
- BaseballAmerica.com updates their rankings of the top 10 prospects who could get the call in the near future.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Thursday’s games, ranking all 22 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Thursday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Razzball.com offers their thoughts on everything that happened on Wednesday including thoughts on the trade sending Justin Masterson to St. Louis.
- Rotoworld.com examines the Cardinals’ acquisition of Justin Masterson and previews the fast-approaching trade deadline in Thursday’s Daily Dose.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Wednesday including a CGSO for Corey Kluber, a struggling Jason Hammel, and more.
- BaseballProf.com discusses the continued struggles of Jason Hammel as they recap all of yesterday’s top news and notes.
- In their daily bullpen report, FanGraphs.com discusses a rare save while allowing a 3-run home run, a day off for Rafael Soriano, Tommy John for Nate Jones, and more.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com discusses newest Chicago Cubs prospect Jonathan Martinez, who was acquired as the PTBNL in the Darwin Barney trade.
- RotoBaller.com names three deep league starting pitchers to consider adding to your roster.
- TheFantasyFix.com shares their DFS lineup recommendations for Thursday which includes loading up on some Nationals.
- MiLB Prospect News: DynastyGuru.com wonders if James Ramsey is worth your time in dynasty/keeper leagues.
- FantasySquads.com urges you to start Johnny Cueto over Clayton Kershaw and use the cash that you saved to buy bigger bats when setting your Thursday DFS lineup.
- BaseballProf.com Profcast – Justin Masterson in St. Louis
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast – BOS-OAK trade
- ESPN.com Fantasy Focus Podcast – Trade
- FanGraphs.com Audio – The Sleeper and the Bust
- BaseballProspectus.com – 6:30 PM CDT
Wednesday July 30, 2014 – Baseball Links
- With the deadline on top of us, Rotoworld.com takes a look at the closer situations around the league.
- MiLB Prospect News: GradingOntheCurve.com profiles James Ramsey who was sent to Cleveland in exchange for Justin Masterson.
- FanGraphs.com notes that the closer carousel is creating new setup men nailing down holds.
- TheFantasyFix.com offers their thoughts on Justin Masterson in St. Louis.
- As WeTalkFantasySports.com notes, Lucas Duda is quietly putting up big numbers in New York.
- Hot off the presses, Rotoprofessor.com examines the fantasy fallout from the Justin Masterson trade to St. Louis.
- XNSports.com wonders which youngsters will make the best fantasy baseball waiver wire targets following the anticipated MLB trade deadline moves.
- 2014 MLB Prospect Rankings: FanGraphs.com ranks the top 10 impact prospect first basemen in the Minor Leagues.
- More Wednesday DFS recommendations, this time from FakeTeams.com.
- Rotoprofessor.com wonders if Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks is worthy of your fantasy rotation. He has a nasty change.
- Some Wednesday DFS advice from both TheFakeBaseball.com, who identifies the top 5 hitters, as well as FanGraphs.com.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Wednesday’s games, ranking all 30 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Wednesday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Razzball.com provides their unique take on everything that happened on Tuesday night including thoughts on a dominant outing by Alex Cobb versus the Milwaukee Brewers.
- In Wednesday’s Daily Dose, Rotoworld.com dissects trade rumors involving Jon Lester, David Price, Cole Hamels and others.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Tuesday including the resurgence of Matt Kemp.
- FanGraphs.com looks at all of the bullpen news from Tuesday night including a tough outing for Joakim Soria, a trip to the DL for Neil Ramirez, and more.
- TheFantasyFix.com provides their DFS lineup recommendations for Wednesday.
- Another dose of DFS plays for you via FantasySquads.com that recommends going heavy against White Sox starter Hector Noesi.
- Who are the top waiver wire adds for Week 18? BaseballProf.com has you covered.
- RotoBaller.com identifies some deep league pickups to target off the waiver wire. In addition, they identify some corner infielders you may roster as well.
- MiLB Prospect News: FantasyAssembly.com names a prospect at every position that you may want to put on your radar.
- We’ve seen his struggles as of late, but is it time to classify Stephen Strasburg as overrated? FantasySquads.com tries to answer.
- ESPN.com – 10:00 AM CDT
- USAToday.com – 10:00 AM CDT
- BaseballProf.com Profcast
- BretskyBall.com Box Score Baseball Podcast
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast – Worrymeter
Tuesday July 29, 2014 – Baseball Links
- MiLB Prospect News: Acquired in the Jake Peavy trade, does Heath Hembree have what it takes to be the future closer of the Red Sox? NumberFire.com offers their thoughts.
- See Why FantasyAlarm.com thinks it is safe to put your trust back in Josh Rutledge.
- TheFakeBaseball.com talks all things closers and updates their closer grid as we get ready for the stretch run.
- Are Yan Gomes and/or Conor Gillaspie worthy of your fantasy attention? Rotoprofessor.com offers their thoughts.
- USAToday.com believes fantasy owners who are aware of defensive shift effects can gain an advantage over their opponents.
- Is Mike Moustakas primed for a turnaround, or is this just another setup for us to fall into? CBSSports.com isn’t buying it just yet as they comb the waiver wire.
- FanGraphs.com identifies three catchers who could make a fantasy impact in the near future.
- FantasyAssembly.com wonders if there is a chance middle infielders Jason Kipnis and/or Jean Segura bounce back in the second half.
- RotoBaller.com names some starting pitcher sleepers to target off the waiver wire.
- Rotoworld.com praises Jake Odorizzi‘s impressive stretch, runs down the trade talks and updates Jayson Werth‘s ankle injury in Tuesday’s Daily Dose.
- FanGraphs.com makes a case for the ownership of Brad Hand and Daniel Nava in deeper leagues.
- TheFakeBaseball.com names a pair of starters and four hitters to plug into your Tuesday DFS lineup.
- MiLB Prospect News: Rotoprofessor.com updates their rankings of the top 10 prospects on the cusp of the Majors.
- MoxyBall.com believes fantasy owners need to get to know Shae Simmons if in need of relief pitching help.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Tuesday’s games, ranking all 20 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Tuesday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Razzball.com provides their unique take on everything that happened on Monday including a pair of home runs hit by Melky Cabrera.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Monday night including Travis d’Arnaud turning things around, whether fantasy owners should give up on Jesse Chavez, and more.
- Today’s Roto Roundup from FakeTeams.com discusses Gerrit Cole, Melky Cabrera, Jason Lane, and others in the news Monday night.
- TheFantasyFix.com tries to figure out why Jay Bruce has been so disappointing this season.
- FanGraphs.com reviews all of the bullpen news from Monday night including potential trades, another clean save for Craig Kimbrel, and more.
- FanGraphs.com identifies some players whose BABIP and xBABIP differ so much that fantasy owners should be looking to sell-high
- BaseballProf.com Profcast – Ervin Santana
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast – Power outages
- ESPN.com Fantasy Podcast – Tough SP matchup
- ESPN.com Video – Rangers to buy, sell, trade
- Rotoworld.com – 2:30 PM CDT
Monday July 28, 2014 – Baseball Links
- FantasyAlarm.com looks at recent closer trades, rumors and potential waiver wire grabs.
- In need of a catcher, second baseman, or third baseman off the waiver wire? XNSports.com has you covered.
- MiLB Prospect News: Rotoprofessor.com believes Javier Baez could be in Chicago in the near future.
- FanGraphs.com makes a case for Matt Shoemaker as a mixed league option.
- FantasyBaseballCrackerjacks.com asks, who is Ken Giles and might he close for the Phillies soon?
- FanGraphs.com wants to know what happened to Brian Dozier in July?
- FakeTeams.com updates their closer rankings as we begin Week 18 of the fantasy season.
- Rotoprofessor.com wonders which hot hitters off the waiver wire are worthy of a claim.
- 2014 MLB Prospect Rankings: FanGraphs.com updates their rankings of the top 10 prospect catchers in baseball.
- MiLB Prospect News: TheDynastyGuru.com debates which prospect is the better long-term investment, Joey Gallo or Miguel Sano.
- TheFakeBaseball.com identifies the five best hitters to plug into your Monday DFS lineups.
- MoxyBall.com believes the replacements are coming including at second base in Chicago.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Monday’s games, ranking all 20 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Monday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Rotoworld.com talks about Carlos Santana‘s scorching hot weekend, the Giants acquisition of Jake Peavy and more in Monday’s Daily Dose.
- Razzball.com provides their unique take on everything that happened over the weekend including thoughts on the trade sending Jake Peavy to the San Francisco Giants.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Sunday including impressive outings for Danny Salazar and Jimmy Nelson.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: RotoBaller.com provides start/sit advice for every starter taking the mound in Week 18.
- TheFantasyFix.com names three players to cut, three to keep, and three to catch for Week 18 and beyond.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: Don’t set your Week 18 rotations until you see who TheFantasyFix.com recommends.
- FantasySquads.com provides their team-by-team relief pitching updates, discussing the Joakim Soria trade, the situation for the White Sox, and more.
- BaseballProf.com shares a sneak peek at their DFS lineup for Monday.
- MiLB Prospect News: RotoBaller.com discusses the top prospects in the Chicago Cubs system, a group with a ton of future fantasy value.
- BaseballProf.com attempts to assess the fantasy value of Cliff Lee moving forward.
- FanGraphs.com Audio – The Sleeper and the Bust
- BaseballProf.com Profcast – Jake Peavy
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast – Weekend roundup
- ESPN.com – 10:00 AM CDT
- USAToday.com – 10:00 AM CDT
- BaseballProspectus.com – 6:00 PM CDT
Sunday July 27, 2014 – Baseball Links
- Rotoworld.com explores the ramifications of last week’s trades and takes a look at what’s in store for this week in the Strike Zone.
- 2014 MLB Prospect Rankings: MLB.com has updated their top 100 overall prospect rankings as well as positional and team rankings.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: LockerRoomFantasySports.com gets your rotation ready for Week 18 by ranking the two-start options.
- TheFakeBaseball.com checks in on all of the key injuries affecting your fantasy squad.
- TopTeamFantasy.com identifies some of the best streaming options for early in Week 18.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: TheFantasyFix.com names which pitchers throwing twice in Week 18 to start, sit, and all the rest in between.
- Razzball.com names Colorado’s Josh Rutledge as their Creeper of the Week.
- TheFakeBaseball.com names a pair of starters and four hitters to use in your Sunday DFS lineups.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Sunday’s games, ranking all 30 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Sunday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Saturday including thoughts on Matt Shoemaker and Josh Rutledge emerging as mixed league options.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: Razzball.com ranks the Week 18 two-start pitchers into tiers to help you set your rotation.
- MiLB Prospect News: XNSports.com believes San Diego prospect starter Matt Wisler needs to be on your fantasy radar.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: FantasyAlarm.com places the two-start pitchers into three categories to help you dominate Week 18.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: Rotoprofessor.com has studied the Week 18 probables to find the best two-start pitchers to plug into your lineup.
- FantasyAlarm.com discusses the impact of injuries on fantasy baseball.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: Need a quick boost in your fantasy baseball pitching categories? FantasySportsNetwork.com discusses the top available two-start pitchers in Week 18 to pick up and stream through your lineup.
- MiLB Prospect News: Razzball.com reviews the recent performances of some of the top fantasy prospects still in the Minors.
- MoxyBall.com wonders what fantasy owners should expect from recent callup Andrew Susac.
Saturday July 26, 2014 – Baseball Links
- With Jake Peavy on his way to San Francisco, BaseballAmerica.com, Rotoprofessor.com, MinorLeagueBall.com, and GradingOntheCurve.com review the fantasy shake up.
- TheFakeBaseball.com names a pair of starters and four hitters for Saturday DFS.
- MiLB Prospect News: FakeTeams.com updates their rankings of the top 10 prospects for 2014 redraft leagues.
- Shelby Miller is returning to the St. Louis rotation, but Rotoprofessor.com wonders if fantasy owners should care.
- LockerRoomFantasySports.com scours the waiver wire in search of the best players to add for the next two months.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes Saturday’s games, ranking all 30 starters throwing today, the best hitting matchups, injury notes, and more.
- BaseballSavant.com provides Saturday matchup details so you can decide who to start and sit in daily leagues.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Friday including a solid outing for Zach Wheeler, the struggling Alex Wood, and more.
- FantasyAlarm.com identifies five hitters and five pitchers fantasy owners should be trying to acquire for the stretch run.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: CBSSports.com looks ahead at the Week 18 scheduled to help you get the right bats into your lineup.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: Can we trust Ervin Santana and his spotty strikeout totals in Week 18? CBSSports.com highlights the best options for the upcoming scoring period in their Fantasy First Pitch.
- TheFantasyFix.com reviews all of the closer situations in flux including in Arizona and Chicago.
- RotoBaller.com names a few middle infielders worth targeting off the waiver wire.
- TheDynastyGuru.com examines hot July hitters including Kole Calhous and Lucas Duda, to see who is the real deal.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: In their Week 18 Fantasy Forecaster, ESPN.com ranks the top 75 starting pitchers, identifies some prime hitting matchups, updates injury news, and more to help you set your lineup.
- Week 18 Lineup Tools: With the second half in full swing, Rotoworld.com has plenty of great two-start pitchers and streamers to recommend for Week 18.
