Thursday May 18, 2017 – Fantasy Baseball Links
May 18, 2017
Razzball.com checks in on some of the top prospects in the Minors, including a pair of Philadelphia farmhands tearing it up at the plate.- TheFakeBaseball.com takes a in-depth look at both Ian Happ and Bradley Zimmer following their promotions to Chicago and Cleveland, respectively.
- Razzball.com talks about some of the most-added and most-dropped players from the past week.
- Rotoprofessor.com discusses two second basemen heading in opposite directions, Dee Gordon and Ian Kinsler.
- In this week’s Waiver Wired, Rotoworld.com discusses Justin Smoak‘s surprising production and Tommy Joseph‘s red-hot May.
NumberFire.com helps you get your Thursday DFS lineups together by recommending three studs to target, four value plays, three under-the-radar players, four teams to stack as well as three players to avoid.- FanGraphs.com names three starting pitchers fantasy owners should be looking to buy.
- Jose Berrios is back! Another closer loses his job. Two waiver pickups are impressing, and there is a potential rookie call-up you need to know about in this week’s SOBB Your Way to Success from RotoExperts.com.
- RotoBaller.com searches for some deep league AL players as well as catchers to add to you fantasy roster.
- PitcherList.com ranks the top 70 relief pitchers as we get closer to Week 7.
- Rotoprofessor.com updates their top five closer-in-waiting rankings, topped by Brad Hand.
- PitcherList.com reviews the performances of every starting pitcher that took the hill on Wednesday.
- Rotoworld.com takes a spin around the majors, with a look at the latest on injuries to Miguel Cabrera and Freddie Freeman in Thursday’s Daily Dose.
- Razzball.om offers their unique take on everything that happened in baseball on Wednesday including thoughts on the Freddie Freeman wrist injury.
- Rotoprofessor.com has scoured the box scores to identify the ten most important stories from Wednesday.
ESPN.com ranks all 22 starters taking the hill Thursday as well as the teams with the best hitter matchups to help you set your DFS lineups.- FanGraphs.com discusses the bullpen news from Wednesday which saw the first save for Dellin Betances as well as another disasterous night for Seattle.
- TheFakeBaseball.com shares their DFS recommendations for the partial Thursday slate.
- FanGraphs.com names some pitchers and hitters to use in your DFS lineups on Thursday and provides a quick look at some potential weather issues.
- FanRagSports.com runs through the players recently promoted to the Majors along with their potential fantasy relevance.
- RotoBaller.com wonders if now is the time to buy or dump a pair of struggling Chicago players in Todd Frazier and Jake Arrieta.
- Yahoo.com updates their middle infield rankings and auction values six-plus weeks into the season.
- DailyFantasySportsRankings.com names some players at every position to consider using when setting your Thursday DFS lineups.
- Fantrax.com names three under-the-radar prospects that fantasy owners need to be monitoring.
- CBSSports.com updates their Trade Value Chart and believes Jake Arrieta is a great buy-low candidate.
- RotoBaller.com updates their tiered starting pitcher rankings as we get closer to June.
- FanGraphs.com identifies five AL starting pitchers whose SwStk% is on the rise.
- USAToday wonders who will get save opportunities moving forward in Seattle.
- RotoBaller.com looks at some of the recent rookie performances as well as some players that were just called up.
FanGraphs.com Podcast – The Sleeper & the Bust – Different Look at SP Rankings- NumberFire.com Podcast – The Solo Shot – May 18
- SoCalledFantasyExperts.com Podcast – Fantasy Six Pack Hour
- CBSSports.com Podcast – Underachievers, 1B Replacements, Buy/Sell
- ESPN.com Fantasy Focus Podcast – May 18
