Thursday May 21, 2015 – Baseball Links
May 21, 2015
- Rotoworld.com covers the latest in the world of closers and stolen bases.
FantasyAlarm.com pours over all of the statistics, splits and matchups to uncover the very best DFS MLB players for today’s late contests.- CBSSports.com’s closer stock watch looks at whose fantasy value is on the rise and falling.
- USAToday.com ranks the closers based on their value for the rest of the season.
- Rotoprofessor.com wonders if now is the right time to trade Lorenzo Cain.
- RotoExperts.com ranks the top 5 closers-in-waiting, topped by Ken Giles in Philadelphia.
- Is Razzball.com bearish or bullish about Adrian Beltre? Only one way to find out.
- RotoExperts.com identifies some of the top buy-low and sell-high candidates heading into Week 8.
- In this week’s Waiver Wired, Rotoworld.com discusses an opportunity for Shawn Tolleson and hopes that Mike Napoli is ready to break out.
- Need pitching help? Shawn Tolleson, Jimmy Nelson, Tsuyoshi Wada and Kendall Graveman may provide it, according to CBSSports.com.
- MiLB Prospect News: BaseballAmerica.com updates their rankings of the top 10 fantasy prospects in the Minors.
- Is Enrique Burgos worthy of a waiver claim? Rotoprofessor.com offers their thoughts.
- FanGraphs.com identifies some starting pitchers whose low LOB% make them buy-low candidates.
- Who has been fantasy’s best leadoff hitter in 2015? USAToday.com investigates.
- FakeTeams.com recommends you keep an eye on Jimmy Paredes and Hector Santiago.
- Rotoprofessor.com names three cheap value plays to consider for Thursday contests.
- MiLB Prospect News: Did you let Rusney Castillo slip off your radar screen? How about slugging Jon Singleton? CBSSports.com says you better do some recalibrating.
- NumberFire.com names four of the best teams to stack on Thursday.
- TheFantasyFix.com digs deep in search of players to add to your deep league rosters.
- TheFakeBaseball.com gets you ready for your DFS contests, identifying the best teams to stack as well as their daily dozen.
- Rotoprofessor.com scours the box scores to find the 10 most important stories from Wednesday’s baseball action.
- SoCalledFantasyExperts.com shares their DFS recommendations for Thursday’s short slate.
- FanGraphs.com highlights Enrique Burgos, who could see plenty of save opportunities in Arizona.
- FantasyAssembly.com shares their top DFS plays for Thursday along with their thoughts for the day.
- Rotoprofessor.com searches the waiver wire for starting pitchers to help bolster your rotation.
- FantasyAssembly.com searches for power bats that could help your team in the near future and comes up with Maikel Franco, Rusney Castillo, and Aaron Judge.
ESPN.com provides their daily notes for Thursday’s games, ranking all 24 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.
- In Thursday’s Daily Dose, Rotoworld.com discusses A.J. Pollock‘s quiet value, Hyun-Jin Ryu‘s decision to have surgery, and more.
- Razzball.com offers their unique take on everything that happened on Wednesday including thoughts on the 9-strikeout, 4.2IP performance by Tsyoshi Wada.
- TheFantasyFix.com reviews all of yesterday’s important fantasy news from around baseball.
- In today’s Roto Riteup, FanGraphs.com discusses the first home run for Joe Mauer, the impending return of Josh Hamilton, shoulder surgery for Hyun-Jin Ryu, and more.
- FantasyAlarm.com reviews the research concerning hitting and pitching streaks and explains how they’re incorporated in the daily projections and lineup construction.
- FanGraphs.com reviews all of the bullpen happenings from Wednesday including saves for Drew Storen and Shawn Tolleson.
- Yahoo.com offers up 10 DFS recommendations for Thursday but says you should double-check the weather and lineups before first pitch approaches.
- SoCalledFantasyExperts.com scours the waiver wire in search of players that can help fill some holes in your roster created by injury.
- SportingNews.com ranks all 24 starters throwing Thursday, checks in on the latest bullpen news, weather, and more to help you get your DFS lineup set.
- TheFakeBaseball.com looks for some value plays to plug into your Thursday DFS lineups.
- DailyFantasySportsRankings.com provides their DFS advice for Thursday’s MLB games.
- MinorLeagueBall.com wonders how patient the Nationals should be with Michael Taylor.
- Rotoprofessor.com looks at some of the closer news including some clarity in Arizona, a save for Shawn Tolleson, and more.
- MiLB Prospect News: Prospect361.com identifies players that are already on the prospect landscape but have jumped substantially in status or are not yet household names and should be in the early season.
- FantasyAlarm.com pours over all of the statistics, splits and matchups to uncover the very best DFS MLB players for today’s contests.
BaseballProf.com Profcast – 200th Episode
RotoBaller.com Radio – Waiver Wire- CBSSports.com Podcast
- FanGraphs.com Audio – Field of Streams
- ESPN.com Fantasy Focus Podcast – Tim Lincecum
- FanGraphs.com Audio – The Sleeper & the Bust
FanGraphs.com – 11:00 AM CDT- RotoBaller.com – 8:00 PM CDT
