Thursday May 22, 2014 – Baseball Links
May 22, 2014
- Do you own Prince Fielder and/or Jurickson Profar? SportsIllustrated.com wonders how fantasy owners should cope with the injuries.
- RotoExperts.com ranks the top 15 first basemen to replace Prince Fielder on your fantasy roster.
- SportsIllustrated.com profiles Los Angeles Angels starter Garrett Richards who is off to a good start.
- MiLB Prospect News: XNSports.com believes it is only a matter of time before Oscar Taveras is in the St. Louis lineup, so grab him now, if available.
- ESPN.com takes an in-depth look at the injury that sent Joey Votto to the DL.
- KFFL.com updates their closer depth chart matrix with the changes in Oakland and Chicago.
- MiLB Prospect News: USAToday.com looks to the Minors to discuss Kris Bryant, Corey Seager, and Maikel Franco.
- NumberFire.com notes Derek Norris is more than just a one-trick pony.
TheFakeBaseball.com names the two best starters and four hitters to get into your DFS lineups.- MiLB Prospect News: BaseballAmerica.com updates their rankings of the top 10 fantasy prospects for 2014.
- In need of some speed off the waiver wire? Rotoprofessor.com has a few recommendations.
- In this week’s Waiver Wired, Rotoworld.com welcomes Phil Hughes back to relevance and hopes Sean Doolittle can run away with the closer job in Oakland.
- Razzball.com identifies the best setup men for leagues that count holds.
- MiLB Prospect News: Gregory Polanco has received plenty of hype of late, but what about forgotten man Oscar Taveras? CBSSports.com help you sift through the Minor Leagues.
- FakePigskin.com ranks the top 15 closers one quarter of the way through the season.
- ROTOScouting.com identifies a waiver wire target at each position to help bolster your roster.
- FanGraphs.com believes Hector Santiago will return to fantasy relevancy at some point.
- TheFakeBaseball.com names five hitters you want in your DFS lineup on Thursday.
- RotoBaller.com digs deep in search of some players to add to your roster.
- Rotoprofessor.com wonders if now is the time to trade Shelby Miller.
- LockerRoomFantasySports.com informs fantasy owners to keep an eye on Nick Franklin now that Corey Hart is injured.
- ESPN.com provides their daily notes for Thursday’s games, ranking all 26 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 provides their unique take on everything that happened Wednesday including the Reds swapping two fantasy stars on the and off the DL.
- Rotoworld.com welcomes back fantasy ace Chris Sale and examines George Springer‘s hip injury as part of Thursday’s Daily Dose.
- Rotoprofessor.com recaps the top 10 stories from Wednesday including the fantasy value of Michael Brantley, Marcell Ozuna, and more.
- FakeTeams.com discusses Victor Martinez and his hot bat, more bad luck for Jeff Samardzija, Ray’s mancrush Yasiel Puig, and more in today’s Roto Roundup.
- FanGraphs.com looks at the impending return of Chris Sale, Ben Revere being sent to the bench, and much more in their Roto Riteup.
- BaseballProf.com names ten pitchers you should drop in order to add Trevor Bauer.
- FanGraphs.com’s daily bullpen report discusses the three months Matt Lindstrom will miss, the impending return of Jason Grilli, a blown save for Hector Rondon, and more.
- FakeTeams.com guides you down the road to the perfect DFS lineup for Thursday.
- TheFantasyFix.com identifies the best players to plug into your Thursday DFS lineup.
- FantasyAlarm.com shows how handedness with batter versus pitcher match-ups can be used to help set your daily lineup.
- MiLB Prospect News: FantasySquads.com takes a look at several top prospects around baseball and their “Super Two Status” as it pertains to their call-up status.
- FantasyAssembly.com looks at some players on the rise and a few others whose fantasy appeal is slipping.
BaseballProf.com Profcast – Trevor Bauer Expectations- BretskyBall.com – Box Score Baseball Podcast
- CBSSports.com Fantasy Baseball Podcast
- ESPN.com Fantasy Focus Podcast – Stats Galore
- FantasySquads.com AskROTOBaseball Livecast – 7:00 PM CDT
- FanGraphs.com Audio – The Sleeper and the Bust
ESPN.com – 10:00 AM CDT
