Fantasy Baseball Advice | FanGraphs
Latest FanGraphs Articles
FanGraphs | May 12th, 4:23am
Ernesto Frieri notched his third save in as many days this afternoon in a 3-2 Angels victory over the White Sox. The Angels’ ninth-inning man faced one over the minimum, surrendering a one-out single to Dayan Viciedo, en route to his seventh save on the...
FanGraphs | May 11th, 1:15pm
No album or band recommendations today, back to pure baseball. On today’s agenda: 1. Jayson Werth to the disabled list 2. Garrett Jones‘s night at the plate 3. Adam LaRoche‘s hitting streak 4. Kyuji Fujikawa returns to action Jayson Werth...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 7:15pm
Cole Hamels has been among the finest starting pitchers going on six seasons now. In fantasy baseball terms, during that time span, Hamels has been a beast in most formats. He’s 7th overall in wins with 82, second in WHIP with a stingy 1.13, and 6th...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 6:15pm
Let’s first start with results: Week 1: 1-3, 30 IP, 3.00 ERA, 5.4 K/9, 2.3 K/BB, 1.13 WHIP (Kevin Slowey, Ubaldo Jimenez, Joe Saunders) Week 2: 2-3, 25.1 IP, 5.69 ERA, 6.8 K/9, 2.4 K/BB, 1.74 WHIP (Joe Blanton, James McDonald, Eric Stults) Week 3: 1-2,...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 5:15pm
After making the All-Star game in every full season of his career, Brian McCann ran into an injury plagued 2012 that saw him post a wRC+ of just 86, 30 points lower than his career average. To top it off, he only just returned from shoulder surgery yesterday...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 4:15pm
As we’ve discussed a few times already this year, knowing when to officially cut bait seems to be a lost art form in the fantasy world. All too often, owners hold onto a sell-high candidate for too long and by the time they get around to shopping him,...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 3:15pm
In this week’s edition: A former first-rounder the Dodgers may need to turn too sooner than they would’ve hoped; a power bat who could return to the majors once his club packs it in; and an under-the-radar electric arm off to a phenomenal start....
FanGraphs | May 10th, 2:15pm
Back in 2009, Eric Seidman wrote a piece here that looked into when samples become reliable for certain statistics. The piece was based off work done by Pizza Cutter. You can read the piece here for a full explanation of how the conclusions were reached, but...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 11:15am
Today’s Roto Riteup is being written while the present author enjoys the latest album from The Wonder Years named The Greatest Generation. If any reader enjoys pop punk, then adding The Wonder Years to your music library is essential. On today’s...
FanGraphs | May 10th, 4:14am
Mariano Rivera notched his 13th save on the season and the 621st of his career this afternoon as the Yankees clipped the Rockies, 3-1. The future Hall-of-Famer got two quick outs off the bats of Wilin Rosario and Nolan Arenado before plunking the third batter...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 11:01pm
Episode 10 Today’s episode of The Sleeper and the Bust stars yours truly and features RotoGraphs editor Eno Sarris. We discuss a pitcher who recently recorded his first win since 2010, along with a bunch of deep league names. Don’t hesitate to direct...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 9:37pm
This week I will examine three pitchers coming off the DL and the 10 starting pitchers with the lowest 2013 Zone% values. • Chris Capuano (calf) is back from the DL and his first start was far from stellar, 4 IP, 2K, 2BB, 2HR, 6 runs. His velocity seemed...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 9:15pm
Fantasy baseballers in non-holds leagues often look past middle relievers who don’t appear to be in line for saves. But these late-inning arms can provide support in the wins, strikeouts, ERA, WHIP and even K/BB categories for those in alternative formats....
FanGraphs | May 9th, 6:15pm
Picking up injured players can be a risky proposition in fantasy. But depending on your league, taking a shot on an injured guy may be the only way to grab upside without having to pay a significant price. While picking up prospects is sometimes the more enticing...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 5:15pm
Adam Eaton’s impending return is certainly a cause for concern for Gerardo Parra owners. Those who scooped up the Venezuelan outfielder upon Eaton’s then reported 6-8 week injury have reaped the rewards of a .300 average, just under 25 runs scored and...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 3:15pm
I’ve received a number of emails over the past two weeks asking about players to either pick up or drop and two catchers who have been the most asked about are Evan Gattis and Ryan Doumit. Each seem to be moving in opposite directions right now, but...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 2:15pm
We’re starting to get on a roll in this corner of the internet now, with a 60% success rate overall and back-to-back weeks going 3-for-4. We also haven’t had a blow up in two weeks, meaning at the very least I haven’t been destroying your teams. Let’s...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 1:15pm
Center fielder Brian Goodwin has quickly become one of the brightest lights in the Washington Nationals farm system. Goodwin tantalized amateur scouts with his tools since high school. There was some questions about how ready he was for pro ball, but so...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 12:15pm
Today is southpaw day apparently, as a trio of lefties get newsed and noted, two of which are named Scott. Is there another left-handed Scott pitcher I should have included instead of Hector Santiago? Hector Santiago Taking over Gavin Floyd‘s spot in...
FanGraphs | May 9th, 11:15am
Today’s Riteup is full of goodies, mostly because this handsome author couldn’t decide what topics to focus on. On today’s agenda: 1. Derek Dietrich gets the call 2. Tyler Cloyd and Roy Halladay’s shoulder 3. Jason Heyward’s insides 4. Mike Olt’s...
- 1
- 2
