Welcome to Contact Rate Risers and Fallers! Our premium tools allow us to get out ahead of trends in player performance, including contact rate. Every Wednesday, we'll be looking at some players that have seen an increase in contact rate and some that have seen it decline. Contact rate can foretell a player's batting average and general hitting statistics, and any drastic change could signal a shift in performance. Contact rate shifts often act as a precursor to hot streaks and slumps. He[...]

The Yankees designated Ike Davis for assignment, in order to make room for Mark Teixeira's return from the DL. Whether he gets another shot or not, Davis has zero fantasy value.

Ike Davis will make his first start in a Yankees uniform on Wednesday. He's playing first base and batting seventh. He came off the bench on Tuesday, and had a hit in two at-bats, and also drove in a run. Davis likely won't provide much fantasy value in 2016.

After making his debut for the Yankees last night as a pinch hitter and defensive replacement, Ike Davis will make his first start for the club today. Davis had one hit and scored a run in two plate appearances last night as the Yankees fell in Colorado, 13-10. The 29-year-old had not seen major lea[...]

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The Yankees, who are very depleted at first base, signed Ike Davis to a one-year deal. Davis is a career .239/.332/.416 hitter. He hit 32 HR in 2012, but hasn't had a season even remotely close to that level of production since then. He's still just 29-years-old, and could be a good power source hit[...]

This article references A.j. Pierzynski, Alex Rodriguez, Andrew Knapp, Andrew Susac, Anthony Garcia, Austin Barnes, Blake Swihart, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Cameron Rupp, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Chance Sisco, Cole Hamels, David Peralta, Ender Inciarte, Francisco Cervelli, Gary Sanchez, Greg Bird, Ike Davis, Jorge Alfaro, Josh Thole, Josh Willingham, Kevin Plawecki, Kyle Schwarber, Mark Teixeira, Martin Prado, Max Stassi, Miguel Montero, Pablo Sandoval, Peter O'Brien, R.A. Dickey, Russell Martin, Travis d'Arnaud, Tyler Clippard, Welington Castillo, Willson Contreras, Yadier Molina, Yasmany Tomas and more! Now that we've taken a look at the rest of the infield (first base, second base, shortstop, and third base), it's time evaluate a thin pool of catchers. In many ways, it's the least important fantasy position - even in dynasty leagues. A typical fantasy league might roster 15 catchers. My dynasty league rosters around 35 catchers. It's a 20-team, 45 player league (900 players rostered). Catchers make up about four percent of all players owned. Several of those catchers are amateurs or internat[...]Keep on reading: Catcher Prospect and Dynasty Rankings

This article references 1B, 2B, 3B, A, Alex Rodriguez, Asdrubal Cabrera, C, Chris Davis, David Wright, George Springer, Ike Davis, Kyle Schwarber, Miguel Montero, OF, Randal Grichuk, RB, SP, SS, TE, WR and more! We're nearing the season's end and it is becoming easier to discern those bound for the playoffs and those destined to rebuild for years to come. In some leagues, there may be a trade deadline and it may have already passed. [...]Keep on reading: Week 19 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

This article references 1B, A, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Paulsen, Brandon Belt, C, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Justin Bour, Logan Morrison, Lucas Duda, Mark Reynolds, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Mitch Moreland, OBJ, OF, Paul Goldschmidt, Pedro Alvarez, RB, Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman, SP, SS, TE, WR, Yonder Alonso and more! Welcome to the All-Star break, which gives us the chance to catch our breath roughly halfway through the marathon of the regular season. Rather than the composite approach we took to our preseason rankings, we're offering tiered rankings for each position. I had planned to name each tier after Coen Brothers films, but Alex Chamberlain beat me to the punch. So even though he doesn't have No Country for Old Men or Fargo as the top tier and is therefore objectively wrong, I'm not going to steal [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Midseason Rankings: First Base

This article references A, Ike Davis, Mark Canha, Max Muncy, SP and more! Ike Davis was placed on the DL today after being sidelined for a few days with a Grade-2 strain in his left quad. This is a more than just a basic strain which means Davis should be out for longer the 15 days of the DL assignment. So far on the year Davis has been playing pretty well, hitting 2 HR with 11 RBI and 15 R while batting .282. After a few down seasons Davis seemed to be turning the corner with the A's this year. With Davis going down, Mark Canha and Max Muncy will share the play[...]Keep on reading: Ike Davis Sidelined, Placed on DL