This article references Nick Swisher and more! With only two hits in his first 15 at-bats this spring, Nick Swisher's roster spot was looking precarious. Swisher is heating up lately to a line of .303/.410/.394. He may still be a long shot to make the team however, as the Braves have been trying unsuccessfully to trade him and his bloated contract all off-season. If he proves his worth, he may stick as a backup and insurance policy to Freddie Freeman. Even so, the former All-Star provides limited value at this point even if Freeman were[...]Keep on reading: Nick Swisher Hoping To Stick With Braves

This article references A, C, Freddie Freeman, Nick Swisher, OF, RB, SS, TE, WR and more! Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman will not start any more games this season. The slugger has been dealing with a nagging right wrist injury, which will knock him out of the lineup for the final five games. Freeman could be used as a pinch-hitter, but his fantasy owners will have to find a replacement immediately. Freeman will likely not start any of the remaining five games. But he'll be available as a pinch hitter — Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) September 30, 2015 The 26-yea[...]Keep on reading: Freeman (Wrist) Won’t Start The Rest Of The Season

This article references A, Nick Swisher, SP, Tyler Holt and more! Nick Swisher will make his 2015 debut on Tuesday for the Cleveland Indians after being activated from the DL. He will start at DH and bat sixth for the Tribe against the Kansas City Royals, according to Cleveland.com. After missing the first month of the season while rehabbing duel knee surgeries, the 34-year-old hopes to bounce back from what was his worst season in his career. Swisher had a batting line of .208/.278/.331 with eight homers and 42 RBI in 97 games. It was a season of injuries,[...]Keep on reading: Indians Activate Nick Swisher, Will Make Debut Tuesday

This article references Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, corey hart, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Justin Morneau, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, Lucas Duda, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Adams, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Steve Pearce, Todd Frazier, Victor Martinez, Yasmani Grandal and more!   What Are Player Tiers for Rankings? Over the last few years in fantasy baseball, the topic of player tiers or tiered rankings has become a trendy way to approach your draft. Often times, in real life, something that is trendy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best course of action or the smartest idea. It very easily could be something that will be temporary. However, in the case of looking at how to draft your team in fantasy baseball, breaking positions down into tiered rankings m[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: How To Use Tiered Rankings

This article references Adrian Beltre, Albert Pujols, Brian Dozier, Evan Longoria, J.J. Hardy, Jimmy Rollins, Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and more! Power Drought Coming? Each MLB season, the power numbers of certain hitters decrease. As fantasy players, we wish we could have seen it coming. In 2014, big names like Evan Longoria, Adrian Beltre, and Robinson Cano saw large dips in their home run numbers, each falling by more than 10 round trippers. Role players like J.J. Hardy and Nick Swisher saw even bigger declines of 16 and 14 respectively. Hopefully this season we can prepare for those drop offs.There is reason to believe that the [...]Keep on reading: Three Batters Who Will See a Home Run Decline in 2015

This article references Aroldis Chapman, Brett Lawrie, Craig Kimbrel, Danny Santana, DEF, Greg Holland, Javier Baez, Nick Swisher, SP, WR, Xander Bogaerts and more!   It’s officially fantasy baseball season! While everyone shakes the snow off and rejoins their leagues from last year, the countdown until draft day begins. Draft day is easily the most important day of any season, as even the best fantasy players can’t afford to miss their draft. Last season I wrote an article giving draft day tips for the perfect fantasy baseball team, and I’ve updated the list for this season. Following these tips will help managers properly prepare for draft [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Draft Day Tips: Sleepers, Closers and Other Drafting Strategies

This article references Aaron Hill, Anthony Rizzo, Joe Mauer, Jose Altuve, Nick Castellanos, Nick Swisher, Troy Tulowitzki and more! These Hitters Love To Lay Down The WoodThis is the third in a series of articles in which we will evaluate potential fantasy baseball sleepers by looking at deeper statistics and advanced sabermetrics. Today we are going to try and project four hitters that should see increased production in batting average, and subsequently, in runs, RBIs and OBP for the remainder of the season.  The guys that are household names may be easier to buy low from frustrated fantasy owners while the guys that[...] Keep on reading: Sleeper Hitters Who Should See a Big Second Half

2014 Cleveland Indians -- Team Overview Last offseason, the Cleveland Indians uncharacteristically opened up the pocketbook and invested over $100M in Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher. They also brought in Terry Francona to lead a team that had only won 68 games in 2012. A year later, Francona's addition appears to be a stroke of [...]

The Giants' first baseman of the future took a long time to become the Giants' first baseman of the present. As a rookie in 2011 Brandon Belt hit .225. As a second year player in 2012 he batted .275 with a strong .360 OBP, but with only seven homers in 411 at-bats his performance was [...]

The Yankees get a boost, a much needed boost given how beat up the team has been this season, when the best shortstop in the history of the franchise returns to the field Thursday. This and other "returns" to prominence are discussed. Derek Jeter, he of the .313 career average and 3,304 hits, will return [...]