This article references Alex Avila, Anthony Gose, Chad Jenkins, Dan Johnson, Dee Gordon, DEF, Edwin Encarnacion, Hanley Ramirez, Hernan Perez, James McCann, Jimmy Nelson, Joc Pederson, Juan Uribe, Miguel Olivo, Miguel Rojas, Mike Fiers, Rob Rasmussen, Ryan Goins, Sergio Santos, SP and more! MLB Prospects & Call-UpsThis week, I took to the phones and email to try to get a scoop on which prospects will get called up when rosters expand to 40 players on September 1. I put in some work trying to track down information on rookies and sleepers from all 30 major league teams, and though the responses I got were limited, they were certainly helpful.Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe each told me that their employers[...] Keep on reading: Eye on the Minors: Prospects, Rookies and September Call-ups

This article references Adam Warren, Dellin Betances, Jared Burton, Jean Machi, Jim Johnson, Luke Gregerson, Sean Doolittle, Sergio Santos, SP, Steve Delabar and more! While the holds statistic is even harder to predict than saves for closers, the players we highlight today feature some sleeper setup men and some looking to reclaim glory they once had. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these following relief pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league.This week, four relievers are well-established in their roles with their respective teams. One is on a team t[...] Keep on reading: Getting A Grip: Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups for Holds

Closer Poised to Leap Forward: Sergio Santos The Toronto Blue Jays bullpen features some talented arms that sometimes go overlooked. Names like Aaron Loup and Brett Cecil are not the first ones to come up when discussing bullpens, but they are the bridge to closer Casey Janssen, and the Toronto ‘pen has another possible [...]

Last season was my first in LABR, the long run experts league piloted by Steve Gardner of USA Today. I was honored to be invited and then I went out and drafted a team that was roundly called the worst club people had ever seen. Literally. By the time the season was over I [...]

It's tax day. So after you fill out the forms, I know you didn't get on it early since everyone loves to procrastinate so much, here is my report on the just completed week of free agency for the main fantasy baseball leagues I'm doing this season. TOUT WARS (15 team mixed): With Derek Jeter [...]

I made an executive decision over the weekend when I was away drinking champagne and sitting in front of the fire with my friend in Carmel (she was decidedly better looking than the Peep that you see in main photo, and she is even sweeter than my sugary friend as well). I decided that every [...]

Phoenix Arizona. Not many fantasy baseball leagues mean more than LABR in the world of fantasy sports. Started by John Hunt 20 years ago, it was the first exposure many of us had to fantasy baseball, at least the first chance to really dig into the mind of the experts in the field to find [...]

I stand accountable. More times than not I'm right, but sometimes I make mistakes. When I do, I'm not afraid to admit it. I'd like to think that helps to set me out a bit in this industry. I try to be transparent and truthful. To that end, I thought I would spend a few [...]

Last night, live on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio, we had another hosts draft in which I got to pit my wits against some of the industry leaders in a 12 team, mixed league snake draft. Let's see how I did. The number in parenthesis is the round the player was drafted in the fantasy baseball [...]

I was in New York over the weekend for Tout Wars. Looking to redeem myself after my LABR experience, I thought I would change my approach with Tout. The plan? Draft a good team, something that somewhat eluded me in Arizona. After wading slowly into the mix in LABR, I decided to be a bit [...]