The 2014 season is three-quarters over and my favorite team is bad and most of my fantasy teams are middling or bad, so I’ve already started to think about my ranking process for 2015 and beyond. Unfortunately, I still haven’t given any thought to my intro-writing process, so you’re stuck

Do you like high strikeout rates, questionable hit tools and “hold on to your butts”-level power? If so, please enjoy the following prospect smackdown. Prospect Smackdown No. 11: Joey Gallo vs. Miguel Sano The Case for Gallo A year ago at this time, it was almost unfathomable that Gallo could

“Who are some prospects we might see traded for Giancarlo Stanton?” “What do you think it would take to land David Price?” “Can you believe what Kevin Towers did?” Such are the questions we’re most accustomed to seeing when it comes to trade deadline analysis. Engaging in hypothetical trade discussions

I am a Red Sox fan and Mookie Betts is in the majors. I should be rejoicing. But while I’m certainly happy to play along with “Feats of Mookie” on Twitter and to follow Betts’ every MLB plate appearance, I have to admit I’ve been a bit distracted by another

Last week, I took a look at my all-disappointment team; a group of 15 players who have murdered my fantasy hopes and dreams in plenty of leagues this year. This week, I’ll attempt to be more positive, even though it is once again Monday morning, which is, as always, the

It’s Monday morning, and the entire world is grumpy. I am part of the world, and so also grumpy. Rather than write a positive, insightful or analytical column, I’m going to vent. Many of my teams are somewhere between fourth and seventh place in my respective leagues, and this was

Last week, I took a look at four prospects in the AL who have regained some measure of relevancy in dynasty leagues. This week, I will use this same exact concept, but apply it to the National League. This is innovation at work. Taylor Jungmann, RHP, Brewers I loved Jungmann

As a dynasty league player and MiLB fan, you probably gravitate toward what is shiny and new. It’s a natural impulse, and it’s one I have to fight myself all the time. The following names might not inspire tremendous confidence in you, as you’ve seen them struggle and have become

This is not a sexy trade, and so this trade does not require a sexy introduction. You want a sexy trade? Read about my Carlos Gonzalez deal from a week ago.You want an honest, hard-working, blue-collar, Diamondbacks, god-fearing trade? Take a look at some of the work I did in

I swear I don’t usually do this. At least not so soon. But this past week, I traded a ton of talent and depth to land Carlos Gonzalez. And I don’t regret it at all. I don’t make giant, franchise-altering trades very often in the first year of my ownership.