
MONITORING HOT AND COLD STARTS: A YEAR LONG EXERCISE (JUNE)
It’s the end of the month, which means it’s time to check in on our streaky stars. Last month’s article is here if you wish to compare. Stats current as of July 2 COLD STARTERS Ian Desmond, 1B/OF, COL Season Line: .216/.294/.443, 17 HR, 44 R, 47 RBI, 7 SB Month

MONITORING HOT AND COLD STARTS: A YEAR LONG EXERCISE (MAY)
It’s the end of the month [Ed. Note- it was when Brady wrote this. Blame his editor for the five day delay], which means it’s time to check in on our streaky stars. Last month’s article is here if you wish to compare. Stats are updated May 31st; ROS projections

Don’t Overreact To Small Samples
Last Friday, Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus released an article discussing why they aren’t releasing updated prospect rankings for the month of May. It’s worth a read and touches on something that’s been bugging me lately, most notably in the fantasy and prospect community. We’ve decided that it is in

Monitoring Hot and Cold Starts: A Year Long Exercise
For years, I’ve fallen prey to the hot start. Every year, a player will get off to a scorching start and its impression will be etched in my mind until late June. Take last year, when Eric Thames hit .345/.466/.810 with 11 homers in April. It was well over a

Checking in on the Late Signees
As I’m sure you remember, this last offseason saw more free agents waiting for a home in late February than any time in recent memory. Missing part of spring training means something different to each player. Top prospects cherish the plate appearances they get at the big league level, while
Trader’s Corner: TDGX 2.0
Welcome to Trader’s Corner, located at the corner of first base and opportunity. This week, I’ll be analyzing the preseason trades that took place in TDGX 2.0, much to my co-workers’ chagrin, I’m sure. In the future, we’ll be evaluating trades sent in by all of you, our wonderful readers. If
Trust Fall: Fallback Options For Top Prospects
Jarrett Seidler of Baseball Prospectus wrote a great article explaining the nuances of prospect outcomes. You should read the piece yourself, but something he touches on is the “fallback role,” which is the role a prospect should be able to fill if he does not hit his likely outcome. I

The Dynasty Guru’s Top 200 Starting Pitchers, #1-20
It’s been a slow off-season. Like, a really slow off-season. With the hot stove frigid, fantasy baseball players haven’t had many ways to quench their thirst, unless they’ve thrown themselves head-first into football, basketball, or hockey. January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively
Whit Merrifield, Apple of My Eye
The AL Central has been an uninspiring symbol of mediocrity and dullness to me. Pretty much a baseball personification of the Midwest itself. It’s an unfair characterization considering that they’ve been to the four times World Series since 2012. They have a lot of cool players, too! This division brought