Trader’s Corner: Impact is Imminent
This week saw a lot of elite talent change hands in our readers’ dynasty leagues. Apparently this is a good time of year to go after some 1st-round studs. May this be a valuable reminder that if you want to add top-tier talent to your team in a dynasty league you must
Trader’s Corner: Time to Make the Donuts
If you want to win your league (who doesn’t?) you better get up early and make the donuts. What I mean by that is you need to fix the holes in your team at the beginning of the season. Don’t wait until your team starts sliding down the standings to
Trader’s Corner: Everybody Wants Xander Bogaerts
We had lots of trades submitted this week by our readers. The big mover was Xander Bogaerts but his price was steep. If you own a great young player like the Red Sox shortstop or perhaps Manny Machado this might be the best time of year to trade them. Right
Trader’s Corner: TDGX Trading Frenzy
Longtime readers will be aware that TDGX is The Dynasty Guru Experts League. The league is a dynasty of course, and filled with team owners who are writers at all the best fantasy baseball websites on the Internet. We are entering the third season of the league and just recently
Chum the Shark: Fishing for Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija dashed the hopes and dreams of many fantasy owners last year. He entered the season highly ranked off his promising 2014 season with the Cubs in which he had a 2.99 ERA in 219.2 innings. Despite the losing 7-13 record many experts pegged the Shark as a hot sleeper last winter
I Love Prospects, I Hate Prospects!
It goes without saying that a good knowledge of prospects is mandatory for long-term success in dynasty leagues. No matter how good your team is right now you still need to plan for the future. If you can build up a solid core of the top prospects in baseball chances
The Verdict on Two Breakout Prospects: Thompson and Musgrove
As part of our never ending quest to identify top prospects before our leaguemates, here are a couple of starting pitchers that you may want to put in your offseason acquisition plans. The first one is a guy you have probably heard of. His stock has been up and down
The Verdict on Three Breakout Prospects: Two Reeds, Two Reds
Let’s take a look at some additional prospects who have emerged from obscurity this season. I did this a couple weeks ago as well (Three Breakout Prospects to Target: Mateo, Martes, Robles). Depending on the depth of your league, these guys might still be available right now but not for long.
Trader’s Corner: Sell the Farm for a Ring
This time of year we are seeing lots of “win now” trades in which contending teams in tight races are desperate enough to unload top prospects for older veterans to make a strong push for this year’s championship. In other trades we are seeing some teams sell the farm to
Three Breakout Prospects to Target: Mateo, Martes, Robles
Let’s take a look at some prospects who have emerged from obscurity this season. Depending on the depth of your league, these guys might still be available right now but not for long. None of these players appeared on pre-season prospect lists last offseason, but they are all likely to