It’s always difficult to make heads or tails of spring training stats, but sometimes they can offer you a glimpse into the direction a player is trending. As we round the Grapefruit/Cactus League corner into the home stretch and into Opening Day, let’s take a dive into some stat lines

Getting Practical Throughout this four–part aging series, my editor has begged me to get my head out of the clouds in considering aging, asking me to move beyond a research mindset to make some actual, tangible predictions that can help readers win their fantasy leagues in 2019 and beyond. I’ve

Starting Pitcher Risers Jesus Luzardo, 21, AAA OAK The A’s lefty phenom is almost certainly on his way to the MLB team this year. After recovering from Tommy John, the youngster came out like gangbusters in 2018. Now touted as among the best pitching prospects in the game, Luzardo made

Part one of this series summarized a novel twist on the delta method to understand player aging, with estimated missing seasons to correct for selection bias. Part two presented the main findings of the delta method: players peak between 26 and 29; they experience substantial growth over their careers in all

Despite a scorching hot stove (I can’t believe the player you’re thinking of did or did not sign with the team you thought they would!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty Guru is

Despite a scorching hot stove (I can’t believe the player you’re thinking of did or did not sign with the team you thought they would!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty Guru is

Fantasy baseball, generally, cares little for age past a minor concern of whether an older superstar is going to fall off of his cliff this season or the next. Dynasty baseball, on the other hand, cares very much about age; be it concerning how soon the hot young prospect will

As Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark have reported, both Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player’s Association have submitted proposals for significant rule changes. The proposals address everything from punishing tanking teams to implementing the universal DH. Additionally, as Stark reports, a proposed committee would study the effects

Fantasy baseball, generally, cares little for age past a minor concern of whether an older superstar is going to fall off of his cliff this season or the next. Dynasty baseball, on the other hand, cares very much about age; be it concerning how soon the hot young prospect will

Despite a scorching hot stove (I can’t believe the player you’re thinking of did or did not sign with the team you thought they would!), January and February can be some of the darkest months of the year (figuratively and literally). But fear not, restless readers. The Dynasty Guru is