Craig Stammen

Anticipating the Trade Deadline: Finding Saves
On Wednesday, July 31st, Major League Baseball will have their annual trade deadline, or as the Mariners have called it for 18 years, “The Start of the Offseason”. And for the first time in 2019, there will no longer be a Non-Waiver Deadline to end August, so teams will have

The Dynasty Guru’s Top Relievers #1-75
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

Hold Opportunities: Don’t Overlook Relievers (HODOR)
An Introduction to the Holds Stat Personally speaking, I wasn’t even aware holds was a fantasy category until 2016. To be honest, the stat seemed a little silly to me. First off, it’s an unofficial statistic measuring the effectiveness of non-closers.  Per MLB, “For those pitchers, their primary job is