Dominant Closers: The Kirby Yates Edition
June 22, 2019
Alex Kielar | June 22, 2019 If someone would have told me before the season that Kirby Yates would have
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FACT OR FICTION: THEM IS FIGHTIN’ WORDS
June 21, 2019
ScoreCrow Team | June 21, 2019 The Scorecrow MLB writers got together to collaborate on a full list of players
Stream Machine 6/24-6/30
June 21, 2019
Below are the three best streamers that I see for next week. I do love Zac Gallen but with the uncertainty of him staying in the lineup I sadly could not pick him. I also released an article this week displaying all the MLB team’s offenses, their underlying number and who is truly the worst. This is a great tool as you always want to stream against weak lineups. That can be seen here: How To Effectively Stream Pitchers
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BUY LOW, TRADE TARGETS AND IMPACT WAIVER WIRE ADDS
June 20, 2019
If any of these players are available in your league, pick them up immediately. If they are not, try to make an offer as most of these names have little to no market value and can be acquired for pennies on the dollar. These guys are trending upward and could help you claim a championship down the stretch.
*All waiver wire add recommendations were available in a 14 team H2H points league where 4 players are kept and 1 minor leaguer is rostered that I am in. I know that doesn’t help.
How To Effectively Stream Pitchers
June 18, 2019
Streaming and pitching matchups are without a doubt extremely important in fantasy baseball. It really helps in every league whether it is rotisserie, points or head to head categories. So besides looking at how a pitcher is performing to help boost our stats we also look at matchups before adding a pitcher. I decided to take some important underlying numbers and create a rotisserie like scoring system for every MLB team. I split them into home splits, away splits and just an overall ranking. This can help because you will be able to make a more educated decision on which pitcher to take off the wire.
Three “Openers” That Are Worth A Look In Fantasy Leagues
June 18, 2019
The “opener” has slowly begun to take over baseball. Its purpose is to start a high-leverage reliever and let him throw for an inning or two so that your starter doesn’t have to face the opposing lineup more than twice. Let’s get into it.
Starting Pitchers That Need An Opener (Part One)
June 17, 2019
Some pitchers are absolutely dominant to begin a game. Many even carry it into the middle and later innings. Unfortunately, there are those guys who just can’t get through the opposing batting order more than two times. Today, we will focus on these players who specifically can’t get through the order for a third time. You won’t see names like Edwin Jackson on here who is bad no matter how many times he has gone through the order.
For those who don’t know, the opener is a pitcher, usually a reliever, who starts the game and pitches an inning or two to allow for the starter to only have to face the lineup two times. Let’s get into it.
Two-Start Pitchers: Week 12 (6/17 – 6/23)
June 17, 2019
Matt Bishop | June 17, 2019 STREAMER OF THE WEEK (10% Owned CBS, 1% ESPN, 2% Yahoo) TOMMY MILONE, SP
Stream Machine 6/17-6/23
June 15, 2019
You know the drill! Here are my three best options for next week, all under 30% owned in Yahoo!
Rebuilding Recommendations: Keeper League Pitching Targets for Non-Contending Teams
June 14, 2019
Keeper league pitching targets for non-contending teams.
The Best Pitchers on Your Waiver Wire
June 10, 2019
When one of our pitchers go down due to injury or one of our pitchers just aren’t working out we all have to work the waiver wire. Below are the best pitchers that are owned under 30% via Yahoo. I split them into categories as certain pitchers can help more than others based on what type of league you are in (ex. points, categories, and rotisserie). Please note all stats are as of June 7th.
The Game is Afoot: On Sherlock Holmes, Analytics, and Fantasy Baseball
June 10, 2019
There’s nothing more elusive than an obvious fact. – Sherlock Holmes
Everyone has a movie that they love that critics despise. Some call it a guilty pleasure, while others band together over it and give it cult classic status. For me, recently, I happened upon a pair of movies that I had a similar appreciation for but had forgotten about for a time. Nearly ten years ago, Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes came out to much fanfare, an action variant of the classic detective story, complete with then-comeback-actor Robert Downey, Jr. as the lead and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. I had always been an ancillary fan of detective stories, Holmes stories in particular, and Downey’s involvement in the film piqued my interest, with his recent resurgent success coming off of Iron Man in full force. Unlike several critics, the action-adventure turn to the old Sherlock stories, along with Downey and Law pairing together perfectly, made both this film and its sequel (A Game of Shadows) rather enjoyable.
But you’re not here to read about what I stumbled upon vi
Dominant Closers: The Kirby Yates Edition
Alex Kielar | June 22, 2019 If someone would have told me before the season that Kirby Yates would have converted 26 of 26 save
June 22, 2019
FACT OR FICTION: THEM IS FIGHTIN’ WORDS
ScoreCrow Team | June 21, 2019 The Scorecrow MLB writers got together to collaborate on a full list of players that are for real and
June 21, 2019
Stream Machine 6/24-6/30
Below are the three best streamers that I see for next week. I do love Zac Gallen but with the uncertainty of him staying in the lineup I sadly could not pick him. I also released an article this week displaying all the MLB team’s offenses, their underlying number and who is truly the worst. This is a great tool as you always want to stream against weak lineups. That can be seen here: How To Effectively Stream Pitchers
June 21, 2019
BUY LOW, TRADE TARGETS AND IMPACT WAIVER WIRE ADDS
If any of these players are available in your league, pick them up immediately. If they are not, try to make an offer as most of these names have little to no market value and can be acquired for pennies on the dollar. These guys are trending upward and could help you claim a championship down the stretch.
*All waiver wire add recommendations were available in a 14 team H2H points league where 4 players are kept and 1 minor leaguer is rostered that I am in. I know that doesn’t help.
June 20, 2019
How To Effectively Stream Pitchers
Streaming and pitching matchups are without a doubt extremely important in fantasy baseball. It really helps in every league whether it is rotisserie, points or head to head categories. So besides looking at how a pitcher is performing to help boost our stats we also look at matchups before adding a pitcher. I decided to take some important underlying numbers and create a rotisserie like scoring system for every MLB team. I split them into home splits, away splits and just an overall ranking. This can help because you will be able to make a more educated decision on which pitcher to take off the wire.
June 18, 2019
Three “Openers” That Are Worth A Look In Fantasy Leagues
The “opener” has slowly begun to take over baseball. Its purpose is to start a high-leverage reliever and let him throw for an inning or two so that your starter doesn’t have to face the opposing lineup more than twice. Let’s get into it.
June 18, 2019
Starting Pitchers That Need An Opener (Part One)
Some pitchers are absolutely dominant to begin a game. Many even carry it into the middle and later innings. Unfortunately, there are those guys who just can’t get through the opposing batting order more than two times. Today, we will focus on these players who specifically can’t get through the order for a third time. You won’t see names like Edwin Jackson on here who is bad no matter how many times he has gone through the order.
For those who don’t know, the opener is a pitcher, usually a reliever, who starts the game and pitches an inning or two to allow for the starter to only have to face the lineup two times. Let’s get into it.
June 17, 2019
Two-Start Pitchers: Week 12 (6/17 – 6/23)
Matt Bishop | June 17, 2019 STREAMER OF THE WEEK (10% Owned CBS, 1% ESPN, 2% Yahoo) TOMMY MILONE, SP SEA (1 – 1) 3.42
June 17, 2019
Stream Machine 6/17-6/23
You know the drill! Here are my three best options for next week, all under 30% owned in Yahoo!
June 15, 2019
Rebuilding Recommendations: Keeper League Pitching Targets for Non-Contending Teams
Keeper league pitching targets for non-contending teams.
June 14, 2019
The Best Pitchers on Your Waiver Wire
When one of our pitchers go down due to injury or one of our pitchers just aren’t working out we all have to work the waiver wire. Below are the best pitchers that are owned under 30% via Yahoo. I split them into categories as certain pitchers can help more than others based on what type of league you are in (ex. points, categories, and rotisserie). Please note all stats are as of June 7th.
June 10, 2019
The Game is Afoot: On Sherlock Holmes, Analytics, and Fantasy Baseball
There’s nothing more elusive than an obvious fact. – Sherlock Holmes
Everyone has a movie that they love that critics despise. Some call it a guilty pleasure, while others band together over it and give it cult classic status. For me, recently, I happened upon a pair of movies that I had a similar appreciation for but had forgotten about for a time. Nearly ten years ago, Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes came out to much fanfare, an action variant of the classic detective story, complete with then-comeback-actor Robert Downey, Jr. as the lead and Jude Law as Dr. Watson. I had always been an ancillary fan of detective stories, Holmes stories in particular, and Downey’s involvement in the film piqued my interest, with his recent resurgent success coming off of Iron Man in full force. Unlike several critics, the action-adventure turn to the old Sherlock stories, along with Downey and Law pairing together perfectly, made both this film and its sequel (A Game of Shadows) rather enjoyable.
But you’re not here to read about what I stumbled upon vi
June 10, 2019
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High praise from the All-Pro in the trenches! 💥🦾
#Chiefs Trey Smith on rookie Peter Woods 🗣️
“Peter is really talented, sky is the limit for him—he’s really a full package type of guy—definitely has an outstanding future ahead of him.”
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high-praise quote from Furious George! 🐂
#Chiefs George Karlaftis on what it’s like battling Josh Simmons:
“He’s a great player, he’s strong as an ox and he’s got feet like a ballerina, he’s very good and very talented.”
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Football returns this week.
Travis Hunter put on some muscle in the offseason 💪
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