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Who Should You Draft? Fantasy Baseball’s Top 40 Players

If you’re fantasy baseball draft hasn’t happened already, it’s going to be happening soon. Here’s a look at the top five players at each position.

2013/03/16

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For July 9th

Francisco Liriano ( SP, MIN) has been fantastic since returning to the starting rotation. After tossing 6.2 innings and allowing just one run this week against the Rangers, Liriano has now allowed just 15 runs in his last 49.1 innings, striking out 52 against 24 walks.

2012/07/09

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For July 2nd

Jim Thorne, Wilson Betemit, and Mike Fiers are just a few players featured on our “5 Up” list. See who else is trending upwards and which players you should steer clear of.

2012/07/02

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For June 25th

Each week we’ll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league.

2012/06/25

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For June 18th

Players are dropping like flies this week. One of my teams lost Alex Avila, Drew Stubbs, Brandon Beachy and Brandon Morrow to injury. I’m going to stash all four of those players, but some won’t have the luxury to do so – here are some players worth an add if you need to fill in for an injury.

2012/06/18

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For June 11th

The free agent wires get barer and barer as the season progresses. That makes every move at this point of the season more and more important. Make sure you’re the one grabbing the right guy off the scrap heap, not putting the big get back onto the waiver wire.

2012/06/11

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For June 4th

This week should see a bunch of DL spots open up across the league. Mike Morse is back, and Desmond Jennings and Carlos Santana are among players making their return on Tuesday. As such, the waiver wire could be flush with talent – here are a few names to keep in mind as you make your adds and drops for the coming week.

2012/06/04

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For May 29th

As I turn in this week’s column, I own a three strikeout lead on my opponent in my one head-to-head league, and he still has Jonny Venters in the Sunday Night game. If I don’t turn in a column next week, it’s because the suspense has killed me.

2012/05/29

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For May 21st

It’s a common truism in sports: you don’t win a game in the first quarter, but you can lose one. We’re almost at the end of the first quarter for the 2012 MLB season. Sitting in first place? Don’t get cocky. We’ve got a long way to go.

2012/05/21

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For May 14th

So far so good for most of my teams – all but two of my nine money league teams sit in the top half of their leagues. The two that don’t? Albert Pujols was the first (or most expensive, in the auction) pick. For all you Pujols owners out there, I feel your pain.

2012/05/14

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For May 7th

It was a big week in baseball, with injuries and closer drama abound. Chances are you’ll be needing to make some shuffles over the next few days, and here are some names to keep in mind as you wheel and deal.

2012/05/07

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For April 30th

The early season dust is beginning to settle, as we’re now roughly one-eighth of the way through the season. Roles are stabilizing, teams are separating themselves. Still, 20 games can hold plenty of statistical anomalies, so we must remain discerning as the calendar flips to May. Here are five players heading into the season’s second month like lions.

2012/04/30

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For April 23rd

Phil Humber had a perfect game this week and Curtis Granderson hit three home runs in a game. but you don’t need me to tell you they’re trending upwards. Here are five other players looking up after the second week of games…

2012/04/23

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For April 16th

The first full week of the fantasy season is finished. Struggling early? Don’t overreact too quickly. Only 4.5% of the 2430-game MLB schedule has played. Still, everybody deals with injuries and players losing their roles, so here are some guys to take a look at if you need to make a roster move.

2012/04/16

5 Up, 5 Down: Fantasy Baseball Advice For April 9th

Each week we’ll be providing you with insight into the best (and worst) baseball players to play in your fantasy baseball league. One week of the MLB season is in the books, and we’ve got some key players to put in rotation.

2012/04/09

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