Nicholas Rossoletti - Page 2

Carlos Beltran- July has seen Carlos Beltran return to form a bit as a relevant fantasy outfielder. His .279/.343/.492 slash line is the best he has had this season although there is still some cause for concern. Beltran's season long...

Chase Headley- The Yankees made their first offensive addition of the 2014 trade season by acquiring Chase Headley for the stretch run. Headley will now be available in AL-Only formats for pick-up so getting an idea of whether his July...

Gregory Polanco- Gregory Polanco is becoming one of the poster boys in 2014 for my "shiny new toy syndrome". In every league, owners overvalue prospects to the determent of older, more proven assets. Polanco was widely thought of as a...

Jacoby Ellsbury- Jacoby Ellsbury is pretty close to the player that fantasy owners should have expected in the pre-season. Ellsbury's plate patience, contact rates and speed generally paint the picture with perhaps a little positive regression in the second half,...

Julio Teheran- Julio Teheran is one of those pitchers where I cannot explain or justify his success, which frankly, terrifies me about him. Teheran is not an elite strikeout artist as his K Rate sits in the low 20's (21.7%...

Alex Rios- Around 3 weeks ago, I did a piece on Rios. In that blurb, I opined that Rios' batting average (then .335) would regress about 30-40 points based on his above average BABIP (then .394). I guessed it would...

Dexter Fowler- Last month I wrote up Dexter Fowler, and I discussed how he was trending in a strange direction during his power prime. A hot June has helped Fowler's numbers regress back towards his career mean, but he is...

Jake Arrieta- It's time to start taking Jake Arrieta very seriously. Arrieta has struggled through injury, ineffectiveness and a lack of command of the strike zone for most of his professional career. It seems like he has finally come into...

Carlos Santana- Carlos Santana looks like a different player since returning from a seven (7) day stint on the Disabled List for a concussion, and fantasy owners could not be more pleased. It seems the regression that so many, including...

Ian Kinsler- The Tigers and fantasy owners both have to be pretty happy with the production Ian Kinsler has brought to their squads through the first 59 games of the season. Kinsler has shown increased value from a disappointing 2013...

Mike Minor- I wanted to touch upon Mike Minor after Wednesday's start and further some commentary that our own David Regan had on him over the weekend. As David pointed out, Minor has offered fair value to fantasy owners despite...

Josmil Pinto- Josmil Pinto is one of many young catchers that will provide you some pop without much in the way of batting average. Pinto's current .227 average should regress in a positive manner given his .244 BABIP, but it...

Jose Reyes- I will admit to being down on Jose Reyes at the beginning of the season. A 2013 marred by injury had me second guessing Reyes as reasonable option for 2014. Early on, another hamstring issue seemed to prove...

Jeff Samardzija- Few pitchers in baseball have more tough luck no decisions than the Shark. Wednesday's match-up with the Yankees was yet another frustrating day for Samardzija. He pitched 7 shutout innings striking out 3 and allowing 7 base runners...

Stephen Drew- The Boston Red Sox announced on Tuesday the re-signing of Stephen Drew for the remainder of the 2014 season. Drew is expected to spend 7-10 days in the minor leagues getting up to speed prior to making his...

Clay Buchholz- After his first 7 starts of the season, fantasy owners are probably fairly frustrated with Clay Buchholz. His 6.44 ERA and 15.8% K Rate pale in comparison to his 2013 numbers, and he does not even seem like...

Everth Cabrera- Everth Cabrera has been a cheap source of steals from a middle infield spot for each of the last two seasons. Cabrera is still running in 2014 as he has accumulated 5 SB through 33 games although his...

Trevor Plouffe- Trevor Plouffe has provided solid fantasy value out of the hot corner through the first six weeks of the season. Plouffe has provided fantasy owners with solid contributions in the counting categories as he has provided the third...

Alex Meyer- As we enter May, it becomes time to begin looking at potential call-ups that will affect the remaining schedule. The Super-Two deadline will approach in a little over a month, and teams will begin to look at prospects...

Yasiel Puig- There may not be a more electric player in all of baseball than Yasiel Puig. As exciting as he is to watch perform on the field, there is some wild variance in his performance that leads me to...

Vidal Nuno- The Yankees announced on Tuesday afternoon that Vidal Nuno would remain in their starting rotation for the time being to replace the injured Ivan Nova. With Nova almost assuredly going under the knife to repair his torn UCL...

Michael Pineda- The return of Michael Pineda for the New York Yankees has been a welcome surprise both for the Bronx Bombers and fantasy owners through his first two starts of 2014. Pineda has shown the same elite strike...

Ivan Nova- The Jekyll and Hyde career of Ivan Nova continued on Tuesday. Nova has long tantalized fantasy owners and the Yankees with his promise of combining a reasonable strike out rate (19-20%) with a exceptional ground ball rates. His...

CC Sabathia- C.C. Sabathia had a strange opening night start. He routinely sat in the high 80's to 90 mph with his fastball, but he has yet to determine how to fool hitters consistently at this speed. He managed to...

Boston Red Sox Jake Peavy, SP-Bos - Jake Peavy may be the lynch pin in the Boston rotation, but is he the lynch pin for your fantasy staff? With Ryan Dempster taking an unexpected year long sabbatical from the Major...

Boston Red Sox Clay Buchholz- Fantasy Ace or Injury waiting to happen? Last week, when we touched upon the Red Sox rotation, I wrote about Jon Lester. Lester is the anti-thesis to Clay Buchholz. Lester's days of being a fantasy...

Boston Red Sox Will Middlebrooks- Cheap power at third or a dead spot in your fantasy lineup? Few players were more Jekyll and Hyde in 2013 than Red Sox Third Baseman, Will Middlebrooks. The first half of the season in...