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SP Notes Corbin Burnes, BAL The Orioles will be counting on the newly-acquired Burnes to be the ace of their rotation this season, especially with Kyle Bradish set to open the season on the IL. Burnes was among the elite...

Tarik Skubal, SP (DET) The hype is real, baby! Skubal flashed his triple-digit velocity, almost, during his first appearance this spring. The 27-year-old lefthander reportedly touched 100-mph during batting practice, which is a noticeable increase from his previous average in the mid-90's. On Wednesday he maxed out at 99.6-mph while holding the Pirates hitless for two innings.

Bargain Bats w/ Barrel Rates Higher than Juan Soto (13.0%)NONE of these hitters are more valuable than Soto, nor will they ever be. However, for mid and late-round grabs at power potential, these hitters have value. NOTE: League average Barrel...

Evan Phillips The Dodgers claimed Phillips from the Rays in the summer of 2021, and since then he has been a staple in their bullpen, appearing in 126 games in their last two seasons with great results. Phillips has that...

Francisco Alvarez (C-NYM) made an impact as a rookie in 2023. Widely regarded as a top-10 prospect entering last season, Alvarez reached the majors in April. The 21 year-old's first full(ish) MLB campaign was a mixed bag as he compiled...

Looking For Regression- Pitchers Edition Result stats like ERA will rarely correlate exactly to analytics measurements like xERA, FIP, and xFIP. When the difference is wide during a season, that can indicate that there will be a regression the following...

In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Pitcher projections: George Kirby (SP-SEA)...

RPs w/ Rosterable Ratios (+ Two NL Hitters) Relief pitching is a combustible commodity (they're the RBs of fantasy baseball) but using late picks on the proper RPs can help to fortify your pitching. RPs with high SwStr%* and K/9...

Kodai Senga, SP, Mets Kodai Senga has been shut down with a moderate posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder. He is coming off of an impressive rookie year where he struck out 202 batters in 166.1 innings with a...

Adley Rutschman - The former number one overall pick and mega prospect posted an excellent sophomore season, being the only catcher with 80 runs and 80 RBI, leading all qualified catchers in BB% (13.4) and xwOBA (.373), and having the...

In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Shortstop projections: CJ Abrams Abrams...

Welcome Back! 2024 Pre-season Reporting on News, Injuries, and Playing Time Situations.

Andres Gimenez, 2B, CLE Gimenez is reportedly set to sign a contract extension with the Guardians worth $106.5 million over 7 years. He is coming off an all-star season in which he hit .297/.371/.466 with 17 HR's and 20 SB's...

Fernando Tatis Jr. (SS-SDP) gave an encouraging update on Monday, saying that he'd be ready to play if the season started today. The Padres have been easing him back into action this spring after he missed all of 2022 with...

Miguel Vargas (LAD - 2B) - I wouldn't read too much into the spring stats of Vargas, who didn't even swing a bat for the first handful of games that he played in. Excluding the games in which he wasn't...

One of our staples within the Fantistics Draft Advisory product is our annual Comeback, Breakout, and Sleepers analysis. This is where we take a look at some of the players have fallen out of fantasy favor or have been looked...

With less than a week to go before Opening Day, players are getting stretched out. Also, injuries are getting more focus as they may determine some roster spots. There are players who are seeing their seasons delayed and those who...

Raisel Iglesias, RP, ATL Iglesias is dealing with inflammation in his shoulder and will open the season on the IL. He had been set to serve as the team's closer, a role which he has operated in for most of...

Jose Altuve (2B-HOU) underwent surgery on his fractured right thumb on Wednesday. He won't be able to resume baseball activities for two months, which means he probably won't return to the Astros' lineup until late May or early June at...

Cramping in his right calf led to Eloy Jimenez leaving Monday's spring training contest, but the injury does not appear serious as the White Sox slugger was seen jogging on Tuesday, and he is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday.

Brayan Bello made his first spring appearance on Sunday and struck out three batters across two scoreless innings for Boston. Bello had been dealing with some forearm tightness at the beginning of spring but came out of Sunday's outing feeling...

Around the League Jose Altuve-Astros-2B During Saturday night's World Baseball Classic game, a pitch hit Jose Altuve on his right hand. He left the game early and had testing done Sunday. It revealed a fractured right thumb which is going...

Keibert Ruiz (C-WSH) has scuffled through spring training so far, logging a .182 average, no homers, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, and 5 strikeouts across 34 PA entering Saturday's action. The slow start is a bit concerning after he...

One of the fun parts of Spring Training is to watch some young players perform really well. It can help solidify the prospect status of some, bring some on the radar, and even force a player onto a major league...

Freddie Freeman (1B-LAD) gave an encouraging update on Wednesday regarding his hamstring injury, saying that his status for Opening Day is not in doubt. Freeman exited Canada's World Baseball Classic game against Columbia on Tuesday with a hamstring injury, which...

Lance Lynn, SP CHWAfter a sensational 2021, Lynn injured his knee in Spring Training last season, causing him to miss more than two months of action. It took him a while to get his footing coming back from the injury...

Victor Robles is potentially going to rejoin the Nationals lineup on Tuesday after bruising his knee last Wednesday. Robles is expected to go through baseball activities on Monday which will determine his status for the rest of the week. Even...

In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2023 Player Projections Software. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2023 Shortstop projections: Wander Franco Franco a...

Around the League Ha-Seong Kim-Padres-SS Ha-Seong Kim hit two home runs for Korea in the World Baseball Classic in their win against the Czech Republic. Kim is slated to start the season as the Padres starting second baseman. He hit...

Sean Murphy (C-ATL) will play for a new team in 2023 after Oakland traded him to Atlanta during the offseason; he promptly signed a 6-year extension with the Braves. The backstop has gone 2-10 with a 2B, an RBI, 2...

We are heading into mid-March. Real WBC games have started. This means we are starting to get into a more serious part of Spring Training. More and more fantasy drafts are taking place and we are seeing where players are...

Rodon to Open Season on IL The Yankees have announced that SP Carlos Rodon has a left forearm strain and will not be ready for the start of the season. Rodon signed a massive $162 million deal with New York...

Gerrit Cole looked like Gerrit Cole on Wednesday as the Yankees ace struck out seven batters in 3.1 scoreless innings.

Xander Bogaerts, SS, SDAfter a fantastic decade in Boston, Bogaerts has moved across the country to play shortstop alongside Manny Machado for the Padres. Despite being in the league for TEN years, Bogaerts is still just 30 years of age...

Jordan Walker (3B/OF - STL) - Every year there's a prospect that has a hot spring training and sees their ADP shrink seemingly by the hour, and this year that guy is Jordan Walker. Walker is absolutely a legitimate hitter,...

Around the League Ryan Pepiot-Dodgers-SP Ryan Pepiot is currently without a rotation spot for the Dodgers. However, the Dodgers current rotation (Kershaw, Urias, Gonsolin, Syndergaard, and May) do not have the cleanest track records of health. Pepiot is projected to...