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Lets roll through 1 player at each position that we believe will outperform their ADP! C Joey Bart SF The 25 year-old backstop finished with a .215 average to go with 11 dingers, 25 RBI, 34 runs scored, and a...

MJ Melendez (C-KC) produced an almost average 99 wRC+ in his first taste of big-league action last season at age 23, recording a .217 average to go with 18 homers, 62 RBI, and 57 runs scored across 534 plate appearances....

Baz is expected to start throwing in 3-4 weeks, nearly six months removed from Tommy John surgery.

Anthony Volpe (SS/2B - NYY) - The Yankees appear set in the middle infield right now with 5 players for 4 spots, but the underwhelming performances of IKF and Donaldson last season may leave a small opening for Anthony Volpe...

Chris Sale (SP-BOS) completed his second live bullpen of Spring Training on Wednesday, throwing 43 pitches to four hitters during the session. He will now be able to advance to live game action, according to Red Sox manager Alex Cora....

Tatis made his spring training debut on Tuesday. In fact, it was his first appearance in a game since the 2021 season.

Danny Jansen (C-TOR) underwhelmed in his first few campaigns after reaching the majors in 2018, never hitting north of .223 or hitting more than 13 homers in a single season in which he recorded more than 100 PA. Injuries were...

With the spring games getting underway, lets dig into the Sabermetric analysis that shape the player projections contained within the Fanitstics 2023 Player Projections Draft Advisory Program. These notes are a small sample of the notes available within the program,...

The first Spring Training games were played yesterday. The leader in hits is the 19-year-old top prospect for the Padres. It's a great time of the year. It's also time to get back to talking in what some think is...

Around the League Tim Anderson-White Sox-SS Tim Anderson went to Driveline this offseason to get his swing right. He never felt comfortable after his extended stay on the injured list due to a groin injury. The numbers paint a similar...

Shohei Ohtani, DH/SP, LAA Ohtani will have his first start of Spring Training moved up from Wednesday to Tuesday next week. The 2021 AL MVP, who threw a live bullpen session without any issues on Wednesday, is moving up his...

Jacob deGrom, Texas Rangers - deGrom is scheduled to resume his throwing program on Monday after a brief "scare" last week after feeling some side tightness following a throwing session. Chris Young said that it's something he'd pitch through in...

Sale was placed on the 60-day injured list on Monday with a right rib stress fracture, meaning he will miss at least the first two months of the season.

Edwin Rios, Los Angeles Dodgers - Edwin Rios is likely to begin the year with the Dodgers after Jake Lamb was reassigned to the minor league camp on Sunday. Rios' 2021 got off to a rough start after injuring his...

Around the League Keston Hiura-Brewers-1B Keston Hiura is having a very strong spring. He is hitting for average (.409) and driving the baseball (4 HR and 1.545 OPS). He spent the offseason retooling his swing trying to get back to...

Red Sox Notes Rafael Devers, BOS Devers hit his 5th HR of the spring against the Twins on Thursday, and now has a .421 BA and 1.666 OPS this March. We didn't need to see a strong spring to have...

Albert Pujols- 1B- STL- The universal DH likely provided Pujols with a chance to return to St. Louis to finish his career. Over the past few seasons Pujols has seen his platoon shifts from reverse to more markedly a standard...

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...

Giancarlo Stanton, OF, NYY After missing most of 2019 and 2020 with injuries, Stanton bounced back in a major way in 2021 with 35 homers, 97 RBIs, and a .273/.354./.516 batting line. Stanton finally managed to stay healthy for the...

Tommy Pham (OF - CIN) - I feel compelled to add on to Menachem's comment about the Pham signing for Cincinnati.....I'm just way too excited about it. There are so many "up arrows" here I can't even contain myself. Pham...

Sean Murphy (C-OAK) did not exactly impress in his first full season of big-league action, amassing a .216 average, 17 homers, and 59 RBI across 448 plate appearances in 2021. He is just now 27 and a strong defender, so...

Mike Yastrzemski, SF Yaz continued to hit for power in 2021, hitting 25 HR's in 139 games, but his BA plummeted to .224 after he hit .281 over the course of his first two MLB seasons. His K% remained roughly...

The really big, splashy free agent signings have been made for the most part. Now teams are trying to fill in the holes. These are the kind of players you should evaluate in deep leagues and also possibly for DFS...

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Toronto Blue Jays If you were picking a young hitter to build a team around, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than Guerrero. In a normal season, Guerrero would have easily walked away with AL MVP...

What to make of the Cincinnati Reds' new-look offense With Nick Castellanos, Eugenio Suarez, Jesse Winker, and Tucker Barnhart all finding new teams this offseason, the Reds have 2,032 plate appearances to replace in their lineup. So, who's to benefit?...

Trevor Story, SS, BOS Story will begin a new chapter of his career in Boston this season after signing a six-year, $140 million contract with the Red Sox. With Xander Bogaerts entrenched at shortstop for at least one more season,...

Hi Folks Hi Folks, If you play in a Rotisserie league, our Draft Advisory software is designed to give you the opportunity to favor the more predictable categories in your league.  Instead of each category having an even "1"...

Jose Berrios (SP - TOR) - We have many of the top 30 SPs as slight overdrafts relative to projected value right now, but Berrios is one of the few pitchers that we feel is being slightly ignored. Our philosophy...

Willson Contreras (C-CHC) finished with yet another underwhelming stat line in 2021, as he batted .237 with 21 homers, 57 RBI, and 61 runs scored across 483 plate appearances. Now one of the few holdovers on a rebuilding Cubs team,...

Carlos Correa Signs with the Twins Correa signed a 3-year deal with the Twins on Saturday worth about $105 million, ending the former #1 overall pick's tenure in Houston. Correa remained relatively healthy last season, playing in 148 games -...

Justin Verlander, SP, HOU 39-year-old Justin Verlander hurled two hitless innings in his first Big League game since July of 2020. The two-time Cy Young winner has been recovering from Tommy John surgery but is on track to start the...

Chris Sale, SP, BOS Chris Sale will miss the start of the 2022 regular season with a stress fracture in his ribcage. Sale initially suffered the injury several weeks ago while throwing warmup pitches during a preseason workout. The typical...

Kyle Schwarber, OF, PHI On Wednesday, Schwarber agreed to a four-year, 79 million dollar deal with the Phillies. After a putrid 2020 campaign (.188/.308/.393), the powerful outfielder bounced back in a big way last season. Across 471 plate appearances with...

Astros manager Dusty Baker confirmed McCullers will not be ready to start the season on time.

To start the flurry of moves that happened on Monday, Matt Olson was traded to the Braves for outfielder Christian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers, and a pair of minor league pitchers. Along with being a chance of scenery for Olson,...

Lance Lynn (SP - CWS) - I'd be willing to bet that Lance Lynn is the payer we have the largest discrepancy on vs. the general public that's going in the first 100 picks. There are many reasons for this,...