RANKINGS
They are updated for May, as they will be the first of each month, for the remainder of the regular season. Over 650 players ranked, and tiered, in total.
CATEGORIES
How much do homers and steals matter in the fantasy game? Ray Flowers puts things into perspective in The Steal Game and The Homer Game.
BULLPENS
Howard Bender keeps up the Closer Grid detailing the depth in the pen for each squad.
PLAYER PROFILES
What is wrong with Jose Fernandez? I tried to figure it out in this Daily Trends piece.
A.J. Griffin didn’t throw a pitch that counted the last two seasons. Now he’s tearing up the American League with five impressive starts for the Rangers. Check out his Player Profile.
It’s not a player profile, but there are a bunch of mini-profiles on a series of pitches in this Daily Trends article: Nat Karns, Steven Wright, Andrew Cashner, Bartolo Colon, Josh Tomlin, Tanner Roark, Robbie Ray, Matt Moore, Michael Wacha, Justin Nicolino, Lance McCullers & Matt Wisler.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Evan Tarracciano takes a look ahead to Week 6. How many games are each team playing? What does the interleague schedule look like? What are the pitching matchups?
THIS IS THE VIDEO SECTION OF THE PIECE
Daily Dive – Matt Moore will miss his next start. Carlos Rodon is really improving in 2016. Something seems to be wrong with Jose Fernandez.
Big 3 – Jeanmar Gomez blows his first save of the season. David Robertson has been solid in the closer’s role. Aroldis Chapman is set to return to the Yankees on May 9th.
Big 3 - A lead-off special Big 3. JT Realmuto has found a new home at top the Marlins order. Carlos Santana is an on-base machine. Jacoby Ellsbury is on pace to steal 45 bases.
Daily Dive - Jose Altuve is experiencing a power surge and is on pace to hit 46 home runs. Ryan Howard is already at 7 bombs after hitting one last night. Steve Pearce is absolutely crushing lefties.
Big 3 - Billy Burns is back to stealing a ton of bases. Lorenzo Cain has been racking up the hits. Kyle Seager is defiantly someone you can trust at the hot corner.
Big 3 - Don’t let Martin Perez fool you with his ERA. It’s not doom and gloom with Shawn Tolleson. Jeff Samardzija continues to go deep in games for the Giants.
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