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The X-Factors of the National League
The regular season is quickly approaching. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and baseball games are in full swing. In March every team believes they have a chance. Their fan base might not be...
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Five-Stat Friday
1. Only ten players since 1901 have recorded at least 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in their rookie season. Of those ten players, only five of won ROY. Those five players are Tommie...
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Five Stat Friday
1. Since 1901, two players have had a season in which they recorded at least 500 ABs while failing to reach 100 hits. The last time this happened was forty-eight years ago when Tom Tresh – who was with...
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Daily Fantasy 4/4/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
It is Opening Day and we almost have a full slate of games today. Which means there are a lot of options out there. Here are some of today’s best options on DraftKings. SP: Clayton Kershaw ($12,900):...
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Daily Fantasy 4/5/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
There are nine games on tonight’s slate, so there are plenty of options out there. Let’s take a look at who you should pay up for and who are today’s sleepers on Draft Kings. SP: Johnny Cueto ($9,600):...
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Five Stat Friday: Opening Week Edition
Baseball is back. Those three words are music to my ears. With baseball back, there are always opportunities to find cool stats from the games. Let’s take a look at the five best stats from this past...
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4/12/16: Who Should be in your DraftKings Lineup?
It’s a new day, which means a new opportunity. We are here to help you build the best possible DFS lineup. Here are the must plays and value plays for today’s slate (values are from DraftKings). SP...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Two
1.The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves are not off to great starts this season. And that is being nice. Both teams have failed to record a win this season and sit at 0-9. It is early in the season,...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Three
1. Chris Archer is an elite pitcher. We all know that. But he is not off to a very good start – and that is being nice. Archer’s WHIP sits at 2.08, which means that he is allowing over two base runners...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Five
1. The reigning AL CY Young winner, Dallas Keuchel, is off to a not-so-great start. He is currently 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA through six starts. His slow start can be attributed to his inability to find the...
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Five Stat Friday: Week Six
1. Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the prices. Maybe broadcasts have gotten that good. No matter what it is, attendance is down around baseball. Baseball is averaging 28,884 people per game this...
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Week in Review: Five Fascinating Statistics
1. By now you have heard about Mookie Betts‘ incredible week. It was not even a week, actually. Betts hit five home runs in a span of seven at-bats on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Baltimore...
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The Curious Case of Michael Pineda
The New York Yankees have not been very good this season. Their lack of success has a lot to do with their lackluster offense, but Michael Pineda‘s struggles this season have also played a significant...
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Week in Review: Five Fascinating Facts
1. What happened to the art of stealing bases? The current stolen base per-game average in baseball this year is 0.50. If that held throughout the rest of the season, it would be the lowest mark since...
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Mid-Week Review: Five Fascinating Statistics
1. Alexei Ramirez is on this list for all the wrong reasons. He signed a one year, $4 million dollar contract with the San Diego Padres this past offseason and it seemed to be a low-risk, high-reward...
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Mid-Week Review: All-Star Week Edition
1. Brandon Guyer isn’t a name you hear very often, but he currently has been hit by a pitch a major-league leading 20 times this season. Since 1901, only 81 times has a player ever been hit at least 20...
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Red Sox Acquire LHP Drew Pomeranz from the Padres
The Boston Red Sox are back at it again. With still over two weeks until the trade deadline, The Red Sox have just completed their third trade of the month by acquiring All-Star pitcher Drew Pomeranz...
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Cubs Acquire Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees
It has long been debated whether the New York Yankees would be sellers at the deadline for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century. The full answer to that question remains to be seen, but...
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Blue Jays Acquire Melvin Upton Jr. from the Padres
It was inevitable that the San Diego Padres were going to deal Melvin Upton Jr. before the trade deadline. The only question was where Upton was going to land. It seemed to come down to the Toronto...
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Alex Rodriguez Deserves to Play this Week
Alex Rodriguez is supposedly retiring after Friday’s game in Boston. I say supposedly because I am not buying that Friday will be Rodriguez’s last game. I am buying that it will be his last game as a...
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