Chris Meaney 117 posts

Chris Meaney tours the league and finds 30 things you might have missed during Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. The regular season is upon us! Don't worry, there's still time to add that "one more league!" You can start a league at Fantrax.com 364 days a year. Week 5 Fantasy Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks Christian Walker had three multi-hit games in Week 5 and is hitting .316 on the season. Eduardo Escobar hit two home runs Sunday to give him five on the season. He's dusted off the cold start as…

Chris Meaney tours the league and finds 30 things you might have missed during Week 4 of the fantasy baseball season. The regular season is upon us! Don't worry, there's still time to add that "one more league!" You can start a league at Fantrax.com 364 days a year. Week 4 Fantasy Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks https://twitter.com/chrismeaney/status/1112559352097976320 At the time it felt like a lot of money to spend on Christian Walker and it's never an easy feeling when you're the only one to bid on a…

Chris Meaney tours the league and finds 30 things you might have missed during Week 3 of the fantasy baseball season. The regular season is upon us! Don't worry, there's still time to add that "one more league!" You can start a league at Fantrax.com 364 days a year. Week 3 Fantasy Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks Robbie Ray racked up 10 strikeouts in his third start of the season, but more importantly, he only walked two. He has a 32:12 K:BB ratio with a 3.52 ERA. I still don't trust him and I won't this…

Chris Meaney tours the league and finds 30 things you might have missed during Week 2 of the fantasy baseball season. The regular season is upon us! Don't worry, there's still time to add that "one more league!" You can start a league at Fantrax.com 364 days a year. Week 2 Fantasy Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks Adam Jones' nine-game hit streak to start the season ended Sunday, but he has an impressive .364 average on his Arizona resume. Jones has seven multi-hit games and four home runs. The…

Chris Meaney tours the league and finds 30 things you might have missed during Week 1 of the fantasy baseball season. The regular season is upon us! Don't worry, there's still time to add that "one more league!" You can start a league at Fantrax.com 364 days a year. Arizona Diamondbacks https://twitter.com/chrismeaney/status/1112559352097976320 Atlanta Braves Kyle Wright and Bryse Wilson were hot pickups in deeper leagues when they were announced as starters, but their first two starts didn't go as…

Finally, baseball is here! There are games to talk about and there will be a whole lot more this time next week when the season truly opens up. This will be the final update when it comes to Spring Training position battles, but I'll be sure to check back in when we get closer to the season. For the most part, the teams in the American League are just about set with their rosters. There are still a few battles left to be won over the final days of spring training and they may just carry on into the season. Of course…

Let's continue with the category sleeper series, but shift our attention to late round RBI. Some will argue RBI are overrated, while others will tell you there's a skill involved. A couple of things are certain; you need to be in a good lineup with an opportunity to drive in runs. It also helps to have some pop in your bat. It's not always about the best hitter as it is the spot in a lineup or simply opportunity. Hitting in the four or five spot is a good way of sniffing out where the RBI may come from. Having said that, six…

Let's continue with the category sleeper series, but shift our attention to late round runs. In order to score runs you need to get on base. When you're good at getting on base, you usually hit near the top of the lineup. Of course, the lineup and ball park you play in also have a lot to do with it. It's not a coincidence that the top 13 run producers from 2018 played on top-12 offenses. Tommy Pham and Mike Trout were the only two players to hit the century mark in runs, despite not playing in a top 12 offense. Pham spent…

Two big-time American League players in Luis Severino and Salvador Perez suffered injuries this past week, which has led to a few more AL spring training position battles to watch. The news isn't quite as bad for Severino as it is for Perez who will miss all of 2019 due to Tommy John surgery. It'll be another two weeks or so before we hear anything more on Severino. We are a couple of weeks into spring training now and battles are starting to take shape. I'll leave you with a few team notes in the AL before I get to some…

Let's continue with the category sleeper series, but shift our attention to late round home runs... The long ball; Chicks dig it and you should too. Trea Turner is the only hitter going inside the first round to not have a 20-home-run season on his resume, and Jose Altuve is the only player going in the second round to not have 20 home runs last season. He's hit 20-plus in each of his two seasons prior, but the point is... you're most likely getting power with your first couple picks. If you decide to go with a pitcher or…