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It's been one heck of a fun second week of baseball. Everyone is on the DL, multiple games have seen benches-clearing brawls, and Shohei Ohtani looks like he might actually stand a chance to be the phenom he was billed as. Ok, so there are varying degrees of "fun" there, but hey! Life isn't just slurping down ice cream and raisins under a palm tree. Which denotes true fun, of course. You know what melts ice cream? If you answered "a spicy Dominican sunset," well, you're weird. Correct, but weird. It's fire, you silly goose!…

Now that the season has gotten underway and injuries are piling up all across the league, the minor league depth of many teams is being tested. Some of the names being called up are quality prospects like the Yankees' Miguel Andujar, but there are also some deeper prospects making their debuts, including Corey Oswalt of the Mets and Jaime Barria of the Angels. Let’s take a look at some of the rookies and what we can expect to see from them. Miguel Andujar – Third Baseman – New York Yankees This one is less of a recent…

Welcome to the first edition of my weekly Fire & Ice articles here on Fantrax. Each week I'll be looking at a player who has been under performing (Ice) and over performing (Fire) and diving into the numbers to evaluate whether their performance is legitimate or anomalous. The title is also as close as I could get to a Game of Thrones reference without getting too carried away (and if you ever want to talk Thrones please find me @NathanDokken on Twitter).There's only one week in the books, so a lot of stats aren't…

Baseball is here! I have personally spent nearly every waking moment of my last week or so with my eyes glued to my phone either watching a game or scouring my leagues for some nice finds. This time of the year affords an excellent opportunity to nab that closer taking over via injury or ineffectiveness. And those out there who picked up Hunter Strickland might have just gotten the best pickup off the wire this season. This season, I’ll be doing a lot of “who will be called up” prospect analysis, though it’s a bit early for…

Well, folks, here we are. It's the end of the line for my 2018 Dudes and Don'ts, and it's my first foray into calling D&Ds at closer. They're an incredibly volatile bunch, and with so many bullpens still unclear as we roll into the season, one call could be completely wrong within a few days of me writing this. All it takes right now is one bad outing for one of the guys vying for a job to bump him way down the closer depth chart. So what the hell, let's have some fun! It is fantasy, after all. To the Dude! The Dude -…