Felipe Rivero

I’m old enough to remember when you would have no idea where your team stood in the standings until at least a week or two into the season. In a way, we were almost better off. Nowadays, you can see live standings from the first day of the season on. When I woke up on Friday and saw I was in last place in my Fantrax Roto league, I had to laugh. The truth is that one day is inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. Sure, it would be nice to get off to a quick start, but the important thing is to have the correct pieces…

Out of breath yet? Welcome to Opening Week, where the games finally matter and the chase for saves is already on! The closer drama continued right up until Opening Day, leaving owners with some last minute decisions to make before lineups locked on Thursday. If you were one of the people who drafted Greg Holland, grew impatient, and then dropped him, sucks to be you, because he landed a job after all. The Cardinals signed the 32-year old to a one-year deal prior to their opener against the Mets, throwing fantasy bullpens…

We talk a lot about "ceiling" in fantasy baseball, and this is mine. This is as good as it gets, at least in my wildest dreams, anyway. It's the bold and the stupidful, with 75% of it likely to never occur. With less than two weeks to go until real baseball starts up, here are my bold bullpen predictions for 2018. As always, remember to forget this article ever existed come midseason.Archie Bradley Finishes as a Top 10 CloserLet's start off light and ease into things, shall we? If Bradley was entering the season as…

Everyone seems to have a different approach to drafting closers for their fantasy team. Some like to grab the elite studs at the top, while other punt saves altogether to stock up on starting pitchers. I don't advise punting any category, so as irritating as they are to own at times, closers and select middle relievers are valuable commodities.I know, it makes you want to pull your hair out when they allow five ER in 0.1 innings. We've all been there. But if you attack it right, you can end up with a solid core of…

The Baseball Show presents our pre-season video Draft Guide. Individual player breakdowns to help you know who to draft, and who to avoid in 2018.Here is a look at Pittsburgh Pirates' closer Felipe Rivero. Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free Subscribe to the channel, and watch The Baseball Show on Fantrax every week, for up to the minute player coverage.Hosts: Andy Singleton (@PeoplezPen) & Ralph Lifshitz…