Howie Kendrick

It has been a while since I treated you to a trivia question. So with people losing their minds, as well as their FAAB budgets with recent call-ups like Juan Soto, here is a trivia question revolving around rookies. Who are the only two MLB players to win Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same year? Answer at the end of the article. Juan Soto Gets the Call Even as I wrote about Juan Soto last week, I was still surprised to see the young prospect called up to the big leagues. The move was decided after…

With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline slowly creeping up on July 31 at 4pm Eastern Time, teams are beginning the annual flurry of last minute trades. Some deals have already been made a few days before the deadline that could affect player values in fantasy leagues. Here are a few of the traded players with fantasy stocks rising or falling. (Note: Stats and numbers are as of July 28) Jaime Garcia   Garcia was shipped from Atlanta to Minnesota a few days ago as the Twins added an arm to their rotation in an attempt…

MLB Fantasy Tips What is the purpose of picking up hitters from the free agency pool? One of your hitters is struggling; You took a chance in your draft which didn’t pan out; One of your hitters was sent to the infirmary room commonly known as DL. Depending on the situation you either need a long term or a short term solution. I’ll try to cover both bases in this list. Before that I’ll provide you with a couple of general rules (more like guidelines): Rule #1 – Don’t panic if injury strikes There are…