Jacob Faria Archives

Al Melchior’s Bold Predictions

With nearly all of my drafts and auctions in the rear view mirror, it's time to tally up the players who wound up on my rosters again and again. It's also an opportunity to take note of which players I avoided like an approaching swarm of bees.I'm carrying C.J. Cron, Franchy Cordero and Alex Claudio, among others, on several of my rosters, even though none was burning up the ADP rankings. What, exactly, are my best hopes for these late-round fliers? And what are my worst fears about the players I completely eschewed?…

The Baseball Show S2.E1 guest Jacob Faria

We are back for a second season of The Baseball Show LIVE! Thanks to all who made season one a roaring success, especially our hardcore fanbase of The Crab Army. We are looking forward to bigger and better things in our sophomore campaign, so subscribe to the channel, and make us your regular Wednesday night destination!We're kicking things off with Tampa Bay Rays breakout pitcher, and friend of the show, Jacob Faria. We'll be getting into what changed in his routine to fuel his breakout, expectations moving forward,…

Dynasty Dugout: Sleeper Pitching Keepers

In last week's Dynasty Dugout, we took a look at four sleeper keeper candidates in the outfield. This week, we focus on a trio of high-upside hurlers that are flying under the radar to some degree in keeper leagues.It's been a lot harder finding quality pitching this year than in year's past. Offense is up, and obviously, that means pitcher ERA is up as well. They kind of go hand in hand for the most part. It's also been a really weird year for pitchers all around. Basically, every elite name outside of Chris Sale has…

Weekly Top-10: AL Breakout Players and How to Value Them

Last week we took a quick break from baseball and detailed how some of the big NBA offseason moves affect the upcoming fantasy basketball season. Don’t worry, though. We’re back to baseball this week.There have been so many breakout players this season that I had to break this up into two separate articles. Today we’ll go over the breakout players in the AL and how to value them moving forward. We'll tackle the Senior Circuit next Saturday.A lot of times it can be difficult to figure out if a player's breakout is for…

Weekly Prospect Update: Tampa Bay Rays

This week's prospect update focuses on the Tampa Bay Rays' top 10 prospects and what they've been up to so far this season. The Rays' farm system is full of players who are not far off from the Majors. In fact, a couple players in the top 10 have already made their debut for the big league club.Without further ado, here's a look at how the Rays' top 10 prospects have been doing after three months of the season. 10. Justin Williams, OF The Rays acquired Williams in November 2014 as part of the Jeremy Hellickson trade…