Jonathan Villar

If you've ever purchased a scratcher ticket at your local convenience store, you know the odds of hitting on a cheap lottery ticket are pretty slim. But what if I told you the tickets were free and you still could keep the money if you won? Sound like a good deal? That’s kinda how I fell about these seven players. Their ADPs and ownership levels are so low it’s almost like they are FREE. Each of these guys is being taken late in drafts or may be sitting on waivers in your league for one reason or another. They each have…

This year's Tout Wars mixed league auction felt different to me, and it wasn't just the surroundings. For the first time, we held our auction in the locker room at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the home of the Short Season Class A Staten Island Yankees. For reasons that probably had little to do with the presence of lockers, uniforms and even mascot costumes, I spent the bulk of my $260 budget more quickly than I can ever recall doing. Though I had been consciously moving toward emphasizing hitters over the last couple of…

Feast your eyes on the beautiful, the bold, and the basically belligerent predictions of 2018. Some of these are outrageous but all possible outcomes in my eyes for the upcoming baseball season. Previous Bold Predictions Eric Cross Ryan Cook's Bullpen Predictions Ronald Acuna has a combined 50 HR+SB – Only nine players had over 50 HR+SB in 2017. Mike Trout was the only one to do so in under 139 games. The current expectation is that Acuna will make his major league debut sometime soon after April 13. …

When I wrote my sleepers column a couple of weeks back, I had yet to begin most of my drafts, but figured I would be targeting the potential bargains I wrote about frequently. Now that many of my drafts are in progress or have been completed, it turns out I own every single player featured in the column on at least one of my teams, with several players finding homes on more than one of my teams. Yet there are other players who are repeatedly popping up on my rosters and draft queues, even though I did not go out and…

Raise your hand if you want more dynasty rankings? That's right, we all love dynasty rankings. Last week we ranked both first base and third base. This week it's time for middle infielders. The second base rankings and analysis are below, and shortstops will be released tomorrow. Second base has been a headache this season. The elite options have been fine, but most of the other veterans seem to be having a down season. Luckily there have been some solid rookies like Ian Happ, and several other offensive minded options…