Justin Smoak Archives

The Baseball Show: Hunter Greene, Jose Siri, Justin Smoak

Looking for prospect talk? The Baseball Show dives into a few prospects each week, and we've got Prospect Jesus for that! This week we took a look at the Cincinnati Reds' Hunter Greene and Jose Siri. We also got a little bonus on veteran Justin Smoak, plus some personal info from guest Dan Szymborski. Are these guys you need for your Dynasty Fantasy Baseball rosters?0:30 Hunter Greene 2:30 Jose Siri 5:20 Justin Smoak 7:14 Szymborski traits

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…

ESPN Player Rater Retrospective

It can often be difficult to place into context how well (or how poorly) certain players have performed recently. A glance at ESPN’s Player Rater, which attempts to quantify a player’s overall fantasy value by analyzing their performance in each facet of the game, can focus targets for fantasy owners looking for help on the waiver wire. Of course, when dealing with small sample sizes, a player’s results can be fluky, but placement at or near the top of these lists could be indicative of a substantive change to a player’s…

Fantasy Baseball: First-Half Bests and Worsts

Draft day is the most anticipated event in all of fantasy sports. Draft prep takes quite a bit of work, and most owners will go into the draft with a plan in place and a few players "up their sleeve." While it all may look good on paper, one can never really predict how the real players will perform. With the excitement of every breakout performance, there are equally frustrating bouts of ineffectiveness or prolonged slumps that will torpedo a fantasy team. Add to that the new 10-day DL and what looked good on paper in late…

Righty Hitters vs. Lefty Starting Pitchers to Target in DFS

Daily Fantasy Baseball is so different from full season leagues. A lot of players you wouldn't touch in season long leagues are gold in daily leagues due to a matchup against the starting pitcher on any given day. Here is a look at platoon players that will give your daily rosters a good boost at a likely very cheap price (which will allow you to roster more high price players at other positions) against lefty starting pitchers:Chris Young, OF, Boston Red Sox - Young is only 1 for 10 (.100 avg., .282 OPS) with 2 runs…