Tanner Roark

Nick Kingham was one of the early success stories in the minors this season, but when news broke last Friday that he would make a spot start for the Pirates on Sunday, he caused only a minor ripple in fantasy circles. The Pirates rewarded the 26-year-old with the assignment after he went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 27 strikeouts over 22.2 innings at Triple-A Indianapolis.It was that last figure in the stat line that intrigued many of the fantasy owners who picked him up prior to his major league debut against the…

Finally, the wait is over. Major League Baseball is here, and I for one, could not be happier. A new season brings new beginnings. It brings a fresh start and 162 chances for a team to write their story. For us fantasy crazies, records are set to 0-0, hopes are high, and everyone has their eyes set on that championship trophy. For the next 23 weeks or so, depending on your league, I will be giving a break down of two-start pitchers for each week. Two-start pitchers are incredibly important to fantasy owners, especially those…

Kudos to you if you are still playing meaningful fantasy baseball games here into the last week of September! In my experience, there is a steady decline in participation once the All-Star break has your fantasy standings pretty well sorted out between contenders and pretenders. Of that group, it is those truly fanatic fantasy baseball players and/or lucky playoff participants who are paying attention this deep into the major league season. Best of luck to all of you this last week!Since this is the last full week of the…

This weekend marks one of the busiest times for real MLB teams and those of us who play fantasy baseball. We, of course, are talking about the trade deadline. Baseball's official trade deadline is on Monday, July 31, 2017, at 4 p.m. EST. After this time, the waiver wire process comes into play. Any deal completed after July 31 will involve putting players through waivers--a process that can allow any other team to block a potential deal or claim a waiver-wire player for themselves. This makes it a very interesting time for…