Tim Anderson

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…

In honor of the Cleveland Indians and their historic 22-game winning streak, this week's difficult trivia question deals with the Indians and winning streaks. Before the Indians, who was the last team to post winning streaks of at least 14 games in back-to-back years? (Answer at the end of the article) This week's waiver wire recommendations favor a trio of young Chicago White Sox players, as the south siders begin building a promising team for the future. All of these players are available in more than 50 percent of ESPN…

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…

In Fantasy Baseball, it's really important to know not only who is raking in the show, but who is in AAA-ball too.  Most teams still call guys up from AAA-ball instead of the lower leagues.  Here is a look at one player from each team in the American League that is off to a good start with the bat in AAA-ball in 2017:Paul Janish, SS, Baltimore Orioles - 34-year old righty swinging shortstop Paul Janish is known more for his glove than his bat, but he is raking in AAA in 2017.  He has played in 19 games this year and he…