BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 165CURRENT ADP: ~190 overallANALYSIS:No pitcher benefited from a mid-season trade more than Kevin Gausman in 2018. During his time in Baltimore, Gausman had posted a 4.43 ERA, five wins, and a 1.52 HR/9. Following his move to Atlanta, those numbers changed to an ERA of 2.87, five wins, and 0.75 HR/9. Albeit, the Atlanta metrics came in half the innings, but even so, the changes are there to be seen.The question for fantasy owners entering 2019 draft season is whic[...]

Fantasy experts are placing a bigger emphasis on drafting elite starters early this year. It is apparent this strategy is making its way across the fantasy community, as the high-end starters are being valued higher than before. In points leagues, this is a wise methodology, as an ace can serve as the backbone of a fantasy team. Seven different SPs tallied over 600 points in standard formats, whereas only six hitters reached that mark. Even Mike Trout failed to reach that level of production tha[...]

In a deadline deal that baffled many Orioles fans, the Orioles moved 2.5 seasons of Kevin Gausman and 1.5 seasons of an injured Darren ODay for an underwhelming sampling of minor leaguers and $2.5 million in international bonus money that the Orioles may not even use. Despite the fact that Gausmans trade looks like little more than a salary dump in retrospect, that does not mean the talent is not there. Atlanta noted shortly after the trade that there were changes they wanted to make with Gausma[...]

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No pitcher benefited from a mid-season trade more than Kevin Gausman in 2018. During his time in Baltimore, Gausman had posted a 4.43 ERA, five wins, and a 1.52 HR/9. Following his move to Atlanta, those numbers changed to an ERA of 2.87, five wins, and 0.75 HR/9. Albeit, the Atlanta metrics came in half the innings, but even so, the changes are there to be seen.The question for fantasy owners entering 2019 draft season is which Gausman am I drafting? Is it the first, a disappointing, busted pro[...]

We continue our fantasy baseball tiered rankings analysis with the second base position. The sun is still rising on 2019, but RotoBaller writers JB Branson, Pierre Camus, Chris Zolli and myself are here with our initial pre-draft rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. As the offseason progresses, these rankings are sure to change quite a bit over the coming weeks. [...]

The Atlanta Braves avoided salary arbitration on Friday with starting pitcher Kevin Gausman by signing him to a one-year, $9.35 million deal. Gausman could never really get it going in Baltimore in a tough hitter's park and a tough division, but he thrived after being traded to the Braves at midseason in 2018. The right-hander went 5-3 with a nice 2.87 ERA, 1.14 [...]

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Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said that starting pitcher Kevin Gausman will be available out of the bullpen in Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers on Sunday. He'll be in the bullpen and be available as will, you know, everybody really. I'm not going to pitch Folty tomorrow. But all the other guys will be available," Snitker said. If Gausman is used out of the bullpen in Game 3, he probably wouldn't be available to start a potential Game 4 on Monday. Left-han[...]

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said that starting pitcher Kevin Gausman will start Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers as long as he's not used in relief in Game 2 on Friday. Gausman pitched much better after being traded from the Orioles to the Braves in the summer, as he went 5-3 with a 2.87 ERA, 1.14 [...]