This week is as good a time as any to pause and reflect on the 2019 baseball season thus far.Fortunately, it's been a much less challenging year than last for yours truly. Other than a hapless squad in The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational (15-team industry leagues are tough, and weekly lineups and waivers are just not something I will ever like), my teams are all contenders.The same can be said of my bold predictions for 2019. A lot can happen between now and the end of the season, but the ma[...]

The MLB All-Star Break is here and rosters are frozen but things could get interesting once play resumes later this week. [...]

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San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates collected three saves in the four-game weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Yates allowed only one baserunner in his 3 2/3 total innings and extended his major league leading saves count to 30. Yates will carry a sparkling 1.15 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and ridiculous 41 percent strikeout rate to his first All-Star appearance next week. [...]

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Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

San Diego Padres closer Kirby Yates will be the teams representative at the 2019 All-Star Game. To no ones surprise, Yates earns his first All-Star appearance with a stellar first half and league-leading 27 saves. After tossing a scoreless inning on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, Yates sits with a 1.27 ERA, 0.85 [...]

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The Reds are tinkering with their bullpen which may lead to another committee with a fireman, while the Red Sox, Twins, Rangers, and several others continued with the strategy. In "real life" baseball, the committee approach with a firemanis oftentimes the best strategy, but hoooo boy is it frustrating for fantasy owners.[...]