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Minnesota Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson pitched two scoreless innings against the Baltimore Orioles in Grapefruit League action on Monday. The veteran hurler made his spring debut after being brought along slowly due to an E. coli infection. Gibson struck out three and walked two in the outing. He is coming off a mini-breakout in 2018, which saw him post career bests in innings, strikeouts, and ERA. Gibson could end up being a solid fantasy asset this season if he's able to take another step f[...]

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (illness) may not appear in a spring training game for another week or so as the team brings him along slowly after his bout with E. coli last month. Gibson should be just fine for Opening Day. The 31-year-old right-hander had his best season in the majors in 2018, going 10-13 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 179 K's in 196 2/3 innings (32 starts). [...]

Fantasy owners frequently like drafting players on good teams because of the benefits of playing in a strong lineup. In 2019, the Astros, Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, and Dodgers clearly fit into this category. [...]

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson (illness) said he's pretty much recovered from e-coli issues he dealt with recently and feels that he'll be ready for Opening Day. The 31-year-old put up his best season in the majors in 2018, going 10-13 with a 3.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and career-high 8.2 K/9 in 32 starts (196 2/3 innings). [...]

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[...]

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When discussing fantasy baseball. An often neglected-but-entertaining format is the points league. These exist in both cumulative season-long and weekly head-to-head formats.[...]

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. [...]