This article references A, C, Lucas Duda, Michael Conforto, OF, RB, SP, SS, TE, Yoenis Cespedes and more! In a last minute deal, the New York Mets acquired Yoenis Cespedes from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league pitchers Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa, according to 670thescore.com. The trade gives the Mets much-needed help in the outfield and in the middle of the lineup. Cespedes, 29, has a .293 BA, .829 OPS with 18 HR and 61 RBI. He will likely become the starting leftfielder in New York, which means Michael Conforto will either go back to the minors or come off the bench. Source [...]Keep on reading: Mets Make Last Minute Deal For Cespedes: Trade Two Minor Leaguers To Tigers

This article references 1B, A, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Anthony Rizzo, Ben Paulsen, Brandon Belt, C, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jose Abreu, Justin Bour, Logan Morrison, Lucas Duda, Mark Reynolds, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Mike Trout, Mitch Moreland, OBJ, OF, Paul Goldschmidt, Pedro Alvarez, RB, Ryan Howard, Ryan Zimmerman, SP, SS, TE, WR, Yonder Alonso and more! Welcome to the All-Star break, which gives us the chance to catch our breath roughly halfway through the marathon of the regular season. Rather than the composite approach we took to our preseason rankings, we're offering tiered rankings for each position. I had planned to name each tier after Coen Brothers films, but Alex Chamberlain beat me to the punch. So even though he doesn't have No Country for Old Men or Fargo as the top tier and is therefore objectively wrong, I'm not going to steal [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Midseason Rankings: First Base

This article references A, Andrew Heaney, Bryce Harper, C, Chase Anderson, Chris Heston, Curtis Granderson, Dan Jennings, Daniel Murphy, Jeff Locke, Kendall Graveman, Kyle Hendricks, Lucas Duda, mark buehrle, Max Scherzer, Mike Leake, OF, Patrick Corbin, RB, Rubby De La Rosa, Ryan Vogelsong, San Diego Padres, SP, SS, TE, Wilmer Flores, WR and more! Entering the final weekend of the first half, let’s pause a moment and analyze the chances of all the teams in the majors. There seem to be basically three separate tiers of teams. The first contains teams that are clearly playoff favorites. This will be the Royals, Astros, Angels, Nationals, Cardinals, Pirates and Dodgers. Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis and Los Angeles (N) have sort of just survived by playing close to .500 ball after coming out of the gates hot. The Nationals used amazing p[...]Keep on reading: Starting Pitcher Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 14 (Part 2)

This article references A, Clay Buchholz, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Lucas Duda, Marcus Semien, Pablo Sandoval, Sonny Gray, SP and more! Nearly everyone now agrees that sabermetrics have a use both in MLB front offices and in the fantasy arena, but the extent of this belief still varies. The Boston Red Sox have a league average starting rotation according to the advanced metrics, and are therefore still a popular postseason pick in some analytical circles. Their actual run prevention has been dreadful however, and you need to look at the bottom of the standings to find them. Will they right the ship? Time will tell, but we'[...]Keep on reading: Champs or Chumps: Lucas Duda, Sonny Gray, and Clay Buchholz

Lucas Duda has been a monster this year, and he shouldn't have much trouble tonight in Arizona.

This article references A, Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares, Lucas Duda, SP and more! Juan Lagares is back in the New York Mets’ lineup Friday after missing the past three games, according to ESPN New York. The golden-glove centerfielder hasn’t played in the last three games thanks to a slight muscle strain underneath his armpit. The Mets certainly miss his defense and could use his precense in the lineup as the team has lost all three games Lagares’ has missed. The 26-year-old has a 276/.301/.339 batting line this season. Lagares was doing well at the plate until a r[...]Keep on reading: Lagares Back In Lineup For Mets: Batting 2nd

This article references Albert Pujols, Christian Yelich, Danny Santana, Dee Gordon, Giancarlo Stanton, Joe Mauer, Josh Hamilton, Kennys Vargas, Kole Calhoun, Lucas Duda, Marcell Ozuna, Matt Joyce, Michael Morse, Mike Trout and more! When browsing through the expected 2015 RBI leaders, the usual suspects come up. The likes of Trout, Cabrera and Stanton are likely to achieve, or come close to achieving, their lofty expectations for the year. Let's try to think of a few names that may fly under the radar on most RBI projections. Last year we saw breakout RBI seasons from Michel Brantley, Lucas Duda, and Marcell Ozuna, among others. As fantasy owners, it is important to find these guys before they garner too much attention[...]Keep on reading: Three RBI Waiver Wire Sleepers for Your 2015 Fantasy Baseball Team

This article references Adam Dunn, Adam LaRoche, Adam Lind, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Anthony Rizzo, Billy Butler, Brandon Belt, Brandon Moss, Brian McCann, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana, Chris Carter, Chris Davis, corey hart, David Ortiz, Edwin Encarnacion, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Ike Davis, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Jonathan Lucroy, Jose Abreu, Justin Morneau, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, Lucas Duda, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Adams, Michael Cuddyer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Napoli, Nick Swisher, Paul Goldschmidt, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Steve Pearce, Todd Frazier, Victor Martinez, Yasmani Grandal and more!   What Are Player Tiers for Rankings? Over the last few years in fantasy baseball, the topic of player tiers or tiered rankings has become a trendy way to approach your draft. Often times, in real life, something that is trendy doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best course of action or the smartest idea. It very easily could be something that will be temporary. However, in the case of looking at how to draft your team in fantasy baseball, breaking positions down into tiered rankings m[...]Keep on reading: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: How To Use Tiered Rankings

This article references Adam Eaton, Adam LaRoche, Brandon Moss, Chris Davis, James Loney, Jose Abreu, Lucas Duda, Melky Cabrera, Steve Pearce and more! Top 5 First Base Sleepers for 2015 You don’t win a fantasy baseball league in the first round.  The principles of value based drafting teach us that while it's important not to whiff on your first round pick, a first rounder can nearly never guarantee winning a league.  The actual key, however, is finding the unheralded players in the later rounds of the draft that provide value exceptionally higher than their draft day cost.  Or in other words: sleepers.  First base is an odd positi[...]Keep on reading: Top 5 First Base Sleepers for 2015: Hitters That Will Outperform Their ADP

This article references 2B, Christian Yelich, David Price, DEF, Denard Span, Drew Smyly, Erick Aybar, Garrett Richards, Josh Harrison, Lucas Duda, Martin Prado, Matt Shoemaker, SP, WR and more! Well Rotoballers, we've just about reached the end of the fantasy baseball season. Many of your leagues are about to begin the playoffs, and I hope my advice throughout the year has helped you make the cut. If my advice didn't pan out, that wasn't me. That was some guy named Ralph who hacked my account. He got both me and Jim Bowden.This will be my final article for this year's fantasy baseball season. But never fear! I will be writing fantasy football content for RotoBaller, and hosting th[...] Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Players Trending Up and Down in Late August