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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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. [...]

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New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino followed up his 2.98 ERA in 2017 with a 19-win season in 2018. Severino did see his ERA rise to 3.39 and allowed one more hit per nine than 2017 (173 in 191 1/3 innings), but has continued his assent to the lower tier of SP1. On top of his solid ERA and WHIP (1.14), Severino also struck out 10.3 batters per nine (a career-low) while posting a career-best 2.2 walks per nine. On July 1, Severino was 13-2 with a 1.98 ERA, 0.95 [...]

The first major move of the 2018 MLB offseason was made on Monday night, as the Seattle Mariners sent James Paxton to the New York Yankees for Justus Sheffield, Erik Swanson, and DomThompson-Williams.By trading Paxton, the Mariners got a top-50 prospect in the lefty Sheffield, a controllable arm in the righty Swanson, and an athletic player in Thompson-[...]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said starting pitchers Luis Severino and CC Sabathia will start Games 3 and 4, respectively, in the American League Division Series against the Red Sox. Severino was great in the wild-card win over the A's, allowing just two hits in four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, although he did walk four. Control can be Severino's Achilles heel at times, but he posted a career-low 2.2 BB/9 this year. Severino had a 3.56 ERA with just one homer allowed in fiv[...]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone put his faith in Luis Severino for Wednesday night's American League Wild Card game and the 24-year-old rewarded him. [...]

New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino will make the start against the A's in the wild-card game on Wednesday. Severino was strong all year for the Yanks, going 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA, 1.15 [...]

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Matt Duffy (rest) is out of the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees. Duffy is hitless over his last three games, so he'll get the day off to rest. Joey Wendle will bat second and play third base versus righty Luis Severino. Out of the all the hitters on the Rays, Wendle is the best option for fantasy contests on Tuesday.