Matt Carpenter squares off Friday with Matt Wisler, who struggles mightily against lefties. You're going to want a piece of that.

This article references Matt Carpenter and more! The breakout season the baseball world waited for from Matt Carpenter in 2014 appears to have taken a wrong turn at Albuquerque and showed up last season instead. He finished 2015 hitting .272 with 28 home runs, 84 RBI and 102 runs. The power that went missing came back in a big way as he more than doubled his previous career high in homers, which also allowed him to set a new personal RBI record with 84. If his power drops back down into the low teens, or worse, he will be hard-pressed to[...]Keep on reading: Matt Carpenter Has Career 2015, But Can He Repeat?

This article references A, Adrian Beltre, Aramis Ramirez, Brett Lawrie, Bryce Harper, C, Chase Headley, Conor Gillaspie, David Freese, David Wright, Evan Longoria, Giancarlo Stanton, Giovanny Urshela, Gordon Beckham, Jake Lamb, Joc Pederson, Josh Donaldson, Josh Harrison, Juan Uribe, Justin Turner, Kris Bryant, Kyle Seager, Luis Valbuena, Maikel Franco, Manny Machado, Martin Prado, Matt Carpenter, Miguel Sano, Mike Moustakas, Nick Castellanos, Nolan Arenado, OF, Pablo Sandoval, RB, SP, SS, TE, Todd Frazier, Trevor Plouffe, Will Middlebrooks, WR, Yunel Escobar and more! Welcome to another installment of RotoBaller's midseason rankings! Today we're taking a look at the hot corner. Tiers are named after Paul Thomas Anderson films. As with my first base/Radiohead album rankings, I welcome dissent from our readers. You can find me on Twitter @amoralpanic.   Editor’s Note: You can check out all of RotoBaller’s 2015 fantasy baseball midseason rankings and analysis, which will be updated over the next few days.   Tier 1 - Boogie Nights Josh D[...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Midseason Rankings: Third Base

Matt Carpenter has been a monster this year, and he has a great matchup tonight in St. Louis for the daily fantasy four-game slate.

The Cardinals' Matt Carpenter is once again showing he's the best leadoff hitter in the game. Could he be an MVP?

This article references A, Devin Mesoraco, Devon Travis, Evan Gattis, Jason Kipnis, Jean Segura, Jonathan Lucroy, Matt Carpenter, Nelson Cruz, Ryan Braun, Stephen Vogt, Travis d'Arnaud, Yadier Molina and more! It's Week 3 and the stars are just beginning to align in the cosmos of the MLB. Injuries are rampant, waiver wires are scarce and Nelson Cruz home runs are abundant. Fantasy owners everywhere are vigorously trying to gain an edge quickly and enjoy early season success. But remember; baseball is a marathon, not a sprint. Most people are easily duped at this point as the season. Valuable players are dropped due to injuries, big names are traded for possibly-good-in-the-future prospects -- it's [...]Keep on reading: Week 3 Buy and Sell Hitters for Fantasy Baseball

This article references Adrian Gonzalez, Alejandro De Aza, Alex Avila, Andrew McCutchen, Ben Zobrist, Brett Gardner, Bryce Harper, Devon Travis, Dustin Ackley, Dustin Pedroia, Edwin Encarnacion, Evan Longoria, Hanley Ramirez, J.D. Martin, J.D. Martinez, Jason Heyward, Jay Bruce, Jimmy Rollins, Jon Lester, Jose Abreu, Matt Carpenter, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Nolan Arenado, Ryan Flaherty, Stephen Vogt, Todd Frazier and more! All 30 MLB teams have now played their first game, as 14 games were completed Monday. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs played their opener on Sunday. For those of you who missed it, I previously provided my rundown of some interesting MLB Opening Day Statistics and Historical Notes. You can check that our here if you're interested. Here are some notes following the Opening Day games, including some "firsts" of 2015.   Opening Day Recap & Player Notes Including Sun[...]Keep on reading: MLB Opening Day Games Recap – News & Notes (April 6 Recap)

This article references Albert Pujols, Alex Gordon, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rendon, Anthony Rizzo, Brian Dozier, Christian Yelich, Clayton Kershaw, DEF, Eric Hosmer, Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Hanley Ramirez, Hunter Pence, Ian Kinsler, Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Josh Hamilton, Matt Carpenter, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Randall Delgado, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin, Shin-soo Choo, SP, Troy Tulowitzki, WR and more! It can be rather tricky in attempting to properly analyze and predict which players will score the most runs in the future.  Short of Tony Kornheiser playing the fortune teller on PTI, baseball predictions for individuals can be decimated by several factors.  Injury, well-placed defensive shifts and the failure of teammates to come through can all ruin a player’s individual numbers especially in run production.   How To Project Runs In Fantasy Baseball After assessing the top ten f[...]Keep on reading: Top 10 for Runs: 2015 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

This article references Adam LaRoche, Brett Lawrie, Chase Headley, corey hart, Josh Harrison, Kris Bryant, Manny Machado, Matt Carpenter, Pedro Alvarez, SP, WR and more! Over the next week, RotoBaller analysts will give you a sneak peak into our consensus Premium Tiered Rankings at each position with some in-depth analysis to help you prepare for your drafts. We already looked at Catchers, and today we tackle third base. The rest of our tiered rankings can be found in our2015 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit & Cheat Sheet.  Tiered rankings are critical for fantasy baseball drafts. Faced with the decision of drafting player X or Y at third base, you need [...]Keep on reading: Tiered Third Base Rankings Analysis: Draft Strategy & Advice For Third Basemen

This article references AJ Pollock, Dan Uggla, Edinson Volquez, Francisco Liriano, Freddie Freeman, Gerardo Parra, Hector Rondon, Justin Upton, Mark Trumbo, Matt Carpenter and more! Another week is in the books as we keep steam rolling toward the midway part of the 2014 baseball season. It's really time to start making moves, and targeting those potential sleepers for categories that you may be struggling in.Each week we will show you a few potential waiver wire gems to grab in your NL-Only or deeper leagues. Don't forget to check out the RotoBaller.com chat rooms too for any on demand fantasy baseball advice you may need.If you're looking for help this week, take a[...] Keep on reading: Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups (NL Edition): Week 13