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Feast your eyes on the beautiful, the bold, and the basically belligerent predictions of 2018. Some of these are outrageous but all possible outcomes in my eyes for the upcoming baseball season. Previous Bold Predictions Eric Cross Ryan Cook's Bullpen Predictions Ronald Acuna has a combined 50 HR+SB – Only nine players had over 50 HR+SB in 2017. Mike Trout was the only one to do so in under 139 games. The current expectation is that Acuna will make his major league debut sometime soon after April 13. …

The Orioles have signed Alex Cobb to a four-year deal, with a provision that he will start the 2018 season in the minors to get stretched out. Cobb was one of the last major free agents to sign. Greg Holland is the last major holdout. The 30-year-old righty threw productively last season, posting a 3.66 ERA in 179 innings of work. Most of his value came from not walking anyone (2.2 BB/9). He needed to limit the walks since his strikeouts have dropped (8.5 K/9 to 6.5 K/9) since missing the 2015 season because of Tommy John…

Underdogs destroyed NCAA Tournaments Brackets, and the first pitch of the baseball season is just around the corner. However, kickoff for spring practices and inter-squad games across the country are a March highlight, and we are already looking ahead to the upcoming college football campaign. We asked five preeminent College Fantasy Football minds in providing player rankings for the upcoming season and compiled a composite rating at all the positions. The prognosticators also chose a player as the Top Heisman Candidate,…

2018 proved to be the final year of college football for fantasy studs Courtland Sutton, James Washington, Calvin Ridley, and Michael Gallup. Unlike running backs, the void of top-tier fantasy receivers is far larger in 2018. This article examines the top-10 next men up at receiver who are sure to make a name for themselves this season. 10. Tee Higgins, Clemson If you've seen any tape on Tee Higgins, you'll understand why makes this list. First off, he's 6-foot-4 and high-points passes, giving him the edge for most 50/50…

What: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Where: Corales Golf Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic When: March 22nd-25th Defending Champion: Nate Lashley (The past two seasons of this tournament were a Web.com TOUR event therefore a PGA golfer has not won this event yet) FedEx Cup Points and Purse: 300 and $3,000,000 All eyes were on Tiger last week as he nearly captured that elusive win, but he slowed down toward the end to take home a T5. It was Rory McIlroy who took home his first PGA win since…

We talk a lot about "ceiling" in fantasy baseball, and this is mine. This is as good as it gets, at least in my wildest dreams, anyway. It's the bold and the stupidful, with 75% of it likely to never occur. With less than two weeks to go until real baseball starts up, here are my bold bullpen predictions for 2018. As always, remember to forget this article ever existed come midseason. Archie Bradley Finishes as a Top 10 Closer Let's start off light and ease into things, shall we? If Bradley was entering the season as…

You better get used to a lot of the names on these rankings because you're going to be seeing a lot of them for many years to come. The outfield position has long been known for its overall talent and star power. Eash and every year it seems to get stronger and stronger, especially when it comes to dynasty and keeper formats. Mike Trout and Bryce Harper are still locked in at the top. And the scary part? They're still just 26 and 25, respectively. In fact, there's only one man over the age of 30 in my top-10 and just…

With all hitting positions in the books, it's time to move to the mound. As was the case with my Outfield Dudes, these players are all going to be down a bit in Fantrax ADP. It doesn't do you any good to have me tell you how great Chris Sale is (especially when it comes to kirigami). The aces will cost you plenty, and you're just hoping they break even and don't bust. The real profit comes from the players you're taking in the middle-to-late rounds that provide excellent returns on your investment. Here are some starters I…

It is usually at this time of the year that some attention gets drawn away from Spring Training baseball. There is this little thing called March Madness that will divert our attention away from baseball and on the plethora of college basketball that occupies the opening weekend of the NCAA basketball tournament. But before we share some baseball-related news, here is a trivia question for you to ponder: Name the two men who have played in both a World Series and a Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball…

One of the most enjoyable parts of fantasy sports in debating which players are better than others. We’ve all done it. You’re hanging out with some friends, probably enjoying a beer or two, and you get into a long discussion over which player is better than another one. Sometimes it might get heated, but that’s okay. We aren’t all going to agree on every single player. That would make fantasy leagues incredibly boring. The same can be said here at Fantrax. We have a great group of writers and podcasters (that might not be…