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It’s finally official. The Marlins have traded Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees for Starlin Casto and two prospects. The Yankees are taking on $265 million of the $295 million still owed to Stanton over the next 11 seasons. One of the league’s best players joins its marquee team. There are many moving pieces here, with many players seeing their fantasy values adjusted. With so many interconnected parts to discuss, I’ll start the discussion with Stanton. The 28-year-old moves from a great 2017 situation where the Marlins…

What if I told you there was a third baseman with more home runs than Kris Bryant, more RBI than Josh Donaldson, more runs than Manny Machado, and a better batting average than Nolan Arenado in their last 750 plate appearances? Oh, yeah, and he was still being drafted in the 18th round? It’s true, baseball season is still months away, but we have enough draft data to give us a glimpse into what 2018 drafts could look like … and it's … well … a little weird. So let’s do it. LET’S GET WEIRD. Here are a few of my picks for…

After six seasons with the Angels, Mariners, and Diamondbacks, Chris Iannetta is back where his career started. Iannetta spent the first six years of his career with the Colorado Rockies and had some moderate success. In each season that he had 200+ at-bats, Iannetta bopped at least 14 home runs and drove in at least 52 runners. I know those numbers don’t exactly stand out, but those were serviceable for a catcher at the time. Whether it’s juiced baseballs or not, offense is on the rise across baseball, and that includes…

The Angels won the Shohei Ohtani (82 ADP) sweepstakes. The Japanese two-way superstar is an amazing story, but creating a realistic fantasy value takes a little work. It’s going to be hard for fantasy owners to not buy into the hype. I’m going to aim for a realistic production value and possible outcome range. One aspect owners will need to immediately learn is how each league deals with his two-way potential. Some leagues are keeping him as one player, and the owner will decide if he is a hitter or pitcher before each…

Week 13 was quite interesting in the QB world. The Giants benched Eli Manning for Geno Smith, Jimmy Garoppolo got his first start of the season, and Tom Savage threw for 365 yards. Weird week, huh? Ready for the weirdest stat of them all? There were 34 QBs to take the field in Week 13, and Tom Brady outscored only six of them. Not throwing for any touchdowns might have had something to do with that. He still outscored Matt Ryan, but that’s not too hard to do these days. For most fantasy leagues, the playoffs start this…

The Detroit Tigers have signed Mike Fiers to a one-year deal. The Tigers hope the 32-year-old righty can regain some of his 2015 luster and trade him later in the season. Fiers' stuff has been lacking with the new juiced balls. Using a sub-90 mph fastball, his home run rate and ERA have increased each year since the new ball was introduced. Year HR/9 ERA 2014 0.9 2.13 2015 1.2 3.69 2016 1.4 4.48 2017 1.9 5.22 When he gets hit, he gets hit hard. One item to watch…

WEEK 15: Fantasy EPL REVIEW Time flies. It feels like it was only yesterday when I was writing about the upcoming Pep vs. Mou battle, and we’re already there. But, before going into further detail, let’s have a look at last week’s action, in which Liverpool's Brazilian duo of Firmino and Coutinho led the way. The Reds are officially on fire. They’ve scored at least three times in eight of the last nine fixtures, including five times in Brighton in Week 15. That’s exactly where the above-mentioned Firmino and Coutinho…

Man, does Jerry Dipoto love to make trades or what? In what seems like his 463rd trade in his short tenure as the Mariners GM, he acquired speedster Dee Gordon and one million dollars in international slot money from the Miami Marlins for three minor leaguers that we'll get into later. This trade has two significant fantasy impacts. First, obviously, is Gordon, who is arguably the top stolen base threat in the majors. In three of the last four seasons, Gordon has led the National League in stolen bases and was on base to…

Tyler Chatwood signed a three-year deal with the Cubs on Thursday afternoon. After pitching in Colorado for six seasons, he moves out of the most unfriendly home pitcher’s park to be the Cubs' No. 4 starter. While any move will improve Chatwood's projections compared to pitching in Coors Field, he still has a major wart holding down his value. On the surface, Chatwood struggled last season with a 4.69 ERA backed by a 7.3 K/9 and 4.7 BB/9, both career highs. While a 2.5 mph increase in fastball velocity helped increase his…