Addison Russell

As Statcast data becomes more commonplace in fantasy baseball analysis, we decided to roll out a new weekly series to dig specifically into these metrics and try to uncover helpful trends for fantasy owners. With the season starting this Thursday, March 29, this introductory article will highlight the key themes you will see each week and offer a few nuggets for players I am keeping a close eye on heading into the 2018 season.The headers below will be the repeating sections we explore each week. I anticipate the scope…

I debated leaving shortstop for last due to the amount of intrigue and offensive prowess at the position these days. But for the sake of going in somewhat of an order, I held off. Every year it seems like this position gets better and younger. Just look at the top of the rankings below. The average age of the top-10 is just 24. That's it. Can someone please get Jean Segura a walker or a cane of some sort? The dude is ancient for this top-10 at 28 years old. Needless to say, shortstop is in a great position and should only…

Last week we took a look at corner infielders trending one way or the other in dynasty league value. This week, it's time for the middle infielders. There hasn't been a whole lot of movement in the middle infield, but certain players are starting to show their true colors. Trending Up Chris Owings, Shortstop, Arizona DiamondbacksNo middle infielder has helped his dynasty league stock more in 2017 than Chris Owings. The 25-year-old Diamondbacks shortstop has thrived hitting mostly out of the second spot in the lineup.…