Carlos Carrasco

Mother nature has certainly not been kind to baseball so far this season. As of Friday (4/20), there have been four games postponed, with more rain in the forecast this weekend. Weather obviously plays a big role in trying to predict two-start pitchers, as games aren't always made up the next day. Nonetheless, I'm going to try to do it anyway, though keep in mind that these are subject to change.*As always, keep in mind that these are the probable two-start pitchers as of Friday, April 20 and are subject to change. …

Only a few people in this world know the feeling of taking down the entire field in a Fantasy Baseball contest. Our guest this week, Rob Silver (@RobSilver) was the 2016 NFBC Main Champion (7:45). That achievement comes with a great deal of respect, and commands your attention in his thoughts on the upcoming #TGFBI (10:20), as well as Draft Strategy thoughts in general (11:50); the How and Why of having a Plan (17:25), does he label anyone as Must Have Pitchers for 2018 (19:20), does Logan Morrison move the needle (22:31),…

The newest member of the Fantrax family and industry titan Al Melchior (@almelchiorBB) stopped by The Baseball Show this week to discuss how he got involved in Fantasy Baseball (1:30), his three mus- own players from the Top 100 (7:33), some of his favorite sleepers (9:58), his rookie sleepers to target (13:22), some veteran pitchers he's looking at (15:05), what Joe Musgrove's move to Pittsburgh could mean (19:02), concerns about the new humidor at Chase Field (20:50), reaction to the Steven Souza three-way trade and how it…

Over the last several weeks, we've ranked hundreds of hitters whose job it is to provide as much offense as possible. Actually, 276 to be exact. Now we dive into the men who get paid tens of millions of dollars a year to limit that offense.When it comes to pitching in fantasy baseball, everyone seems to have a different opinion. Some like grabbing their top few guys early, others grab their ace and wait, and some like to wait for several rounds before grabbing any at all. I find myself usually in one of those last two…

With the 2017 season now officially in the rearview mirror, and with the Houston Astros first-time champions, we turn our attention to the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Each week, I will be evaluating one player’s stock for next year. This week, a starting pitcher whose reputation has never quite lived up to his track record of stuff and results. Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians 2017 statistics: 32 GS, 200 IP, 18 wins, 3.29 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 226 Ks, 3.10 FIP General Overview Among qualified starting pitchers over the…