David Peralta

It is hard to believe we are already on the verge of entering Period 5 in the Fantrax Bronze Points Salary Cap Challenge game. And yet, barely 10% of all games have been played. That’s partly because there have been roughly a thousand postponements thus far, but it does remind us that it is still very early in the 2018 baseball season. Having said that, I think we do have enough data to look not only at the most popular players, but the most popular players among Top 100 teams. Having an idea of who the teams higher up in…

The last few rounds of standard fantasy drafts are where things get interesting. Anyone can draft Mike Trout first overall. However, that's not how fantasy championships are won. The real difference makers are the sleepers and upside picks you make in the tail end of your draft that pan out and provide major value for your squad.  Some call these picks, "lottery tickets." I call them, "championship tickets."Over the last couple of weeks, we've ranked the top-50 fantasy outfielders for the 2018 season. Now, we finish up…

MLB Fantasy Tips What is the purpose of picking up hitters from the free agency pool?One of your hitters is struggling; You took a chance in your draft which didn’t pan out; One of your hitters was sent to the infirmary room commonly known as DL.Depending on the situation you either need a long term or a short term solution. I’ll try to cover both bases in this list. Before that I’ll provide you with a couple of general rules (more like guidelines):Rule #1 – Don’t panic if injury strikes There are…