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2018 Player Profile: A.J. Pollock

A.J. Pollock - Production is Not the Problem The 30-year-old A.J. Pollock, who is entering his seventh season of professional baseball, has exceeded 140 games in a season only once. That was 2015, when Pollock batted .315 with 20 home runs and 39 stolen bases. He also scored 111 runs, racked up 76 RBI, and actually received MVP considerations (14th overall). Pollock’s encore in 2016 was worse than The Sandlot 2. Much like the sequel, most people don’t know that Pollock even existed that year. Pollock appeared in only 12…

2018 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop (Updated)

As I was growing up during the mid to late '90s, a shortstop revolution changed the way we thought about the position’s offensive capabilities. Guys like Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, and Miguel Tejeda blazed onto the scene and quickly proved that shortstop was more than just a position for defensive prowess. Over the last few years, another wave of dynamic offensive talents has graced the shortstop position.Just look at the top-10 of these rankings. The "old" man of the top-10 is Elvis Andrus at 29,…

The Baseball Show, S2.E9 Mike Petriello [Video]

A total joy to welcome Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) of MLB.com this week to The Baseball Show! Mike is best known for his coverage of Statcast, which is the technology being employed that is revolutionizing the game of baseball. How fast players run, the angle of a batter's swing, the velocity and spin rate on a ball slung by a pitcher, and so much more. Mike walks us through what exactly it all means, and how it is growing and being integrated into today's game. We got into some specific examples, including the recent…

Fantrax Staff Debate: Anthony Rizzo vs. Cody Bellinger

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 a…

Fantrax Staff Debate: Rhys Hoskins vs. Edwin Encarnacion