Chicago Cubs

The Baseball Show presents our pre-season video Draft Guide. Individual player breakdowns to help you know who to draft, and who to avoid in 2018. Here is a look at Chicago Cubs' anchor Jon Lester. Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free Subscribe to the channel, and watch The Baseball Show on Fantrax every week, for up to the minute player coverage. Hosts: Andy Singleton (@PeoplezPen) & Ralph Lifshitz…

It’s the love/hate relationship you really love to hate: closers! With a good month and a half left until Opening Day, now is as good a time as any to start breaking down some bullpen arms ahead of your draft. This series will detail every division across the league, offering you the big names you’ll want to own, as well as the sleepers you need to keep an eye on, and of course some key stats to better prepare you for the big day. Next up, we take a look at the NL Central.  Team  Closer  Next in Line  Plan C  …

Better late than never? After an off-season quiet enough to appease a grouchy librarian, the Chicago Cubs finally grabbed the top-of-the-rotation arm they needed by signing Yu Darvish this afternoon to a six-year, $126 million contract. Darvish can actually earn up to 150 million overall by hitting performance and playing time thresholds during the life of the contract. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/962414455836626945 The Cubs desperately needed an arm like Darvish on their staff. Before the signing, it was…

In most fantasy leagues, about the only reason to care about a reliever is if they are closing or have a chance to close down the line. For those in leagues that count holds, it’s generally the same pitcher pool. The two major factors that determine if a pitcher will close is talent and opportunity. Here is a quick rundown on where some recently signed relievers fit into those two categories. Fernando Rodney signs with the Twins After struggling to find a closer last season after trading away Brandon Kintzler, the…

Brandon Morrow The Cubs added Brandon Morrow to a two-year deal. The 33-year-old-righty joins an already deep bullpen and could be the team’s closer if the season started today. Morrow came out of nowhere last season to be a productive reliever. He pitched in 18 games as a reliever for the Padres in 2016 with a nice 1.69 ERA, while his ERA estimators were closer to 4.50. His 4.5 K/9 added little to his value. He was on no one’s fantasy radar. Then he busted out in 2017 with a 98-mph fastball, which was up 3.5 mph from…