Joe Ross

In last week’s Fantrax top-10, we listed 10 affordable players that could give your team a speed boost. This week we switch to some affordable pitchers that could make a difference for your fantasy squad in the second half of the season. Pitching is a whole different animal in the fantasy world. If one hitter has an 0-for-5 night, no big deal. It won’t hurt your team too much. However, if one of your starters gets shelled to the tune of nine earned runs over two innings, that’s going to be tough to come back from in…

Happy Independence Day Weekend to everyone out there! I hope you are having a safe and relaxing holiday weekend and, if possible, taking in a baseball game or two! With all of the festivities, family get-togethers, and vacation commitments, don't forget to set your fantasy roster. It has been known to happen to the best of us during busy summer weekends like these! This week doesn't give us many sure thing two-start pitchers, but we are afforded an abundance of good options in the middle tiers. In fact, the least…

As is customary in these types of articles, I suppose we need to define the term "Breakout." One person's breakout might be considered another person's "sleeper." To others, it could mean a Jacob DeGrom type of emergence from relative prospect unknown to borderline fantasy ace. While the latter is harder to project than the former, for my purposes, it is much simpler than either. The list below represents who I believe will show dramatic improvements over previous performances and expectations. The only criteria is that they…