Angels

Welcome to the Negative Nate version of Dudes and Don'ts! It was actually more difficult than I thought it would be for me to come up with names here. I dislike plenty of starters, but with most of them, it's all purely injury related. That doesn't make for great written content. "Hey, this guy gets hurt all the time. He'll get hurt again this year. Don't draft him!" Shampoo, rinse, repeat. Guys like James Paxton, Alex Wood, Rich Hill, and Danny Duffy all congregate under this umbrella of doom. I expect varying returns of…

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 veteran second baseman whose surface numbers and draft stock would indicate a career decline, but whose peripherals tell a somewhat different story. Ian Kinsler, Los Angeles Angels 2017 statistics: .236/.313/.412, 22 HR, 14 SB, 90 R, 52 RBI General Overview For a 10-year…

Andrelton Simmons - Always Bet on Athleticism How would you best describe Andrelton Simmons’ defense using just one word? For me, the first word that I think of is “freak." No, not “Big Time Timmy Jim” Tim Lincecum, “The Freak." I think of an athletic freak. What Simmons has done at the shortstop position since coming up has been unmatched by any other defender in the big leagues. His 163 defensive runs saved since 2012 is best in all of baseball and more than double Brandon Crawford (70) as the second most at his position.…