Byron Buxton

Only a few people in this world know the feeling of taking down the entire field in a Fantasy Baseball contest. Our guest this week, Rob Silver (@RobSilver) was the 2016 NFBC Main Champion (7:45). That achievement comes with a great deal of respect, and commands your attention in his thoughts on the upcoming #TGFBI (10:20), as well as Draft Strategy thoughts in general (11:50); the How and Why of having a Plan (17:25), does he label anyone as Must Have Pitchers for 2018 (19:20), does Logan Morrison move the needle (22:31),…

Join or start a fantasy baseball league at Fantrax today! Keeper, dynasty, re-draft. Fully customizable. A+ customer service. Play for free! We've covered some incredibly talented players so far in the infield, but let's be honest, this is where the big boys play. The outfield is home to the two best players in all of baseball, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, as well as the bash brothers. No, I don't mean Dean Portman and Fulton Reed from the Mighty Ducks movies. I'm obviously talking about the two wrecking balls in the Bronx.…

It can often be difficult to place into context how well (or how poorly) certain players have performed recently. A glance at ESPN’s Player Rater, which attempts to quantify a player’s overall fantasy value by analyzing their performance in each facet of the game, can focus targets for fantasy owners looking for help on the waiver wire. Of course, when dealing with small sample sizes, a player’s results can be fluky, but placement at or near the top of these lists could be indicative of a substantive change to a player’s…

Aside from Byron Buxton's first three home run game of his career on Sunday, he's been garnering fantasy owner's attentions for much longer. Trying to emerge from his top prospect shadow can be difficult, but it's easy to see his defense warrants all the attention it receives. However, his bat's still under development. Buxton flashed a glimpse of a potential breakout last September but failed to cash in on it during the first half.Once again, he's streaking. Although it's during the second half and starting in August…