Domingo Santana

We're still on the April page of the calendar, so the appropriate response to most fantasy-induced panic is still "it's too early." The phrase "small sample size" might be getting on our nerves, but it's still applicable. Yet this is not to say that there is no reason to dabble in some roster moves.Take my industry league teams (please). After the third weekend of play, my Tout Wars mixed auction squad has staggered its way to 10th place out of 15 teams, and in TGFBI, I am sitting in 11th place. The two rosters share…

Bold Predictions Khris Davis eclipses 50 home runs It is unquestioned that Davis is one of the league’s elite power hitters; he has hit 42 and 43 homers, respectively, in the past two seasons. He still seems to be improving, though. Davis became more selective at the plate last season, he trimmed his ground-ball rate a few percentage points, and there seems to be some remaining upside for Davis based on his batted-ball profile. Despite ranking second among qualified hitters in average exit velocity on balls in the air last…

This year's Tout Wars mixed league auction felt different to me, and it wasn't just the surroundings. For the first time, we held our auction in the locker room at Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the home of the Short Season Class A Staten Island Yankees. For reasons that probably had little to do with the presence of lockers, uniforms and even mascot costumes, I spent the bulk of my $260 budget more quickly than I can ever recall doing. Though I had been consciously moving toward emphasizing hitters over the last couple of…

Actual regular season baseball is great and everything, but there's something to be said for this time of year. I like to think of it as a time for the "dreamers," a time when mock drafts give us hope that we might be able to draft the perfect team in our real-life fantasy leagues, even though you and I both know that's never going to happen.Articles like these are fun because they make me look smart. Then in six months time when 75% of my draft day targets have mediocre seasons, it's your turn to look smart by saying "I…

Domingo Santana - Fabulous and Flawed This time last year, Domingo Santana was somewhat of an afterthought. Ryan Braun’s name was swirling in trade rumors for the 800th time, Lewis Brinson was unanimously the Brewers' top prospect, and Keon Broxton was being over-drafted in nearly every league. Santana still managed to sneak onto fantasy teams, but his 236 ESPN ADP meant he was often one of the last players picked to fill out a roster.The return on that investment, however, was enormous. Santana hit .278/.371/.505 with…