Houston Astros

Saturday night marked Craig Kimbrel's 300th career save, placing him just two spots behind Fernando Rodney on the all-time career saves list. It also tied him 27th alongside Doug Jones and Jason Isringhausen. But while milestones make baseball fun, let's take a moment to discuss the state of the Red Sox bullpen. Over the last seven days, Boston's pen has pitched 26 innings, giving up 14 earned runs and secured just two saves. It's a drastic fall from grace, especially for a bullpen that finished 2017 with the second-best…

Feast your eyes on the beautiful, the bold, and the basically belligerent predictions of 2018. Some of these are outrageous but all possible outcomes in my eyes for the upcoming baseball season. Previous Bold Predictions Eric Cross Ryan Cook's Bullpen Predictions Ronald Acuna has a combined 50 HR+SB – Only nine players had over 50 HR+SB in 2017. Mike Trout was the only one to do so in under 139 games. The current expectation is that Acuna will make his major league debut sometime soon after April 13. …

It’s the love/hate relationship you really love to hate: closers! With a good two and a half months 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 AL West.  Team  Closer  Next in Line  Plan C…

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, we look at Lance McCullers, Jr., whose stock may unjustifiably be down after he recorded some poor surface numbers in 2017. Lance McCullers, Jr., Houston Astros 2017 statistics: 22 GS, 118.2 IP, 4.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 3.10 FIP, 10.0 K/9, 3.0 BB/9 General Overview From a fantasy…

Alex Bregman: Alexander the Great Houston’s slick-fielding third baseman has been hitting bombs long before he was able to partake in postgame celebration beers. Bregman, who is entering his age-24 season, has already built up quite the name for himself. He was practically the playoff poster boy for the Houston Astros and their incredible World Series run. For the 19 million viewers across the country and the 43,000 there in attendance, very few will forget Bregman’s Game 5 walk-off hit against the Dodgers' Kenley Jansen in…