Ian Riley

The Braves’ Julio Teheran hurled an absolute gem on Wednesday afternoon. Brandon Inge spoiled his no-hit bid with two outs in the eighth inning, but don’t overlook the fact that he struck out 11 in going eight strong innings. This makes six straight quality starts for the rookie, placing a stamp on what looks to be a breakout season.

Who has two chins and hasn’t given up an earned run over his last 16 innings pitched? If you guessed Bartolo Colon, you win today’s prize. What might that be you ask? Quite simply a short rant on why you shouldn’t bother adding him to your roster.

Just because a guy is on fire doesn’t mean he should be on your roster. Case in point this week is Seattle’s Raul Ibanez. Over his last six games he has posted a .308-5-5-11 line over 26 at-bats. To put that into perspective those five homers are more than guys like Adrian Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, B...

Monday marks the start of the seventh week of the fantasy season. While that isn’t exactly an eternity, it is long enough for owners to forget about some players who started the season on the DL.

Since our last installment there have been a string of huge injuries. Marlins slugger and only legitimate bat Giancarlo Stanton suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain and is expected to miss at least a month of action. Sure he started out the season slow but he was showing signs of breaking through. In his last six games he hit .296 with three homers and eight RBIs.

My rule of thumb has always been to give my fantasy baseball teams a month. No one drafts a perfect team, and thirty games is typically enough time to get a good handle on your strengths and weaknesses.

Without a doubt the hottest player in terms of waiver wire pickups over the past week has been San Francisco shortstop Brandon Crawford. I choose to open with him for the pure fact to tell you not to jump on that bandwagon. Nothing stings worse than picking up a flash in the pan and cutting loose a guy you end up needing down the line...

What do Matt Kemp, Evan Longoria, Jay Bruce and Giancarlo Stanton all have in common? Each player has yet to hit a home run in the 2013 season. I actually own the latter three on one squad and rank dead last in homers. Three guys I was counting on for 100 long balls collectively have rewarded me with nothing...

Can you believe it’s been a week already? Sure the sample size is small, but there is plenty to be taken from what we have seen. The biggest thing I have taken away this week is the fact that the Houston Astros know how to strike out...

Fantasy baseball is in full swing, but for this article, we're more interested in the misses. Those misses are strikeouts. These are the 20 best starting pitchers in fantasy baseball this season.

There are few certainties in fantasy baseball. One certainty every season is that there isn’t another position with more turnover than at closer.

There isn’t a position in fantasy baseball with more depth than first base. Last season, there were 16 first baseman who hit at least 20 homers and 15 who drove in over 80 runs. That type of production is littered throughout every draft.

MLB prospects in 2013 are abundant, but all have question marks next to their names.

Things are interesting at the shortstop position this season. While many experts view it as shallow because of how the position performed as a whole last year, using hindsight isn’t always helpful. When I look at this list, I see a group of guys that are capable of matching or exceeding their 2012 numbers...

It’s hard not to wonder if there aren’t at least a few MLB Players out there that peek around the internet to see if their names show up on these lists. So if any of you are reading, I apologize in advance. In my opinion, having a bust of a season doesn’t necessarily mean a player craps the bed...