Theo Hartman

Is 2025 the year MLB breaks StatCast? Will it be the last time we care about blue and red on the pitcher's StatCast page? Or am I simply cherry-picking stats to pick apart the modern game that vexes me so?...

Mickey Moniak is hitting like he's never hit before & four hitters heating up the floor. Depending upon the needs of your team, these 5 hitters could be good targets to sell "high" or perhaps scoop up if an owner...

How do these Starting Pitchers keep succeeding whilst dealing such unimpressive spin-rate pitches? Who knows, but the days of Driveline may (or may not) be numbered, but Spin Rate is just a part of the picture of what makes an...

Jeremy Pena SS HOU Pena is quietly having an elite season at shortstop. The high-visibility numbers are there: 9 HR with a .382 OBP and .324 BA, not to mention every day reliability and measurable speed. Pena's 29.7 MPH speed...

Jacob Wilson SS ATH Good for 157th place on the leaderboard: Barrel 2.9% in the 10th Percentile. 26.6% Hard hit in the 5th percentile and then yet-to-be substantiated Bat Speed in the 1st percentile at 63 MPH. He's hitting .342...

Some pitchers get by on smoke and mirrors, pure gile, deception, craftiness, knowledge, experience...wait a minute: what I just described are the qualities that make quality pitching, something that StatCast, Stuff+ and all the spin rates in the world don't...

Dylan Cease SP SAN Never an easy watch, Cease was in Pittsburgh on Friday but as usual, it took 91 pitches for him to get through 4 innings. He walked in a run in the 4th inning on his 90th...

Carson Kelly C CHC Just like you figured: Carson Kelly kicking tail and taking names: .509 OBP and 6 bombs through 57 PAs. Great googly moogly! Let's look under the 30 year-old catcher's hood: 17% Barrel Rate, 63% Hard Hit...

Adley Rutschman C BAL Ok, so you want more homers from Adley...but he's squaring up the ball at 38% and only whiffing at a 13%, so as Axl Rose once said...Patience. Rutschman also sports an xOBP of .385 in concert...

Ben Brown SP CHC The Cubs informed Brown on Tuesday that he will begin the season as the club's No. 5 starter, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports. Brown entered via the bullpen in the season opener in Japan last...

Roki Sasaki SP LAD Sasaki will make his MLB debut March 19 against the Cubs in the second game of the Tokyo Series, Kirsten Watson of Spectrum SportsNet LA reports. His splitter has caught the eye of hitters, though not...

Rafael Devers 3B/1B/DH? BOS Devers (shoulders) doesn't feel up to speed yet while taking live batting practice, so he has asked Red Sox manager Alex Cora to delay his spring debut a bit. Multiple red flags are there with the...

Hyeseong Kim 2B/OF LAD In addition to Korean import Kim, the Dodgers also have Tommy Edman, Kiké Hernández, and Chris Taylor as players who could play the infield and outfield. Per Roberts, Kim is expected to get reps at second...

Corbin Carroll OF ARI Corbin Carroll's complicated 2024 season caused consternation across fantasy baseball. Next to zero production in the first half of the season followed by a return to his rookie form in the second half of the season,...

Taylor Ward OF LAA What's hotter than a 100% Sweet Spot percentile of 43%? Step into the burn Ward: Over the last two weeks, Ward has warmed from hot to scalding: .347 BA with 5 HR and 11 Runs scored....

Some SPs are matchup plays. Here's 5 SPs I will pitch regardless of matchup. Yusei Kikuchi SP HOU Toiling in Toronto appears to have been Kikuchi's worst fault in 2024. Since making Houston home, Yusei has K'd 36 over 27...

Jake Burger 3B MIA The second half of 2023 saw Burger sizzle for the Marlins and 2024 is no different. A horrendous beginning has given way to delicious power: 14 HR and .333 BA over the last month. He's sporting...

Am I in heaven? No, it's Oakland's outfield. Brent Rooker OF OAK If you drafted Rooker, congrats: along with the 24 HR, he's slashing .289/ 366/.578/.944. If you dig red, he's 91st percentile or higher in six categories dedicated to...

Here's five NL hitters who have been pleasant surprises in fantasy baseball during the first half of 2024 season. Jurickson Profar OF SD A perennial Padre of disappointing returns, Jurickson jumped into our fantasy hearts in the first half of...

Tis the Season for promotions, call-ups, debuts & spot start rookies. Tyler Locklear 1B/3B SEA DEBUT: Locklear was called up from Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday and he went 1-for-4 with an RBI double and a run in his debut.. Locklear...

Saves are the most volatile stat in Fantasy. If you're seeking Saves, roster high Whiff Rate RPs with nice ratios who can provide the vulture save or win. Jeremiah Estrada RP SAN Jeremiah was a relief pitcher. Was a good...

These SPs are magicians...but will their tricks last? Read on for Starting Pitchers with Tricks Revealed and the question of questions: Can the Magic Last? José Berríos SP TOR What's his Trick? He owns a nice Chase Rate of 30%,...

Struggling Studs Remember draft day? Safe bat at the hot corner? Easy pick: Austin Riley. At shortstop, nobrainer: Francisco Lindor. At 2B, no safer pick than Ozzie Albies! Topshelf power at 1B: Only Olson seemed a sure thing (maybe Alonso)....

The Waiver Wire in late May can feel a bit picked over, but bargain finds are there for teams in need. If you have injury woes, take a look at one of these 5 bargain bats... Matt Chapman 3B SFG...

Taj Bradley SP TAM Bradley returned from pectoral pain May 10th and upon activation, he activated his top tier stuff vs the Yankees. 6 IP, 1 ER, 2 BB and 7 K will play. For those who held onto the...

Mason Miller, RP OAK He's the reddest of the red on StatCast and the baddest of the bad on the hill, Miller's one bad mutha---shut your mouth---I'm taking about Mason Miller! Seriously, five 100th percentiles in pitching metrics, including K%,...

Will Benson, OF CIN Despite an absolute flood of red on his StatCast page, easy to count 5 SBs and an enormous physique, Will Benson continues to take the seat vs. LHP. As the Cincinnati Reds struggle to utilize talent,...

Fleet Feet & Hot Hitters Jose Siri, OF TAM Siri steals the show in the opening pair of games vs the Jays with 3 SBs. Siri is a 30/30 capable player, with 30 MPH top sprint speed to boot. His...

Stolen Bases Threats: Beyond the Top 10 In 2023, MLB base runners had the highest stolen base success rates of all time at 80.2%. Over 50 players topped 20 SBs and 18 swiped 30 or more. That puts available SB...

Cub 3B Battle Christopher Morel Morel's light-tower power (and propensity for shedding clothing) is well-known. His sudden Spring Training slide to 3B was endorsed by Northside Counsell himself, who said the Cubs 3B situation is "not going to be solved...

Bargain Bats w/ Barrel Rates Higher than Juan Soto (13.0%)NONE of these hitters are more valuable than Soto, nor will they ever be. However, for mid and late-round grabs at power potential, these hitters have value. NOTE: League average Barrel...

RPs w/ Rosterable Ratios (+ Two NL Hitters) Relief pitching is a combustible commodity (they're the RBs of fantasy baseball) but using late picks on the proper RPs can help to fortify your pitching. RPs with high SwStr%* and K/9...