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Pitching by the Numbers: Pitch counts

Michael Salfino — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:38:19 PDT

Matt Harvey's pitch efficiency might earn him a little longer innings pitched lease this season.

The Saves Index

Andy Behrens — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:25:12 PDT

Jason Grilli has ratcheted up the K rate in Pittsburgh.

Minor Developments: Big Fish

Rob Steingall — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:13:05 PDT

Marlins prospect Christian Yelich is turning heads down on the farm.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 100

Yahoo Sports Staff — Tue, 14 May 2013 07:58:42 PDT

Miguel Cabrera is No. 1 on our top 100 overall rest-of-season rankings.

Pitching by the Numbers: Believe it or not?

Michael Salfino — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:50:47 PDT

Based on the underlying stats, Matt Moore's ERA should be higher.

Not Even Derrick Rose Can Save the Chicago Bulls from Miami Heat

Bradley Ryder — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:12:00 PDT

COMMENTARY | Moments after the Miami Heat suffered an agony of defeat to the Chicago Bulls in Game 1 of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, I was nearly convinced the Chi-Town ballers were not one-trick-ponies. Weren't you?

Minor Developments: Dynasty diamonds

Rob Steingall — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:21:15 PDT

Archie Bradley is cutting a path through the minors that could lead to Arizona before '13 is over.

Pitching by the Numbers: Special Ks

Michael Salfino — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:17:17 PDT

To be a strikeout artist in today's fantasy game, you need to whiff nearly eight batters per nine innings.

Pitching by the Numbers: Model ranks

Michael Salfino — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:11:12 PDT

Anibal Sanchez's fast fantasy start is bolstered by key underlying metrics.

Pitching by the Numbers: Analyzing April

Michael Salfino — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:47:12 PDT

Yu Darvish has been, arguably, the most dominant pitcher over the first month of the season.

Minor Developments: Down on the corner

Rob Steingall — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:32:36 PDT

Nolan Arenado could soon follow fellow third base prospect Anthony Rendon to the majors.

Pitching by the Numbers: Speed reading

Michael Salfino — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:46:06 PDT

One of the best ways to cheat early-season small sample sizes is to look at pitch velocity.

Minor Developments: The mighty Quinn

Rob Steingall — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:52:57 PDT

Roman Quinn should be squarely on the radars of dynasty leaguers.

Pitching by the Numbers: Out of the zone

Michael Salfino — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:47:02 PDT

Matt Harvey is proving adept at making opponents swing at pitches out of the strike zone.

Frozen Fantasy: Going to extremes

Janet Eagleson — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:58:51 PDT

Fantasy owners need to stretch boundaries of fair play when it comes to competing for a league title.

NFL Offseason Player Movement Review

John Hansen — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:43:28 PDT

Percy Harvin adds dynamic possibilities to the Seahawks offense.

Minor Developments: Early updates

Rob Steingall — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:37:32 PDT

Nolan Arenado carried his strong spring into his first week at Triple-A.

Pitching by the Numbers: Frozen ropes

Michael Salfino — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:19:33 PDT

You don’t need to be a sabermetric genius to realize that line drives are very bad things for pitchers.

Frozen Fantasy: Trade upgrades

Janet Eagleson — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:37:30 PDT

Ottawa, Pittsburgh and Buffalo were consensus winners at the trade deadline.

Minor Developments: Rookie pitchers rundown

Rob Steingall — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:39:16 PDT

Dylan Bundy could be in an Orioles rotation in short order.

NHL Barometer: Malkin in the middle

Jan Levine — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:14:16 PDT

Evgeni Malkin has returned to the ice to center a line of James Neal and Jarome Iginla.

Pitching by the Numbers: The little things

Michael Salfino — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:05:44 PDT

Some pitchers hurt or help themselves by the little things not accounted for in expected ERA.

Big Board: Baseball

Brandon Funston — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 08:27:33 PDT

Elite power/speed combo threats dominate the top of the first baseball Big Board for '13.

Waiver Wired: Crying foul

Charlie Zegers — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:37:28 PDT

LeBron James thinks he gets fouled far too often.

Frozen Fantasy: Go big or go home

Janet Eagleson — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:47:50 PDT

With Jarome Iginla, the Penguins are now the clear favorite in the East.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Reliever

Yahoo Sports Staff — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:31:55 PDT

Craig Kimbrel tops the 2013 fantasy relief pitcher rankings.

NBA Barometer: Magic's hat

Shannon McKeown — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:00:33 PDT

The Orlando Magic keep producing new talent for the fantasy community to feast on.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Shortstop

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:54:25 PDT

Troy Tulowitzki tops the 2013 fantasy shortstop rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 3rd Base

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:53:14 PDT

Miguel Cabrera tops the 2013 fantasy third base rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Catcher

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:51:58 PDT

Buster Posey is the unanimous top choice at catcher in the '13 fantasy rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 2nd Base

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:50:54 PDT

Robinson Cano tops the 2013 fantasy second base rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starter

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:48:48 PDT

Clayton Kershaw tops the 2013 fantasy starter rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:45:54 PDT

Mike Trout tops the 2013 fantasy outfield rankings.

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 1st Base

Yahoo Sports Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:44:24 PDT

Joey Votto tops the 2013 fantasy first base rankings.

Minor Developments: Rookie hitters rundown

Rob Steingall — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:50:01 PDT

Most of the promising rookie bats for '13 will have to battle the service clock issue.

Pitching by the Numbers: Model starters, Part 2

Michael Salfino — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:14:02 PDT

Expect Detroit's Max Scherzer to regress a bit coming off his monster 2012 performance.

Schedule Analyzer: Week 22

Matt Buser — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:00:41 PDT

Detroit has made life easy for opposing fantasy players.

NBA Value Meter: Week 22

Eric Johnson — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:49:44 PDT

76ers Jrue Holiday and Spencer Hawes could make a major impact in what is, for most, the first week of the fantasy playoffs.

Hoops Lab: Land of the unknowns

Andre Snellings — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:24:13 PDT

This is the time of year when many NBA teams turn the end of their bench loose.

Frozen Fantasy: The next Luongo

Janet Eagleson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:30:59 PDT

Like Roberto Luongo once upon a time, Jakob Markstrom is rising above his suspect Florida surroundings.