We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Drafts begin on 10/5.
We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Drafts begin on 10/5.
We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Use early bird offer code MLB_EARLY_2021 by 9/24 for a 15% discount off your league costs.
We've just opened registration for our postseason fantasy baseball leagues. There will be an expanded number of teams in the MLB playoffs this year and a full set of games in the wildcard round.
Read about the details here. Create your leagues now!
We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Use early bird offer code EB_MLB_2019 by 9/20 for a 15% discount off your league costs.
RotoWire has also sponsored a free contest with prizes for the top finishers. See here for details.
We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Use early bird offer code EB_MLB_2018 by 9/21 for a 15% discount off your league costs.
Fantasy Postseason is pleased to announce “October Baseball”, a charity fantasy league contest for the MLB Playoffs featuring fantasy baseball experts from Razzball, RotoWire, RotoExperts, NY Post, Big Three Sports, various SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio and Fantasy Sports Network hosts, and Tout Wars members.
Each league manager is allowed to start only one player each day, and can only start that player once during the entire postseason. The winner will receive a $1,500 donation from Fantasy Postseason in their name to the Salvation Army to help support hurricane relief.
We would like to personally thank each participant for joining us in this cause.
If you would like to give to the Salvation Army - please give directly through their website.
We've opened up fantasy league registration for the MLB playoffs! Use early bird offer code EB_MLB_2017 by 9/28 for a 15% discount off your league costs.
Yesterday we took a look at hitters who have had hot bats in the month of September. Let's now turn our attention to starting pitchers to focus on for your upcoming posteason fantasy baseball drafts.
September 2016 Stats (thru 9/24)
| PLAYER | TEAM | GS | IP | ER | BB | SO | W | L | WHIP | ERA | |
| Jon Lester | CHC | 4 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.58 | |
| Alex Reyes | STL | 2 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1.10 | 1.29 | |
| Tanner Roark | WSH | 4 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1.16 | 1.44 | |
| Johnny Cueto | SF | 4 | 28.1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0.95 | 1.59 | |
| Bartolo Colon | NYM | 4 | 25.2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.86 | 1.75 | |
| Kyle Hendricks | CHC | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.80 | 1.80 | |
| Rich Hill | LAD | 4 | 23.1 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0.64 | 1.93 | |
| Kenta Maeda | LAD | 4 | 22.1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1.07 | 2.01 | |
| Rick Porcello | BOS | 4 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0.61 | 2.03 | |
| Max Scherzer | WSH | 4 | 27.1 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.30 | |
| Justin Verlander | DET | 4 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1.16 | 2.52 | |
| Seth Lugo | NYM | 4 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1.13 | 2.63 | |
| Robert Gsellman | NYM | 4 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1.41 | 2.86 | |
| Jeff Samardzija | SF | 5 | 30.2 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1.14 | 2.93 | |
| Jake Arrieta | CHC | 4 | 24.1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.07 | 2.96 |
The first major league baseball team to win back-to-back World Series was the Chicago Cubs (1907-08). But then the droughts came and they haven't won since. On the other side of the playoff bracket, you'll find the Cleveland Indians. The Indians last won a championship in 1948, though, they have knocked on the door several times since then. They represented the American league in the World Series in 1997, 1995, and further back in 1954, losing each time.
So what are the chances that these two longsuffering teams could end up facing each other in this year's MLB postseason? The Cubs have clearly been the strongest team in baseball during the regular season and are odds on favorites (21/10, +240) to win a World Series ring in October. Cleveland is a solid team, but they have more modest odds (9/1, +950).
The Cubs have the most talent in baseball and they have a strong pitching staff too, which certainly matters in the postseason....