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Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 5:19pm ET
There’s a special sauce that showcases how these three closers cook: K:BB rate, swinging-strike percentage, and leverage usage. In short, limiting pitch count in high-pressure situations to strikes that fool opposing batters. It’s a winning combination...
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:23pm ET
In 2026, the smartest thing a starting pitcher can do is drop his arm angle, add horizontal movement, and throw a sweeper that hitters cannot track. The data says so. The leaderboard says so. The entire pitching industrial complex has been pointing toward...
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:54am ET
Quarterback projections for 2026 emphasize passing volume, rushing production, touchdown rates, and turnover potential.
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:52am ET
Running back rushing volume, receiving usage, total yardage, and touchdowns drive fantasy football projections.
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:51am ET
For wide receivers, 2026 fantasy football projections center on targets, receptions, receiving yards, touchdown expectations, and rushing contributions.
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:49am ET
June 2026 fantasy football tight end projections forecast target volume, receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns, and more.
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:49am ET
Our 2026 fantasy football kicker projections forecast field goal volume, extra-point chances, long-distance upside, and accuracy expectations.
Athlon Sports   Jun 9th, 12:44am ET
Raw statistical projections for expected sacks, interceptions, fumble recoveries, touchdowns, points allowed, and overall statistical output drive fantasy football D/ST rankings.
Athlon Sports   Jun 8th, 10:19am ET
The easiest read on Pete Crow-Armstrong is that a streaky hitter is doing his streaky thing again. He goes cold, you bench him, he goes nuclear, you kick yourself, repeat until September. If that is your framework for him in 2026, this column is here to update...
Athlon Sports   Jun 6th, 12:22pm ET
Picture this: October 2025. The Dodgers have just won their second consecutive World Series. Andy Pages, a two-time champion at age 24, should be celebrating. Instead he is sitting somewhere in Los Angeles doing math he does not like. Four hits in 51 at-bats....
Athlon Sports   Jun 5th, 6:55pm ET
Nick Kurtz is breaking the mold. And he’s breaking contemporary theory in the process. Modern power-hitting doctrine preaches pull-side fly balls as the key to success. But the 23-year-old A’s slugger is leading the league with a .437 OBP and is...
Athlon Sports   Jun 5th, 2:57pm ET
Someone in your league is about to offer you Spencer Arrighetti in a trade. They are going to lead with the ERA. You are going to hear the words "historically good start." Both of those things are technically true and neither of them is the complete picture....
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:56pm ET
Our June 2026 fantasy football quarterback rankings update weighs rushing upside, raw passing volume, and stability as supporting casts develop defined roles.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:56pm ET
The June update to the 2026 PPR running back rankings weighs projected workload, receiving value, goal-line chances, and backfield competition as depth charts take shape.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:53pm ET
With on-field activities upon us and depth charts taking shape, these June 2026 PPR wide receiver rankings sort target volume, role security, and upside.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:52pm ET
Tight end is as volatile as ever with injury concerns and question marks across the board, making target reliability, red-zone work, and offensive role the key factors in our June 2026 rankings.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:50pm ET
The June 2026 fantasy football kicker rankings examine job security, scoring environment, field-goal volume, and offenses built to create steady chances.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 6:49pm ET
These 2026 fantasy football D/ST rankings sort through sack upside, takeaway potential, coaching changes, and offseason roster movement as of June.
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 5:52pm ET
From the look of things on May 22, Gerrit Cole hasn’t missed a beat. The New York Yankees ace made his season debut that night after missing the entire 2025 campaign to recover from Tommy John surgery, and there was no rust as his fastball against the...
Athlon Sports   Jun 4th, 12:31pm ET
Most fantasy managers are still chasing the wrong numbers. They see a hot slugging percentage and start bidding, or they notice a name trending on the waiver wire and add without ever lifting up the hood. The pulled fly ball rate is the number that separates...