Alfonso Soriano: Fantasy-viable once again?
Posted on Monday, May 3, 2010
If you’re in Chicago, you know quite well of Soriano’s loud and floundering season in 2009. Some fans yelled that he was merely underperforming, although the logic of the matter was that Soriano dealt with lingering injury problems all year. It was a major outlier on his career of above average to very good offensive [...]
Milwaukee’s elderly catchers
Posted on Monday, April 19, 2010
The predominant starters behind the plate for the Brewers since 2005 all have something in common: They are all in the their mid to late 30′s and in the extreme tail-ends of their careers. Damian Miller, incumbent starter from 2005 to 2007, retired after his Brewer tenure. Jason Kendall started in 2008 and 2009, and [...]
Kotsay at DH and 5th spot; Logic is lacking
Posted on Wednesday, April 7, 2010
It’s been said all offseason tha Kotsay would hold down part-time duties as the White Sox designated hitter, so this is hardly new. It was just jarring to watch the Sox opening day, and to actually see such an awful offensive player holding down a position where all one does is hit. I mean, I [...]
Fantasy strategy: Mind the splits
Posted on Monday, April 5, 2010
Why more members of fantasy leagues don’t do this is beyond me. It seems startlingly simple, but only a handful of my friends actually utilize it. Simply look at “splits”, or how well a positional player does against righty and lefty pitching. Knowing how your money-maker guys do against both righties and lefties can make [...]
Rangers look to fill utility role with addition of Blanco
Posted on Sunday, March 28, 2010
Andres Blanco’s skill-set isn’t very unique, but he fits into a nice role in Texas. He will be a reserve off the Ranger’s bench in 2010, if his health permits. Blanco has spent his Major league career with the Royals and Cubs until just recently being traded from Chicago for a player to be named [...]
Volquez’s road to health
Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
With his monumental upside still intact, Edinson Volquez is working hard to get back to his 2008-form. The former “uber-prospect” from the Rangers minor league system was a major force to be reckoned with in his first full-season as a part of the Cincinnati Reds rotation. After getting moved from Texas to the Reds in [...]
Uninspiring Cubs News: Theriot Set as Lead-Off Man
Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Meh. A 3-letter, guttoral sound that perfectly exemplifies many Cubs fan’s feelings on the 2010 year. Whether such tepid feelings on the future are justified or not remains to be seen. Piniella just announced his plans that won’t inspire too much optimism for some of the Cubbie faithful. Sweet Lou wants to lead-off, full-time, with [...]
Starlin Castro to start season in minors; It’s for the best
Posted on Monday, March 8, 2010
I’m not one to knock on those getting excited about baseball. I obviously greatly enjoy the sport, and almost everything about it. Yet there is a difference between enthusiasm and being over-anxious. Some Cubs fans are seemingly buying into the incredibly hype on Castro. Much of it is actually deserved; Many notable and big-name scouts [...]
Fantasy baseball bargain pick of the day
Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I don’t want to get into a large spiel about this player. More and more people are acknowledging what he did in 2009, and his unbelievable talent, so he’s beginning to get his due. Franklin Gutierrez. Know the name well. He’s the best defensive center fielder in all of the majors. Well, at least he [...]
Fantasy Profile: Don’t be gun-shy on Sizemore
Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2010
I am not from Cleveland. I have some family out there, but have never visited the city. I have never really been a fan of the Indians, but I hold no grudges against them. With those things said, I can comfortably state that my favorite baseball player in the Majors is a current member of [...]
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