Is Ryan Dempster Underrated?

Ryan Dempster made the conversion from closer to starter for the 2008 season. This conversion was a success as he won 17 games with an ERA of 2.96. He followed up his 2008 season by posting an ERA of 3.65 for 2009. In 2009 he proved his season in 2008 was no fluke. You would [...]

Top 100 Fantasy Starting Pitchers

Tony Andracki Bringingheat.com Lead Journalist 1. Tim Lincecum SF After two straight NL Cy Young awards, Lincecum is clearly the No. 1 fantasy pitcher. The long-locked little big man has been nothing short of a monster in the fantasy world. His ridiculous strikeout totals are only upstaged by his microscopic ERA and he will rack [...]

Does Jason Bay Make the Mets a Contender?

Jason Bay signing with the Mets was a shock and not a shock at the same time. Rumors have been floating around about the Mets interest in Bay since he hit free agency, but I personally thought Jason Bay would just flat out not want to leave Boston so it’s hard to believe in a [...]

Roy Halladay Gone to Philly! Seattle Jumps into the Mix and Snags Cliff Lee!

Holy Smokes- after reports saying John Lackey is close to signing with Boston, Seattle wastes no time in jumping into the biggest blockbuster of the offseason less far and works out a 3 team deal with Philly and Toronto to get Cliff Lee. Roy Halladay is finally on his way to Philly, and Toronto likely [...]

Brett and Tony’s All-Decade Team

Bringingheat’s All-Decade team of the ‘00s Tony Andracki Brett Rosin This past decade of baseball has been one for the ages. From record-setting personal seasons (Barry Bonds’ 73 home runs in 2001) to walk-off playoff game victories (See: David Ortiz circa 2004 or Luis Gonzalez in the ’01 World Series) and from the Mitchell Report [...]

Brett’s top 10 Preview of the Winter Meetings (4-1)

Ahhh we’re getting sooooo close to the winter meetings. I can BARELY contain my excitement. If a fan can’t get excited over the hot stove talk- clearly I question his passion for the game. Lets break down my final 4 to look for. 4) Felix Hernandez- staying or going? Extended or traded? This is one [...]

Brett’s Top 10 Plots of the Winter Meetings (7-5)

We’re getting closer and closer to the winter meetings as I’m continuing my list of the top ten stories that should take us into the great December meetings. 7- Are the Tigers going to trade Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson? The cost cutting Tigers are supposedly shopping a couple of their better guys this off [...]

Stars on the Move?

This offseason, the Cubs have several decisions to make that aren’t centered around Milton Bradley. One superstar in particular is the most intriguing, and that player is Derrek Lee. Derrek has had a solid career with the Cubs since coming over from Florida for Hee Seop Choi, but his contract is expiring and it’s extremely [...]

Player Prediction: Zack Greinke

Will Zach Greinke be the Same Fantasy Stud in 2010? Fantasy owners all across the country were selecting Greinke in the middle rounds, and in some drafts fell to the late rounds. Obviously he was their teams best pitcher in 2009 unless they had Tim Lincecum as well. The question on everyone’s mind is: How [...]

Halladay Season?

Roy Halladay was the biggest name on the trading blocks all year. It came as a shock to probably everyone when he wasn’t dealt. His contract is about up, and he’s already stated that he will test the free agent market after the 2010 season.