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Morning Roundup: High Hill
2008-04-09 17:28:00 In a back-and-forth game yesterday that Toronto eventually lost, Aaron Hill (something of a favorite around here) was consistent all the way, hitting four-for-four, including a game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. Oakland regained the lead until Frank Thomas hit a home run (the Big Hurt's third in as many days) off set-up man Alan Embree in the bottom of the 8th. The game More About: Roundup , Morning , High
Morning Roundup: Delgado's First
2008-04-09 17:06:00 Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado hit his first home run of the season yesterday, a solo shot off of the Phillies' Jamie Moyer that ultimately proved futile in the Mets' 2-5 loss. Delgado is off to s good start in spite of the usual lingering worries about injury--he's hitting .375 with 7 runs and 3 RBI. The other run for the Mets came from Carlos Beltran, who was knocked home by a single from More About: Roundup , Morning
Buy Francisco Liriano now?
2008-04-09 16:48:00 One might be tempted to buy Liriano now, thinking you might get a steal while he continues to make minor league starts. Heck, I had even been strongly considering it myself. However, as noted in Aaron Gleeman's Daily Dose column over at Rotoworld, Liriano has been throwing his slider less, instead relying on his developing changeup. So what's the big deal? Well one of the most amazing skills More About: Francisco , Francisco Liriano
Morning Roundup: Tiger Trouble
2008-04-09 16:41:00 The Tiger s continued their woeful streak yesterday, getting only five hits (all singles) while Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox shut them out, extending Detroit's record to 0-7 (you may want to see Patrick's take on that streak, posted yesterday). Matsuzaka pitched into the seventh inning, giving four hits and four walks while striking out seven. Hideki Okajima finished the game with a perfect More About: Roundup , Morning
It's Hard to Believe The Generals Are Someone's "Fantasy"
2008-04-09 16:38:00 The strapping young men (or middle-aged in my case) are proud to report that we are a "fantasy" on the great blog Babes Love Baseball. Wow, what a proud day it is for the Generals . The other night I happened across the Babes Love Baseball blog and I have to say it was probably the most entertaining read I have had in the baseball arena in quite some time. Mixing their coquettish approach with More About: Fantasy , Hard
Johnny Cueto Update
2008-04-09 16:12:00 After my initial article on Cueto, I followed up like I said, sending out around 10 trade offers over the weekend. I aimed ridiculously high, just to test out how other owners now viewed him. Unfortunately, all my offers were rejected. After another dominating start last night, it's tempting to try it out again, BUT I'm suggesting waiting 1 more start. He faces the Pirates on Sunday, which gives More About: Update , Johnny
Morning Roundup: White Sox at Home
2008-04-08 16:42:00 I couldn't let an opportunity pass to mention my continued campaign for Javier Vázquez to win the AL Cy Young--he pitched well yesterday, though maybe not great, striking out eight while giving up seven hits, three runs, and a walk. After pitching through seven innings, his win was ensured by a five-run bottom of the seventh for the White Sox, capped by a grand slam from Joe Crede (if you're More About: Home , Roundup , White Sox , Morning
Morning Roundup: Greg's Good Game
2008-04-08 16:29:00 A week shy of his forty-second birthday, Greg Maddux posted his first win of the season yesterday, as the Padres beat the Giants 8-4. Maddux went seven innings and gave up only three hits, a run, and two walks; he struck out five. On the San Francisco side, starter Matt Cain, considered something of a bust this year by a couple generals, could only make it to the fifth inning, and gave up seven More About: Roundup , Game , Morning , Good
Website Update
2008-04-08 16:28:00 We are moving to a new server so there may be some issues in the next day or so. I will try to work it out as smoothly as possible and minimize any disruptions. This is a great thing for the site as we are now big enough to be part of the Fantasy Players Network so the move is necessary. I hope there will not be too much of an inconvenience. In the meantime feel free to email me if there are any More About: Website , Update
Morning Roundup: Joe's Turn
2008-04-08 16:19:00 Continuing what's shaping up to be a theme for the week, Indians closer Joe Borowski blew a save opportunity last night by giving up a walk-off grand slam to Torii Hunter, who had already hit a solo home run in the eighth inning (just to be clear, that's 2 runs, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI Hunter added to fantasy teams last night). Spectacular as this game was, giving up runs in the ninth is More About: Roundup , Morning , Turn
My Official Predictions Thread to Track During the Season
2008-04-08 15:59:00 Putting myself on the line by keeping a list of all my official predictions in one place. Let's hope I am more successful than Mike Podhorzer's dating record. So here is a list of my official predictions that I have made here and on the radio show. I am not counting any pure speculations. Feel free to add any others I might have missed. I am not including the Division Winners et al here since More About: Season , Predictions , Track , Thread , Official
Why It Sucks To Be In 4 Leagues
2008-04-08 15:14:00 So if you missed me mentioning it in several articles, I'm in 4 leagues this year. And it's pretty crazy. I've never done more than 2 leagues, so 4 this year is quite the jump. For fun, let's see why it sucks to be in that many leagues: 1. For a month straight in March, I had no life. My weekends consisted of preparing for drafts and then actually drafting. If any females are reading this, I More About: Sucks , Leagues
Jumping to Conclusions in Detroit
2008-04-08 14:51:00 What can be divined from the Tigers' slow start? Justin Verlander during the White Sox 13-2 Rout The Tigers' astounding 0-6 start to the season doesn't mean much, does it? Maybe, maybe not. Tim Kurkjian (I believe) touted a stat on ESPN that no team that started 0-5 had ever won the World Series. Interestingly, the reason why this hasn't happened (and only one such team, the Cards in 1985 has More About: Detroit , Jumping
Morning Roundup: Trevor's Trouble
2008-04-07 16:54:00 Padres closer Trevor Hoffman took his second loss of the season yesterday, giving up an RBI single to the Dodgers' Chin-lung Hu. Hu drove in Russell Martin, who got on base with a walk from Hoffman. Though it is still only the first weeks of baseball, Mike's early warnings on Hoffman are beginning to seem prescient. Heath Bell owners, rejoice. Speaking of Russell Martin, he was one-for-two with More About: Roundup , Morning
Edinson Volquez: Pick Him Up. Now.
2008-04-07 16:46:00 If for some reason he's still available in your league, stop reading this article and add him immediately. I included Volquez in the "Bargains" article posted earlier today (and yes, I included him before his last start), but due to the fact that I included waayyy too many players, Patrick took the liberty of editing out some of the players I discussed. A forgotten top prospect, he always had More About: Pick
Morning Roundup: Swisheroo
2008-04-07 16:33:00 Nick Swisher started off the slugfest for the White Sox in their 13-2 win over Detroit yesterday with a lead-off homerun on the second pitch he faced. Highlighted around these parts as an underrated player to be drafted, Swisher has five runs on five hits in six games, and a .481 OBP in the first week. The Tigers have now lost a distressing six games in a row, without a single win to start the More About: Roundup , Morning
Weekend Roundup: Grand Slam Walking
2008-04-07 16:20:00 Frank Thomas hit his 11th career grand slam yesterday in Toronto's 7-4 over Boston. It was his second home run of the season, and it brought his season RBI and run totals to 8 and 4, respectively. While many fantasy managers question the Big Hurt's ability to stay injury-free, those who own him know--and can see from last week's numbers--that he is well worth owning when he's active. In More About: Roundup , Walking , Weekend , Grand , Slam
FBSEL Results-Week One
2008-04-07 16:12:00 Rob Reed of BaseballGeeks.com, wondering where it all went wrong. Week one featured some surprising routs. Fantasy Baseball Generals beat Junkyard Jake 7-2-1. The all-reliever strategy worked perfectly in week one, as Jake's offense rebounds from its inability to juice up during the offseason. Fantasy Baseball Mafia ties Mock Draft Central 5-5. A day that will live in infamy, as Todd Farino More About: Results
The General Speculator--Busts
2008-04-07 15:59:00 Our Biggest Bust, After Giving up a Homer. Trade the guys here for the guys in the "Bargains" post and float away to fantasy greatness. Here are some guys to trade while they still have high perceived value. Mike Podhorzer Busts: Justin Morneau- I cannot understand why this guy continues to be drafted in the 3rd/4th round. He's not a bust in the baseball sense of the word, he's a bust in More About: General
The "General" Speculator-Bargains
2008-04-07 15:34:00 The General s look forward to who you should target in trade if you missed out on them during your draft or auction. In case you missed out on some of the players we have been touting (either good or ill), here are some names to make sure you target when you are trying to buy low or sell high. Mike Podhorzer Bargains: Lastings Milledge- Batting 2nd every day and with a seemingly healthy Nick
Giants v. Brewers Game Notes
2008-04-07 00:26:00 I attended the Ben Sheets complete game shutout today, and thought I would let you in on a few things I saw/noticed. Of course, Ben Sheets dominated. He struck out all three batters in the first inning, and that really got the fans going. I believe two of the three strikeouts were looking. Sheets went on to complete the game with 8 strikeouts, most of which came in the first few innings to More About: Notes , Game , Brewers , Giants
FBSEL Matchup vs. Mock Draft Central
2008-04-06 01:53:00 Johan Santana After Giving Up A Two-Run HR A matchup of two teams that could not be more diametrically opposed. This matchup is an excellent illustration of my theory on fractional/marginal gains during individual draft rounds. The fact is that not one of his starters and not one of my relievers is likely to have any marginal value this week. He is going to pound me into oblivion in W and K More About: Draft , Central , Mock
Sell C.C. Sabathia?
2008-04-06 00:20:00 I'm not one to overreact to slow starts and consider myself one of the most patient owners one can be, sometimes to my detriment. I don't own Sabathia in any leagues, so my opinion is unbiased. I also projected him for similar stats as everyone else, so my expectations weren't any higher/lower than the consensus. With that said, here are my thoughts on him... Sabathia's first 2 starts would More About: Sell
Latest Roundtable, Courtesy of RotoAuthority
2008-04-04 20:16:00 In this week's edition, we look at who do we think will be the best of the undrafted players. Here is a link to Tim Dierkes' post for the Fantasy Roundtable. My pick was Jake Westbrook. The criteria was that the player had to have an ADP lower than 276 according to Mock Draft Central.
Some Initial Thoughts on the Expert League Plan
2008-02-29 16:24:00 In the process of developing a grand strategy for the Fantasy Baseball Search Expert League draft, there are a few interesting factors that must be considered. I am not sure what tack I will take yet, but readers can advise if they disagree with my propositions. Naturally I have been giving a lot of thought on how to handle the expert draft on Monday. It will be an interesting experience, and More About: Thoughts , Plan
Yes, I'm All In on Webb
2008-02-29 04:53:00 Matt defends his "mancrush" on Brandon Webb . As Pat explained in a recent post, last Monday we participated in an online auction of the top players in an inaurgual season for a new keeper league. The second phase is a live auction on 3/9, where those obscure middle relievers and 4th outfielders will round out our rosters. Going into the auction, Pat suggested that we sit out the top 100
Latest Fanball.com Article
2008-02-29 02:03:00 A link to my latest Fanball.com article, and a quick summary. Here is my latest article, discussing the general theory of unorthodox strategies. There are a few key points: 1. When attempting to do an unorthodox strategy, you should always consider how it can be countered by your more astute opponents. Expert leagues and Tout Wars are rife with failed strategies. 2. Generally, the principles More About: Article
Mock Draft Central ADP Analysis: Shortstop
2008-02-28 20:22:00 A look at over/undervalued players at each position. Moving on with our look at the top 250 from MDC's ADP report as of Feb 23, we'll check in with the shortstops. If you missed any of my previous positon articles, you can find them here: Catcher, 1st Base, and 2nd Base. Overvalued Derek Jeter (37th overall, 4th amongst SS)- It's all in the name, apparently. His SB totals have been all over More About: Analysis , Draft , Central , Mock
A Recent Unique Auction
More articles from this author:2008-02-28 19:07:00 Matt Finkelstein and I recently participated in a somewhat unique auction. Here is the team we have so far. Matt and I are joining a new high stakes league that is starting from scratch. The initial auction would take far too long to do in one day, so the commissioner decreed that we would start with the first 200 players from the ADP list and would auction them on Fantasy Auction eer, doing as More About: Unique , Recent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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