2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: 3rd Base
Our position by position preseason rankings continue with 3rd base. Another top heavy position where you have to choose carefully. There are a few A+ guys at the top, some overvalued guys in the...
View Article2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Starting Pitchers
Our position by position preseason rankings continues with a look at Starting Pitchers. The order of my top 10 may surprise you, but if analyze the pitching metrics that your league measures I think...
View Article2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield
Our final position in this year’s preseason fantasy rankings is one of my favorites, Outfield. This is where you find a lot of the keys to winning your league in my opinion. Whether it’s the 5 tool...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Alert: Grant Balfour
The Oakland A’s have named right hander Grant Balfour as their closer for 2012…or at least until they change their minds. Balfour beat out Brian Fuentes, who was the closer for the A’s last season....
View ArticleRyan Madson Has Season Ending Surgery
Cincinnatti lost its new closer for the season this week after it was determined that Ryan Madson would need Tommy John surgery on his elbow. The Phillies passed on picking up Madson’s contract and...
View ArticleFantasy Trends: Week 1
Let’s take a look at how fantasy baseball is shaping up here on the first weekend of the season. They are who we thought they were- Some of our fantasy favorites are already off to solid starts. We...
View ArticleInjury Alert: Jacoby Ellsbury
The story this week in fantasy baseball is mostly bad news and lots of it. And like a lot of managers I’m feeling the pain too. The biggest, scariest injury of the week was to the Red Sox Jacoby...
View Article5.2 Innings, My Nightmare
Is it just me or are quality starts hard to come by so far this year? I swear finding a quality start is like finding a quiet woman. If I get one more 5.2 inning start from one of my […]
View ArticlePower Rangers!
If you are a fantasy owner and were smart enough to draft at least some part of the Texas Rangers offense you are probably pleased with that decision right now. The high powered Rangers are averaging...
View ArticleBench Bombers
As a fantasy owner, your bench is both your best friend and your worst enemy. When someone gets hurt, is playing poorly, or gets an off day having extra players available to rotate in is great. When...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Carlos Beltran
I made a big mistake last week with my fantasy team. I owned Carlos Beltran, a mid round pick that had been paying off until he hit a short slump about 3 weeks ago. Despite the short slump there was […]
View ArticleThe Reds MIGHT Make Obvious Move
After current Reds closer Sean Marshall nearly blew a 3 run lead in the 9th today, Reds manager Dusty Baker finally entertained the idea of moving Aroldis Chapman the human flamethrower into the closer...
View ArticleFantasy Focus: Starting Pitching
With big injuries to some big arms and with some big surprises in starting pitching we take a look from a fantasy baseball perspective. Roy Halladay, Ted Lilly, and Jered Weaver all hit the DL this...
View ArticleFantasy Baseball: Staying The Course
The fantasy baseball season can be a real grind. The longer I play the more respect I gain for big league managers. Deciding who to sit, who to start, who to keep, who to trade, and who to drop can […]
View ArticleFantasy Baseball Wrap-up: Top 5
By now one of two things is happening in your fantasy baseball leagues. Either you are battling it out in the last week or two of the playoffs (which I am in all 3 of my leagues!) or your season […]
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