2010 Fantasy Baseball Preview

“Down Year” for Pujols Could Produce Triple Crown

For the first time in many years, we have a Triple Crown race in Major League Baseball. Not one, but two players are within striking distance of one of the most elusive achievements in all of sports. Albert Pujols could become the first player since 1937 to win the NL Triple Crown. Not since 1967 has anyone led either Major League in home runs, RBI,... Read More

The American League Cy Young Race

With a little over a month to go in the 2010 Major League season, the Cy Young race in the American League is still wide open. We have a least as many candidates as we did in May, probably more, and while there is still time for someone to step things up and lay claim to the most prestigious pitching award in baseball, that player has yet to come forward. Cliff... Read More

Blue Jays Extend Ricky Romero

The Blue Jays on Saturday signed 25-year-old former top-10 pick Ricky Romero to a five year, $30.1 million contract that will keep him signed with the team through 2015. Romero, the teams first round pick in 2005, has a 3.53 ERA and 3.40 FIP on the season. Not much of a strikeout pitcher in the minor leagues, he’s really refined his stuff in the... Read More

Your National League MVP is…?

Who has been the most valuable player in the National League so far this season? Ask that question to ten different people, you’ll probably get four or five different answers. By this point last season, Albert Pujols had already pulled away from the pack. He was hitting .328 with 26 home runs, and an OPS of 1.159. On June 23rd, 2009, it was fairly... Read More

The Craziness of Ubaldo Jimenez

Yesterday, Ubaldo Jimenez struck out 9, walking none, in a complete game shutout. Jimenez hasn’t allowed a run in his last 27 1/3 innings. It’s June 1st, and his ERA stands at .78. He’s 10-1, and he also has a no-hitter. So yeah, he’s having kind of a good season. But is he the best pitcher in baseball? Has he even been baseball’s... Read More

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Around the League

Ryan Gilbert

Phillies & others interested in Mike MacDougal

The righty reliever has drawn interest from multiple teams, the strongest being from the Phillies. MacDougal has closer experience, and despite his 4.31 ERA in 2008, he had 20 saves and just 1 blown save.  MacDougal has a career total of 70 saves, with 19 blown saves, only 8 more than Lidge’s ’09 total. If MacDougal lands in Philadelphia,... Read More

Closer Watch

Alex Geshwind

Francisco Out, Feliz In

On Friday, I addressed the Rangers bullpen situation: Frank Francisco has had a rough start to the season. After picking up his first save Monday, he imploded against the Blue Jays on Thursday, giving up 3 runs in two thirds of an inning. He’s got two years worth of performance indicating that he can be a solid closer, so don’t be too worried.... Read More