Any discussion of Cubs shorstop Starlin Castro has to begin with the following statement of fact: Starlin Castro hit .300 in the big leagues at 20 years old.
Continue Reading → Nineteen others have done that in modern baseball history. Four of those players, Claudell Washington, Vada Pinson, Buddy Lewis, and Cecil Travis were “just” All-Stars. [...]
As some of you may know we have been in maintenance mode for quite some time now – about six months as of October. I’d like to say I’ve been working on a bigger, better Fantasy Bullpen, but I can’t; during this time little actual “maintenance” has gone down. Instead, myself and those [...]
Continue Reading → In a stunning turn of events Monday night, 2008 Cy Young award winner Cliff Lee agreed to return to the Philadelphia Phillies, turning down higher offers from the two teams long believed to be the only contenders in the Lee sweepstakes. As fans in Philadelphia drool over a rotation led by possibly [...]
11:58 – Joel Sherman reporting Lee to Phillies is official.
11:56 – Lee to Phillies close to official.
11:55 – SI.COMs Jon Heyman reports Yankees are out of Cliff Lee sweepstakes.
11:49 – Nothing is official as of yet. A Fantasy Bullpen source is still confident that Lee to Philly [...]
In a move that surprised no one, Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay unanimously won his second career Cy Young award, his first in the National League, beating out Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright for the most prestigious prize in pitching.
Continue Reading → Halladay had a Cinderella first season in Philadelphia, going 21-10 with a 2.44 [...]
Brewers ace Yovani Gallardo isn’t a household name, not yet anyway. The young righty and his electric stuff are no stranger to most baseball fans and fantasy baseball owners, and at 25 years old, Gallardo will enter 2011 with over 500 innings under his belt and a career ERA of 3.67. Given his [...]
Continue Reading → It’s probably fair to say Cliff Lee struggled down the stretch in 2010. While his bloated ERA and sub-.500 winning percentage with Texas were certainly not all his fault, his Cy Young season quickly evaporated in the Texas heat after a mid-season trade landed him in Arlington. Yet here we are in [...]
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.
Continue Reading → Not since 1967 has anyone led either Major League in home runs, RBI, and batting average. [...]
Last Saturday, Stephen Strasburg, in his first game back after a short DL stint, left his start againts the Philadelphia Phillies with an injury to his pitching arm. This morning, the news came down from GM Mike Rizzo that Strasburg will need to undergo Tommy John Surgery to repair a significant tear in [...]
Continue Reading → 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 [...]
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