Can Garrett Jones Keep It Up?

Last June the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Eric Hinske to the New York Yankees. In order to fill his roster spot, Neal Huntington called up a 28 year old career minor leaguer by the name of Garrett Jones. Jones was a career .252 hitter in the minor leagues, but his .307/.348/.502 line at AAA earned him [...]

An NL-Only Auction

Last week I went over my AL-Only team, so today I’ll take a look at my NL-only roster. The auction was last night. This is an 11-team, 5×5 roto league. My strategy going in was to spend most of my budget on hitters. I wanted to come out of the draft with at least one [...]

An AL-Only Auction

Every year I end up in quite a few leagues, but it seems like a single league always rises to the top, commanding my attention more than any other from April through September. Last year, that league was the AL only, self proclaimed “Cafe Experts League.” The league is standard. Well at least it is [...]

Second Year Values – Pitching

On Saturday I went over some position players, coming off of their rookie season, that could provide good value as late round picks. It was a solid group, but not nearly as solid as the group of second year pitchers ready to make an impact in 2010. Tommy Hanson may get all the hype, and [...]

Second Year Values – Offense

Let’s face it, rookies can get over-hyped. Everyone was convinced Matt Wieters was going to be a star right off the bat, myself included. Same with David Price and Travis Snider (although I had my reservations about both). The fact remains that most rookies don’t provide serious fantasy production. But because of guys like Gordan [...]

An NFBC Mock

I’m participating in an NFBC style mock tonight at 9 EST on Mock Draft Central. I’ve probably done 20 of these by now, but considering how popular NFBC seems to be getting, I thought I’d live blog one. So I’ll be updating this post with my picks, and discussing my strategy. I have pick 13 [...]

2010 Bullpen Preview: AL West

We continue our 2010 bullpen previews with the AL West. Los Angeles Angels: Closer – Brian Fuentes. Setup – Fernando Rodney. Best pitchers – Fuentes. Even after a 48 save season, most are going to be down on Fuentes. And rightfully so, the guy pitched quite poorly. His ERA almost hit 4, and his FIP [...]

2010 Bullpen Preview: AL Central

It’s been a while since I previewed the AL East bullpen situations, but today we continue with the AL Central. Joakim Soria and Joe Nathan are among the best in the business, but the other three bullpens could be up for grabs. Minnesota Twins: Closer – Joe Nathan. Setup – Matt Guerrier. Best pitcher – [...]

The Red Sox’s Improving Defense

Last July, Jarrod Washburn was having the best year of his career. The 34 year old right hander had a 2.64 ERA, good for a 164 ERA+, as well as a WHIP under 1.2. Then he got traded to the Tigers. By the time the season was over, his ERA rose over 100 points. Some [...]

Johan Santana worth the risk?

Is Johan Santana on the decline? Many seem to think so, including ESPN.com’s Tristan Cockcroft, who today questioned whether Johan would end 2010 among the top-100 players in fantasy baseball. While Johan certainly carries some risk, I really don’t believe the two time Cy Young award winner is done pitching at an elite level just [...]

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