Currently viewing the category:
"Fantasy News"
A few days into the regular season and we already have our first few major injuries, though none looks like a DL-stint yet. Chipper Jones, Andre Ethier, and Aaron Hill will be out of the lineup on Friday, after missing time yesterday due to various ailments.
Continue Reading → Let’s take a look at his resume up to the age of 24:
- 4 straight 20+ home runs seasons.
– 2 30+ home run seasons.
– A 2005 season where he hit well over .300, with 43 homers, and a .667 SLG at the age of 20.
[...]
Warning: All these stats are in extremely small sample sizes. The reason we are bringing these up is that these players have already displayed solid skills. If a player is displaying an uncharacteristic skill in 20-50 AB sample sizes, you should probably discount it.
Continue Reading → International League (AAA)
Wilkin Ramirez is off to [...]
Jese Litsch has been placed on the 15 day disabled list with forearm tightness. Not too much information out there about this, but it appears to be somewhat serious. There are numerous reports about who will take his place. Brian Tallet is already with the big league club and might get a shot. [...]
Continue Reading → Most of these guys aren’t deep sleepers, but they are starting off well. Do you want to pick them up? Sell high on them? Spend to grab them at their best?
Continue Reading → Let’s start off easy with some obvious ones:
Johan Santana – Listen I was very critical of Johan Santana coming into this [...]
With the recent success of Andy Sonnanstine and John Danks throwing the cutter, I thought it would be interesting to research what effect the cutter has on a pitchers career. Everyone knows the story of Mariano Rivera learning the cutter and going on to be the most successful closer in major league [...]
One thing baseball announcers like to look at a lot is pitch counts, and the number of balls versus the number of strikes a pitcher has thrown during a game. Obviously the best pitchers throw less pitches, throw many more balls than strikes, and of course miss a lot of bats while keeping [...]
Continue Reading → Brandon Inge - Inge has 3 home runs in his first 5 games, a carry over from spring in which Inge hit 5 homers in 25 games. Inge has always had power, however he has struggled the last 2 years. 2006 shows his upside. At 28 years old, Inge hit 27 homers with a [...]
Continue Reading → Every season between 30 and 50 percent of closers lose their job, whether it is due to injury, ineffectiveness, or trade. For fantasy owners, this can be deadly. But it can also save a season. If you know who is likely to lose their job – and the pitcher that’s next in line [...]
Continue Reading → Archives
- October 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
Blogroll
- Baseball HQ
- Baseball Prospectus
- Benchwarmer Baseball
- BP Glossary
- Brock for Broglio
- Crooked Pitch
- Disabled List Informer
- Even The Spread
- Fan Graphs
- Fantasy Baseball Cafe
- Fantasy Baseball Dougut
- Fantasy Baseball Hub
- Fantasy Baseball Tools
- Fantasy Baseball Trade Market
- Fantasy Rundown
- Hein News
- KFFL
- Lets Go Deep
- Razzball
- Stat Corner
Our Sponsors
Tags
Albert Pujols Arizona Diamondbacks Baltimore Orioles Ben Sheets Billy Wagner Boston Red Sox Brad Lidge Carl Pavano Chad Billingsley Cleveland Indians Cliff Lee Dodgers Dustin Pedroia Florida Marlins Hall of fame Hanley Ramirez Ian Kinsler Ian Stewart Add Ian Stewart Prospect Ian Stewart Sleeper Joba Chamberlain Josh Beckett Kinsler Hernia Kinsler Injury Mariano Rivera Mark Teixeira Matt Capps Mike Mussina Milwaukee Brewers New York Mets New York Yankees Orioles Philadlphia Phillies Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Tim Lincecum Victor Martinez White Sox Winter Meetings World Series Yankees

