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Fantasy Baseball Off-Season Report: Outfielders
By Adam McGill Like every position, the outfield has had its recent array of controversies; Ryan Braun was suspended for 50 games for substance abuse and Manny Ramirez was doing yoga with senior citizens in an attempt to repair his image after his own 50-game suspension. Outfielders have always been known for their pop, but [...]
Has This Mariner Found His Compass?
Every year there are a couple of players that simply don’t produce up to expectations. Whether it’s due to injuries or off the field distractions it can derail a player’s career path. However, we must not forget the player’s true skill set when looking for the bounce back as it paints a clear picture [...]
Short Stop Sleepers
We all know that after Tulo and Reyes come off the board the SS position turns into “what ifs” and “what’s the difference”. You can find yourself trying to split hairs between an aging Jimmy Rollins and an injury prone J.J. Hardy. Or maybe you’re buying into the hype of a repeat Asdrubal Cabrera break [...]
Second Banana, Not In This Bunch
Last year we saw an influx of talent come up to the MLB level, and it has added much need depth for this year’s crop of second baseman. Some rookies that got their big league chance last year were Darwin Barney, Dustin Ackley, Jason Kipnis, and Jemile Weeks. They all bring a slightly different game [...]
Fantasy Baseball Off-Season Report: Shortstop
By Adam McGill The shortstop position is only a year or two away from having the biggest turnover in the history of the position. Many relics are close to hanging it up, including Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, J.J. Hardy, Jhonny Peralta, and Marcus Scutaro. This will seemingly give several young players the spotlight for the [...]
Another Ground Ball Inducing Red Bird…
With the departure of Octavio Dotel following the 2011 World Series Championship for the Cards, opportunity abounds in the Cardinals bull pen for 2012. Enter Lance Lynn. Lynn pitched 34.2 Innings for the Cards last year. In that span he K’d 40 batters for 10.38K/9IP. While that strike out rate is pretty special, what more impressive is [...]
Top Ten 2012 Fantasy Baseball Pitching Prospects (1-5)
By Adam McGill In fantasy baseball one of the most important parts to building a competitive team year in and year out, is getting quality prospects. Every year there are guys who are supposed to be the next Johan Santana then fizzle out after a couple poor performances, but then there are guys like Clayton [...]
Top Ten 2012 Fantasy Baseball Pitching Prospects (6-10)
By Adam McGill In fantasy baseball one of the most important parts to building a competitive team year in and year out, is getting quality prospects. Every year there are guys who are supposed to be the next Johan Santana then fizzle out after a couple poor performances, but then there are guys like Clayton [...]
Fantasy Baseball – Breakouts and Pretenders
It’s getting closer to draft day, and that means it’s important to separate last years breakout candidates into legitimate stars and pretenders. Today we’re going to look at 6 players that will be overvalued based on their performances last year. Some of them are still quality players who deserve a spot on your roster – [...]
The power of the platoon
No, this is not an article about the 1986 Oliver stone film; this is about how platooning players on your fantasy squad can increase your team’s performance. There are many undervalued assets to be found on draft day. What if you can unearth some jewel in the late rounds of the draft that plays at [...]
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