It was last Tuesday that the Santana trade was consummated, today could be the day for the Erik Bedard trade gets done. Its about eight days until pitchers and catchers. Willy Aybar in Jail. He is up for the citizen of the year award. Tape Measure Blasts: Josh Hamilton Resurrection Seaver Fever Get A Baseball [...]
Archive for the ‘fantasy’ Category
Second Big Tuesday Trade
Posted in American League, Around the Web, Braves, fantasy, Mariners, National League, Orioles, Rangers, Trade Rumors on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Where have you gone Joe Charboneau?
Posted in American League, Around the Web, fantasy, MLB, National League, Padres, Preview, Projections, Prospects on January 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is not the Class of 96, nor is this an episode of Freaks and Geeks. We hope the players on this list will have a longer shelf life than those short lived but well known television series. Every year we talk about potential and prospecting as far as who will be the breakout player [...]
Third Baseball Blog Blast
Posted in American League, Around the Web, Blogging, Blogroll, fantasy, Minors, MLB, National League, Pinto, RedSox, Sabermetrics on January 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This is the third in the series of the baseball bloggers who have had a great impact on the vibrant baseball blogosphere that you see on the web today. In the first installment , Aaron Gleeman was profiled, the second was Rich Lederer. Now, on to the story of baseball blogger David Pinto. One site [...]
Upward Spiral for Hanley Ramirez?
Posted in American League, fantasy, Infield, Long Term Contracts, Marlins, Mets, MLB, National League, NL East, Outfield, Projections, Rockies, Rotisserie, Spring Training, Trade on January 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Mets SS Jose Reyes in his young career has evolved into highly coveted player because of his ability to get on base, score a bunch of runs, a .300 batting average, home run ability, and his bread and butter the stolen bases. It was partway through last season, I made the statement calling Hanley [...]
Its Preview Season
Posted in fantasy, MLB, Rotisserie on January 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just a shout out reminding everyone that preview season has arrived. Beyond the Boxscore (who I had privilege of interviewing last season with then Mr Normadin ) starts with their 2008 previews. Their first preview is positional wise and is catcher by RJ Anderson. Note that Sweet Lou’s Baseball Lab is out of business. But, [...]
Texiera was FAAB money well spent
Posted in American League, Around the Web, fantasy, Free Agent Signing, MLB, National League, Rotisserie, Trade on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In a keeper fantasy baseball leagues , one way of improving your team over the course of the season is through FAAB. Sometimes a key player will come over from another league through a MLB trade, and the fantasy league team owner needs to decide if he should blow the bank balance for a player. [...]
Settle those Fantasy Sport Disputes
Posted in fantasy, Rotisserie on April 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The site name is Roto-Ruler where instead of taking the dispute to the commissioner, for under $10 you can have an independent party settle the incident. There is no trust in fantasy baseball: But like most avid fantasy players, Clark admits he has been in leagues where participants don’t trust one another completely.
Mid Week Tape Measure Blasts
Posted in Around the Web, Eye Candy, fantasy, Preview, Sabermetrics on February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Murray Chass Shallowness on VORP and OPS drill down Rays Previews : 3 things , Sox Fan on Rays Fantasy Auction software Ty the Utility of everything Baseball Digest Daily has a preview on NL East Gator Volleyball is stunning sport.
Fantasy Free Agents (FAAB)
Posted in fantasy, MLB, Rotisserie on February 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As we enter the 27th season with the game of Fantasy Baseball (aka Rotisserie Baseball), you would think with all the technology innovations out there, the topic of Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) would be an easy thing to accomplish. In most leagues, each team owner is given a budget typically of a 100 dollars [...]
Wednesday Morning Tape Measure Blasts
Posted in Dodgers, fantasy, Giants, MLB, National League, Projections, Rays, Sabermetrics on January 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For the fantasy baseball enthusists out there, aside from the must-have Baseball Prospectus Annual, another book that seems to be getting alot of positive chatter is the John Burnson’s Graphical Player 2007 . Here are two positive reviews : [1] [2]. The FanGraphs site has access to some of the projections other than Pecota in [...]
