Last year I went for it in one of my keep fantasy leagues, and overpaid for Matt Holliday and Adam LaRoche in FAAB pickups. I ended up in the money (third place), but was required to keep both players for the following seasons draft. The two players salary figures totaled $90, of the overall $260 [...]
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Keeper League Rebuilding
Posted in Rotisserie on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NL Arrivals For 2010
Posted in American League, Free Agent Signing, National League, Rotisserie, Trade on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There is not a single way to prepare for a NL or AL only keeper league draft. In these type of leagues, its important to get a good read of who came over from the other league in the off season, and figure out how their skills will do in the new league. As, they [...]
Friday Night Tout Wars Draft
Posted in Rotisserie on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Tout Wars draft gets underway this Friday. Tout Wars was created to bring together the writers and the readers, the experts, those who consider themselves expert, and those who long to be an expert. We are all an important part of this vital industry. The primary purpose of this leagues it to foster a [...]
Spring 2010: Do You know these Players?
Posted in Rotisserie on March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do Spring Numbers Matter ? Here is a look at some of the spring training *new* names to know… These players are making headlines in Grapefruit and Cactus ballpark action: Home Runs Sean Rodriguez 6 Tampa Bay Delwyn Young 5 Pittsburgh Stolen Bases Aaron Cunningham San Diego 6 Jason Borgeois Houston 4 Saves Jessie English [...]
My NL ONLY Draft
Posted in National League, Rotisserie on March 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This past weekend I participated in the fantasy auction draft for the Carolina Baseball league (CBL) draft. Following the auction phase of the draft, we had the reserve draft. This is an NL Only league keeper league with 14 position players, and 9 pitchers ($260). Being that it is a keeper league, the players I [...]
LABR 2010 USA Today Sports Weekly Is Out
Posted in American League, Around the Web, National League, Rotisserie on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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Expert Advice From LABR folk
Posted in Around the Web, Rotisserie on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As the draft season gets started, everyone is making their preparations to be as they call “in the money”. There is no exact science on how to get ready, but here is some advice from Chris Liss on “How I Get Ready for My Drafts”: filing every player into a by-position spread sheet. When I [...]
NL LABR Draft Results for Rotowire Dalton Del Don
Posted in American League, National League, Rotisserie on March 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Each year for the LABR draft, NL Rotowire owner Dalton Del Don (DDD) and AL Rotowire owner Chris Liss drive up to the event together. The 2010 LABR was no exception, as the long car ride gives them time to finalize their bets for the upcoming season. After deciding which RotoSynthesis writer put down the better bet, you can review Chris Liss 2010 [...]
LABR results and Tools for 2010
Posted in Rotisserie on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As we all know, spring training numbers don’t really tell you much as far a predictability for the upcoming season. This is because players over course of the spring are playing with/against some watered down competition. It can be veterans trying to see if they can still play, or minor league players who just are not there yet. The [...]
LABR 2010 is Here
Posted in Around the Web, Rotisserie on March 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The 2010 LABR (League of Alternative Baseball Reality) drafts are taking place this weekend in Arizona. Yesterday, the American League branch of the LABR took place. Today, the National League does its auction draft. I tracked the results of the 2009 draft as various precincts began reporting the results. I will do the same this [...]




