After deciding which RotoSynthesis writer put down the better bet, you can review  Chris Liss 2010 AL LABR draft selections, and then take a look at  DDD’s NL LABR 2010 results:

For example, just take in the analysis on the recent LABR Draft.

Moreover, another resource to get you ready for your upcoming 2010 fantasy/roto draft is one I classify as a software tool. By having the ability to bring up information quickly while an important decision is to be made, is crucial to your draft success.

The tool I suggest is found at the site diamond draft .

Just like everyone present in the draft, everyone is looking for an inside edge that might provide long term effects down the road. Some call the draft software an unfair advantage, where as others won’t draft without it.

I tracked the results of the 2009 draft as various precincts began reporting the results.

I will do the same this year.

The LABR is made up of professionals/ writers from the baseball publications industry.

• Chris Liss (Rotowire)
• Greg Ambrosius/Shawn Childs AL (NFBC)
• Greg Ambrosius/Shawn Childs AL (NFBC)
• Larry Schechter (Sandlot Shrink)
• Bob Radomski (Sandlot Shrink)
• Derek Carty (Hardball Times)
• Perry Van Hook  (FantasyBaseball.com)
• Lawr Michaels  (Fanball)
• Dalton Del Don (Rotowire)

h/t RotoThinkTank

Bob Radomski represents the company in USA Today’s LABR league and also helps with the “Ask the Experts” column and the mock drafts. He has participated in numerous fantasy and rotisserie contests and leagues in various formats since 1989, winning several of them. He resides in Phoenix.

In 2004, Larry began contributing to the Sandlot Shrink (www.sandlotshrink.com) as a baseball writer, “ask the experts” panelist, and representing them in the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) expert’s league. In 2005, Larry won a triple crown of sorts, by winning the FSTA NL league, Tout Wars mixed league, and again winning the CDM Diamond Challenge overall championship. He became the first person to ever win the Diamond Challenge twice. This also earned him a berth in the 2006 LABR league.

Larry is now 48, married to a woman who puts up with his fantasy baseball obsession because he bribes her with jewelry, and has two kids. His son, Jared, age 9, has begun advising Larry on baseball player analysis. Jared also hopes to better his dad’s .083 batting average when he reaches AAA.

Despite being pathetic as a ball player, Larry is a decent golfer, with a 6 handicap. He’s also a die-hard Red Sox fan. (However, that didn’t stop him from buying Randy Johnson last year in Tout Wars.)

NFBC AL LABR Team:

C – Matt Wieters $18
C – Adam Moore $2
1B – Billy Butler $26
2B – Jose Lopez $19
SS – Mike Aviles $2
3B – Evan Longoria $34
MI – Jack Wilson $2
CI – Justin Smoak $1
UT – Vladimir Guerrero $16
OF – BJ Upton $31
OF – Matt LaPorta $9
OF – Delmon Young $14
OF – Eric Byrnes $3
OF – Michael Taylor $3

P – Justin Verlander $28
P – Jake Peavy $16
P – Rich Harden $11
P – Philip Hughes $10
P – Kevin Millwood $2
P – Daniel Hudson $2
P – Jason Frasor $7
P – Chris Perez $3
P – Joey Devine $1

Reserve round: Ian Snell, Clete Thomas, Matt Tolbert, Mike Aubrey, Zach Stewart, J.P. Arencibia

Now here is the N.L Edition:

With a new approach at the plate  instilled by hitting coach Howard Johnson,  along with added muscle, we expected a big bounce back from Wright.  The Citi Field dimension change sure helps too. Ike Davis is not too far away either .

Some other Tape Measure Blasts:

• The *Free* Amazin Avenue Annual is out.
• Hit Tracker is a good resource for seeing the long ball data
• Mookie’s revenge? Over the Monster has an Annual too
• Kevin Goldstein’s 101 prospects
• Top Prospect Compilation
• Base-Heads A.L. East prospects via MLB Fantasy Prospects

Wren: “It’s not how he performs, necessarily, here that’s going to determine whether he’s on this club or not. It’s, if at the end of spring training, collectively, we all feel like it’s the best thing for him and the organization. And if it is, he will. And if we think there’s something to be gained for him to go in the minor leagues, we’ll send him down.”

Miguel Cabrera dealing with his demons but should we forgive?

Persons who desecrate our hallowed pastime receive the unmitigated ire of ardent followers. Persons who imbibe obscene amounts of alcohol with the opposition the night and into the morning before a critical game are asking to be tarred and feathered and then defeathered by a hungry African tiger from the Detroit Zoo.

Matt Antonelli has a blog and writes about his first call up to the big leagues.

Two days before the season ended I was playing a game in Tacoma, Washington when I was called into our manager’s office and told to sit down. I knew that usually when this happens you have either gotten called up or released, and I didn’t think at 23 years old I was getting the “ax”. Our manager told me that I would be flying out the next morning to make my Major League debut in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. I honestly didn’t believe him when he told me. I thought it was actually a joke to see if I was stupid enough to think a guy that just hit .213 in Triple-A would get a call-up. It wasn’t a joke, and I was going up the next day.

Bumgarner deals with tragic death of his sister:

“I wanted to be with my family, of course, but I was anxious to get back to work,” he said. “Because when I’m on the mound, I don’t think about anything else but the game.”

Victor Rojas leaves MLB network for play by play with Angels.

Those spring numbers:

S Rodriguez ph-dh 2  1  1  1

F Martinez lf     3  1  2  1

J Heyward rf      2  1  1  1

Leading off is another edition of the DRAYS BAY Annual. This is by far the best one yet, with a bunch of talented writers contributing. I never imagined that the DRB franchise would evolve into such am intelligent community.

Next on the new ticket, is an introductory sabermetrics book just published last week by Lee Panas that is titled Beyond Batting Average. This book introduces fans to sabermetrics with easy to understand explanations and examples. My site was even referenced in the book:

Both the BA/OBP/SLG and BA/EOBP/ISO combinations are limited, due to the fact that they fail to take playing time into account.  For example, a hitter with a .300 BA/.360 OBP/.500 SLG in 600 PA would contribute more to his team than a hitter with the same line in 300 PA.  David Bloom, of BaseballHappenings.com, suggests using OBP/SLG/TOB/TB because it combines both rate measures (OBP, SLG) and playing time statistics (TOB, TB).  However, BA/OBP/SLG is still the most common combination in the sabermetric community.

Next,on tap  for fantasy baseball is the Rotoprofessor 2010 Fantasy Baseball Draft Guide.  This is a supplement for just $5 to the Rotoprofessor site which is a great resource for your fantasy help throughout the year. See the Rotoprofessor Interview

Another nicely priced resource is Charlie Saponara Fantasy Baseball 365 Draft guide which can be obtained via a donation.  If you don’t check out the guide, fantasybaseball365.com is where you can find good tips throughout the year. I played in a few expert leagues with Charlie over the years. He knows his stuff.

Other Good Resources:

• RotoRob 2010 Draft Kit
• Razzball
• Fantasy Hurler
• Fantasy Phenoms Our Boys ($20 for the FP+ for year)