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It has long been a dictum of fantasy baseball that groundball pitchers are to be sought and flyball pitchers avoided. In this R&A essay, we’ll look at some high-level stats to see if there’s any validity to any of it.
Mar 22 2012 1:02am
Mar 22 2012 1:02am
Embrace the crazy in your draft-and-hold league. Here's a non-boring, pedal-to-the-floor alternative to the traditional approach to drafting—a method that embraces the crazy person waiting inside most (if not all) of us. It's certainly fun, and you just may win something.
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
After taking a bad hop ground ball off of his face, Miguel Cabrera (1B/3B, DET) received eight stitches and was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the orbital floor in his right eye. He will not take part in any baseball activities for a week, at which point he will be re-evaluated. He is currently expected to be ready for Opening Day, but it is certainly a situation worth monitoring, and may complicate things a bit for those with drafts in the next few days.
Mar 21 2012 12:05am
Mar 21 2012 12:05am
While the top of the Seattle rotation is pretty much set, the back-end is a work in progress. One competitor for a spot is non-roster invitee Kevin Millwood (RHP, SEA). While Safeco provides a safe haven for pitchers, there are reasons to be leery about Millwood.
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
One of our favorite annual pre-season exercises is to take our player projections and see what they can tell us about our expectations at a team level. By looking at the races on a division-by-division basis, we may find some teams (and players) that are not being properly valued in the preseason analysis.
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Names and commentary on relievers who should go for $1 or reserve round picks in AL-only or NL-only leagues.
Mar 21 2012 12:02am
Mar 21 2012 12:02am
In part two of a two-part series, veteran CDM players Gene McCaffrey and Josh Paley share their thoughts on composing their teams.
Mar 21 2012 12:01am
Mar 21 2012 12:01am
In spite of his power outage, defensive inadequacies, and miserable spring, the Angels are publicly upbeat about Bobby Abreu. But on the eve of Kendry Morales' spring debut, how long does this last? Plus injury news on Soria, Utley and more ...
Mar 20 2012 12:06am
Mar 20 2012 12:06am
Many fantasy owners rode Matt Kemp's (OF, LA) breakout campaign to championships last season. And even though we here at BaseballHQ.com have written recently of the danger of paying for last year's performance, Kemp is surely the exception. He'll pick right up where he left in September—right?
Mar 20 2012 12:05am
Mar 20 2012 12:05am
Justin Upton and other batters had big gains in 2011 over 2010. But is expecting a repeat a good bet? Or a gamble?
Mar 20 2012 12:02am
Mar 20 2012 12:02am
In part one of a two-part series, veteran CDM players Gene McCaffrey and Josh Paley provide sample rosters and share their thoughts on composing their teams.
Mar 20 2012 12:01am
Mar 20 2012 12:01am
It has long been a dictum of fantasy baseball that groundball pitchers are to be sought and flyball pitchers avoided. In this R&A essay, we’ll look at some high-level stats to see if there’s any validity to any of it.
Mar 22 2012 1:02am
Mar 22 2012 1:02am
Embrace the crazy in your draft-and-hold league. Here's a non-boring, pedal-to-the-floor alternative to the traditional approach to drafting—a method that embraces the crazy person waiting inside most (if not all) of us. It's certainly fun, and you just may win something.
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
Mar 22 2012 1:01am
After taking a bad hop ground ball off of his face, Miguel Cabrera (1B/3B, DET) received eight stitches and was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the orbital floor in his right eye. He will not take part in any baseball activities for a week, at which point he will be re-evaluated. He is currently expected to be ready for Opening Day, but it is certainly a situation worth monitoring, and may complicate things a bit for those with drafts in the next few days.
Mar 21 2012 12:05am
Mar 21 2012 12:05am
While the top of the Seattle rotation is pretty much set, the back-end is a work in progress. One competitor for a spot is non-roster invitee Kevin Millwood (RHP, SEA). While Safeco provides a safe haven for pitchers, there are reasons to be leery about Millwood.
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
One of our favorite annual pre-season exercises is to take our player projections and see what they can tell us about our expectations at a team level. By looking at the races on a division-by-division basis, we may find some teams (and players) that are not being properly valued in the preseason analysis.
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Mar 21 2012 12:03am
Names and commentary on relievers who should go for $1 or reserve round picks in AL-only or NL-only leagues.
Mar 21 2012 12:02am
Mar 21 2012 12:02am
In part two of a two-part series, veteran CDM players Gene McCaffrey and Josh Paley share their thoughts on composing their teams.
Mar 21 2012 12:01am
Mar 21 2012 12:01am
In spite of his power outage, defensive inadequacies, and miserable spring, the Angels are publicly upbeat about Bobby Abreu. But on the eve of Kendry Morales' spring debut, how long does this last? Plus injury news on Soria, Utley and more ...
Mar 20 2012 12:06am
Mar 20 2012 12:06am
Many fantasy owners rode Matt Kemp's (OF, LA) breakout campaign to championships last season. And even though we here at BaseballHQ.com have written recently of the danger of paying for last year's performance, Kemp is surely the exception. He'll pick right up where he left in September—right?
Mar 20 2012 12:05am
Mar 20 2012 12:05am
Justin Upton and other batters had big gains in 2011 over 2010. But is expecting a repeat a good bet? Or a gamble?
Mar 20 2012 12:02am
Mar 20 2012 12:02am
In part one of a two-part series, veteran CDM players Gene McCaffrey and Josh Paley provide sample rosters and share their thoughts on composing their teams.
Mar 20 2012 12:01am
Mar 20 2012 12:01am
