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When the Rangers signed Adrian Beltre (3B, TEX) before the start of the 2010 season, it looked like Michael Young (3B, TEX) would be relegated to a life as a full-time DH. But injuries allowed Young to play all over the field, and he turned in another fine year at the plate. Young is a pillar of good health, but his results haven’t been consistent:
Apr 1 2012 11:04pm
Apr 1 2012 11:04pm
Taking cross-sections of a starting pitcher's skills can reveal interesting buying opportunities.
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
When fantasy mavens and analysts warn you that “spring training numbers mean absolutely nothing,” they're right most of the time. Except when they're wrong. Tell this to the owners who snagged Brandon McCarthy in 2011 ...
Apr 1 2012 11:01pm
Apr 1 2012 11:01pm
The Orioles placed Alfredo Simon (RHP, BAL) on waivers Saturday, clearing up some questionmarks about the team's starting rotation, while also freeing up space on BAL's 40-man roster for additional offense. Simon compiled pedestrian stats in 16 starts for the Orioles in 2011 with a 6.6 Dom and 3.1 Ctl. However, his xERA (4.18) and slight uptick in Cmd from 2010 to 2011 (1.7 to 2.1) provides hints of usefulness.
Apr 1 2012 11:11am
Apr 1 2012 11:11am
Want to get money off the table? Here are the most overrated players in the league compared to our projections.
Mar 31 2012 11:02pm
Mar 31 2012 11:02pm
[FREE] My, how things change in just a few short months.
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
While building a starting pitching staff isn’t nearly as frustrating as finding a healthy closer, it still can be a challenge. Remember a little over one-third of the pitchers who will pitch in the majors this season will spend time on the DL, which doesn’t help. As hard as it is to build an effective staff, we need to reduce our risk on draft day. Here is a look at American League starters who might be at risk this season.
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Manager Joe Girardi's recent remarks that the loser in the starting rotation competition is not guaranteed a bullpen spot merely added fuel to recent media speculation that off-season acquisition Michael Pineda (RHP, NYY) might begin the season in Triple-A. While Pineda's 2011 skills clearly rank him as one of NYY's top rotation options, he reported to spring training camp overweight and has shown less velocity than during his rookie season with SEA.
Mar 30 2012 11:04pm
Mar 30 2012 11:04pm
As we do every year, we close out the pre-season calendar with a look at some possible long-shot league leaders and award winners. As always, our philosophy for this exercise is that anyone can predict an Albert Pujols MVP award or a Felix Hernandez Cy Young campaign. We're not interested in that level of prognostication; we're going to stick our necks out a good bit further.
Mar 30 2012 11:03pm
Mar 30 2012 11:03pm
With the start of the regular season less than a week away, we continue our annual review of the top prospects in baseball. This week we take a look the top starting pitching prospects in the game. Each year there seems to be a bevy of talented young hurlers that establish themselves as rotation mainstays.
Mar 30 2012 11:01pm
Mar 30 2012 11:01pm
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(FREE) Experts league champions Glenn Colton and Fred Zinkie talk about strategy, tactics, and draft preparation.
Mar 30 2012 11:00pm
Mar 30 2012 11:00pm
When the Rangers signed Adrian Beltre (3B, TEX) before the start of the 2010 season, it looked like Michael Young (3B, TEX) would be relegated to a life as a full-time DH. But injuries allowed Young to play all over the field, and he turned in another fine year at the plate. Young is a pillar of good health, but his results haven’t been consistent:
Apr 1 2012 11:04pm
Apr 1 2012 11:04pm
Taking cross-sections of a starting pitcher's skills can reveal interesting buying opportunities.
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
Apr 1 2012 11:03pm
When fantasy mavens and analysts warn you that “spring training numbers mean absolutely nothing,” they're right most of the time. Except when they're wrong. Tell this to the owners who snagged Brandon McCarthy in 2011 ...
Apr 1 2012 11:01pm
Apr 1 2012 11:01pm
The Orioles placed Alfredo Simon (RHP, BAL) on waivers Saturday, clearing up some questionmarks about the team's starting rotation, while also freeing up space on BAL's 40-man roster for additional offense. Simon compiled pedestrian stats in 16 starts for the Orioles in 2011 with a 6.6 Dom and 3.1 Ctl. However, his xERA (4.18) and slight uptick in Cmd from 2010 to 2011 (1.7 to 2.1) provides hints of usefulness.
Apr 1 2012 11:11am
Apr 1 2012 11:11am
Want to get money off the table? Here are the most overrated players in the league compared to our projections.
Mar 31 2012 11:02pm
Mar 31 2012 11:02pm
[FREE] My, how things change in just a few short months.
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
While building a starting pitching staff isn’t nearly as frustrating as finding a healthy closer, it still can be a challenge. Remember a little over one-third of the pitchers who will pitch in the majors this season will spend time on the DL, which doesn’t help. As hard as it is to build an effective staff, we need to reduce our risk on draft day. Here is a look at American League starters who might be at risk this season.
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Mar 31 2012 11:01pm
Manager Joe Girardi's recent remarks that the loser in the starting rotation competition is not guaranteed a bullpen spot merely added fuel to recent media speculation that off-season acquisition Michael Pineda (RHP, NYY) might begin the season in Triple-A. While Pineda's 2011 skills clearly rank him as one of NYY's top rotation options, he reported to spring training camp overweight and has shown less velocity than during his rookie season with SEA.
Mar 30 2012 11:04pm
Mar 30 2012 11:04pm
As we do every year, we close out the pre-season calendar with a look at some possible long-shot league leaders and award winners. As always, our philosophy for this exercise is that anyone can predict an Albert Pujols MVP award or a Felix Hernandez Cy Young campaign. We're not interested in that level of prognostication; we're going to stick our necks out a good bit further.
Mar 30 2012 11:03pm
Mar 30 2012 11:03pm
With the start of the regular season less than a week away, we continue our annual review of the top prospects in baseball. This week we take a look the top starting pitching prospects in the game. Each year there seems to be a bevy of talented young hurlers that establish themselves as rotation mainstays.
Mar 30 2012 11:01pm
Mar 30 2012 11:01pm
(FREE) Experts league champions Glenn Colton and Fred Zinkie talk about strategy, tactics, and draft preparation.
Mar 30 2012 11:00pm
Mar 30 2012 11:00pm
