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[FREE] One of the hardest chores of putting together a winning fantasy baseball team is finding two serviceable—not good, but serviceable—catchers. Every year we all curse the Founding Fathers of Rotisserie Baseball for creating a game that requires you to not only carry, but start two catchers for the entire season. Damn you Daniel Okrent! Damn you Glenn Waggoner! Why, oh why, did you have to add that wrinkle to this challenging pastime of ours?
Feb 12 2012 12:01am
Feb 12 2012 12:01am
It must be daunting to be Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA). How does he top a season where he won the pitching Triple Crown, the National League Cy Young Award, and Gold Glove? We don't know, but we wouldn't suggest betting against him.
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
A study of Top 100 prospect lists will usually yield at least 50 prospects that are generally included on most, if not all, of the lists. This essay will feature 10 minor leaguers who are unlikely residents on most Top 100 lists entering the 2012 campaign, but could be due for a step up.
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 10:21pm
[free] Show #4 of the 2102 season features the first of a two-part interview with BHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon, talking about how he and Jeromy Deloney assess and evaluate players, and put together their annual Top 100 Prospects list, now on site at BHQ...
Feb 10 2012 5:49pm
Feb 10 2012 5:49pm
The Baltimore Orioles got Matt Lindstrom in trade from the Colorado Rockies, and as an experienced closer, he will give them another ninth-inning option. Lindstrom worked as the closer for Florida in 2009 and for Houston in 2010, before performing in a set-up role for Colorado last season. Does he have the skills to challenge Jim Johnson as closer in Baltimore? Let’s take a look.
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Howie Kendrick has established himself as a solid 2B option, but can he retain his 2011 power gains?
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
[FREE] If you choose—or are forced—to draw power from the likes of Adam Dunn or Mark Reynolds, pay attention to some of these ADP-challenged and undervalued names for BA help. But are they really keepers, and over what timeline?
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Research has shown that the marketplace will significantly overvalue the impact of one season's performance when assessing talent for the subsequent season. It's time to take advantage at the draft table.
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
With the introduction of the unbalanced schedule just over a decade ago, Major League Baseball introduced a system where teams face divisional rivals for a greater number of games than teams outside the division. From a fantasy perspective, one has to wonder what impact this macro-level divisional factor might have on player performance over the course of a season and how it could be leveraged to positively effect draft strategy.
Feb 9 2012 12:01am
Feb 9 2012 12:01am
Part 2 of last week's bullpen article—evaluating bullpen options in the event that the incumbent or designated closer is traded, injured or otherwise replaced. This article covers Milwaukee through Washington.
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
[FREE] One of the hardest chores of putting together a winning fantasy baseball team is finding two serviceable—not good, but serviceable—catchers. Every year we all curse the Founding Fathers of Rotisserie Baseball for creating a game that requires you to not only carry, but start two catchers for the entire season. Damn you Daniel Okrent! Damn you Glenn Waggoner! Why, oh why, did you have to add that wrinkle to this challenging pastime of ours?
Feb 12 2012 12:01am
Feb 12 2012 12:01am
It must be daunting to be Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA). How does he top a season where he won the pitching Triple Crown, the National League Cy Young Award, and Gold Glove? We don't know, but we wouldn't suggest betting against him.
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
A study of Top 100 prospect lists will usually yield at least 50 prospects that are generally included on most, if not all, of the lists. This essay will feature 10 minor leaguers who are unlikely residents on most Top 100 lists entering the 2012 campaign, but could be due for a step up.
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 11 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 10:21pm
[free] Show #4 of the 2102 season features the first of a two-part interview with BHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon, talking about how he and Jeromy Deloney assess and evaluate players, and put together their annual Top 100 Prospects list, now on site at BHQ...
Feb 10 2012 5:49pm
Feb 10 2012 5:49pm
The Baltimore Orioles got Matt Lindstrom in trade from the Colorado Rockies, and as an experienced closer, he will give them another ninth-inning option. Lindstrom worked as the closer for Florida in 2009 and for Houston in 2010, before performing in a set-up role for Colorado last season. Does he have the skills to challenge Jim Johnson as closer in Baltimore? Let’s take a look.
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Howie Kendrick has established himself as a solid 2B option, but can he retain his 2011 power gains?
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
[FREE] If you choose—or are forced—to draw power from the likes of Adam Dunn or Mark Reynolds, pay attention to some of these ADP-challenged and undervalued names for BA help. But are they really keepers, and over what timeline?
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Feb 10 2012 12:01am
Research has shown that the marketplace will significantly overvalue the impact of one season's performance when assessing talent for the subsequent season. It's time to take advantage at the draft table.
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
Feb 10 2012 12:00am
With the introduction of the unbalanced schedule just over a decade ago, Major League Baseball introduced a system where teams face divisional rivals for a greater number of games than teams outside the division. From a fantasy perspective, one has to wonder what impact this macro-level divisional factor might have on player performance over the course of a season and how it could be leveraged to positively effect draft strategy.
Feb 9 2012 12:01am
Feb 9 2012 12:01am
Part 2 of last week's bullpen article—evaluating bullpen options in the event that the incumbent or designated closer is traded, injured or otherwise replaced. This article covers Milwaukee through Washington.
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
Feb 8 2012 12:00am
