Detroit Tigers Leave Camp Without a Closer
Early this year, Tigers GM David Dombrowski announced that 22 year-old Bruce Rondon would get a chance to be the Tigers closer in 2013. “We’re not anointing him the closer, but we’re hopeful he’ll take the job in spring training,” Dombrowski said in early February. That was then, before spring training. Before Rondon pitched 12. […]
2013 MLB Spring Training Stats: The 22 Worst Performers
Positive spring training stats don’t mean anything, but poor spring performances can mean the world. Just ask Ricky Romero. This spring we’ve seen many a “star” phone it in on the mound despite facing a steady flow of minor leaguers and backups on the brink of being sent down. If you can’t hack it against […]
Will Marc Trestman make Jay Cutler Fantasy Relevant Again?
What’s the opposite of Rich Gannon, the borderline journeyman signal caller with an adequate arm and a penchant for reading coverage schemes and taking what the defense gives him? Jay Cutler. Cutler, blessed with a canon where his right arm should be, has never seen coverage he didn’t like. He seems to think – much […]
What Is The Value Of Keeping Defensemen In Fantasy Hockey?
As a follow-up to my post on the value of goaltenders in fantasy hockey keeper leagues, I thought it would be pertinent to give a brief analysis on defensemen as keepers. I raise this point for a couple reasons: If trade deadlines have not passed, they are likely this week. It’s decision time for most […]
2013 MLB Spring Training Stats Leaders: March 27
With the season kicking off in less than five days, spring training is just about in the books and we can finally start talking real numbers next week. Until then, we only have the exhibition games to go on which is still better than nothing. At the very least, it’s better to enter the season […]
Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks – March 27
Once again our daily NHL picks are limited by a small player pool but I like Minnesota against Phoenix tonight. Minnesota has the second longest winning streak in the NHL and I see no reason why they won’t continue that streak against a Phoenix team that hasn’t won in six games. You could take Niklas Backstrom […]