2013 MLB Trade Deadline: Brewers Shouldn’t Be (But Are) Selling
By all indications, the Milwaukee Brewers are hoping to unload several players at this year’s trade deadline. Recently, we mentioned the club is taking offers for pitcher Yovani Gallardo and also hoping to deal third baseman Aramis Ramirez. In addition, with the recent Biogenesis scandal and ensuing suspension, there are even cries that the team […]
NBA Sophomore Class: Players Due For a Jump Next Season
Coming into this new season, a lot of the NBA’s attention will be on the incoming class, the Rooks, and the pandemonium will mostly drown out the laurels of the Sophomore Class (unless you’re Anthony Davis). But the second year in an NBA player’s career is an important juncture. Players are no longer the butt […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup for July 24
While setting my Star Fantasy Leagues MLB daily lineups recently, I have spent more than two-thirds of my budget on offense, focusing on strategic value-plays with my pitchers. And it has worked quite consistently. But, today, for better or for worse, I’m shifting that a bit. With a lot of solid, mid-range starting pitching options […]
Tortoises vs Hares: Does Speed Still Matter in Baseball?
I’ve been having these season-long conversations with fellow baseball fans about the major significance of Major League Baseball teams to have “speed” guys on their team. Lots of people still believe in the notion that a speedy player can cause havoc on the basepaths and, in turn, provide more runs for their respective teams because they […]
MLB Trade Deadline: Matt Garza Trade Forces Jake Peavy Into Spotlight
The long-rumored Matt Garza trade finally happened as the Chicago Cubs dealt the starter to the Texas Rangers this week. Garza, understandably, was a hot commodity. The right-hander was 6-1, striking out nearly a batter an inning, and had a 3.17 ERA with the Cubs. Desired by many teams as potentially the best starting pitcher […]
2013 MLB Power Rankings – Week 17
Thanks to the All-Star break last week, there is only limited movement in our weekly MLB Power Rankings. And as nice as it might be to bump every National League team down a notch or two due to their offensive ineptitude in New York, that’s not how this works. Still, though, there are a couple […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: Christian Yelich and Jake Marisnick
The one nice thing about the Marlins’ blowing up their entire roster and scattering it throughout the league is the amount of highly touted prospects you bring back, worth their weight in hype. We have already seen plenty of Derek Dietrich (acquired in the offseason from Tampa Bay for Yunel Escobar), Jacob Turner (acquired last […]
Week 17 MLB Injury Report: Cabrera, Cespedes, Grilli
B.J. Upton (hip): Upton will be eligible to come off the DL over the weekend but has not progressed to the point where the Braves will activate him. He will likely have to play a rehab stint before returning which will leave a spot for Evan Gattis to continue playing left field. Paul Maholm (wrist): […]