Tortoises vs Hares Part II: What Scutaro and Trout Have in Common
We explained in Part I that the leading base runners in Major League Baseball in the “Scoring from First Base on a Double” scenario are mostly players who are more known for their power bats rather than their blazing speed. In this chapter of this series, we take a look at the leaders in the “Reaching […]
MLB’s Biggest Losers Bonus: Samardzija, Lincecum, Nolasco, and Hughes
We last left off on our “Biggest Losers” series with Part III evaluating the 2013 season of the following starting pitchers: Kris Medlen Lucas Harrell Wily Peralta In case you missed the previous two installments, you can still read Part I and Part II. Before I move on to baseball’s next puzzlers, I would be […]
Fantasy Baseball Week 17 Waiver Wire: Peralta, Archer, Adams
We are almost four months into the season which means that whatever players did back in April and May is pretty much irrelevant in terms of what you can expect the rest of the way. Plenty of players like Marlon Byrd, Wily Peralta, and Felix Doubront were terrible in the first month or two of […]
MLB’s Biggest Losers Part III: All About Medlen, Harrell, and Peralta
In our last installment of our MLB Biggest Losers’ series, we’ll take a look at a trio of nine-loss pitchers. There were seven starting pitchers with nine losses on their record that were considered as “qualified” in terms of obtaining a certain amount of innings pitched. I originally wanted to evaluate nine pitchers for this project, so of […]
MLB’s Biggest Losers Part II: Sigh Young R.A. Dickey
We continue our look at Major League Baseball’s “biggest losers.” Part I was an overview of the first half of Cole Hamels, Joe Blanton, and Edwin Jackson as we tried to figure out the silver linings to their seasons despite having double-digit losses. We now take a look at three more pitchers: R.A. Dickey, Trevor Cahill, and Roberto Hernandez. BIGGEST LOSERS […]
The Fantasy Baseball All-Patriotic Points League Team: Outfield
The day after July 4th can be a very difficult one. Other than the day after the Super Bowl, going back to work after Independence Day can be a very difficult ordeal as people are fighting hangovers, indigestion, and a poor night of sleep (I’ve never heard so many people complain about fireworks going off after […]
The Fantasy Baseball All-Patriotic Points League Team: Infield
As explained on my “All-Patriotic” Pitching Staff piece, I will be compiling a list of the best, fantasy points league players in the first half of the season. The next piece will focus on the outfield. This article focuses on the best infielders of the first half of the MLB season. The Rules: The best players at every […]
Week 13 Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Stock Market: Ibanez, Santiago, Lackey
This week’s fantasy baseball stock market is very Red Sox heavy with a couple roster changes and a red hot John Lackey headlining the show. With a new closer and new third baseman in Boston, fantasy owners suddenly have a chance to make up for any draft or waiver mistakes, i.e. drafting Jurickson Profar or […]