Close the door on paying for fantasy baseball closers?
Recently I joined 11 other fantasy baseball industry folk for the annual USA Today fantasy baseball magazine mock draft - my second foray in this early offseason gauge. Grab the glossy when it hits newsstands in February.
Read on for my rapid reaction on a glaring draft trend and to sound off in a fantasy baseball poll. Tap your mouse here for more »
Fantasy baseball: early trade deadline roundup
Some of the early action from the 2010 trade deadline and more:
Ryan Ludwick to Padres, Jake Westbrook to Cardinals
The San Diego Padres have acquired OF Ryan Ludwick from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team deal which also involved the Cleveland Indians, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Cardinals received SP Jake Westbrook from the Indians while P Nick Greenwood went from the Padres to the Indians. Tap your mouse here for more »
Another Deep Thought by Tim McCarver
Tim McCarver, always a bastion of intelligent discussion, let loose another gem last week that won't be repeated in this space. However, a response - and another opportunity to bash McCarver - is necessary.
Sticking with relevant analogies and facts, New York Yankees management isn't writing Joe Torre out of their history books. They're moving on, especially since he's managing elsewhere in the bigs, on a team that they almost met in the World Series last year. Heck, they just played him a few weeks ago, and the YES Network certainly didn't dismiss the past. Tap your mouse here for more »
2010 MLB Predictions: Mark 'em down
KFFL Baseball is abuzz right now.
We're pumping out updates in projections and news for those of you still drafting. Nicholas Minnix just came back from his mixed Tout Wars draft.
I have the Blog Wars draft tomorrow night and finished my FSWA Industry Insiders' League draft last night. Tap your mouse here for more »
Expect more bench time for Jim Thome, Los Angeles Dodger
Jon Heyman, of MLB Network, reports the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired DH Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox.
This move likely means a significant reduction in Thome's playing time given the absence of the designated hitter in an NL lineup. His new ballpark also presents a diminished homer environment on average. Tap your mouse here for more »
Fantasy baseball spotlight: Mechanics
Hitters and pitchers often require adjustments in mechanics and approaches. Results have varied in 2009.
SS Jimmy Rollins, Phillies – Is he a lemon (.217 average and only 10 swipes so far)? J-Roll unknowingly flattened his swing; he's pulling often and upper-cutting pitches. Speedsters must exploit groundballs and liners; his ballooning 40.4 percent flyball rate hurts. Tap your mouse here for more »
Mariano Rivera's cutter and a break from Manny Ramirez
Welcome to the Happy Hour edition of Rounding the Bases. Each week, Tim Heaney takes you around the majors with his spin on fantasy baseball trends, news highlights and player scouting. He welcomes you to join him as he circles the bags at his admirably slow pace.
We've covered it ad nauseum. Let's move on ... Tap your mouse here for more »
Manny Ramirez suspended
Given Manny Ramirez's spotty performance and health in the last few seasons, we knew he carried some risk heading into this season.
We didn't account for this. Updated reports are saying that the drug(s) wasn't necessarily performance-enhancing (Manny said it was a "medication"). Tap your mouse here for more »
Rounding the Bases: Velocity, B.J. Ryan … and BU Hockey!
Welcome to the Happy Hour edition of Rounding the Bases. Each week, Tim Heaney takes you around the majors with his spin on fantasy baseball trends, news highlights and player scouting. He welcomes you to join him as he circles the bags at his admirably slow pace.
A March Madness diatribe before we hit this week's trot; no, not the roundball - Memphis already sent my bracket to the shredder.
I'm talking about ice hockey! Tap your mouse here for more »
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