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Fantasy Spin on the Halladay Trade, Pierre Trade, and Much More!
Photo from fOTOGLIFThe Philadelphia Phillies acquired ace right-hander Roy Halladay (and $6 million) by sending prospects RHP Kyle Drabek, OF Michael Taylor and C Travis d'Arnaud to the Toronto Blue Jays. ESPN.com reported that Halladay will receive ...
The Tampa Bay Rays Fantasy Report
Photo from fOTOGLIFThe Tampa Bay Rays are like many fantasy owners, they want everyone on their team to come at a bargain price. It is not a bad idea. However, a major league roster with this strategy will find they struggle to compete in a division ...
Granderson to the Yankees and the Rest of the Big Trade
Photo from fOTOGLIFIt is not quite official yet but it appears that the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and Arizona Diamondbacks have completed a three-way trade at the Winter Meetings (and on Peter Gammon's last day at ESPN).From ESPN:The Yanks wo...
Yankees Trade Brian Bruney to Nationals
From the Washington Times:The Washington Nationals made the first trade of the 2009 MLB winter meetings Monday, acquiring right-handed reliever Brian Bruney from the New York Yankees for a player to be named and making an early, if marginal, move to ...
Free Agent Signing Updates
I am constantly updating the free-agent posts I made last month with all the new signings. To make them easier to find I'm going to periodically update this post to the top of the page. I list all the free agents by position, and include what they si...
Is Ben Zobrist a First Round Pick?
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Ten Fantasy Baseball Resources for 2010
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. I worked. I'm working on a huge project for this blog that I think you will enjoy very much. I also worked at my day/night job. So it didn't seem like much of a holiday to me. But with December having final...
The New York Yankees Fantasy Report
If you are a Yankees fan, you are used to seeing the team bashed as if they a dimwit with an unlimited credit card ran the team. Nevertheless, the fact is this is one of the best-managed teams in sports. They should be a model for other teams rather ...
Hot Stove Update: Heilman, Thompson, Grabow and Stuff!
(This bad-ass photo of Cy Young Winner Tim Lincecum was taken by Brad Mangini of SI.com)You should see the Yankees Fantasy Report later this afternoon. The Hot Stove season has wasted little time getting going. We have already seen a handful of trade...
Boston Red Sox Fantasy Report
Last offseason the Red Sox made a concerted effort to bolster their offense by signing Mark Teixeira. There were also several rumors of them attempting to trade for various offensive stars. They also seemed determined to upgrade their captain Jason V...
Dock Ellis, LSD, and the No-Hitter
This is getting around but its so funny that I want to share it too. It was made by one of the guys at No Mas - a New York Yankees blog. It features former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Doc Ellis and the story behind his no-hitter, which he says he did o...
The Baltimore Orioles Fantasy Report
The Baltimore Orioles are very close to re-emerging as a force in the American League East. They have the core of a solid lineup in place. The offense is led my right fielder Nick Markakis (.293/.347/.453) and features several emerging young hitters....
The 2010 World Series Odds
From Bodog.net...# New York Yankees: 11/4# Boston Red Sox: 13/2# Philadelphia Phillies: 9/1# Los Angeles Angels: 10/1# St. Louis Cardinals: 10/1# Los Angeles Dodgers: 11/1# Chicago Cubs: 15/1# New York Mets: 15/1# Tampa Bay Rays: 15/1# Atlanta Braves...
Hot Stove Update: Iwamura, Teahen, Hermida, Hardy and More!
I have been pretty sick this week which the reason for the lack of posts. I have had the flu, combined with a series of migraine headaches that make looking at the computer for more than a few minutes absolute agony. I have the team retrospectives fo...
The 2009 Fantasy Player of the Year!
I have trouble believing that anyone could go outside of these three players. On the outside edge you might be able to make a case for Carl Crawford but his 2009 season is not really all that far off from his typical performances. Though in the first...
2010 Hot Prospect: Jose Iglesias SS Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox have been struggling to find a long-term solution at shortstop since they traded away Nomar Garciaparra. They won a World Series for the first time in a hundred and something years but Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, Alex Gonzalez...
CBS Sports 2010 Mock Draft
CBS Sports posted a 2010 Mock Draft last week that has some interesting results. The drafters are a good solid group of guys, not our favorite experts but all respected in the field (except the regular guy who we don't know from the millions of other...
Wishing Mark McGwire Luck
I just wanted to wish Mark McGwire good luck in his new position as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. I have read much praise from the players that he has worked with individually. I think he will do very well in this position and the Ca...
2010 Sleeper: James Loney
James Loney is on the verge of becoming an extremely good hitter. He already walks more than he strikes out. He hits for a solid batting average and because he hits in the solid Dodgers lineup he collects a solid number of Runs and RBI. However, he ...
The Baseball Bloggers Alliance MVPs are...
The Baseball Bloggers Alliance has just released the winners of the American League and National League MVP awards. As a proud new member of the Alliance it gives me great pride to say that we got it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
Empire State of Mind
I have to work tonight. That means I will not get to see the World Series tonight which bothers me more than you might think possible. I never miss the World Series, especially when the New York... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...
2010 Free Agents: Starting Pitchers
Josh Beckett will definitely have his option picked up by the Boston Red Sox. But this list is a lot stronger than we've been led to believe by the bigger media guys. If I ran a team like the Washington Nationals I'd be all over Ben Sheets, Brandon W...
2010 Free Agents: Outfielders
Obviously, some of these guys won't actually become available. I think Magglio Ordonez, for example, has earned his option by hitting his target at-bat total. It seems unlikely that would opt out of the deal after his not so hot season but i suppose ...
More on Aroldis Chapman
More on Aroldis Chapman, a hat tip to Drunken Jays Fans for posting this video for me to steal. Aroldis is in New York waiting to meet with the Yankees Brass. As much as I'd love to see him on the Yanks I think it would be even cooler to see him sign...
2010 Free Agents: Third Basemen
I would love to see what Adrian Beltre can do when he isn't in a stadium that kills right-handed power hitters. The Red Sox should sign him. Think of the damage he could do there. Would anyone sign Jerry Hairston to be a true starter?Key Sleepers: A...
AFL Update: Stephen Strasburg
The Nationals Rotation Ace of the Future, Stephen Strasburg made his second appearance in the Arizona Fall League yesterday. It did not go uite as well as the first one. Actually it was a lot different in that he allowed eight runs (seven earned) ove...
2010 Free Agents: Shortstops
You won't load up on offense by signing any of these guys but a few of them had interesting seasons. Marco Scutaro had a second good season as a regular and deserves a couple of years from the Toronto Blue Jays. Adam Everett was less Everett-y than u...
2010 Free Agents: First Basemen
Hank Blalock and Russell Branyan had big years in 2009. But will they be able to find the at-bats (or stay healthy) in 2010? Bookmark this page as it will be updated as players sign or re-sign with teams.Key Sleepers: Russell Branyan, Chad TracyFirst...
2010 Free Agents: Catchers
Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima has chosen to opt out of his contract with the Mariners and become a free agent. His name is thus added to the below list of potential 2010 Free Agents. The list is short and frankly Johjima is now probably the ...
2010 Free Agents: Relief Pitchers
One of the most important things that Fantasy Owners must do in the off-season is track the players who change teams. New teams mean different park factors, different roles, and new teammates and coaches. The relief pitchers on this list include very...
