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Fantasy Baseball Never a Sure Thing

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

As the 2011 major league baseball regular season has ended, we are left to look back at the fantasy baseball season which just ended. However, it is also never too early to look ahead at the coming fantasy baseball 2012 season either. There are several lessons to be taken from this season and several which [...]

A First Look at 2012 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers

Friday, October 7th, 2011

A fantasy baseball sleeper can be defined in a number of different ways. What it really comes down to is the ability to draft a player at a lower position than they should be positioned. In other words, a fantasy baseball sleeper is any player who will perform significantly better than other players drafted in [...]

Thome Joins 600 HR Club

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Jim Thome did it without fanfair. Jim Thome did it with class. Jim Thome did it without steroids. Jim Thome joined the 600 homerun club this week. It’s an accomplishment that only 8 Major Leaguers have done. And, Jim Thome, after 21 seasons in the Major Leagues, is probably the only player whom I’ve never [...]

5 Biggest Fantasy Baseball Flops

Saturday, July 9th, 2011

It’s halfway through the 2011 MLB season and there are surprises and there are disappointments.  The biggest disappointments are easy to find.  Just look in the infield of the White Sox, Braves, and Marlins.  And, the outfield of the Red Sox. #1 Biggest Disappointment — Adam Dunn, 1B, White Sox When the White Sox picked [...]

Hitters to Watch

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

Players to watch as we head into the final full week before the All-Star game. Mike Napoli, Catcher, Rangers — Napoli has been on the shelf with a strained oblique since June 11.  He’ll be eased back into the lineup this week beginning on Monday against the Orioles after a rehab assignment at Round Rock. [...]

Fantasy Baseball Profile: Andruw Jones

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

We identified Andruw Jones as a fantasy baseball sleeper two months before the 2009 season. Coming off the season that Jones had in 2008, it’s hard to imagine him as anything but a sleeper.  At age 32, it was questionable that he would even make a major league roster after his disastrous 2007 season with [...]