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Don’t Get Mad, Get Vlad?

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Once thought of as one of the most complete players in all of baseball, Vladimir Guerrero is coming closer to wearing a Major League uniform.  Late last week, Guerrero was promoted to the Blue Jays’ Triple-A franchise in Las Vegas. Guerrero, who signed a minor league deal with Toronto on May 10, reported to extended [...]

Chicks Dig the Infield Shift

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

As more baseball managers employ the defensive shift, it could have a profound effect on some of your favorite fantasy baseball players. The Increased Use of the Shift in Baseball and its Effects on Fantasy Baseball Joe Maddon never has been a traditional manager.  Remember, this is the guy who once intentionally walked a man [...]

Top Fantasy Baseball Sleeper Picks 2012

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Ballpark Bob Bentz gives his top sleeper picks at every position for the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Be sure to visit our Pinterest page on fantasy baseball sleepers and be sure to add your own favorite sleepers to our page.

BallparkBob’s Top Sleepers for 2012

Thursday, March 15th, 2012

We all love value picks.  We all love sleepers.  Who will be this season’s Lance Berkman, Joel Hanrahan, or Ian Kennedy? BallparkBob reviews his top sleepers at each position for the 2012 season.   Catcher — Wilson Ramos, Washington Nationals Wilson Ramos is best known as the guy who got kidnapped in Venezuela this off-season [...]

The Top 5 Utility-Only Hitter Rankings

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

  Now that we’ve broken down all the major traditional positions in fantasy baseball, it only makes sense to get our hands dirty by putting rankings together for some “non-traditional” fantasy baseball positions. Typically, the utility/DH position in fantasy baseball is open to be filled by any hitter from the player universe. There are some [...]

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 [...]