Archive for the 'Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitchers' Category

Fantasy Baseball Affects of Mark DeRosa Trade

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Mark DeRosa from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for relief pitcher Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
It’s hard to understand why DeRosa continues to get traded, except for the fact that the Indians, 11 games behind Detroit already, have given up for the 2009 season.  DeRosa becomes […]

Lidge Back as Phillies Closer

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Brad Lidge was even more perfect than the World Series champion Phillies in 2008.  He didn’t have a single blown save.
What a difference a  year makes.  Injured in the Phillies World Series dogpile after earning the strikeout that gave Philadelphia its first title since 1980, Lidge was not himself in the early going in 2009.  […]

Baseball’s Hottest Sister

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

At Fantasy Baseball Dugout, we’ve made a living off of our Baseball’s Hottest Wives posts.  They are, by far, the most popular posts on the entire site.
Soon, we will be debuting the Baseball’s Hottest Wives 2009 edition.
In the meantime, you’ll have to settle for Baseball’s Hottest SISTER–Amanda Aardsma.  She’s first in the alphabet and first […]

It Could Only Happen in Philly

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

If you drafted Brad Lidge as your closer, you probably didn’t follow our fantasy baseball relief pitchers advice: draft closers late, but always get one more than your competition.
After the season Lidge had last year, who wouldn’t want Lidge on their fantasy baseball team this year?  Lidge was perfect last year–41 for 41 in save opportunities […]

WHIP Should Include Hit by Pitch

Monday, May 11th, 2009

If you play fantasy baseball, you know that WHIP has nothing to do with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn.  You also know that it has nothing to do with a Devo song even if you do “WHIP it good.”  Jockeys don’t carry the fantasy baseball version.  A dominatrix won’t earn any extra money with […]

Respect For Set Up Men

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Everybody knows that saves (or stolen bases) are the most overrated statistic in traditional 5 x 5 fantasy baseball leagues.
It’s about time that somebody gave some respect to those guys who set up the closers and give them a chance to earn a save.  These are the guys who rack up holds.
Take Jose Arredondo of […]

Saved by the Bell

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Florida Marlins not withstanding, the San Diego Padres were one of the early season surprises in the National League.  Much of their early season success has been due to an outstanding job of closing by relief pitcher Heath Bell.
Bell, 31, is in his first full season as the Padres’ closer and forgive him if he feels a bit […]