Fantasy Baseball Dugout

Below is our first 2010 review of the top three hitters and pitchers in each standard 5×5 fantasy baseball category during 2010 Spring Training. Judging a hitter or pitcher on Spring Training performance is difficult because both hitters and hurlers tend to face some competition that won’t make an Opening Day roster. Spring Training stats [...]

by BallparkBob Everybody is looking for a sleeper in their fantasy baseball draft.  Whether you win the fantasy baseball league or not, having bragging rights for finding that rookie sensation is a nice consolation prize, even if you don’t end up winning the pennant. While finding that unknown diamond in the rough is great for [...]

Last Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks locked up Justin Upton with a 6-year contract extension. With that type of investment, the D-backs clearly believe Upton’s 2009 production is going to become the norm. In his breakout season, Upton batted .300 with 26 home runs, 86 RBI, 86 runs and 20 steals in 138 games. Early 2010 [...]

It’s that time of year again. We’re proud to announce the 2009 Fantasy Baseball Dugout All-Star Team. We took a standard fantasy baseball lineup (1 at each infield position, 3 outfielders, a utility hitter, 2 starters, 2 closers, 3 other pitchers) and the standard 5×5 categories. We found the best of the best at the [...]

At Fantasy Baseball Dugout, we’ve bought tickets to many games over the course of our baseball fanhood. But we aren’t just baseball freaks here at the Dugout, we love all sports. That said, we don’t typically buy game tickets online – just sell ‘em. Too many sites charge fees that are waaaay too high for [...]

Sixth starters don’t help your club much, but always seem to get a shot at some point during the season as rarely does a team have five starting pitchers stay healthy in today’s game.  Sure, they might get a start if there’s a doubleheader caused by a rainout, but for the most part, they tend [...]

Below is our first review of the top three hitters and pitchers in each standard 5×5 fantasy baseball category during Spring Training. (Note: WHIP is now listed below. Thanks to Frank for the insight. My calculator is still broken, however. Sorry.) Keep in mind that several fantasy baseball studs will noticeably be missing from some [...]

Brandon Lyon signed a 1-year deal with the Detroit Tigers on Monday, creating an absolute mess for fantasy baseball owners trying to figure out who the Tigers closer will be in 2009. Last season, Lyon went 3-5 with 26 saves in 61 appearances for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He struck out 44 and had an ERA [...]