Fantasy Baseball Dugout

Tomorrow – officially – is Opening Day (even though ESPN likes to get the party started one night early). Opening Day is still one of our favorite days of the year at Fantasy Baseball Dugout. Something about baseball being played nationwide for the first time each April is thrilling. Maybe its one of the sure [...]

Below is our fourth and final 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 [...]

Kendrick Earns Fifth Starter Position as Blanton Injured Kyle Kendrick started 6 games in the Grapefruit League for the Phillies and posted a 1.66 ERA in 21 2/3 innings.  But, that wasn’t good enough to earn the fifth starter position. Jamie Moyer, 47, was announced yesterday by loyal manager Charlie Manuel as the Phillies fifth [...]

Below is our second 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 can [...]

Stephenie Lagrossa, was a three time contestant on Survivor and one of the series most popular contestants ever.  Steph will appear on Survivor All Stars. Read more details about how Steph met fiancee Kyle Kendrick.  And, how Kyle asked her Dad to have permission to marry her and then how he proposed. She was recently [...]

Fantasy Baseball Auction Leagues take fantasy baseball to a higher level than traditional draft leagues.  There’s an extra degree of strategy that doesn’t exist in a traditional draft league. In auction leagues, you can’t simply grab one of the magazines at your local newsstand and follow its recommendations, because there is no upfront, defined strategy. [...]

Placido Polanco is a natural number two hitter.  Over his career, Polanco has struck out just once per 17.5 at bats which ranks him first among active major leaguers in being most difficult to strikeout.  Polanco’s contact ability is a great addition to a powerful Phillies lineup that can hit for power, but also strikes [...]

Clearwater Beach, Florida — It’s a tough assignment to have to leave the snow of the Northeast to spend a few days in Florida covering Spring Training 2010, but that’s exactly what the owners of Olympic Internet wanted me to do this season to help get you ready for your 2010 fantasy baseball draft. We [...]