Fantasy Baseball Dugout

The Pittsburgh Pirates are at it again. And, this time it’s Adam LaRoche leaving the Buccos who have traded five starters since last July.  And, it looks like the Pirates aren’t done.  Expect middle infielders Freddy Sanchez and disgruntled Jack Wilson to be next to go. Failure to Launch LaRoche and his $7.05 million annual [...]

Wednesday night, Nate McLouth was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for three prospects – right-hander Charlie Morton, centerfielder Gorkys Hernandez and lefty Jeff Locke. McLouth hasn’t been quite as awesome in the first two months of 2009 as he was in 2008. His current 5×5 numbers on the year are .256/9/34/27/7 [...]

There are around 35 probable two-start pitchers for fantasy baseball week 6. While most of the pitchers are awful this week (Carl Pavano, Hayden Penn, Sidney Ponson), some are must starts – thank you, Johan Santana! Who you choose on your waiver wire to be a part of your rotation this week can make all [...]

In the final segment of our fantasy baseball sleepers reports, Fantasy Baseball Dugout brings you its analysis of the catcher position. Catcher is a position that many fantasy baseball managers neglect, but there’s a few sleepers that you can pick up in later rounds that could really have big seasons.  Here’s a look at our [...]

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 [...]

Catcher is often an after-thought when it comes to fantasy baseball.  Here’s a few fantasy baseball catchers who you’ll want to target in your 2009 fantasy baseball draft. Ryan Doumit, Pittsburgh Pirates –  Ryan Doumit played just 116 games last year, but managed to hit 15 homers with 69 RBI along with a .316 average.  [...]

Bobby Abreu signed a 1-year deal with the Anaheim Angels today, putting him into a crowded but talented outfield heading into 2009. Fantasy Baseball Dugout is guessing the signing of Abreu moves Vladimir Guerrero to a permanent DH-role, with Torii Hunter and either Reggie Willits or Gary Matthews, Jr., taking the other spots. Abreu’s current [...]

BeeZee’s Note: We’re going to start bringing you the best reviews in baseball video games this year. What better place to start than with the first video game completely devoted to fantasy baseball – 2K Sports’ MLB Front Office Manager. FBD interim bench coach Cory Humes of MVN.com stopped by to give us his review [...]