Fantasy Baseball Dugout

Jose Julio “Ruiz is a David Ortiz-looking dude,”  said ESPN’s Jorge Arangure Jr. Ruiz showed up in Miami in June, 2009 after defecting from Cuba.  Our friends over at Cuban Ball Players believe him to be the third best prospect among the recently exiled players from Cuba. Ruiz, 25, is 6′ 3″,230 pounds and is [...]

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball’s best utility man signed a two year deal with the San Francisco Giants. Now Mark DeRosa is a Giant. So baseball fans of San Fran, get ready… Baseball’s Hottest Wife is coming to the Bay! Last year, DeRo traveled the Central divisions of Major League Baseball. He was traded from [...]

As we continue to profile the 2009 postseason award winners for their 2010 fantasy baseball prospectus, it’s time to examine next season outlook for NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum. “The Freak” managed to win his second consecutive Cy Young award despite getting the second highest amount of first place votes. Cardinals starters Chris Carpenter [...]

As Major League Baseball bangs through the postseason and fantasy baseball freaks are hard at work trying to figure out who to keep on their roster for next year, Fantasy Baseball Dugout will be looking west over the next few weeks. Although its only October, winter baseball leagues have already begun in Mexico and Arizona. Keeping [...]

At tonight’s Phillies game, as I was watching Cliff Lee mow down the hapless Washington Nationals, it occurred to me that Phillies’ third baseman Pedro Feliz looks a lot like Chris Rock (I wish I could find the picture of Feliz that they put on the Jumbotron).  Of course, I’ve always thought that Cole Hamels [...]

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 [...]

We’ve reported before about major league baseball players like Chien-Ming Wang and Justin Morneau and their Twitter habits. So, we thought we’d compare the amount of followers that various MLB stars have.  Now, we realize this may not be as important as the all-star voting, but Twitter is a subtle indication of a player’s popularity. [...]

There are over 60 probable two-start pitchers in fantasy baseball week 5. Many of those pitchers are must starts, including household names like Tim Lincecum and Josh Beckett. However, who you choose on your waiver wire to be a part of your rotation this week can make all the difference in winning your weekly matchup… [...]