Archive for July, 2008

With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline arriving in a few days, many players will see their fantasy values soar or tumble based on their new situations, and some have already been so affected. Below is a rundown of such recently traded or potentially soon-to-be traded players, and their resulting fantasy values.

This past weekend […]

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The Atlanta Braves have traded 1st baseman Mark Teixeira to the Angels for Casey Kotchman, and a relief prospect. I am guessing, with Chipper Jones and Tim Hudson hitting the Disabled List yesterday, the Braves have decided that they were done for the year. As a huge Phillies fan, this makes my day. […]

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Jason Isringhausen has been reinserted as the Cardinals closer. This despite not being any better than Franklin, and not much better then the demoted Chris Perez. I am not sure what to make of this, but if you are desperate for saves, this is a must add for you.

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This year is possibly the most fluid season in recent memory regarding Closer situations. Now we have another change with the removal of Todd Jones in Detroit. However, the closer to take his place will not be Joel Zumaya, but rather Fernando Rodney. Everyone thought that Zumaya would assume the closer role, […]

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Trade Report

The names involved in the Pirates-Yankees trade have received a slight tweaking in the last day. Numerous sources, including ESPN are reporting that, along with Jose Tabata and Ross Ohlendorf, Pittsburgh is getting Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen, not George Kontos and Phil Coke. Buster Olney reported last night that many executives around […]

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Chasing saves. It’s a nonstop, nauseating merry-go-round. My blood still curdles when I recall 2006. I determined not to draft closers early, watched the inevitable runs, and collected the dregs. Some worked. Most didn’t. Anyone else have recurring fantasy nightmares of how the likes of Nelson (KC), Reitsma (ATL), and Carmona (CLE) rocketed your teams’ […]

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The Chicago White Sox placed Joe Crede on the Disabled List yesterday, and activated Josh Fields.  Fields, who was a middle round draft pick in drafts this year, has spent most of the season battling injuries and scuffling through the season in Triple-A.  However, he does have a speed and power combination that might be […]

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Prospect Watch: Gio Gonzalez

With the Billy Beane ordered exodus of starting pitchers from Oakland’s rotation, opportunities are opening for some of the high minor leaguers in the system. The pitching friendly McAfee Coliseum (24th or lower in runs over the last three years) can help hurlers put up decent numbers, even if they are still adjusting to […]

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Sorry for the lack of updates

I apologize for the lack of updates recently.  I have taken a few days off from writing, and I also have been working on numerous things behind the scenes.  Look for some in-depth statistical research, Football Average Draft Position, and a huge announcement over the next month.

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As if you cannot tell from the title… Joe Blanton was traded to the Phillies today.  As a Phillies fan, this is a solid deal to make.  The A’s get the Phillies top middle infield prospect, but with Utley and Rollins locked up for the next several years, he did not stand to see much […]

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