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Summer Vacation: The Fantasy Dilemma

When you hear the word "vacation" what comes to mind? Chevy Chase trekking across the country in the "The Wagonqueen Family Truckster" to the fictionalized Walley World amusement park in the classic 1983 movie "Vacation" while the song "Holiday Road" by Lindsey Buckingham is blaring in the background? Or heading to Las Vegas for a long weekend of debauchery and [read more...]

Three Trade Mistakes To Avoid, Continued…

Greener On The Other Side also contributed to yesterdays roundtable with some great advice. I made a mistake by not including their response in yesterdays article. Without further ado… Making trades is an intricate part of fantasy baseball. While we all draft teams we love, injuries and down seasons always prompt us to look around the league towards acquiring players we [read more...]

3 Mistakes To Avoid While Attempting Fantasy Baseball Trades

Having trouble pulling off that blockbuster trade? Need some tips on how to approach other owners about a player you're interested in? If so — you'll love this weeks fantasy roundtable. Adam Ronis - Newsday.com 1. Don't insult the intelligence of another owner. Obviously, some owners are more savvy and experienced than others, but if you try to belittle their knowledge, it [read more...]

Ben Sheets leaves game with triceps strain

MILWAUKEE -- Ben Sheets left Friday night's gem with a triceps strain. At present, the Brew Crew have not released any further information about the timetable for his return. Reportedly, Sheets felt the pain after the third inning and gutted it out for two more innings (of shutout ball, obviously) before Ned Yost insisted he be removed from the game. [read more...]

When Small Sample Isn’t Too Small Anymore

I'm sure you're tired of hearing about exercising patience with your players. You want to know when their performance starts to mean something. Pizza Cutter @ Statistically Speaking, wanted to the know the same thing. He crunched the numbers, and here's what he found: These are the PA levels–at which, the players' performance–can tell us about their skill going forward: 50 PA [read more...]

Athleticism a Substitute for Lack of Size?

It's widely accepted throughout most talent-evaluating circles that a pitchers' "frame" (usually referring to his height and weight) is a good indication of how well the pitcher will develop, and remain healthy. The conventional thought is pretty simple: The bigger the body, the more workload the pitcher is likely to sustain; and the better the chance the pitcher overcomes the injury [read more...]

Huston Street: Blown Save Cause for Concern?

Street is in any discussion with the games best relievers. But his fly ball percentage has increased each of the last three seasons: 2005 2006 2007 39% 42% 45% Which is responsible for the increase in his HR/9 allowed: 2005 2006 2007 0.34 0.51 0.90 According to fan graphs, he's lost some velocity as well; averaging 90.4 MPH on his fastball in 2007, down from his career 91.1 average. MPH data, and the conclusions that [read more...]

Whats the Deal With Ryan Zimmerman?

It only took Zimmerman 269 MiLB PAs to earn a Sept. call up, after being lured away from UV with a $2.9M signing bonus in 2005. Given his outstanding college resume, and his dominance in the Eastern League (a league known for its difficulty against batters) expectations were very high on the 20 year old prospective star. In his '06 rookie season, [read more...]

Interview With Voros McCracken

Voros McCracken has consulted with the Boston Red Sox front office, and won a World Series during his time with the team. He revolutionized pitcher evaluation methodology by discovering Defensive Independent Pitching Statistics (DIPS) in 1999. Currently he is writing columns for the fine Baseball Digest Daily. Q. Can you share three things about yourself people probably don't know? A. One, I [read more...]

The Story of an Effective Player Prognosticator

You get home from a long days work; turn on your computer, and visit your league page… Awesome! Just what you wanted to see: via the league announcement you made yesterday; you now have trade feedback. There's several offers that look solid on the surface, but you want to do some further investigating before making any decisions. You open up your reliable Google [read more...]

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