Rounding the Bases: Rizzo and Bauer Arrive, LaRoche Powers Up
It looks like we’re getting a little minor league influx this week – two big prospects and the return of a banished slugger. After much speculation over the past week or so, we received word over the...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Two Young “Stars” & Bullpen Standouts
Desmond Jennings came into the 2012 season with an immense amount of hype. So far he has failed to live up to expectations. Will that change as we move forward or were expectations out of whack?...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: CC and Pettitte Hit the DL While the Murphy Boys Just Hit
A quick question for all you keeper league owners out there who love to protect starting pitching – why? With a position as deep as starting pitching is and with the ease of which pitchers get hurt,...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Bringing Up Yasmani and Aaron Hill Makes History
So far we’ve seen a nice , steady influx of top rookie talent brought up this season, between Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Anthony Rizzo and Trevor Bauer, just to name a few. Fantasy owners in keeper...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Mat Latos Delivers and Jim Thome Has a New Home
So goes the life of a journeyman slugger in the twilight of his career. Just one week after “saving” Jonathan Papelbon and the Phillies with his record-setting 13th career walk-off home run, Jim Thome...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Zimmerman, Plouffe and All Star Selection Sunday
The biggest news coming out of baseball this weekend was the announcement of the All Star rosters for the upcoming mid-summer classic next week. And while I’d love to sit here and debate the...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Bauer Lit Up, Cashner Hurt and Chipper Keeps on Rolling
It never turns out the way you really want it to, does it? You hope, you dream, you pray, but somehow there’s always a curveball thrown in there that you don’t really expect. Once again, that’s the...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Hurlers, First Sackers & AL-Only Options
On this special day in our nations history – by the way it might be more applicable for us to celebrate on July 2nd and not the 4th (see my report on why) – I'd like to extend my thanks to everyone who...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Carlos Lee Heads to Miami and Other 4th of July Fantasy...
Well I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July on Wednesday. Nothing better than skipping out on work (not that you had to be there, I hope), grilling up some burgers and dogs, enjoying some...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Howard Returns, Arroyo Deals, and Colvin & Rizzo Power Up
In the wake of hearing about rehab setbacks for both Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford, the baseball world got a little bit of good news as the Phillies finally activated first base slugger Ryan Howard...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Stanton Limps Into Break and the Andruw Jones Time Machine
Since we’re headed into the All Star break, we’re going to keep it relatively quick and simple here. It’s a short fantasy week coming up and lineups aren’t usually set until Thursday morning, so we...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: 2012 First Half Best Value All Stars
As we settle in for the All Star break, it’s time to show out love and appreciation for the best value picks of the first half. Obviously there are players out there that may have better overall stats...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Sample Size & What It Means
Tim Lincecum is the worst pitcher ever. Alex Gordon has been a massive disappointment. Mike Napoli is flipping killing my fantasy team. I hear comments like that on a daily basis from people. Maybe all...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: 2012 First Half All-Bust Team
As we gear up for the second half, it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t get a chance to vent our frustrations and call out those players that fell way short of expectations and basically screwed us in the...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Greinke's Faux Milestone; Soriano, Tex, Braun and The...
So the big story as we jumped into the second half of the 2012 season was that Zack Greinke became the first pitcher since 1917 to start three consecutive games for his team in one season. Impressive?...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: False Hope for Lincecum, King Felix Dominates and the...
Have you ever heard that story about the baby bull sitting atop a hill with his father overlooking the valley strewn with cows? The son looks up to his father and says, “Hey dad! How ‘bout we run...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Youkilis Rejuvenated, Ben Sheets Returns and the Man They...
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure is how the old adage goes, and it couldn’t be any more perfect a phrase when discussing the trade of Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox just a few short...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: The Fish That Saved Anaheim
Ever wonder where the Angels would have been had Mike Trout not been called up to save the day? Angels fans shudder to think about it and fantasy owners of Trout want little to do with a baseball...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: The Worry Meter
If Albert Pujols struggled, and he did, the brainiacs among you remained patient knowing things would turn around. His track record of excellence dictated it. If you owned Mark Teixeira you remained...
View ArticleRounding the Bases: Do You Believe in Carlos Santana?
For years, all I heard out of my granddaddy’s mouth were a few colorful sayings that any nine year old boy would love and the ever popular, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” Didn’t matter how many...
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