The first few weeks of a fantasy season are usually where the first significant player trends shift, trends that will usually hold up until live drafting ends. In the case of starting pitching, however, fantasy players seem to take opening trends very seriously. Some owners panic and drop marquee names who don’t perform well from the get-go; some snap up as many prospects as they can, hoping to pick up a stud. Read more »

Miguel Tejada admitted to the Houston Astros on Thursday that he was, in fact, 33 years old and not the 31 listed in the team’s records. The “clerical error” dates back to Tejada’s initial signing with the Oakland Athletics when he told officials that he was 17 years old and was 19. Tejada cites advice from a coach in the Dominican Republic for the mistake, one that he surely made to pull himself and his family out of poverty.

The optimist in all of us can’t blame the guy for wanting the best possible chance of making a fortune to provide for his family. A quick route to the majors would have a huge impact on their livelihood, and he was “a poor kid” as he told the Associated Press. Read more »

Heading into the Major League Baseball season, even the casual fan knows who the best players in the game are. Alex Rodriguez is going to hit 50 home runs, Jake Peavy is going to win more than 15 games and Ryan Howard is going to drive in 120 runs and probably strike out 175 times too.

Some players though come out of nowhere and put up numbers no one thought possible. The same goes for the teams themselves. The 2006 Cardinals were basically a .500 team the whole season, but caught fire in October and won the World Series. Surprises happen a lot in baseball and the start of the 2008 season has been no different.

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