Posted on July 15, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Take a deep breath. For the first time since March, there’s no baseball to obsessively watch and no fantasy lineup to maintain. As much as major league players need a physical break from the grind of their daily schedules, we could use a mental break from our own daily grind.
Now, there’s a difference between taking [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
As the All-Star break draws near and teams lick their wounds, many infamous second half performers have begun to heat up. Joining the usual suspects on this week’s list of free agents available in over half of fantasy league’s are several players who have heated up enough to earn everyday jobs - and melt their [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Some familiar names highlight free agent profiles this week, with Wandy Rodriguez and Kevin Slowey still available in most leagues and offering solid production. These are all guys available in at least 50 percent of ESPN.com leagues, and we try to give the best variety possible within those confines.
There are veterans Tim Wakefield and Pedro [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
As teams battle for positioning and bragging rights during the second and last round of interleague play, key players and fantasy producers Clint Barmes, Jeff Keppinger and Josh Willingham have returned to their teams and thus have joined our list of players available in at least 50 percent of fantasy leagues.
Marcus Thames is propelling the [...]
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Posted on June 18, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
There’s good reason to think that Kansas City Royals shortstop Mike Aviles is for real. He has hit the ground running in Kansas City after tearing up minor league pitching for the last five and a half seasons. Through 12 games, Aviles is hitting .333 with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs, 12 runs, 9 extra-base [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Left-handers are a theme for this week’s free agent profiles, with veterans Wandy Rodriguez and Randy Wolf topping the list. There’s a good mix of young and old, risky and conservative available for either permanent roster spots or spot-starting duties. Splits, especially the home/road variety, are a good jumping point for determining how each pitcher [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
It’s free agent time again, and while a lot of the same players can be found on our list and on your waiver wire, a few fresh faces are also proving worthy of a midseason pickup. Brian Giles continues to hit in front of Adrian Gonzalez in San Diego and the multi-position eligibility of utility [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
Alexei Ramirez’s progress was slow in the early part of the season, but things appear to be clicking now as he extended a four-game extra-base hit streak with a homer on Tuesday night. As manager Ozzie Guillen looks for a spark to his struggling lineup, he may also find a way to rid the team [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by Dave DeIuliis
It’s free agent time again, and this week’s list features several players that, as varying in age as they may be, have become veterans of our rankings of players available in at least 50 percent of leagues.
Some, like Jerry Hairston, Eric Hinske and Casey Blake, are beginning to heat up after April and May hibernations, [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2008 by Dustin Hockensmith
At this point in the year, the appeal of grizzled veterans with limited upside is starting to wear off. Your team doesn’t need a starting pitcher with 4.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP type stuff, it could use a young arm with more risk and more reward. When you peel back the top layer of free agents, [...]
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