14
May
2008

Fantasy Watch: Slim Pickings

Posted by Steve Kwan

As the fantasy season wears on, owners are now aware of the problems that their squads face; unless they just drafted very poorly, most owners will realize that they’re lacking in one or two categories that are causing problems week after week.

While the problems may be obvious, the solutions are usually frustrating; most of the players remaining on the waiver wire won’t help much, and other owners may either be irrational or tentative to trade ideas (or even worse, inactive). Read more »

23
Apr
2008

Free Agent Profiles: Hitters

Posted by Dustin Hockensmith

There is a little bit of everything in available in the offensive player pool this week. There’s a great option for prospect watchers in Toronto’s Adam Lind and raw power in St. Louis’ Ryan Ludwick and Seattle’s Richie Sexson. Speed and middle infield help are also available in doses with Washington’s Felipe Lopez and Houston’s Kazuo Matsui.

Personal feeling is that Lind ends up being the best of this bunch. He’s got all the tools to make a big splash early and grow into a star. Besides, don’t young, exciting players make it more fun to manage a fantasy team? Read more »