Top Ten Flops of the First Half

1. Jimmy Rollins (SS, Phi) – .211 average, 6 homers, 27 RBI, 10 SB (batting 63 points below his career mark with no discernable speed on the basepaths).
Second time nominee, Rollins looks like a shadow on his former self.  Look for improvement but his draft positioning will be interesting come 2010.
2. Magglio Ordonez (OF, ChiSox) [...]

h2h Corner ~ Red Light District, the Closer Carousel

Closers do most of their work late at night, often after most upstanding fantasy managers have gone to bed. They necessitate early checking of box scores and Fantasy Baseball 101 to see if they secured the win for the home team.

Saves, Saves and More Saves

One of the more interesting sub-plots from the 2009 fantasy baseball season have been the closers. Recently, I was perusing the year-to-date statistics and was amazed when I looked at the league leaders in saves. As of June 30, there are a staggering 18 closers with at least 14 saves. Although that [...]

Buy Low, Sell High: Pitchers Edition

Consider me a more austere and versed fan-ball version of Jim Cramer.  In this segment we will explore examples of players who fit both the “buy low” and “sell high” categories. In other words, which players are likely to step it up and improve upon their present numbers, and which are likely to downward spiral [...]

Fantasy Impact: Cardinals’ Chris Perez dealt for Indians’ Mark DeRosa

The obvious fantasy impact is that AL-only fantasy GM’s have lost a valuable offensive commodity in Mark DeRosa, a player who qualified at three different positions and was mashing the ball.  Conversely, NL-only fantasy GM’s net a slugging middle infielder and all at the price of a mediocre middle reliever with no chance of notching [...]

Minor-ity Report: Highlight on Scott Sizemore

Scott Sizemore is neither the flashiest prospect in professional baseball nor the most popular Sizemore.  What he is, is a 2006 5th round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers that brings an intriguing mixture of power, speed, and positional versatility to the table.  In fact, the Virginia Beach native is quickly earning attention as one of [...]

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• Top Ten Flops of the First Half
• h2h Corner ~ Red Light District, the Closer Carousel
• Saves, Saves and More Saves
• Buy Low, Sell High: Pitchers Edition
• Fantasy Impact: Cardinals’ Chris Perez dealt for Indians’ Mark DeRosa
• Minor-ity Report: Highlight on Scott Sizemore
• Minor-ity Report: Highlight on Carlos Santana
• h2h Corner ~ Katy Perry All-Stars X
• h2h Corner ~ Red Light District, the Closer Carousel
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