Auction Strategy

To Be(lieve) or Not to Be(lieve) . . . the Hype. That is the Question

What do the following names have in common: Alex Gordon, Delmon Young, Brandon Wood, Jeremy Hermida, Joel Guzman, Andy Marte, Greg Miller, Jesse Foppert, Drew Henson, and Roger Salkeld? You probably guessed it – over the past ten years or so all were at the top of Baseball America’s list of top 100 [...]

My AL-only Auction, Part I

I joined my AL-only auction league last year, and in my first foray into AL-only or auction, I finished second (much to the chagrin of those who truly believe they’re better fantasy players than I am). This year, with a little better preparation, and after a big fight about time and place, I went to [...]

Draft Strategy

The War Room – Drafting at the Turn

So the draft order is finally set and you are drafting at the turn (either first or last). Is there anything you should do differently than if you were drafting in the middle of the order? The answer is yes. I’ll tell you why.
Think Ahead
In your typical twelve team league, managers who draft near the [...]

To Be(lieve) or Not to Be(lieve) . . . the Hype. That is the Question

What do the following names have in common: Alex Gordon, Delmon Young, Brandon Wood, Jeremy Hermida, Joel Guzman, Andy Marte, Greg Miller, Jesse Foppert, Drew Henson, and Roger Salkeld? You probably guessed it – over the past ten years or so all were at the top of Baseball America’s list of top 100 [...]

Player News

h2h Corner ~ I’m a Believer: August Edition

Welcome to this month’s “I’m a Believer” column. Yes, I got the name from a Monkees’ song. And yes, I like the song. Did you know that Neil Diamond wrote it, as well as many other songs by the Monkees? Isn’t Neil Diamond cool (Red Sox fans)?
Like the song teaches us, this column attempts to be a fun, quick [...]

h2h Corner ~ the Closer Carousel

As Kevin Nealon said, “yeah, lot of pressure. You gotta rise above it. You gotta harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. Feel the flow, Happy. Feel it. It’s circular. It’s like a carousel. You pay the quarter, you get on the horse. It goes up and down and [...]

H2H

h2h Corner ~ Katy Perry (Hot ‘N’ Cold Fantasy Baseball) All-Stars

Players get hot and cold over a seven-day period, it’s as sure as the samples are small.
That is why Katy created the Hot ‘N’ Cold All-stars.
Katy’s shirt says it all: Happy. It’s Labor Day weekend. I’m taking today off, so a short intro. Less fluff, if you know what I mean.
‘Cause you’re hot…you’re yes…you’re in…you’re [...]

h2h Corner ~ Katy Perry (Hot ‘N’ Cold Fantasy Baseball) All-Stars

Players get hot and cold over a seven-day period, it’s as sure as the samples are small.
That is why Katy created the Hot ‘N’ Cold All-stars.
Loyal readers – we can all breathe a sigh of relief, as, at long last, Katy Perry has “reclaimed her position as queen of airplay.” Since California Gurls took the [...]

Trade Strategy

h2h Corner ~ The Buddy Garrity, Don Draper, Ed Norton Sales Convention

Buddy Garrity sales time (sell now)
When it is Buddy Garrity sales time, you should be moving players immediately. These are players that will likely regress to means or not perform as well as they have been (i.e., sell high candidates). In addition, they include guys I don’t think will perform well at all during the [...]

The War Room- “No Trade” Leagues?

In the world of fantasy baseball there is probably no more heated topic than trading. The fun in trading is that you get to wheel and deal and potentially strike a win-win balance that helps both you and your trading partner fill crucial needs. Then there is always the hope that you can get a [...]

Roster Management

h2h Corner ~ Putting the All-star Game in the Rear View Mirror

I don’t know what happened to the All-star game.
I remember it as the crowning jewel of the summer of my youth. I actually embraced the “This Time it Counts” PR ploy. Hey, it’s a little less random than simply switching home field between leagues every year. In an ideal world, Major Legaue Baseball would let [...]

h2h Corner ~ The Buddy Garrity, Don Draper, Ed Norton Sales Convention

Buddy Garrity sales time (sell now)
When it is Buddy Garrity sales time, you should be moving players immediately. These are players that will likely regress to means or not perform as well as they have been (i.e., sell high candidates). In addition, they include guys I don’t think will perform well at all during the [...]

Minor Leagues

Call-Up Watch: Drew Storen

The Washington Nationals’ stud prospect Stephen Strasburg has the hype, but their other 2009 1st round pick (10th overall), reliever Drew Storen, is pretty good himself.  Storen, the Nats’ closer of the future, beat Strasburg to the bigs when he was called up from AAA this week.  What can fantasy owners expect from Storen in [...]

Rookie of the Year? More like Year of the Rookie….

Unlike years past, we in fantasy land seem to be blessed with more than our share of stand out rookies, with more fantastic young players on the way.
Aside from Jason Heyward’s already obvious star power, Ike Davis has enlivened an assumed dead Mets team, Justin Smoak “Monster” over in Texas has the Rangers faithful forgetting [...]

Miscellaneous

h2h Corner ~ Check You On the Flip Side: Howard Johnson

So, I bought a ton of Topps 1987 Cello unopened packs recently. At first glance, I was pretty happy with what I had gotten (Barry Bonds, Barry Larkin, Mark McGwire, Cal Ripken and many others). It wasn’t until I turned the cards over and looked through the information there that I understood just what a [...]

h2h Corner ~ I’m a Believer: September Edition

h2h Corner ~ I’m a Believer: September Edition
Welcome to September’s “I’m a Believer” column. Yes, I got the name from a Monkees’ song. And yes, I like the song. Did you know that Neil Diamond wrote it, as well as many other songs by the Monkees? Isn’t Neil Diamond cool (Red Sox fans)?
Like the song teaches us, this column [...]