By Andrea LaMont
February 3, 2012
We may as well start the fantasy baseball season with some gut feelings...
Free Agents Worth Watching:
AfterPujols, Fielder and the worst-best pitcher have signed, MLBtraderumors.combecomes way less active, but do not forget, there are moves to be made and theyWILL be fantasy relevant.
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Kyle Seager, (3B,2B SEA) – Second baseman turned third baseman, Seager was recently called up to replace Chone Figgins at third base.
In 321 at bats so far this season in the minors, Seager maintained a stellar average of .336 with six homers, but his 29 doubles show his potential to grow into some power.
Speaking of Figgins, don’t be surprised when you see this guy get swooped up by a team...
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 Free Agent Watch
Andrea LaMont
June 10, 2011
If you were snoozing and missed your shot at Anthony Rizzo, don’t fret, there will be plenty more where that came from. In the next several weeks, you are going to have rookie call-ups coming at you from all directions. I appreciate saber-metrics as much as the next guy….but jeeezzz…
The stat masters will tell you their BABIP, their park advantages or d...
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 It is time to become somewhat concerned about the health of Neftali Feliz. The back-to-back blown saves may frustrate fantasy owners, but could happen to even the most reliable closer.
Feliz was sent to the 15-day DL a little less than a month ago after it took him 31 pitches to get out of the ninth inning. Although he didn’t allow a hit or a run, he showed a lack of comma...
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 May 16th, 2011
All of you stubborn Lance Berkman owners have one more chance to take advantage of his trade value before it is too late.
I mentioned last week that Berkman’s trade value had reached it’s peak, you didn’t listen as he plummeted into an 0 for 15 slump. You are lucky he came back to life and whacked a homer before anyone noticed. SELL IT or regret it.
Buy now on Ubaldo Jimenez ...
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May 15th, 2011
Josh Collmenter (SP-ARZ) Threw six shutout innings against the Dodgers last night. This guy grew up throwing tomahawks, and can really freak a batter out with his unusual delivery. He has only pitched 20 major league innings so far, all but 6 from the bullpen, but has given up only two earned runs while walking one. Who knows how well h...
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 At this point of the season we have seen enough baseball to start making decisions about how well, or how horrible, our fantasy players are. The decision on how long we hold onto a player is pretty rough. Murphy’s Law tells us that the same day we gave up on a guy, he starts hitting like crazy.
On the other hand, wait too long and you won’t even be able to pawn the guy off in a ...
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 All you fantasy baseball heads need to check your waiver wire. If Vicente Padilla is available, pick him up ASAP. With Jonathan Broxton being shut down with "elbow pain", Padilla is the next in line to get saves. Also, he is an SP/RP in Yahoo leagues, so he has extra value due to flexibility. While Padilla has only thrown five frames this season, he has notched a save and h...
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 Back on February 3rd we wondered where we should place Chase Utley on draft boards. As always, things have changed since then, when I recommended targeting Utley as your two bagger and expected a huge year.
Now Utley is suffering from patella tendinitis in his right knee. Color me extremely worried about Utley this season, as there is no timetable for when he will see any action this ...
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 Justin Morneau must have suffered the worst concussion in the history of ever, as he still is not medically cleared to play in games. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has told the media to stop asking questions about Morneau, because he is done giving them fodder for Twitter and blogs.
I am usually a big fan of Morneau, and made the "mistake" of leaning on him as one of my one baggers last seas...
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