Monthly Archives: April 2008

In my projections, I figured Cincinnati hot prospect Joey Votto to get about 225 at bats. My reasoning was that new Red manager Dusty Baker is well known to play a mediocre veteran over a promising rookie. Dusty is of … Continue reading →

Your team isn’t performing up to par and you are not sure why. Join the crowd. My money league team is currently 10th out of 11 and I won this league last year. Of note, I was in a similar … Continue reading →

I want to take a look at a couple of players that I felt strongly about going into 2008: Carlos Pena and Jeff Francoeur. Both had breakout campaigns in 2007 but I saw the two going in opposite directions in … Continue reading →

If you are an avid fantasy baseball player, you probably are aware of the free leagues offered by such places as Yahoo. These are great places to put a little time that should pay off in the end. Yahoo allows … Continue reading →

As we approach the three week mark of the season, all kinds of trade offers are being thrown around. Some of them are worth our attention and some are not. You should always be a courteous owner and return every … Continue reading →

Let’s talk about the other big part of fantasy baseball during the month of April: waiver wire pickups. Of course, your league rules have a lot to do with the maneuvers you can make, but you have to be looking … Continue reading →

I know I am 3 for 3 discussing trades in my blogs, but that is the biggest part of the game at this point of the season (along with waiver wire pickups) and I feel it is where you can … Continue reading →

How do you make your team better without giving up the farm? Trade up. It is a little more fun if you sing “We’re tradin’ on up. To the top…” to the tune of “We’re Movin’ On Up” but that … Continue reading →

As I mentioned in my last article, be ready to improve your team at any moment, but don’t overreact to a slow start. After only seven games, David Ortiz is on pace for a .115/23/69 season. Don’t panic, he’ll get … Continue reading →

About a week before the season began, I got involved in one of those free Yahoo H2H leagues. A co-worker’s brother invites me to join his buddies every year, so I only know one of these guys in real life. … Continue reading →