Monthly Archives: February 2010

All-Bust Team

Rick gave us his All-Sleeper Team the other day. Here are the players he expects will underperform, his All-Bust Team. Is Alex Rodriguez a great player? Yes. Is there better 3B value elsewhere? Yes. Continue reading

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All-Sleeper Team

Call them sleepers, or just call them undervalued players heading into 2010 fantasy baseball drafts, but Rick gives us his pick at each position to outperform their current draft position. David Ortiz bats clean-up for this All-Sleeper Team. Continue reading

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Stock Watch—Niemi, Downie and Keeper Targets

Olympic break from the NHL is … almost … over (especially for one of Canada-Russia – yikes!), so it is time to start turning your attention back to your fantasy hockey team. John gives us some schedule advice and keeper prospects to target if you’re already looking ahead to next year. Continue reading

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Tiers of Starting Pitching 2010

I’m pleased to publish this guest post from Scott Rudicil, a.k.a. Bodhizefa in the fantasy baseball community. His annual starting pitcher rankings are a great read, so enjoy his 2010 version, and I hope you didn’t have any other work to do today! Continue reading

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Tiers of Starting Pitching 2010 Part 2

Part 2 of Scott “Bodhizefa” Rudicil’s annual pitcher rankings. This sucker is so big, I should have cut it into ten parts. Continue reading

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Tiers of Starting Pitching 2010 Part 3

Part 3 of Scott “Bodhizefa” Rudicil’s annual pitcher rankings. Thanks Scott! Continue reading

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Key Offseason Movement—Free Agents

Rick gave us a great recap of all the players switching teams via trade last week. Here is an analysis of all of the significant free agent signings, including Jason Bay to the Mets, Matt Holliday with the Cards and John Lackey to the Red Sox. Continue reading

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Key Offseason Movement—Trades

Did you tune out all baseball news after the final out of the World Series last year? No problem at all. Rick is here to recap all of the bigger (and some smaller) trades that happened in the offseason plus his fantasy take on each one. Continue reading

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Minnesota Twins—New Ballpark, High Expectations

The Twins are opening a new ballpark which means increased revenue. Much to the delight of Twins fans, the team is using those funds to upgrade the talent. Even coming off a division title in 2009, Rick sees an uptick in 2010 for the Twinkies. Continue reading

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Injury Status Update—Hitters

Following up our injured pitchers analysis, here is a recap of hitters coming off injury in 2009, and whether they are worth the risk fantasy-wise or not for the 2010 season. There are a few big names, but they have some injury risk you need to be aware of. Continue reading

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