Fantasy Baseball, Fun With Numbers III

August 13, 2009 | fantasy baseball strategy | 88 Comments

Now it’s time for everyone’s favorite game, Fantasy Baseball, Fun With Numbers. Ding, ding, ding… Bassoon… Triangle! Triangle! Triangle! Cow bell! More cow bell! One last ding. In today’s installment of Fantasy Baseball, Fun With Numbers, we’re going to look at some players since July 1st and try to figure out if maybe the numbers tell a different story than their names tell. Please, blog, may I have some more?

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Escobar Has Speed to Blow

August 13, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 56 Comments

by: Grey

Alcides Escobar, SAGNOF! Do you need more? Um, he’s good at defense. Alcides Escobar stole 42 bases in 109 games in Triple-A this year. I dropped Trent Aussie Dog for Escobar in a league, because I need steals more than a flier on power. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Scouting the Unknown

August 12, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 12 Comments

by: Stephen

Junichi Tazawa had his first professional start in America and got the win. He pitched 5 innings giving up only one earned run (and three runs) in the first. It took him 98 pitches, however, to get thru five innings. Following Grey’s philosophy on rookies, I would still hesitate to pick him up even for the higher win probability. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Oz Awes AZ

August 12, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 132 Comments

by: Grey

The Aussie, Trent Oeltjen, went 4-for-4 yesterday, after hitting three homers in four games. Wait, I know this one! Sounds like Parrot Bones? If you don’t own the guy when he’s hot, when do you own him? Will he keep this up? Please, blog, may I have some more?

J.P. Ricciardi Takes A Salary Dump

August 10, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 159 Comments

by: Doc

Our fearless leader has been crippled by some Kryptonic supermarket macaroni salad so I will be your tour guide through the daily baseball comings and goings.

So J.P. Ricciardi waved goodbye to Alex Rios and freed up some money so he can buy some tickets to Moneyball The Movie and to get one of them new-fangled Adam Dunn verification machines for his phone. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Tim, The Replacements SP

August 9, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 176 Comments

by: Grey

Tim Hudson is on track to make a rehab start. If all goes well, and that if is ginormous, then he can return to the Braves for their failed chase for the Wild Card. Recovering from Tommy John is usually the same no matter what, shorty. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Get it, Jake…It’s Chi-Town

August 7, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell | 309 Comments

by: Grey

Jake Peavy is due back August 28th. Member when I told you to drop him? Yeah, that was so two months ago. We’re in August, check your Mr. Winkle calender. It’s a brand new day, Sting. We gotta update you when you you have to pick him up, too? Please, blog, may I have some more?

Upton’s Future Oblique

August 7, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 71 Comments

by: Grey

Justin Upton heads to the DL with an oblique injury. For those reading, who just got out of a time machine from the 80s, no one has any idea what an oblique is. And stop wearing Cavariccis. Upton will probably be out more than the required 15 days, because these oblique injuries that no one has ever heard of are tricky. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Smack It Up, FIP It, Rub It Down

August 6, 2009 | fantasy baseball strategy | 119 Comments

by: Grey

I went over 13 pitchers in May that should be better according to their FIP. Some of those pitchers on the list who weren’t doing great that have since turned it around are Nolasco, Floyd, Verlander, Lincecum, Lester, Beckett, Javier Vazquez and Ubaldo. Please, blog, may I have some more?

It Happens

August 6, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 89 Comments

by: Grey

J.A. Happ threw a complete game shutout yesterday with only 6 baserunners and 10 Ks vs. Jorge de la Rosa’s 5 IP, 7 ER, 3 Ks line. I pretty much saw this matchup going almost exactly opposite. Maybe I had my contacts in backwards. Please, blog, may I have some more?

Scouting the Unknown

August 5, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 18 Comments

by: Stephen

This past week was craaaaazy (yes, that is six, count them, six A’s) in all things baseball!!! The Pirates loaded up for the future, though this is nothing new, and stole Alderson from the Giants for a measly Sanchez (no sexual reference intended). Please, blog, may I have some more?

No Play Jose

August 5, 2009 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 162 Comments

by: Grey

Sorry, but I’m going to open the vent for a millisecond. Let’s go back to Stupid May Grey. I was a point or two in front in one of my leagues, had a solid outfield of Adam Dunn, Carlos Quentin/Beltran and Rasmus. Please, blog, may I have some more?