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2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Texas Stuffs Their Mouth Full Of Choo
Scott Boras got his Christmas present after all. A $130 million contract to play for the Texas Rangers of the American League West. The only…
- Grey
- December 23, 2013
- 66
2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Closer Picking Is The New Key Party
It's a closerousel! Which is a play on carousel, not arousal. Pick up your pants. Recently, the Cleveland Indians organization talked to the media about…
- Grey
- December 20, 2013
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Hall of Fame Nominations
Razzball 2014 Hall of Fame Ballot & Musings on Voting + Jack Morris
Razzball is psyched to being taking part in the BBWAA Hall of Fame vote. As the chief stat geek at Razzball, I take this responsibility…
- Rudy Gamble
- December 19, 2013
- 32
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Cleveland Indians
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (20) | 2012 (29) | 2011 (7) | 2010 (3) | 2009 (7) 2013 Affiliate Records MLB: [92-70]…
- Scott Evans
- December 18, 2013
- 43
fantasy baseball strategy
Caught Stealing: A Review of the Best and Worst Catchers
Maybe it's the rush of the holiday season with two kids or the fact that some major cash is flowing in free agency, but I…
- Mike
- December 17, 2013
- 21
NEWS
Danny Salazar, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
I don't think will be good in 2014. He might be one of the worst pitchers this year. Really no reason to read the rest…
- Grey
- December 16, 2013
- 241
NEWS
Cody Asche, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
No one will come close to ranking this guy as high as I'm going to (assuming the Phils don't do anything stupid and trade for…
- Grey
- December 13, 2013
- 164
2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Seattle Hopes HarMo Knees Aren’t Too Grungy
The Mariners trying to bulk up their team is like watching someone dress up their pet monkey in baby clothes. It's cute. You're glad they…
- Grey
- December 12, 2013
- 120
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Colorado Rockies
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (21) | 2012 (16) | 2011 (10) | 2010 (10) | 2009 (20) 2013 Affiliate Records MLB: [74-88]…
- Scott Evans
- December 11, 2013
- 73
2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Diamondbacks To Play Rusty Trumbo In OF
Unlike McCarthy-era Hollywood, the Diamondbacks seem to put everyone on their blacklist except Trumbo (see Bauer, Scherzer, Eaton, Skaggs, Upton). Remember when they traded Reynolds…
- Grey
- December 11, 2013
- 86
NEWS
Anthony Rizzo, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
Working a bit without a net on this sleeper post. There's a chance that isn't a sleeper due to how he'll be ranked by others.…
- Grey
- December 10, 2013
- 107
2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
Seattle Gives Cano The Star Bucks
It's amazing to me how many times teams get burned by signing huge free agent deals. It's like they're either not aware of what other…
- Grey
- December 9, 2013
- 61
NEWS
Nolan Arenado, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
It may be in 2015. That's the answer to the question, "Will break out in 2014 and shoot up the draft boards for next year?"…
- Grey
- December 6, 2013
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2014 Fantasy Baseball Draft
When All Ells Fails, Yanks Spend Money
You take a guy fresh off a boat -- let's call him Sailor -- and Sailor's boat left a country that didn't have baseball. After…
- Grey
- December 5, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (22) | 2012 (5) | 2011 (4) | 2010 (19) | 2009 (19) 2013 Affiliate Records MLB: [74-88]…
- Scott Evans
- December 4, 2013
- 43
NEWS
Avisail Garcia, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
Here's a bad thing -- I'm already excited about drafting . I'm writing this in November and posting it in December and am already excited…
- Grey
- December 3, 2013
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NEWS
Mike Moustakas, 2014 Fantasy Sleeper
Maybe I'm a little superstitious. Maybe I'm just like my father -- 2 bold. Whatever the case is, last year I kicked off the fantasy…
- Grey
- December 2, 2013
- 73
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
A Ridiculously Early 2014 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft, Rounds 6-10 Recap
Before we get this post-Turkey celebration of When Fantasy Baseball Writers Have Nothing To Do In The Offseason up and running, I’d like to pass along…
- Jay
- November 29, 2013
- 10
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Milwaukee Brewers
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (23) | 2012 (25) | 2011 (30) | 2010 (14) | 2009 (10) 2013 Affiliate Records MLB: [74-88]…
- Scott Evans
- November 27, 2013
- 6
NEWS
2013 SAGNOF in Review: The Pitchers
Two weeks ago we looked at the speedsters from 2013 and there were more than a few names on the list that were available on…
- Mike
- November 26, 2013
- 8
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Cards Add PB & Jhay
This is a true story. In 1981, the St. Louis Cardinals bought a barrel of oil for $12, then sold that barrel of oil to…
- Grey
- November 25, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Travis d’Arnaud, 2014 Fantasy Outlook
See , see ...Shoot, see any young catchers. Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside, catchers aren't great guys to look at when they're…
- Grey
- November 22, 2013
- 72
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Everything Is Bigger In Texas, Even Their First Baseman
You know who I feel bad for? The eight other Tigers that have to sit on the other side of the bench now to balance…
- Grey
- November 21, 2013
- 120
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (24) | 2012 (27) | 2011 (11) | 2010 (18) | 2009 (12) 2013 Affiliate Records MLB: [73-89]…
- Scott Evans
- November 20, 2013
- 6
Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes
Every Player In Cuba Must (Embar)Go!
The White Sox signed Jose Abreu to the biggest deal in the history of Cuban baseball if you don't count the time Fidel, J. Edgar…
- Grey
- November 19, 2013
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Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Jameson Taillon, 2014 Fantasy Outlook
Guess who's back? *presses button on tape deck for my intro music, jams the buttons a few times trying to get it to work, calls…
- Grey
- November 18, 2013
- 143
Closers
2014 Early Off-Season Closer Report
Oh, how we are going to miss . I've never owned him, but always wished I did. Personally, I'm a Yankee hater, but I always…
- J-FOH
- November 15, 2013
- 52
Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy
A Ridiculously Early 2014 Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft, Rounds 1-5 Recap
That's right folks, we already have a mock draft in the books. Why? Because ef the off-season, that's why. I'd like to pass along a…
- Jay
- November 14, 2013
- 56
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Oakland Athletics
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (25) | 2012 (26) | 2011 (28) | 2010 (12) | 2009 (3) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [96-66]…
- Scott Evans
- November 13, 2013
- 6
Historical Player Rater
Best Fantasy Baseball Seasons Ever By Non-Hall of Famers – #1-10
This is a two part series looking back at the top 20 seasons since 1903 by retired hitters not currently in the Hall of Fame…
- Rudy Gamble
- November 12, 2013
- 9
Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Billy Hamilton Will Steal 100 Bases
And that might be conservative. I've seen people projecting him to steal 60, 70, or even 80 bases since that's what recent league leaders have…
- Tom Jacks
- November 11, 2013
- 35
NEWS
11 Bold Predictions for 2013, Review: I Eat Crow With Salt… Lots And Lots of Salt
So yeah, I promised a time and place where I would eat crow on my 11 Bold Predictions for 2013 (you can refresh your memory…
- Jay
- November 8, 2013
- 8
Historical Player Rater
Best Fantasy Baseball Seasons Ever By Non-Hall of Famers – #11-20
This is a two part series looking back at the top 20 seasons since 1903 by retired hitters not currently in the Hall of Fame.…
- Rudy Gamble
- November 7, 2013
- 31
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Atlanta Braves
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (26) | 2012 (15) | 2011 (2) | 2010 (9) | 2009 (6) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [96-66]…
- Scott Evans
- November 6, 2013
- 14
Historical Player Rater
Introducing The Historical Fantasy Baseball Player Rater
For those not infected by the baseball stat virus, I imagine it is hard to determine what is a bigger waste of time - people…
- Rudy Gamble
- November 5, 2013
- 13
Historical Player Rater
Historical Fantasy Baseball Player Rater FAQs
The below serves as a Frequently Asked Questions section for Razzball's Historical Fantasy Baseball Player Rater. See here for a less comprehensive introduction. If you…
- Rudy Gamble
- November 5, 2013
- 8
NEWS
SAGNOF: Year in Review, 2013
SAGNOF refers to "saves/steals ain't got no face". In other words, they can come from unlikely sources throughout the season and us fantasy baseball folk…
- Mike
- November 4, 2013
- 34
Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Yordano Ventura, 2014 Fantasy Outlook
We're gonna try something different today. We're not going to talk about a lot of extraneous shizz. We're gonna talk about . We're not going…
- Grey
- November 1, 2013
- 90
Fantasy Baseball Rookies
Archie Bradley, 2014 Fantasy Outlook
I’m going to quote the relevant info about Archie Bradley, but there’s a lot of good info at Prospect Scott’s Archie Bradley fantasy. Specifically, about…
- Grey
- October 31, 2013
- 52
Fantasy Baseball Prospects
2014 Minor League Preview: Detroit Tigers
Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2013 (27) | 2012 (22) | 2011 (25) | 2010 (27) | 2009 (28) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [93-69]…
- Scott Evans
- October 30, 2013
- 12
