Deep League Thoughts: SP

March 29, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 71 Comments

by: Oregon Nut Cups

This post is not going to get into drafting strategy because Grey has already got that lined up so well and in such alignment with what I’d do, it’s not worth repeating.  Plus deep leagues usually don’t have a change to their pitching format so you don’t need pitcher pairings like you need SS pairings.  Madison […]

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B-Mac Shows The Special Sauce

March 29, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 152 Comments

by: Grey / Rudy

In the first real game of the season (it was real, right?  I looked for highlights, but ESPN was showing a Red Sox split-squad game instead).  From the box score, I heart Brandon McCarthy.  His line was 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 baserunners and 3 Ks.  Yeah, the Mariners aren’t very good at hitting, but […]

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The Razzball Podcast — The One Where Grey Fails Spanish

March 28, 2012 | All Podcasts | 155 Comments

by: Grey

Afternoon, Razzballers, if I may call you that.  If not, tough noogs.  We have another very special podcast for all of youse.  This podcast is brought to you by nothing in particular.  Smell that?  That faint odor?  That’s nothing in particular!  As always (or at least for the last two weeks), the contest for a […]

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Atlanta Braves 2011 Minor League Review

March 28, 2012 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 6 Comments

by: Scott Evans

Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2012 (15) | 2011 (2) | 2010 (9) | 2009 (6) | 2008 (8) | 2007 (15) 2011 Affiliate Records MLB: [89-73] NL East AAA: [78-65] International League – Gwinnett AA: [61-79] Southern League – Mississippi A+: [60-78] Carolina League – Lynchburg A: [60-80] South Atlantic League – Rome […]

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Opening Day Is Turning Japanese

March 28, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 232 Comments

by: Grey

Did you know that Vapors song, Turning Japanese, is about masturbation?  Because when said act is done, a man squints, hence turning Japanese.  Things that are offensive aren’t always racist, but, in this case, they are.  Too bad The Vapors follow up single, “When I Really Have To Pee, I Dance Like A Cherokee” never […]

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Closer Look

March 27, 2012 | Closers | 293 Comments

by: Grey

Joakim Soria went from being a $12 Salad to a Donkeycorn to a Brain Freeze back to a Donkeycorn to off the list completely in 12 short months.  And if this is the first post you’ve ever read at Razzball, I probably lost you by the eighth word.  Later!  In Soria’s wake is Broxton and […]

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Deep League Thoughts: 2B

March 27, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 53 Comments

by: Oregon Nut Cups

I have a secret to share with you (You: ‘Despite being the producer of Entourage, you still call Mark Wahlberg Marky Mark?’‘ Me: ‘Yes, but that wasn’t the secret I was referring to’).  My secret is 2B is chalk full of value plays this year.  There were so many overvalued players going into 2011 that […]

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2012 Fantasy Baseball, Rookies to Target

March 27, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Rookies | 120 Comments

by: Grey

Rookie pitchers give you a roofie.  Rookie hitters give you agita.  So why do we keep going back for more like a guest on Montel?  It’s sorta like the old joke that Woody Allen quotes in Annie Hall.  We need the eggs.  Besides said eggs, if a rookie somehow/someway breaks out, he’ll help you win […]

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A New Way To Test Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings

March 26, 2012 | Testing Projections + Player Raters | 84 Comments

by: Rudy Gamble

One of the biggest challenges facing the fantasy baseball fanatic is how to value and rank players.  This is felt most acutely during draft season when nearly every fantasy sports site/expert has their own Top 200/300 rankings and each manager has to decide which source(s) to believe.  This challenge is also felt – albeit to […]

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Stuck In The Middle With You

March 26, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 20 Comments

by: Oregon Nut Cups

First off, you can thank Keanu Reeves for the idea of this post.  I somehow watched the entirety of Little Buddha a long time ago and one line truly comes back to me from that movie over and over again when I begin ranking players for myself or trying to find value in drafts or […]

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Ryan’s Hopeless

March 26, 2012 | 2012 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 302 Comments

by: Grey

Ryan Madson has to have Tommy John surgery.  Luckily, he signed with a Dusty Baker-managed team as the trainers have a lot of experience diagnosing busted arms.  Sean Marshall will likely take over the closing gig, spurring indie comedy fans in Cincy to bring Sean Of The Red signs to games.  Best case scenario:  Marshall […]

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