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Top 100 Keepers for 2nd Half of 2013 And Beyond

July 17, 2013 | fantasy baseball keepers, Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 275 Comments

by: Jay

"Yo Jaywrong, I’m really happy for you…Imma let you finish your list. But Grey had one of the best lists of all time! One of the best lists of all time!" -Kayne West (Yes, because Kayne calls me late at night. BELIEVE IT BRO.) Spoiler Alert! We’re doing things deep league style, keeper league style, dynasty style, which ever nomenclature you prefer. Basically, if you hold onto players for more than a year, these are the rankings you've been waiting your whole life for. Whole life man. Seriously. Remember, the process for this list is quite different. Unlike Grey, I didn't type half of it with my mustache. (Mainly because I don't have one at the moment. Dating! I know, don't get me started.) Think of it this way. If a draft for a new deep/keeper/dynasty league started today, this is my idea of how it would go, or rather, how I think it would go if the league had anywhere from 12 to 20 owners that were me. That's a whole lot of Jaywrong ladies. Hey baby, how you doin', what's yo name, what's yo number? (times 12-20.) The actual process involves things like current and remaining production for 2013, projections for 2014-2016, along with future potential, position scarcity, and injury-risk. One things for sure. I believe in the Oxford comma. Wait, what? Note: I've only ranked players who have pitched at least one inning or had one at-bat in their MLB career. Our prospect maven, Scott Evans, has the low down on all those MiLB guys I left out and will have his mid-season list out on Saturday. Go bother him. With hugs and kisses. I'm sure he's a very handsome man. But I've never seen him, so, well, just trust me.

Top 100 for 2nd Half of 2013 Fantasy Baseball

July 16, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 935 Comments

by: Grey

So it’s not really the 2nd half mark in the fantasy baseball season, but it’s the All-Star Break so what else are we going to talk about? Hell’s Kitchen? Is it even believable that these people would one day be in charge of a kitchen? There’s Real World castmates who seem like they have their shizz together better than these schmohawks. I like the one guy who shaved his head to tell Gordon, "I'm now ready to get down to business." I'm from Jersey with a beautiful head of hair. If I shaved my head, it wouldn't mean I was 'ready for bidness,' it would mean I had completely lost my mind. The hair on the top of my head is my 2nd best attribute! Hair above my lip is number one. MasterChef, though, that show is the Sistine Chapel of reality shows. Okay, as with all of the other 2013 fantasy baseball rankings, take this list with a grain of salt. If you need a 2nd baseman, but an outfielder is above him that doesn’t mean you can’t trade the outfielder for the 2nd baseman. Also, things change in fantasy baseball. Daily. I could put [player]Miguel Cabrera[/player] number one on the top 100 list for the second half of 2013 and he could get in a fight with a bartender (not [player]Tom Wilhelmsen[/player]) tomorrow, then he wouldn’t be number one. See how that works. This list is a road map for where I think guys are valued. It’s not the Holy Grail in the Church of Grey, that would be my mustache. This list is NOT (caps for emphasis, not aesthetics) where I see guys ending up if you were to take their first half and combine it with the 2nd half of their season. This is simply a list of the top hundred fantasy baseball players if you were to pick them up today. So while [player]Josh Hamilton[/player] did not have the greatest first half, he will appear on this list because he’s healthy to start the 2nd half. The projections are not their combined 1st half and 2nd half numbers; these are their projections for the 2nd half of 2013. I also liberally used our rest of the season Fantasy Baseball Player Rater. Anyway, here’s the top 100 for fantasy baseball for the 2nd half of 2013:

Oh, My Goodness Gracious Of All The Dramatic Things I’ve Seen!

July 12, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 493 Comments

by: Grey

[player]Derek Jeter[/player] returned and went 1-for-4 with an RBI, run scored and left with a strained quad. I'm not even joking about the injury. The Yankees should just travel with an MRI machine. Didja know 100% of the babies born in the tri-state area between 1992-2013 have a 98.7% chance of having Jeter as their dad? I know, it’s not easy to look at your dad like this, but he’s old. He’s not the same Pops who used to get drunk and tell you to sit in the closet while he hand feed your mother In N Out. This is a different father. This father of yours has the appeal of an old Prado and I'd rather be a suitcase than an old bag like you. In a full season, you might, maybe, possibly get ten homers and ten steals. In less than half a season, your dad could be replaced by, say, Nick Franklin. Mom might think it's weird, but it's true. I’d own Jeter if I needed an MI, but if you can use him as a sweetener in a trade then Splenda! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

RCL Update: July 2

July 2, 2013 | Our Leagues | 21 Comments

by: VinWins

Slocemb If You Got Em (Daily Bases) give us another new leader as they squeak by That's a Shame (Bold Predictions) for a two-tenths of a point margin. Slocemb had a great draft, and still roster 21 of the 25 players they selected, including [player]Joey Votto [/player](10), [player]Jose Bautista[/player] (15), [player]Adam Jones[/player] (34), [player]Manny Machado[/player] (135), [player]Jean Segura[/player] (231), [player]Domonic Brown[/player] (274), and [player]Shelby Miller[/player] (289). Miller, [player]Jordan Zimmermann[/player], and [player]Max Scherzer[/player] anchor a pitching staff that features an ERA of 3.00 and 1.01 WHIP. Check out the Master Standings (you can also access them via the Leagues menu up top) to see where your team ranks in comparison to the other 767 teams through Sunday. The page now includes sortable stats.

Justin Gets His Masters In Shutoutography

July 1, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 798 Comments

by: Grey

This post comes to you by the power of Greyskull! I have the power! The power of Greyskull dropped [player]Justin Masterson[/player] earlier in the year after one bad start. I have a power outage! Then the power of Greyskull watched as the power of Rudyskull picked him up and has been reaping the rewards ever since, but the power of Rudyskull benched Masterson yesterday, so the power of Greyskull let out a small, fleeting smile. Yesterday, Masterson threw a complete game shutout. He's been great all year with a 9+ K-rate. Yadda, yadda eff me. Just above him on the K-rate chart is a who's who of the pitchers you want: F-Her, Sale, Samardzija, Miller, Harvey, Yu, Scherzer, etc. etc. etc. He also has one of the worst walk rates in that group (not bad overall, just in that group), which will hold Masterson out of the top tier of pitchers this year, but will make him ownable in all leagues and why the power of Greyskull failed me. I wonder if Skeletor is hiring. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:

RCL Update: June 25

June 25, 2013 | Our Leagues | 8 Comments

by: VinWins

That's a Shame (Bold Predictions) continued to set the pace, while MasterofGrond (Waco Night Terrors - Imposing Sea Creatures) moved ahead of Slocemb If You Got Em for second. Of the current top 10 teams, 4 snagged Joey Votto with their first pick, three got Miguel Cabrera, two took Prince Fielder, and one selected Carlos Gonzalez. Check out the Master Standings (you can also access them via the Leagues menu up top) to see where your team ranks in comparison to the other 767 teams through Sunday. The page now includes sortable stats.

Ike Can’t Promise But Ike Can Try

June 24, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 997 Comments

by: Grey

[player]Ike Davis[/player] could return next weekend. In other words, he's moved one step closer to the plate in Metco. It only took him three months. He reminds me of myself in Little League. I was a solid .300, top of the order-type. People would marvel at how I would never strikeout. More Placido Polanco than Joey Votto, if those guys weren't in Little League themselves at the time. Then I got beaned and I lost my nerve. Started standing five feet off the plate, not even able to reach the inside corner, and would bail out of the batter's box as the pitcher wound up. That led me on a journey of self-discovery through girls, drugs, the falling baseball card market, fro-yo and hip-hop. So, I'm glad to see Ike has figured things out and won't be joining the already overcrowded fantasy baseball blog market. Since there's no mention of Ike being a scared little girl (with respect to our four girl readers), I have no idea why he didn't just move closer to the plate three months ago. But he has now. There's a chance he's just as bad on recall, but I'd absolutely take a flyer on Davis if I had room in any league. A .255 hitter that could hit 20 homers (which he did last year in the 2nd half) in 3 months doesn't grow on trees (except in remote parts of Indonesia). Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:

Zack And Matt Make A Porno

June 19, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Daily Notes | 954 Comments

by: Grey

The afternoon started with [player]Matt Harvey[/player]. He pitched a stellar 7 innings with 13 Ks, but Terry Collins sent him out there in the 8th after throwing 110 pitches, which lead to two singles and a walk, three runners that the bullpen let in. After the game, Collins said, "I felt bad for Duda (who blew a chance for a Harvey no-hitter by not covering first base on Heyward's infield single). I couldn't let Duda make the only Metsake of the game. I was going to keep pitching Harvey until he screwed up. He'd have started the nightcap, if necessary." Fortch, it wasn't necessary, as the nightcap brought on [player]Zack Wheeler[/player]'s debut with a line of 6 IP, 0 ER, 9 baserunners (5 BBs), 7 Ks. To summarize, it was shaky as all get-out at first. He looked like he couldn't hit the broadside of Precious. Then he either calmed, or realized something -- if he could locate, no one could hit him. He can easily be as good as Harvey, but I'm guessing it won't be until next year. Last night was the best you could've hoped for. To summarize that summary, he was shaky, then solid. To summarize the summary's summary, Zack good. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:

Two-Startapalooza — Week 12

June 15, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers | 112 Comments

by: Scott Evans

We're halfway through the H2H regular season, and for many of us, it's time to make some moves in the standings. It's not always so easy to negotiate trades, especially for those in public leagues, making additions from waivers an absolute necessity in most cases. A good method to get ahead in weekly formats is to keep up with the two-start landscape and stream the shizz out of the good options. If you've been lazy in this regard so far, it's not too late. So quit looking for the new Kanye album that leaked yesterday (it's not that great), and begin hoarding two-starters instead. I'm here every Saturday to help keep your hopes alive. As always, probable pitchers are subject to change. For a look at all fantasy baseball streamers, click that link.

Jam it or Cram it: The Sunshine Boys

June 9, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell | 121 Comments

by: The Guru

Satchel Paige said, “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don’t matter.” Old Satch pitched until he was 90 I think. No? Someone ask Peter Gammons. “He pitched until he was 59.” *answers call with shoe, falls asleep in soup* Thanks, Pete. Last week a man who may or may not be 111 years old visited the Yankees on the field. Joe Girardi was tempted to start him at shortstop before [player]Derek Jeter[/player] talked him out it. Jeter then crashed his Rascal down the dugout steps. He’s out another month. Old people are funny. Satch may be dead, but there’s plenty of other old wrinkled ballers still working their magic in the fantasy game. [player]Mariano Rivera[/player] anyone? Looking pretty spry for 43. Did he follow Wilford Brimley into the Cocoon pool or something? He won’t get any older and he won’t ever die.

Grey & Rudy’s Teams – 2013 First Trimester

June 4, 2013 | Our Leagues | 14 Comments

by: Rudy Gamble

The only thing more boring than listening to someone talk about their fantasy team is to read a post writing about their hordes of teams. So feel free to stop reading if you came here for advice vs. updates on our teams. We only ask that if you do read, keep reading after the first couple.

RCL Update: June 4

June 4, 2013 | Our Leagues | 7 Comments

by: VinWins

Mauledbypandas stretched his lead in the overall standings to 4.2 points with another impressive week, hitting .298 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI, as well as recording a 2.58 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 52.1 innings. Jack Full of Hate also continued to shine with the 4th and 18th place teams. Check out the new Master Standings (you can also access them via the Leagues menu up top) to see where your team ranks in comparison to the other 767 teams through Sunday. The page now includes sortable stats.