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Jam it or Cram it: The Battered and the Broken

April 14, 2013 | Uncategorized | 74 Comments

by: The Guru

Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar once said, "You can sum up in one word the game of baseball: 'You never know.'" Well said Joaquin, well said. You never know how the season will go and what stars will emerge and what stars will fade to black (someone please cue up Metallica here. I'm tired of boy bands). That's part of the fun and frustration of fantasy sports. But even if you drafted well, with all your players off to a hot start and you are filled to the brim with confidence and trash talk, you just never know when you are going to hear that one word the game of baseball truly despises: The disabled list. *tips cap to Professor Andujar*
Scott Evans

Two-Startapalooza — Week 3

April 13, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Two Start Pitchers | 95 Comments

by: Scott Evans

I begin with this:

Foul Ball Chug

The scene above is from Wednesday's Mariners v. Astros game, and I realize that the clip has made the rounds by now. Still, I'm compelled to bring it up because it is truly wonderful. From the leaning grab, to the triumphant hoist and subsequent chug, this man wins the week. It always seems like the most brilliant moments happen at crappy games in empty stadiums, and this is no exception. What a hero.

Oh yeah, two-starters... Week three's look-ahead is below. As always, probable pitchers are subject to change. For a look at all fantasy baseball streamers, click that link.

Grey

The RCL Expert League’s Expert Of All Experted Experts

March 27, 2013 | Our Leagues | 400 Comments

by: Grey

Hello, readers of this blog post. That is you. I joined eleven other fantasy baseball experts for a draft the other day. These experts came from all walks of life and all countries (mainly US and Canada) and were united on one front: the love of pretending they are more gifted in this fantasy baseball shizz than all others. It takes certain sized brass balls to anoint oneself a fantasy baseball expert. Did they attend the Fantasy Baseball College of Charleston with yours truly? Some did, others did not. I believe Scott Q. Pianowski from Yahoo was home schooled by Brandon Funston. Whatever the case, we all share a knowledge of fantasy baseball to make you marvel...until it's June and Marco Estrada has a 1.50 WHIP and has been bumped from the rotation and you want to kill one of us. That is then, young squire. No rush to judge now. Rudy broke down who was in this 'pert draft that I'm about to have my own looksie. Here's my team and some thoughts on this 12 team, mixed league for 2013 fantasy baseball:
Grey

Starters To Target, 2013 Fantasy Baseball

March 20, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft | 444 Comments

by: Grey

Something that may help you is my pitchers pairing post. Something else that may help you is APPLES. Something else that might help you, our Fantasy Baseball War Room. Something else that may also help you is mocking A-Rod. One note before we get to the lede's lead-in, ESPN doesn't look they rank any starters. I have no idea where a bunch of these guys are on their list, I'm assuming they are after 300. If you know where they're ranked, you're smarter than me. Pat yourself on the back, you're in the top eighty-six percentile. So, these starters are all being drafted after 200 overall. Now, this is a (legal-in-all-countries-except-Trinidad-and-Tobago) supplement to the top 100 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball. Click on the player’s name where applicable to read more and see their 2013 projections. Also, I've gone over all positions for sleepers; to see them all 2013 fantasy baseball sleepers. Anyway, here’s some starters to target for 2013 fantasy baseball:
Grey

PEDS — Performance Enhancing Draft Strategy

February 20, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 283 Comments

by: Grey

For most of you, been there, read this shizz already, but there's Razzball newbies (Razzbabies?) that need some coddling occasionally. If you know PEDS, skip ahead into the comments and discuss my mustache. For the Razzbabies, c'mon here and let Uncle Grey burp you. Maybe I can get you to spit up everything you learned at ESPN. So, there's a BRAN (Balanced Roster After Nine) Drafting Strategy by Rudy "The Fro Knows" Gamble. He's also touched upon some fantasy baseball drafting tips. It's a year or so old, but it's timeless so when you read it don't bother looking at the clock. There's also a LIMA Plan (Low Investment Mound Aces) by Ron Shandler. There's been a ZIMA Plan by Matthew Berry; it involves a lot of stumbling around, groping and the hiccups. There's been a Punt One Category draft strategy. There's been a Punt Two Categories draft strategy, which was conceived by a leaguemate of Punt One Category who just couldn't stand being upstaged. And there's the Forget When Your Draft Is So Your Team Is Autodrafted strategy. I love when my leaguemates use that one. Then there's my fantasy baseball draft strategy, Performance Enhancing Draft Strategy or PEDS. PEDS has five basic steps. If you follow these steps, you will place near the top in all of your leagues. No plan is foolproof because, unfortunately, they still have to play the games, but PEDS puts you in the best position possible to win coming out of your draft. Actually, this plan is foolproof and you should ignore the previous sentence that said no plan is foolproof. No sentence is foolproof, that's more accurate. Okay, onto the steps:
Grey

2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep, Pitchers Pairings

February 13, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy | 232 Comments

by: Grey

For these pairings, I’m going to be using our 2013 fantasy baseball rankings. Notably, the top 20 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball, top 40 starters for 2013, top 60 starters for 2013 and the top 80 starters for 2013. You can just go to our Fantasy Baseball War Room too (due to popular demand, we'll make a downloadable Excel spreadsheet available later today). Or the fantasy baseball tiers (compliments to commenter, Drew!). Okay, now that we have our links and shizz done. What is a pitcher pairing? It’s how you plan on putting together a fantasy staff. It’s a plan of action. If you have A pitcher, which B, C and D pitcher goes with him? You should have six starters. The sixth starter is Matt Harvey or take whoever you want. I suggest an upside pick. Matt Harvey comes to mind. Or Marco Estrada. Marco Estrada also comes to mind. I’m going to assume you’re in a 12 team, 5×5 and some variation of 9 Pitchers league. BTW, if you haven't done so yet, sign up for a Razzball Commenter League (we need commissioners!). (NOTE: What you are about to read is massively confusing. If it were found scribbled in a notebook, the FBI would be watching me. If Charles Manson stood up and read this at the next prison Meet N' Greet, no one would blink an eye.) Anyway, here’s some pairings for pitching staffs for 2013 fantasy baseball drafts:
Grey

Top 40 Starters for 2013 Fantasy Baseball

January 31, 2013 | 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft, Fantasy Baseball Rankings | 195 Comments

by: Grey

Yesterday, went over the top 20 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball. Today is, you guessed it! The top 40 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball. There's fifteen pitchers in these twenty that I will draft. Can you guess which ones? No, not the ones named Chuck. There are no Chucks. Are you even trying? You'll see from these twenty starters that even the ones I like I'm not quite as jazzed about them. I'm thinking I'm gonna end up with Greinke, Moore and Samardzija on every team and be done with the top 40 starters. Due to drafting about six to seven bazillion teams (rounding up a kajillion), I might mix it up here and there. All of the 2013 fantasy baseball rankings are there. As always, my projections and where tiers start and stop are includamente. That's Spanish. Anyway, here's the top 40 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball:
Scott Evans

2013 Minor League Preview: Atlanta Braves

January 23, 2013 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 12 Comments

by: Scott Evans

Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America 2012 (15) | 2011 (2) | 2010 (9) | 2009 (6) | 2008 (8) 2012 Affiliate Records MLB: [94-68] NL East AAA: [62-82] International League – Gwinnett AA: [62-77] Southern League – Mississippi A+: [72-68] Carolina League – Lynchburg A: [62-76] South Atlantic League – Rome Arizona Fall League Players — Phoenix Desert Dogs Chris Jones (LHP); Cory Rasmus (RHP); Zeke Spruill (RHP); Cory Brownsten (C); Edward Salcedo (3B); Graduated Prospects Tyler Pastornicky (SS); Andrelton Simmons (SS); Jose Constanza (OF); Randall Delgado (RHP) The Run Down Pitching depth is a beautiful thing. Injuries and whatnot can destroy Major League rotations and bullpens, so to have a pool of talented, cost-controlled options waiting in the upper levels of the farm is a luxury every team strives for. The Braves are overflowing with pitching depth in their minor leagues -- some of it elite, some of it average, but the depth is real, and it's hugely important. The same cannot be said for Atlanta's prospects at the plate, however. Not to suggest that this system is void of promising hitting prospects, but the state of the farm in this regard is lagging behind. There is a fair amount of upside -- a guy like Evan Gattis could blossom into a catcher-eligible masher as soon as this year. He also could bust and never see the bigs. The other bats here are rather young, and as we know, youth is volatile. So what the Braves have here is a bit of a lopsided system, but it's a good system, and it brings plenty of fantasy intrigue. And along with the fantasy impact, it should keep Atlanta competitive in the NL East for the foreseeable future.
Scott Evans

2013 Minor League Preview: Oakland Athletics

November 7, 2012 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 2 Comments

by: Scott Evans

Organizational Talent Rankings via Baseball America
2012 (26) | 2011 (28) | 2010 (12) | 2009 (3) | 2008 (27)

2012 Affiliate Records
MLB:  [94-68] AL West
AAA:  [86-58] Pacific Coast League — Sacramento
AA:  [64-74] Texas League — Midland
A+:  [56-84] California League — Stockton
A:  [67-72] Midwest League — Burlington (Beloit beginning 2013)
A(ss):  [33-43] New York-Penn League — Vermont

Arizona Fall League Players — Phoenix Desert Dogs
Gary Daley (RHP); Brett Hunter (RHP); James Simmons (RHP); Max Stassi (C); Grant Green (OF)

Graduated Prospects of Note
Jarrod Parker (RHP); A.J. Please, blog, may I have some more?