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A few players could provide your club with a nice boost if you are willing to scan the waiver wire. Coco Crisp and his fresh legs could provide steals. Tom Gorzelanny’s newfound rotation opportunity could provide strikeouts. And Aubrey Huff is a surprising source for most offensive stats, along with a little position flexibility. Also, with the rash of injuries to middle infielders (Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia, Brian Roberts, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins), a plethora ...

The Mariners trade for Russell Branyan is a valuable lesson for all fantasy owners: when you are out of contention, don’t start trading your future for the present, no matter who it is. If you are out of the hunt, realize that and start planning for next year. The only exception to this rule is if they already have another deal worked out, like sending Branyan in a trade with ...

Austin Jackson was the centerpiece of the deal that sent Curtis Granderson’s large contract to the New York Yankees. As of Saturday, he is hitting .369/1/9/5, has reached base in 24 consecutive games, and is the odds on favorite to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award. He’s hitting at a very high rate, and even though his other numbers aren’t very high, that batting average pace is completely ...

Looking for a team that is building its way to being competitive? Hoping to get in on the ground floor of a team loaded with young fantasy talent? The Cincinnati Reds might be your team. Cincinnati general manager Walt Jockety has done a good job of assembling talented youngsters. Then he surrounded them with quality veterans who can produce on the field, lead in the clubhouse and mentor the kids. There is ...

As I mentioned last week , Tuffy Rhodes started 1994 with a bang. He hit three homers on Opening Day and only 10 more in his major league career. If you jumped on him because of his big day in 1994, you would have probably been rather disappointed with the rest of his season. Like Rhodes, other players will have a hot Week 1 and their statistics will seem overblown. Though ...

On our Consensus Top Prospects list there are nine prospects that stand out from the crowd. These nine are all players expected to spend some time with their big league club this season and five are likely to make an impact. Let’s take a closer examination of these nine and their role in the majors. Jason Heyward , OF, ATL This guy has superstar written all over him. He’s so good, ...

The St. Louis Cardinals seem to be practicing the old fantasy baseball strategy of “Studs and Duds.” In this strategy, a team uses a very large amount of its auction dollars on a few superstars and then fills in the rest of its lineup with a lot of $1 and $2 players. The idea is that the studs will pile up enough quality stats to allow the duds to fill in a ...

The users at Mock Draft Central are using that website for a variety of purposes, including trying out new draft strategies, so the results arenÆt something to take to the bank. However, the calculated Average Draft Position (ôADPö) of each player is our best method of viewing where players could be drafted in similar leagues, and essentially how to gauge whether fantasy players are bullish or bearish on a particular ball ...

Following up our injured pitchers analysis , here is a recap of hitters coming off injury in 2009, and whether they are worth the risk fantasy-wise or not for the 2010 season. WeÆre giving the Green Light to players not expected to be negatively impacted by their most recent injury woes. There are some big names in the High Risk, High Reward category but they have some injury risk you need ...

Phil Collins said it best in GenesisÆ late 1980Æs song Land of Confusion : ThereÆs too many men, too many people Making too many problems And thereÆs not much love to go around CanÆt you see this is a land of confusion? Washington is surely a land of confusion. Though it certainly reflects on the political climate in the nationÆs capital, it also refers to the fantasy baseball climate in the same ...