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April 2008 Archives


Baseball by the Numbers: Strikeout pitchers you can depend on

9:51 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino It's easy for the simple strikeout to get lost in baseball's modern sabermetric revolution. But making contact is job one for the......

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Fantasy pitcher rankings

8:31 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 4/29 Next Update: 5/5 Starting Pitchers......

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Position-by-position hitter rankings

8:25 AM Wed, Apr 30, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBIs, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 4/29 Next Update: 5/5 First......

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Weekly fantasy planner: Damon is starting to get it together

8:22 AM Mon, Apr 28, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week April 28 through May 4, unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put 'em in Jacoby......

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AL Stock Watch: High on Ellsbury, of course

10:45 AM Sat, Apr 26, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris While we don't want to overreact from what we see in the first month of the season, it's essential that we at......

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NL Stock Watch: Get your trigger fingers ready

10:39 AM Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris With just over three weeks in the books, we've got just enough meat to start putting together some intelligent guesses to what......

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Baseball by the Numbers: Hitters you won't strike out with

10:59 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino It's easy for the simple strikeout to get lost in baseball's modern sabermetric revolution. But making contact is job one for the......

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Position-by-position player rankings

10:57 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (runs, RBI, homers, steals, average). * = check status Last Update: 4/22 Next Update: 4/29 First Base......

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Updated pitcher rankings

10:55 AM Wed, Apr 23, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 4/22 Next Update: 4/29 Starting Pitchers......

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AL Stock Watch: Don't dump Buchholz

3:51 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris We're patient with hitters and panicky with pitchers, that’s just how fantasy owners are raised to be. With that in mind, let’s......

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Weekly planner: If you're not doing it already, put in J.D. Drew

12:42 PM Fri, Apr 18, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week April 21-27, unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put' em in J.D. Drew, OF, Red......

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NL Stock Watch: McLouth is for real

3:50 PM Thu, Apr 17, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Tax day may have come and gone, but the audits never stop if you're tied to a fantasy roster or two. Here's......

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Baseball by the numbers: Park effects benefit the returning Rolen

9:41 AM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino A generation ago, cookie-cutter ballparks prevailed, largely neutralizing the impact on stats such as runs and homers. Today's trend to come up......

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Updated starting and relief pitcher rankings

9:40 AM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 4/15 Next Update: 4/22 Starting Pitchers......

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Updated position-by-position hitter rankings

9:37 AM Wed, Apr 16, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBI, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 4/15 Next Update: 4/22 First......

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Weekly planner: Don't worry about starting Randy Johnson

1:37 PM Sun, Apr 13, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week April 14th through April 20, unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put 'em in Joe......

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AL Stock Watch: Warwick's Wheeler not a bad bet

7:05 AM Sat, Apr 12, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Forget what you thought was true in March – the goal now is to figure out the new season, and the change......

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NL Stock Watch: Cueto's great, but don't forget Volquez

1:57 PM Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris Fantasy baseball is a marathon, not a sprint, we get it. But adjusting to the ebb-and-flow of a new season is essential......

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Baseball by the Numbers: Will these surprising trends continue?

3:00 PM Wed, Apr 09, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino The small sample sizes in the early baseball season create lots of fascinating story lines. Let's get through as many as we......

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Pitcher rankings

5:03 PM Tue, Apr 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Update: 4/8 Next Update: 4/15 Starting Pitchers......

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Position-by-position hitter rankings

5:00 PM Tue, Apr 08, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBI, stolen bases). * = check status Last Update: 4/8 Next Update: 4/15 First......

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AL Stock Watch: Bullish on Kansas City guys

3:50 PM Fri, Apr 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris No East Coast bias in this version of the Junior Circuit stock watch, as we’ll focus on some movers and shakers from......

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Weekly fantasy baseball planner: It's finito for the Giambino

12:39 PM Fri, Apr 04, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Rob Steingall These recommendations are only for the fantasy week April 7 through April 13th unless otherwise suggested. AMERICAN LEAGUE Put' em in Carlos......

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NL Stock Watch: Bullpen opportunities ... who takes the closer job from Gagne in Milwaukee?

12:56 PM Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris You want volatility, meet me in the ninth inning – the chase for saves is a never-ending fantasy pursuit. Let’s open up......

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Baseball by the numbers: No letup to wave of injuries

10:55 AM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By Michael Salfino The injuries keep coming fast and furious in Major League baseball. Last year, according to Rick Wilton of the Baseball Injury Report,......

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Updated position-by-position hitter rankings

9:32 AM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (average, runs, homers, RBI, stolen bases). * = check status Last Updated: 4/1 Next Update: 4/8 First......

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Updated pitcher rankings

9:31 AM Wed, Apr 02, 2008 | | Write a comment
By Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris All rankings assume 5x5 format (wins, saves, strikeouts, ERA, ratio). * = check status Last Updated: 4/1 Next Update: 4/8 Starting Pitchers......

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