Catch FBTM on Fantasy Baseball Tonight!

Yes, folks.  Catch me tomorrow night as I visit with Todd “The True Guru” Farino, RC “The Numbers Don’t Lie” Rizza, and Rhett Oldham on Fantasy Baseball Tonight!

We’re going to talk about Todd’s fierce love of sabermetrics, the rapidly concluding FBTM Expert Slow Mock Draft, as well as the 2010 FBTM Premier League!  Thanks for the airtime, guys!

I’ll be there!  You should be too!  Catch it at 10 PM Eastern.  Fantasy Baseball Tonight on BlogTalkRadio!

“Moment of Truth”

OK.  You’re in the draft room, and it is the “Moment of Truth”, fans.  Given the choice, who are you drafting – Josh Hamilton or Nick Markakis? Why?  Leave a comment with your answer.

Auction Slow Mock Draft – Set #15

We have an interesting set of infielders who just got purchased in the 14th “Round” of our little auction, so I thought I’d say a few short words about each.  Let’s start with …

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2010 FBTM Slow Mock Draft – Round 21

My sincere thanks to everyone who has joined up for this Tuesday night’s mock draft.  It looks like a great crowd, and I’m sure you’ll have a blast.  Thanks for your support!

In the meantime, for the rest of you out there, what are you waiting for?  You need to get mocking!  Your real drafts are a mere month or so away!

Please join FantasyGameday.net as they draft next Wednesday night at 8 PM.  Link is here on MockDraftCentral.com.  Grab a spot.   The password is: FGD2010.

  1. Brett Greenfield, FantasyPhenoms.com – Placido Polanco
  2. Todd Habiger, RotoRob.com – Matt LaPorta
  3. Cory Schwartz, MLB.com – Cameron Maybin
  4. Chris Mulligan, FantasyPros911.com – Kevin Gregg
  5. Ivar Anderson, FantasyGameday.net – Kelly Shoppach
  6. Mike Siano, MLB.com – Scott Podsednik
  7. Jason Sarney, FantasyPhenoms.com – Kelly Johnson
  8. Tim McLeod, RotoRob.com – David Freese
  9. Kevin Orris, FantasyPros911.com
  10. Bob Sikon, FantasyBaseballTradeMarket.com
  11. Chris Spencer, FantasyBaseballTradeMarket.com
  12. Kelly Pfleiger, FantasyGameday.net

To follow the entire expert slow mock, click on the round-by-round links in the right margin of the web site.  To get a .pdf view of our entire draft grid and teams, click “Draft Grid”!

Auction Slow Mock Draft – Set #14

DEAD TO ME!!!  Oh, I’m sorry.  Did I raise my voice?  I was just thinking about the, just concluded, 13th Round of bidding in the FBTM Auction Slow Mock.  More specifically, I was thinking about one of the players who just got sold.  That would be the devil himself …

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The Hot Corner

By Matt Vandenbrand

I’ll admit it, I love young pitchers.  I’m not quiet sure why, though.  I, as well as everyone else, knows that young pitchers are unreliable, injury prone, and overall maddening to own.  But, there is something about the allure of rostering the next great ace that keeps me – and other fantasy managers – coming back for more.

For instance, the mere thought of  owning …

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Auction Slow Mock Draft – Set #13

Finally!  Tavo bought some players!  I was starting to wonder whether or not he was going to actually join us in this little draft.  To top it off, he picked up a couple of bargains to kick off his pitching staff.

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2010 FBTM Slow Mock Draft – Round 20

We’re closing in on the finish, fans!  It has been a great ride, and we all thank you for your support.

If you want to get in on the action, join us for Fantasy Baseball Trade Market – Mock Draft #6 next Tuesday night at 8 PM on MockDraftCentral.com.

Grab a spot.  They’re going fast!  Only six (6) slots remain.  The password is: FBTM2010.

  1. Kelly Pfleiger, FantasyGameday.net – Matt Lindstrom
  2. Chris Spencer, FantasyBaseballTradeMarket.com – Brandon Lyon
  3. Bob Sikon, FantasyBaseballTradeMarket.com – Paul Konerko
  4. Kevin Orris, FantasyPros911.com – Ryan Raburn
  5. Tim McLeod, RotoRob.com – Colby Lewis
  6. Jason Sarney, FantasyPhenoms.com – Nick Johnson
  7. Mike Siano, MLB.com – Alex Gordon
  8. Ivar Anderson, FantasyGameday.net – Aaron Harang
  9. Chris Mulligan, FantasyPros911.com – Alcides Escobar
  10. Cory Schwartz, MLB.com – Homer Bailey
  11. Todd Habiger, RotoRob.com – Travis Snider
  12. Brett Greenfield, FantasyPhenoms.com – Michael Brantley

If you’re looking for one easy place to review all of our picks, click on “Draft Grid” in the right margin of the web site.  There, you’ll get a .pdf view of our draft grid and teams!

FBTM on RotoCommunity!

A few weeks ago, Dave Gawron of RotoCommunity.com generously offered me the opportunity to write his site’s 2010 Cleveland Indians Team Preview.

Oh, I can hear you all moaning already.  What?  Bob write a Tribe team preview?  He’s the biggest Indians “homer” on the planet.  Really.  Am I?  Let’s see …

“I’ve, quite often, been called a Cleveland “homer”. Well, when it comes to reviewing last year’s performance – or looking forward to next year’s team – it will seem like … READ MORE at RotoCommunity.com!

Congrats, Joel Henard!

Hey, fans!  Join me in shouting out some well-earned congratulations to FBTM’s friend and supporter, Joel Henard of The Fantasy Insiders Podcast!  Joel was just named to join the team at Baseball Prospectus Radio!  Way to go, Joel!

Catch Joel all month as he and the Prospectus team guide us through “Fantasy February”!  They’re part of my daily iTunes download.  They should be part of yours too!

Auction Slow Mock Draft – Set #12

We had a bit of a run on pitchers our last time around, and, frankly, I think Luke came out the big winner.  Grabbing, what I feel were, the most interesting names – Matt Garza and …

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