This might come as a bit of a surprise, but I haven’t always hated pitchers. Well, to be fair, I don’t HATE them. I just tolerate them. It’s like catchers, you know? You have to have them … unfortunately. Yes, I’ve been known to have some really First Class pitching [...]
Archive for the ‘2009 Projections’ Category
17 Mar
2009 Projections
Break-Out Hitters
As you know, over the last few weeks, we’ve received gracious invitations from both RotoExperts.com and from noted MLB.com Fantasy 411 Hall-of-Famer, Johnny Archive, to appear on their respective podcasts.
As part of my prep for the shows, Chris Spencer and I teamed-up to put together a quick hit list of potential break-out candidates, and [...]
27 Feb
2009 Projections – Verlander, Harang, and Bedard
I thought I’d be able to prevent myself from throwing out a cheap cliche’ about this trio sounding like a law firm, but no such luck, I guess. Verlander, Harang, and Bedard. It does sound like a law firm. There, I feel better now.
Actually, going into 2008, you would have been thrilled to have these [...]
22 Feb
2009 Projections – Gil Meche
After notching 14 Wins and his second straight sub-4.00 ERA last year, Gil Meche has shown that he’s become a very solid contributor for any fantasy team. The trouble is, he still hasn’t established the ability to put up anywhere near a respectable WHIP. Why waste time projecting stats for him, then? [...]
21 Feb
2009 Projections – Zimmerman and Bruce
Our friend, and FBTM Premier League participant, Tony in Hitchin, shot me a question some time back.
He tells us that, in one of his leagues, “On my list of protected players, there’s a player who intrigues me greatly: Jay Bruce. I don’t project him to be taken in the first five rounds of any drafts, [...]
14 Feb
2009 Projections – Alex Rodriguez
I really struggled with whether or not I wanted to write this piece. After all, everyone on the planet is already tossing about their opinions about A-Roid. Did I just say that? Seriously, though, I thought, why do we need yet another writer spitting out his view of this disgusting mess. Then, I reconsidered. Why [...]
3 Feb
2009 Projections – Josh Hamilton
I have to be honest with you. I started writing this piece several weeks ago, but I stopped because I had a feeling that the general fantasy baseball public would hang me in effigy. I mean, early mock draft signals more than show that the vast majority of fantasy players are locked and loaded – [...]
31 Jan
2009 Projections – The Atlanta Braves Rotation
By Chris Spencer
I love me some John Smoltz. He was “my boy.” Part of it was that he grew up a Michigan State fan; the other part was that he stepped up when the Braves needed him the most. He has a career 15-4 (with four saves) record in the playoffs. The Braves were 37-51 [...]
25 Jan
2009 Projections – Mark Teixeira
By Chris Spencer
One of the Yankees’ biggest needs going into the offseason was getting a hitter. So, naturally, they went out and signed two starting pitchers. Did the same team that gave $161 million over 7 years to a 300 pound pitcher with a lot of mileage – and $82.5 million over 5 years to [...]
22 Jan
2009 Projections – David Ortiz
I visited one of my favorite sites, The Disabled List Informer, this morning. You should check it out. It is presented by a fellow blogger, Chris Neault, who offers unbiased views of fantasy baseball news, strategy, and player injury analysis from his perspective as a physical therapist.
Anyway, one of the Informer’s lead pieces [...]
17 Jan
2009 Projections – Brian McCann
I don’t normally end up with catchers of Mr. McCann’s quality on my fantasy rosters. In fact, I think I only ended up with one – Victor Martinez – once. Fortunately, that was in 2007. Why do I typically avoid spending early draft picks on catchers? Look at V-Mart’s 2008 stats. [...]
16 Jan
Upton Update
This past weekend, I posted a projection for B.J. Upton where I reported, “At last report, although B.J. isn’t expected to be ready to play at the start of spring training, he is targeted to be at full strength for the beginning of regular season play.” Now, ESPN is reporting that Upton, “who is recovering [...]
10 Jan
2009 Projections – B.J. Upton
I know. Where the heck have I been all week! My sincere thanks to those who have been coming back to visit the Trade Market mock draft.
It has been a rough one, friends. One medical procedure gone slightly sour, and a return to “real life” – er, work – have taken a nice, big chunk [...]
