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Which Fantasy Players to Trade Away…And to Trade For

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Daniel Marino

Draft Them Then Trade Them – These players start out quickly, then slow down during the season. These are the players to “sell high”. (more…)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis, Fantasy | Tagged: Adam Jones, Adam LaRoche, Adrian Beltre, Alex Gordon, Alfonso Soriano, Andre Ethier, Aramis Ramirez, Barry Zito, Bronson Arroyo, C.J. Wilson, Chris Capuano, Colby Rasmus, Delmon Young, Derek Lowe, Doug Fister, Edwin Encarnacion, Fantasy, Gavin Floyd, Hiroki Kuroda, J.J. Putz, Jake Peavy, Jake Westbrook, James Shields, Jason Heyward, Justin Masterson, Matt Garza, Matt Joyce, Mike Aviles, Robinson Cano, Ryan Howard, Tim Hudson, Todd Helton | 1 Comment »

2012 All-Fantasy Overachievers Team

Posted on January 21, 2013 by David Kerr

This is the final installment of the 2012 All-Fantasy Team series. This past season there were plenty of players that overachieved. Some players had career years, some had resurrected seasons, and others just came out of nowhere to help put fantasy teams over the top. This column will pick out the best “overachiever” at each position. (more…)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis, Fantasy | Tagged: A.J. Pierzynski, Alcides Escobar, Alejandro De Aza, Brandon Moss, Carlos Gomez, Chase Headley, Chris Capuano, Chris Davis, Edwin Encarnacion, Fantasy, Fernando Rodney, Grant Balfour, Ian Desmond, Jason Kipnis, Josh Reddick, Justin Ruggiano, Kyle Lohse, Norichika Aoki, Omar Infante, Ryan Doumit, Yoenis Cespedes | 1 Comment »

My 2012 Predictions: NL West

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jonathan C. Mitchell

I am finalizing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my NL West standings and adding a few positive and negative predictions for each team. In case you missed it, I have already revealed my AL East Predictions, AL Central Predictions, AL West Predictions, NL East Predictions, and NL Central Predictions and we, as a staff, revealed some of our overall MLB predictions. Enjoy. (more…)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis | Tagged: Aaron Harang, Arizona Diamondbacks, Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin, Chris Capuano, Clayton Kershaw, Clayton Richard, Colorado Rockies, Daniel Hudson, Dee Gordon, Dustin Moseley, Emmanuel Burriss, Guillermo Moscoso, Huston Street, Jamie Moyer, Jason Kubel, Jeremy Guthrie, Joe Saunders, Juan Nicasio, Justin Upton, Ken Dixon, Kenley Jansen, Los Angeles Dodgers, Madison Bumgarner, Mark Kotsay, Matt Cain, Matt Kemp, Melky Cabrera, Michael Cuddyer, Paul Goldschmidt, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Tim Stauffer, Troy Tulowitzki, Willie Bloomquist | 2 Comments »

Breaking Down the Starting Pitching Market

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Michael Schwartze

To find which pitcher may be the best match for your team, I have broken down this year’s 2012 starting pitcher market. I first separated them into left handed and right handed pitchers. I then broke them down into ground ball vs. fly ball pitchers. Lastly I organized them by age into two groups (29 and younger and 30 years and older.) The pool of players came from MLB trade rumors free agent list. Now here is the breakdown:

Right Handed

Fly Ball:

Aaron Harang**

Armando Galarraga

Chris Young

Freddy Garcia**

Javier Vazquez

Jon Garland

Rich Harden

Tim Wakefield

Ground Ball:

Aaron Cook

Bartolo Colon

Brad Penny

Brandon Webb

Hiroki Kuroda

Jason Marquis

Joel Pineiro

Kevin Millwood

Livan Hernandez

Mitch Talbot

Rodrigo Lopez

Roy Oswalt*

Sergio Mitre

Edwin Jackson**

Kyle Davies

Left Handed

Fly Ball:

Bruce Chen**

Ground Ball:

Chris Capuano

C.J. Wilson*

Dontrelle Willis

Doug Davis

Erik Bedard

Jeff Francis

Mark Buehrle**

Paul Maholm

Zach Duke

*Type A

**Type B

There are also a few international free agent starting pitchers to take note of as well

Yu Darvish (RHP, 25)
Tsuyoshi Wada (LHP, 30)
Wei-Yin Chen (LHP, 26)
Hisashi Iwakuma (RHP, 30)

Filed under: Digging Deep - Analysis | Tagged: Aaron Cook, Aaron Harang, Armando Galarraga, Bartolo Colon, Brady Penny, Brandon Webb, Bruce Chen, C.J. Wilson, Chris Capuano, Chris Young, Dontrelle Willis, Doug Davis, Edwin Jackson, Erik Bedard, Freddy Garcia, Free Agents, Hiroki Kuroda, Hisashi Iwakuma, Jason Marquis, Javier Vazquez, Jeff Francis, Joel Pineiro, Jon Garland, Kevin Millwood, Kyle Davies, Livan Hernandez, Mark Buehrle, Mitch Talbot, Rich Harden, Rodrigo Lopez, Roy Oswalt, Sergio Mitre, Time Wakefield, Tsuyoshi Wada, Wei-Yin CHen, Yu Darvish, Zach Duke | Leave a Comment »

MLB Top 50 Free Agent Predictions

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Michael Schwartze

MLB Trade Rumors recently released their top 50 free agents and where they think each player will sign. They had a competition where fans could submit their predictions to win prizes. Here are my predictions for the top 50 free agents.

1. Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals
2. Prince Fielder	Chicago Cubs
3. Jose Reyes	Milwaukee Brewers
4. C.J. Wilson	New York Yankees
5. Yu Darvish	Texas Rangers
6. Edwin Jackson	Washington Nationals
7. Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies
8. Aramis Ramirez	Los Angeles Angels
9. Carlos Beltran	Boston Red Sox
10. Jonathan Papelbon	Boston Red Sox
11. Michael Cuddyer	Seattle Mariners
12. Mark Buehrle	Florida Marlins
13. David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox
14. Ryan Madson	Philadelphia Phillies
15. Hiroki Kuroda	Los Angeles Dodgers
16. Carlos Pena	Pittsburgh Pirates
17. Francisco Rodriguez	Baltimore Orioles
18. Roy Oswalt	Baltimore Orioles
19. Javier Vazquez	Retirement
20. Heath Bell	Florida Marlins
21. Coco Crisp	Chicago White Sox
22. Hisashi Iwakuma	Minnesota Twins
23. Kelly Johnson	Toronto Blue Jays
24. Josh Willingham	Tampa Bay Rays
25. Paul Maholm	New York Mets
26. Grady Sizemore	St. Louis Cardinals
27. Bartolo Colon	Texas Rangers
28. Erik Bedard	Seattle Mariners
29. David DeJesus	Chicago Cubs
30. Jason Kubel	San Francisco Giants
31. Ramon Hernandez	Pittsburgh Pirates
32. Jeff Francis	Colorado Rockies
33. Chris Capuano	San Diego Padres
34. Tsuyoshi Wada	Toronto Blue Jays
35. Clint Barmes	Detroit Tigers
36. Casey Kotchman	Cleveland Indians
37. Freddy Garcia	New York Yankees
38. Aaron Hill	Los Angeles Dodgers
39. Johnny Damon	Cleveland Indians
40. Aaron Harang	Los Angeles Angels
41. Jamey Carroll	Houston Astros
42. Rafael Furcal	St. Louis Cardinals
43. Juan Pierre	Cincinnati Reds
44. Frank Francisco	Arizona Diamondbacks
45. Jason Marquis	New York Mets
46. Joel Pineiro	Los Angeles Dodgers
47. Jonathan Broxton	New York Mets
48. Joe Nathan	Cincinnati Reds
49. Kerry Wood	Retirement
50. Bruce Chen	Pittsburgh Pirates

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