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June 04, 2009
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Jay Bruce & Clayton Kershaw May Be In The Bigs Soon
The worlds best pitching prospect and hitting prospect are soon to be rookies in MLB. Kershaw is rumored to be ready to receive a call-up this weekend, and Bruce is making it mighty tough to keep him at AAA as well.
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May 13, 2008
Fantasy Baseball's Top 15 Closers
I've raised the bar, but only by 50%. Here are the top 15 (no longer top 10) closers in Major League Baseball from a fantasy perspective.
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May 13, 2008
Is Your Fantasy Team Ready For Darrell Rasner?
Yankees fans are in love with Darrell Rasner's two victories over the last eight days, but I can think of 5 reasons you should not draft him on your fantasy squad.
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May 12, 2008
Top 10 Fantasy Closers: April 30th Edition
Here is the list of the top 10 fantasy baseball closers as of April 30th (through games of 4/29).
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April 30, 2008
Home Bailey May Be Promoted As A Reliever
Homer Bailey, the Cincinnati Reds uber pitching prospect, still isn’t pitching in Cincinnati. But he’s tearing up Triple-A hitters. Harang, Arroyo, Cueto and Volquez seem pretty safe right now, but Matt Belisle needs to show Dusty Baker that he deserves that 5th rotation spot more than Ba...
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April 30, 2008
Homer Bailey To The Reds Bullpen?
Could the fastest track to the big leagues be on the bullpen train for Homer Bailey? Cincinnati Reds brass are mulling the option over.
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April 28, 2008
Week 4 Fantasy MVP Awards
Here's your weekly look at who the fantasy MVP award winners were at every position.
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April 28, 2008
These Middle Relievers Can Help Your ERA Drastically
Instead of spot starters, look to these five middle relievers to help bring your ERA and WHIP back down to respectable levels.
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April 27, 2008
Mark Reynolds Content To Strike Out A Lot
Arizona Diamondbacks third basemen and clean-up hitter, Mark Reynolds struck out a lot in 2007. In fact, he struck out 129 times while hitting .279 with 17 home runs in 366 at-bats. His strikeout rate was an abysmal 35.2% and his BB:K ratio was also poor at 0.29 (37:129).
Reynolds came into Spring Tr...
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April 25, 2008
Ride The John Bowker Train While You Can
Lefty outfielder John Bowker saw Major League action for the first time in his career Saturday for the San Francisco Giants, and promptly went 2-3 with a home run. Then for an encore he wet 2-3 with another home run on Sunday. Not bad for the 24-year-old. His consecutive game home run streak ended at...
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April 24, 2008
Barmes Takes Over As Rockies Starting Second Baseman
The Colorado Rockies have been holding open tryouts for the second base job since early March. The candidates have moved through as if they were a revolving door of prospects and aged veterans. The Rockies didn’t care who won the job, they just wanted someone to take it. Finally, as April is co...
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April 22, 2008
Clint Barmes May Have Earned Starting 2B Job In Colorado
Clint Barmes may just have solidified his spot at 2B for the Rockies for a while, thanks to a hot start. But, can you safely sign Barmes as your starting fantasy 2B? Not so fast...
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April 22, 2008
Week 3 Fantasy Baseball Awards
Check out the fantasy baseball week 3 MVP awards, by position, at Crooked Pitch!
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April 21, 2008
Johnny Cueto Available In Yahoo
I’ve been keeping my eye on this for a week now, but it was Jason from our Crooked Pitch fantasy baseball leagues’ Tigers team that scooped me. Johnny Cueto, the Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher is now, finally, available in Yahoo. Go grab him, if you’d like.
And, here’s why y...
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April 21, 2008
Mmmm…give me some more Kool-Aid
If I see one more mainstream article about how Carols Gomez and Michael Bourn are going to steal 60 bases this year, I might just have to trade Chris Young or Justin Upton for one of them.
Or not.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I don't win most of the fantasy leagues I play [...]
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April 20, 2008
Michael Bourn Shines
Houston Astros outfielder Michael Bourn might only have one hit in six at-bats, but he’s proven his fantasy baseball worth ten-fold in only two games so far in 2008.
Bourn has an RBI, which he earned with a bases loaded walk in the Astros opening game, which constitutes the teams only run of th...
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April 20, 2008
Is Rich Hill In Danger Of Losing His Rotation Spot?
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Rich Hill emerged last season as a legitimate force for any fantasy baseball rotation. He recorded an 11-8 record in 32 starts with a 3.92 ERA. He also had 183 strikeouts compared to 63 walks in 195 innings of work. But, the 2008 season isn’t going so well for Hill...
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April 20, 2008
Prospect Watch
To say that you must keep up with minor league prospects in order to win your fantasy baseball league is a bit of a stretch. You don't HAVE to look to the youngsters in the minors, but boy can it sure help. Think about Ryan Braun and Yovani Gallardo from last season. Don't you think [...]
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April 20, 2008
Spring Training Stats Mean Nothing Right?
Quick, I’ll give you two guesses as to who’s hit the most home runs this spring…
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Yeah, I wouldn’t have guessed that either. It’s Detroit Tigers catcher, Ivan Rodriguez. The veteran backstop who is closer in age to Yankees DH Billy Crystal than some rookies (that&...
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April 20, 2008
Top 10 Fantasy Closers
Here's a look at the top 10 closers in fantasy baseball through Wednesday night's games.
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April 17, 2008
You're Buy Low On David Ortiz Days Are Numbered
Before Monday night's game, Red Sox DH, David Ortiz was mired in a deep slump. He was batting .068 (3 for 44) and was even taken out of the lineup for the ESPN Sunday Night baseball game against the Yankees. You probably couldn't have convinced many people to sell you Papi low, even at this [...]
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April 15, 2008
Prospect Watch #1
They're not in the bigs yet, but if you can find and sign the next Ryan Braun, your fantasy team will be golden. Crooked Pitch will keep you up to date on minor league prospects and when you should consider pulling the trigger for your fantasy teams.
Here's what we think about Cameron Maybin, Clayton Kershaw & Jo-Jo reyes
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April 15, 2008
Fukudome Moving Up In Cubs Lineup
Chicago Cubs imported outfielder, Kosuke Fukudome has really enjoyed his first week playing Major League Baseball. So have fantasy baseball GM’s who own him. After seven games he’s batting .458/..581/.708 with a home run, six RBI, six runs scored and two stolen bases. All of this has been...
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April 11, 2008
Week One Fantasy Baseball MVP Awards
We're back with the Crooked Pitch weekly MVP awards for fantasy baseball.
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April 07, 2008
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