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Five Multi Position Players Who Will Score Double Digit Home Runs And Stolen Bases In 2008
February 21, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Versatility rocks!!!
A hitter who can play multiple positions is uber-valuable for a manager. What’s important for a fantasy GM is if that player qualifies for multiple positions. There are more than 50 hitters out there that have played in 15+ games at, at least, two positions...
Prospects To Help The Indians In 2008
February 21, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Over at The Cleveland Fan, Tony Lastoria wrote an article about Indians prospects that could help the big club in 2008. Only 2 of them have any real fantasy value, and even then a few things have to happen.
Aaron Laffey is in the mix for the Indians final rotation spot. Keep an eye on this [...]
Joba Chamberlain Undraftable As Set Up Man
February 21, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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There’s been lots and lots of talk about the role Joba Chamberlain would take for the Yankees in 2008. On the hunch that Chamberlain would move into the starting rotation, his stock rose. In fact, his Average Draft Position is 147.55 (12th round) with an earliest picked position...
2008 American League Fantasy Outfielder Rankings: Top 20
February 21, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here are the top 20 American League fantasy baseball outfielders heading into the 2008 season.
Carl Crawford | Tampa Bay Rays
Grady Sizemore | Cleveland Indians
Ichiro Suzuki | Seattle Mariners
Vladimir Guerrero | Los Angeles Angels
B.J. Upton | Tampa Bay Rays
Alex Rios | Toronto...
2008 National League Top 10 Fantasy Relief Pitcher Rankings
February 21, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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It’s a fantasy baseball given that says something to the effect of, 35%-45% of all the saves in MLB will come from players who went undrafted in your fantasy baseball draft. By saying that I’m telling you that, while important, ranking closers isn’t an exact science...
Pitch Count #15
February 19, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Today’s pitch count is 5.
Buster Olney thinks that the Yohan Santana sweepstakes winner could be announced as early as today (Tuesday). We could only hope…
The Nationals signed catcher Johnny Estrada to a $1.25 million dollar deal and swear that’s it’s not...
Pitch Count #16
February 17, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Today’s Pitch Count is 5.
We talked a few weeks back about Brandon Inge and his new role as a platoon player that even included some time at the catcher position. Well, now Jim Leyland thinks Inge will most likely be traded.
Josh Bard signed a new one year deal for $2.2375...
Double Digit Power and SB Potential From Versatile Players In 2008
February 15, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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There are only five players with multi-positional eligibility that can post 10+ home runs and 10+ stolen bases in 2008. You're fantasy team would be well off to consider a few of these guys.
Albert Pujols Injury Rumors Heat Up
February 14, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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A few sources around the blogosphere are reporting this but nobody from the "mainstream media" yet has done so. The rumors are that Albert Pujols may not be nearly as healthy, going into the 2008 season, as he needs to be to perform at normal levels.
I'm not ready...
Can Shea Stadium Improve Johan Santana?
February 14, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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We’re past the torture! Johan Santana has finally been traded. No more speculation about who’s going to get him, for how much and most annoying, when. The New York Mets won the bidding war.
Now the question, with real fantasy baseball implications, is how well will Johan...
2008 National League Fantasy Third Base Rankings
February 12, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here is the ranking list of National League third basemen for 2008.
David Wright | New York Mets
Ryan Braun | Milwaukee Brewers
Aramis Ramirez | Chicago Cubs
Garrett Atkins | Colorado Rockies
Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves
Ryan Zimmerman | Washington Nationals
Kevin Kouzmanoff | San...
Joba Chamberlain Is A Set Up Man! Stop Drafting Him In Your Fantasy Leagues!
February 12, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Joba Chamberlain was a lights out set-up guy in 2007. And should be again in 2008. The Yankees plan on using him there until they can ease him into the starting rotation and keep his innings pitched low. A set-up guy shouldn't be drafted in the middle rounds of any fantasy league...
Fantasy Implications Of The Bedard Deal
February 11, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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In case you’ve been living under a rock lately, let me just go ahead and inform you that the Bedard to Seattle deal has finally gone through. Here’s a look at it:
Seattle sent Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio and Tony Butler to Baltimore for Erik...
2008 American League Top 10 Fantasy Relief Pitcher Rankings
February 11, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here are the pre-season rankings for the American League closers.
Jonathan Papelbon | Boston Red Sox
Joe Nathan | Minnesota Twins
J.J. Putz | Seattle Mariners
Francisco Rodriguez | Los Angeles Angels
Bobby Jenks | Chicago White Sox
Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees
Huston Street ...
2008 American League Top 20 Fantasy Starting Pitcher Rankings
February 10, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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As we’re only 14 days from pitchers and catchers reporting to camp, here are the eary rankings of American League starting pitchers.
Josh Beckett | Boston Red Sox
C.C. Sabathia | Cleveland Indians
Erik Bedard | Baltimore Orioles
Justin Verlander | Detroit Tigers
Scott Kazmir...
2008 National League Top 20 Fantasy Starting Pitcher Rankings
February 07, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Let’s take a look at the pre-season fantasy baseball rankings for the top 20 starting pitchers in the National League.
Johan Santana | New York Mets
Jake Peavy | San Diego Padres
Brandon Webb | Arizona Diamondbacks
Cole Hamels | Philadelphia Phillies
Dan Haren | Arizona Diamondbacks...
2008 National League Fantasy Outfielder Rankings: Top 20
February 07, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Take a look at the top 20 National League fantasy outfielders as they head into the 2008 season.
Matt Holliday | Colorado Rockies
Alfonso Soriano| Chicago Cubs
Carlos Beltran | New York Mets
Carlos Lee | Houston Astros
Adam Dunn | Cincinnati Reds
Eric Byrnes | Arizona Diamondbacks...
Structuring Of Fantasy Draft Lists
February 05, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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I’ve received a good bit of feedback via e-mail and IM about the structuring of the 2008 fantasy draft lists you find here at Crooked Pitch. Up to this point I’ve been keeping the players in the divisions they play in. While this makes it easy for me to track, it doesn...
2008 American League West Fantasy First Base Rankings
February 04, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here is the list of fantasy first basemen who play in the American League West Division. You’ll only find players on this list that will or could make a fantasy impact in 2008.
Now, before I get flooded with e-mails about the Athletics players making up 33% of this list, let...
Fantasy Inbox: A Keeper Question
February 04, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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I recently received a question from Schmidty who asked for a little bit of guidance for his team regarding keepers. I love these questions and encourage you to continue to send stuff like this in. I’ll answer everything that I can in this new section called the Fantasy Inbox...
Pitch Count #14
February 03, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Today’s pitch count is 6.
Hey Twins fans! Do you remember 2006 and a guy named Francisco Liriano? Same question to fantasy GM’s. According to the man himself, Liriano is 100% healthy from Tommy John surgery.
DRaysBay takes a look at every player who is invited to Spring...
2008 National League Top 20 Starting Pitchers
February 01, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Going into 2008, here are the top 20 starting pitchers. Doesn't Johan Santana look great on this NL list, Mets fans???
2008 Top 10 NL Closers
February 01, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Here are the top 10 pre-season closers in the National League.
Top 10 American League Closers
February 01, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Take a look at the pre-season closer rankings for the American League.
2008 Fantasy Starting Pitcher Rankings: AL Top 20
February 01, 2008 by
Crooked Pitch
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Take a look at the top 20 fantasy starting pitchers from the American League, as we go into camp.
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