Fantasy Baseball News

Written by MDS on 15 July 2010.

the Aaron Hill All-Stars

Written by MDS on 14 July 2010.

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The All-Star Break is here and it's time to celebrate by assembling a team of players from across the league who have disappointed us all. And by us all, I mean you, because I didn't draft any of these chumps (ed. I did draft Beckham. One time). We're looking for players who have the league's worst BABIP and no excuses for their sorry play. We're talking bad Batting Average of Balls In Play numbers, low Line Drive Percentages and ginormous Fly Ball Percentages. Tales of big slumps and even bigger slumpbusters. Close your eyes and swing baby, welcome to the Aaron Hill All Stars!

The Good, the Bad and the Unlucky

Written by MDS on 14 July 2010.

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When we talk about unlucky BABIP numbers, we should only be talking about players who have truly been unlucky. Those who have made solid contact, posting good Line Drive Percentages, but get saddled with a bad Batting Average. There are plenty of players out there who have bad BABIP accompanied by a bad Line Drive Percentage and a sky high Fly Ball Percentage. The following list is comprised of the league's hitters who have experienced the worst luck in terms of BABIP and Batting Average. Players who have a good Line Drive Percentage, but a bad Batting Average of Balls In Play.

Forecasting Daniel Hudson

Written by MDS on 10 July 2010.

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Jake Peavy is injured and his season is over (and if you believe everything you read, he will be part starting pitcher, part crime fighting robot next year). The White Sox will call up Dan Hudson from Charlotte for Sunday's tilt versus Kansas City and we need a rest-of-season forecast. Without forecasts we have chaos and I can't sit back and allow the world to go to shit with people making random, uneducated guesses. Oh the humanity. Let me bust out the magic 8 ball, tarot cards, crystal ball and get Miss Cleo on the line. It's forecast time!

Weekly Fantasy Baseball News

Written by MDS on 09 July 2010.

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Early RB Ranks

Written by MDS on 08 July 2010.

If only we could fill our teams with players like Al Bundy. It's not every Sunday that we see someone score four touchdowns in one game. Al Bundy paved the way for guys like Emmitt Smith, Priest Holmes and LaDainian Tomlinson. We should all pay homage to Al. Everyone should have at least one team in their fantasy profile named after Al Bundy or Polk High and we should all own a NO MA'AM t-shirt. The National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood is alive and well. Join MDS and the others after the jump as we drink beer, check out the latest edition of Big'uns and get into some Early RB Ranks. The tiered rankings are for PPR (0.50 points per reception) purposes.

Early WR Ranks

Written by MDS on 07 July 2010.

Oh those Wide Receivers, they just want to have fun. They also want the damn ball, more money and they don't want you talking about their quarterback like that (it's not fair). In a draft, I would prefer to have two or three WR after the 6th Round. In an auction, I'll likely spend $40-$50 on three starters, depending on how much I blew on the RB position and how I plan to attack the QB and TE position. It's all relative, but in a three WR league, you need to have two guys you can depend on. Selecting a dependable WR gets to be a tough task after the first 20-25 have been drafted. My third WR will usually be a sleeper type pick (Donnie Avery last year) because I play deeper leagues and we have to save money somewhere. The following tiered rankings have been set up for a PPR league (.50 points per reception). These ranks are the most likely to change in time, between the four major positions. Onto the tiers!