There Is An SP1 On Your Waiver Wire

Written by Andrew on .

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Arm, Leg, Leg, Arm, Head. I form like Voltron.
 

Hey party peoples. Back from the woods of Northeastern Minnesota, smelling worse than ever, MDS, who is completely oblivious to your league's waiver wire, knows there is a top notch quality Starting Pitcher just sitting there... kinda. If you want top 10 SP production, for free, read on my friends.

MLB Real Talk: Snatch Adams

Written by Starbonell on .

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Got a hole? Let Matt Adams fill it (pause).

I first brought up the legend of Matt Adams in the first base edition of “Tiers, Not Fears,” pointing out the massive power potential and the slew of aging, possibly fragile position players sitting on St. Louis’ active roster. Now that Lance Berkman is out, the Matt Adams era is finally underway.

Find out why he needs to be owned in all 12-team leagues after the jump:

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Lying, Whoring Numbers: 5/16/12

Written by Starbonell on .

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Photo Credit: Keith Allison

It’s getting to the point of the fantasy baseball season where your boy Daddy Starbucks starts to grow listless with writing about the sport. Don’t get it twisted, I still plan on winning all my leagues and will follow the game closely, but posts from me on fantasy baseball will begin to become more infrequent. The reason? There’s just not that much cool shit to write about that the smart readers of this website won’t already know.

I thought about doing an MLB Real Talk post on Joe Blanton for fuck’s sake. Look, I like the Philly Blant enough to trust him as a spot starter (or a solid SP in deep leagues), but when suckas like this start gracing the covers of Starbonell posts, it’s quite clear that there isn’t that much cool shit to talk about that hasn’t already been discussed on a million other sites. Here at Sons of Roto, we value outside-the-box analysis on players people may be overlooking. But we have to draw the line somewhere. Joe Blanton is that line.

Worry not fantasy baseball heads. “Stream Pies” will make its triumphant return around Memorial Day and that series will run until the end of the season. MLB Real Talk will also rear its head whenever an underappreciated commodity deserves a shout-out. And I’m sure “Lying, Whoring Numbers” will crop up when overzealous stat-wads get overexcited about a player. Still, we have to be realistic. Fantasy football is rapidly approaching and more time needs to be spent pimping what will be the greatest draft guide ever.

Don’t think of this as goodbye, for when the cool summer night settles down upon you, it will be my name you hear on the wind... “Sssstarbonell....”

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Daily Joust: Win Free Money

Written by Starbonell on .

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Make Money. Stay Pimpin'. 
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Just another public service announcement that the good folks at Daily Joust are trying to give you money... again. You are all probably aware of our partnership with this fine service, that allows you true gamers to battle dudes with a single fantasy lineup for one day in order to win money. Normally you need to put down a wager, but the Daily Joust heads are so confident that you'll love their game, that they are giving you a chance to enter a FREE team and win up to $250. This free contest starts today (Friday, May 11th) at 7:00 PM EST. Here are the deets:

- Create your team with a 1 million dollar salary cap: C, 1B/DH, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF, SP.

- It's**FREE to enter and there are $250 in prizes up for grabs

Follow these two steps to play now:

1. CLICK HERE to register at DailyJoust and make your selections for the contest.

2. Watch the live scoring on DailyJoust to see how your team stacks up against the competition.

But wait, THERE'S MORE (damn I feel like a Billy Mays infomercial). If you do decide to put some money down and play even more games, Daily Joust will give you a 40 percent deposit bonus! If you haven't played these daily leagues yet, you are missing out. They are the future of fantasy sports and it's easy way to make quick cash for true fantasy gamers. Do work SoR readers... do work.

Lying, Whoring Numbers: 5/9/12

Written by Starbonell on .

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In Italy, admiring the statue of David
Photo Credit: Caroline Bonarde Ucci

Welcome to “John Travolta Numbers.” You know, because John Travolta lies (naked, for potentially gay masseuses) and whores (naked, for potentially gay masseuses). Think that joke is a stretch? Well, my retort is that I stretched your moms out last night, and I didn’t even need to pose as a masseuse (though if I did, it would be a totally hetero disguise complete with beef jerky and matted-together issues of “Greasy V’s” magazine).

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MLB Real Talk: Josh.0

Written by Starbonell on .

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Photo Credit: Keith Allison

Emerging from the clutter of the A’s outfield, Josh Reddick has become a serious option for owners even in three-outfield formats. Find out why it is your civic duty to help bump his ownership rate up... after the jiz-ump:

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Shitting The Bed

Written by Sweet Potato Fries on .

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Photo Credit: Marianne O'Leary

Although baseball is well underway and the season is chugging along as usual, there are a number of absolute studs that have been seriously underperforming. Obviously everybody and their mother knows of Albert Pujols’ struggles, but Jose Bautista and Robinson Cano are also putting up duds on the regular nowadays. Moving down the totem pole a bit, guys like Jose Reyes, Ben Zobrist, Brandon Philips, and Nelson Cruz are also punishing owners for taking them early in the draft. Find out what the future holds for these dudes.

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Lying, Whoring Numbers: 5/2/12

Written by Starbonell on .

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Photo Credit: Goaliedudegreg

The thing about numbers is...

Aw fuck it. I’m feeling way too lazy to write up an intro tonite. Just hit the jump and find out everything you need to know about Dee Gordon, Zack Greinke, Freddie Freeman and Kyle Drabek.

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MLB Real Talk: Trade Adam Jones

Written by Starbonell on .

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Photo Credit: Keith Allison

Yahoo! recently posted a big-ass picture of Adam Jones with the words “Adam Bomb” emblazoned over it. So you know what that means… it’s time to trade him.

Explanations after the jump:

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MLB Real Talk: Sport Some Hammel-Toe

Written by Starbonell on .

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Photo Credit: Keith Allison

Jason Hammel will be facing the Yankees in the Bronx in about an hour. Whenever a pitcher goes against the Yankees (especially in their home park), fantasy owners tend to be shook. Me? I’m streaming the shit out of Hammel tonight, and the odds are pretty good that our partnership will last past Monday (pause). Many of you are probably thinking, “B-B-But Starbonell! This is the same guy who has posted ERAs over 4.7 the last two years! Y-You’re kidding, right?”

Nope.

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