A couple of weeks ago, our attentive readers will recall, we revealed that RotoRob started baseball work for Rotoworld.com. Well, things have gone very well in this gig, and it’s now expanding. Starting Monday, we will be writing American League news every morning, Monday to Friday, followed each day by the Daily Dose, Rotoworld’s baseball […]
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We’ve got a couple of notes from RotoRob.com Atlanta Braves’ correspondent Mac Thomason today: The only thing that’s happened of note is that Matt Diaz is getting most of the playing time in left field right now. He hits eighth, so his RBI and run opportunities are limited, and he isn’t a power guy or
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I wouldn’t exactly call him a major fantasy option, but Milwaukee middle reliever Rick Helling does deserve a look. With three striaght scoreless outings, Helling now has a 2.20 ERA in 10 games since the break. His opponents batting average since then? Try .132. Because he’s often used as a multi-inning man, Helling doesn’t see
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Richie Sexson, just dreadful the first couple of months of the season, has spent the past few weeks trying to justify that huge cash outlay by the Mariners. Since the break, the hulking Sexson is batting .280 with 11 homers while getting on base at a .354 clip. That home run total is the second
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In this week’s Spikes Up, we covered Justin Verlander’s struggles in his latest start and how the AL ROY debate may not be over yet as a result. We also put out an APB for Ben Grieve and discuss the outfield situation for the White Sox. Read all of these and other fantasy baseball topics
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Shea Hillenbrand finally contributed something other than team-inspiring epitaths on the clubhouse blackboard. After getting ushered out of Toronto for predicting nautical disasters, he’s been next to useless with the Giants, batting just .215 since arriving. But that was before Cincinnati came to town and Hillenbrand proceeded
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In 2003, the future looked very bright for Reds’ outfield prospect Stephen Smitherman. He was in the midst of a season that would include his first taste of not only Triple-A, but a 21-game major league trial; a year that would be highlighted by recognition as the Reds’ Minor Leaguer of the Year and national
The Regression of a Minor Leaguer Read Post »
