This week, Buck, Tim and I had a real impromptu show, fielding several questions from the chat room and discussing big league action as it was happening (now that we have a full slate of games to follow — yay!).
Podcast: Reviewing the Relievers Read Post »
In Pomeranz’s first taste of the bigs last year, he showed good control and probably deserved better bottom line results. The 23-year-old southpaw flashed dominant strikeout rates at High-A and after just five starts at Double-A – split between two teams because of the trade from Cleveland to Colorado (part of the Ubaldo Jimenez deal), Pomeranz found himself in the majors. Now the Rockies’ top pitching prospect, he could top out as a No. 2 starter in the majors with a fastball that can reach 94 mph. He’s a huge-ass lefty (6’5”) with a body that screams ‘durability’ (231 pounds), so he should be an important part of the Rox rotation – both this season and going forward.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 55 Prospects, Part V Read Post »
It’s impressive that the Vita version offers such an array of options with all of the traditional hitting and pitching setups available along with both newcomers — pulse pitching and zone analog hitting. As you’d expect, it’s not nearly as easy to hit or pitch a baseball on such a small screen, and as such the game doesn’t feel as responsive as its counterpart. Personally, I found meter pitching and zone-based hitting (sans analog sticks) to deliver the best portable experience. There are also some rudimentary touch controls implemented, though they feel on the clunky side.
Video Game Review: MLB ’12 The Show (Vita) Read Post »
After steadily increasing their win total over the past three seasons (2009 — 59; 2010 – 69; 2011 — 80), the 2012 Washington Nationals are finally in a position to capitalize on a carefully managed rebuilding process.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Washington Nationals Season Preview Read Post »
It was after the Midsummer Classic that the Brewers picked up the pace, posting a remarkable 27-5 mark from July 26 to August 28. They came back to earth after that but still won the NL Central by six games — their first division crown since capturing the AL East banner in 1982 — and set a franchise record with 96 victories.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Milwaukee Brewers Team Preview Read Post »
Through the first four seasons of the five-year, $90-million deal Hunter signed to join the Angels, he’s accumulated a WAR of 12.5 which compares favourably to the 11.3 he totaled over his final four seasons in Minnesota.
MLB Today: Torii Hunter Will Get More Rest Read Post »
The 2012 season is underway (sort of), and with it comes a whole new set of discussions. In this week’s episode of RotoRob’s Fantasy Baseball Weekly, both RotoRob and Tim M. were out of action — not to worry, it was for sports reasons in both cases — so Buck brought out some guests in the form of KFFL.com managing editor Tim Heaney and RotoExperts’ executive editor Doug Anderson.
Podcast: Let the Season Begin! Read Post »
