Do BoSox fans have reason to moan about the fact their team hasn’t extended its payroll by acquiring a much-needed starting pitcher or are they just whiney brats?
Podcast: Assessing the 2011 Red Sox Offseason Read Post »
Filling that corner-infield slot from the first base pool is a strategy that many will employ this season, and for good reason. Get your hot corner option while you can as after the Top 10 are off the board the choices are simply not all that good. Go early or go home is the mantra when drafting third basemen in 2012.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Third Base Rankings Read Post »
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Podcast: Examining the Shortstop Situation Read Post »
And because it’s so hard to find a stud shortstop, he’s easily a top 10 pick in all formats. In fact, he’ll likely go in the top five of almost every draft. Thirty dingers, 100 RBI and a .300 BA out of your shortstop? Sign me up for some of that. I’m also very bullish on the batting eye improvements Tulowitzki made last year. The Rox will have another fine offensive lineup this year, and Tulo will be a huge reason why.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Shortstop Rankings Read Post »
The recent trade between Baltimore and Colorado in which the Rockies continued to stockpile middling, aging arms in the form of Jeremy Guthrie and the O’s landed another closer candidate and sudden Fantasy sleeper, Matt Lindstrom.
Podcast: Previewing the Keystone Corner Read Post »
There is no need to “reach” at the keystone corner as the options both from a speed and power perspective will be very evenly distributed throughout the draft. Let the chips fall where they rightfully should fall and avoid overspending to fill your second base slot in 2012.
2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Second Base Rankings Read Post »
Will he immediately reassume his role as the team’s ace? That’s hard to say, because pitchers recovering from Tommy John surgery generally take 12-to-18 months to fully bounce back, so while Wainwright is on schedule to return this spring, how long will it take him to completely recover his velocity, command and feel of his pitches? That remains an unknown, but it’s obvious the Cardinals are bullish on a full and speedy recover, picking up both his 2012 and 2013 options right after the World Series.
MLB Today: Daniel Murphy Working on D Read Post »
