"March 2013" Monthly Archives

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    AL Daily Notes - April 1st, 2013

    Justin Maxwell (OF - HOU): Maxwell has become a popular sleeper pick due to his intriguing power-speed combination and his solidified playing time in the Astros OF. On Sunday night he immediately rewarded those who had faith by going...

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    Opening Day Daily Fantasy Fix

    Welcome to the debut installment of the Fantistics' Daily Fantasy Fix! In this spot each day myself, Michael Leone, and fellow Fantistics' writer Drew Dinkmeyer will bring you advice as how to approach the day's daily fantasy games. Before...

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    NL Player Notes - April 1, 2013

    Jose Fernandez - In a surprise move, the Marlins decided to put highly-touted prospect Jose Fernandez on the Opening Day roster and he will make his major league debut Sunday versus the Mets. Not sure anyone expected this decision since...

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    Daily Notes from the AL

    David Ortiz (DH-BOS): Reports out of Red Sox camp indicate that Big Papi's rehab of his sore Achilles heels is progressing favorably. If all continues to move in the right direction Ortiz could play in a few minor league...

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    Preseason Prep - March 30, 2013

    Notes on the last day before real games start... Jason Frasor- TEX- RP- Frasor looks to be the prime setup man for the Rangers, He has been very tough against righties in his career, so could have some value in...

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    Preseason Prep - March 29, 2013

    Chicago Cubs: Carlos Marmol's rough spring: Prior to Tuesday's disastrous outing (0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB); Carlos Marmol was motoring along through spring training with a 1.86 ERA that on the surface showed little reason for...

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    Preseason Prep, March 28, 2013

    Philadelphia Phillies Roy Halladay, RHP PHI For fantasy owners who drafted Halladay expecting a bounce-back season, the right-hander's spring results have been disheartening to say the least. In 12 Grapefruit League innings, Halladay has allowed 13 hits, seven walks and...

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    Preseason Prep: March 27th, 2013

    Preseason fantasy baseball preparation for March 27th, 2013. Mets injury news and Twins player projections

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    Preseason Prep - March 26, 2013

    The Yasiel Puig Phenomenon Through 55 at-bats as of Monday, Puig leading the league in hitting at .527/.509/.855. He's shown contact ability, power, speed, and athleticism that has been compared to the great Bo Jackson. I got to see Puig...

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    Preseason Prep - March 25, 2013

    Indians' No. 5 Starter: Finding Value with Scott Kazmir, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer - The three-man race to name a fifth starter is down to two in Cleveland as the Tribe announced late last week that they are sending...

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    Preseason Prep: March 23, 2013

    Atlanta Braves Third base update Since Juan Francisco and Chris Johnson have both performed well this spring, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez has decided to go into the season with a platoon, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The problem is that...

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    Preseason Prep: March 22nd, 2013

    Preseason Fantasy Baseball Prep for March 22nd, 2013. Coverage on the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins

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    Preseason Prep: March 21st

    Angels Health Update #1: Tommy Hanson Tightness in his right triceps forced him to leave before the start of the 4th inning in Wednesday's spring training game. Please excuse me when I'm not too encouraged by this, even after...

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    Preseason Prep- March 20, 2013

    Oakland A's Jarrod Parker's Value (SP)- Parker's rookie season could not have gone better for Oakland, as the rookie ended up throwing 181.1 innings while pitching to a 3.47 ERA (3.43 FIP and 3.95 xFIP). While his peripherals from...

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    Preseason Prep - March 19, 2013

    Notes from around the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues... Mike Fiers- P- MIL- Fiers lack of stuff has caused him to be underestimated by many scouts. However, he has consistently struck out more than a batter per inning in his pro...

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    Preseason Prep - March 18, 2013

    Indians' Rotation: Zach McAllister, Deep Sleeper - The Indians already know their top three starters are Justin Masterson, Ubaldo Jimenez and Brett Myers, but a Cleveland pitcher that should intrigue fantasy managers is No. 4 starter Zach McAllister. McAllister pitched...

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    Preseason Prep - March 16th, 2013

    Chicago Cubs: 3B Position Battle: Luis Valbuena, Ian Stewart, Josh Vitters The Cubs entered camp in 2013 with a "see what sticks" approach at 3B. The names thrown against the wall to start camp included former top prospects Ian...

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    Preseason Prep - March 15th, 2013

    Toronto Blue Jays How to Approach Brandon Morrow Brandon Morrow SP - After three straight years of vastly underperforming surface stats based on expected ERA stats, Morrow actually outperformed his expected ERA stats by quite a bit last season....

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    Preseason Prep- March 14, 2013

    Notes from around the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues... Michael Kirkman- TEX- RP- Kirkman is finally going to assume the prominent role in the Texas bullpen that he was expected to last spring. A diagnosis of skin cancer and subsequent treatments...

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    Preseason Prep- March 13, 2013

    Oakland A's Tom Milone (SP) Expectations: Milone exceeded almost all expectations for the A's last season pitching to a 3.74 ERA in 190 innings. His pinpoint control has always given him an advantage, but his 8.7 percent swinging strike rate...

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    Preseason Prep - Mar 12th, 2013

    Ronnier Mustelier 3B (NYY) - There are going to be 200 ABs up for grabs, in all likelihood, for players that wouldn't otherwise have received them for the Yankees this spring before Granderson and Teixeira return. The obvious options are...

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    Preseason Prep - March 11, 2013

    Will Carl Crawford be ready for Opening Day? It sure sounds as if he won't. Crawford was recently shut down for a week due to soreness in his surgically-repaired elbow. He is reporting no issues hitting off a tee, but...

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    Preseason Prep - March 9, 2013

    Atlanta Braves Third base battle: Juan Francisco vs. Chris Johnson - Both players are raking in spring training games, with Francisco hitting .370 with two homers and Johnson batting .364 with a pair of round-trippers. Francisco has more pop...

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    Preseason Prep - 3/8/2013

    Toronto Blue Jays Rebound for Ricky? Ricky Romero SP - Heading into last season Fantistics warned subscribers that Ricky Romero was overrated, but I don't think any of us saw this coming. Romero's ERA ballooned from 2.92 to 5.77...

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    Preseason Prep - March 7, 2013

    Lucas Harrell - SP Astros - Lucas Harrell says he would like to upgrade his curveball for the 2013 season, hoping it will help him work deeper into games. He considers it his 4th best pitch but he'd like...

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    Preseason Prep- March 6, 2013

    Oakland A's Reddick (RF) Expectations- Reddick's 2012 season was one of the more pleasant surprises of the year, as he was able to lead the A's in home runs (32) in his first full year. The 26 year-old showed an...

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    Preseason Prep - Mar 5th, 2013

    Gordon Beckham (2B) CWS - After three seasons of disappointment, maybe Gordon Beckham's value has dropped enough now that he will be a bargain once again. Beckham showed the best contact rate of his career in 2012, and ended the...

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    Preseason Prep - March 4, 2013

    Indians' Third Base - It's the Chiz Kid's Time: Reports out of Cleveland's camp point toward Lonnie Chisenhall getting first crack at the third base job this season with super-sub Mike Aviles waiting in the wings. For the past few...

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    Player Consistency - Head to Head leagues

    New Page 2 Player Consistency Revisited Several years ago we introduced Consistency Factor and it's implications to both Head to Head leagues as well as all Fantasy leagues regardless of their scoring setup. We run and update this piece...

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    Fantistics Baseball Player Projections Blog 3/2/2013

    Observations from the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues... Nelson Cruz- TEX- OF- Cruz woke up with chest soreness yesterday and spent the day in the hospital undergoing tests. If the stress test he had went well then he will be released...

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    Preseason Prep - March 1st, 2013

    Toronto Blue Jays Post Hype Sleeper Brett Lawrie 3B - Last week I talked about Eric Hosmer of the Royals as a post hype sleeper, and this week I am going to talk about Lawrie. I love drafting guys...