Fantasy owners everywhere wrote Todd Helton off earlier this season, and rightfully so. To put it bluntly, he stunk. There was no reason to trust him, because there was no production.
He missed the majority of July due to injury, but that was the least of his problems. Prior to August he had hit just two [...]
It’s time to continue our journey around the league, looking at each team’s closer situation. The NL West is home to one of, if not the, worst bullpens in the league, but also a few of the elite closers. Let’s take a look at all the updated situations:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Closer: Juan Gutierrez
Waiting in the Wings: Aaron [...]
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Just because you’ve slipped behind in the Stolen Base category doesn’t mean you can’t catch up. Here are some reasonably available SB threats.
Eric Young, Jr., 2B/OF, Colorado Rockies
Young had seven stolen bases in the past 15 days while hitting .246 with eight runs. On the year he’s hitting .245 with 12 SBs, [...]
When you look at Phil Hughes’ numbers on the surface, things look good. He’s got 15 wins. He’s sporting a respectable (though not as much in 2010) ERA of 4.12. His WHIP is solid at 1.25.
However, entering last night’s start those numbers are a bit deceiving. Just look at his ERAs over the past three [...]
Yovani Gallardo is one of the best starting pitchers in baseball, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at his August line. Despite a solid overall line of 3.50 ERA and 1.35 WHIP, he has taken numerous beatings over the past month.
In fact, he has allowed four earned runs or more in his last four [...]
It’s time to continue our journey around the league, looking at each team’s closer situation. The AL Central is home to one of the most fluid closing situations and also one of the most stable options in the league. Let’s take a look at their updated situation, as well as the other three teams in [...]
It’s time to continue our journey around the league, looking at each team’s closer situation. The AL West saw a major change in their closing duties, with Brian Fuentes dealt in a waiver wire deal. Let’s take a look at their updated situation, as well as the other three teams in the division:
Los Angeles Angels
Closer: [...]
The Toronto Blue Jays play in the most competitive division in baseball, yet have assembled a five-man rotation who all have potential fantasy upside. Let’s take a look at the candidates in order to determine the potential long-term success:
Brandon Morrow
The 17-strikeout game aside, Morrow has a ton of potential and may just now scraping the [...]
Dan Uggla is a player who often gets little respect despite showing year after year to be a tremendous source of power out of the middle infield. Unfortunately, he draws some criticism for the other aspects of his game, hurting his perceived value.
Obviously, we will have to reassess things once 2010 has come to a [...]
It’s time to continue our journey around the league, looking at each team’s closer situation. The AL East is home of the greatest closer in baseball, but there are plenty of other situations worth noting. Let’s take a look:
Baltimore Orioles
Current Closer: Alfredo Simon
Waiting in the Wings: Mike Gonzalez
Closer of the Future: Kam Mickolio?
Have the Orioles [...]
