2010 February 9

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Guess The Projection: February 9

Congrats to everyone who successfully guessed our first projection.  Let’s try another one:
2010 Projection:
195.0 IP, 16 W, 3.51 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 188 K (8.68 K/9), 80 BB (3.69 BB/9)
Clues:

He’s a right-handed pitcher
He’s under 28-years old
He does not pitch in the AL East or NL East

So, who do you think it is?

Remember Gavin Floyd? Shockingly, He’s Pretty Good Now

by Jimmy Hascup
The 2001 Draft Class is headed by Joe Mauer and Mark Teixeira, but other than that it has been chock full of flops, busts and injured talent. While MLB’s draft is the epitome of a crapshoot, the first round of the draft should be the one that team’s take high-flight talent, which has [...]

X Marks The Spot: Don’t Overlook Nick Markakis

I have to ask, why do fantasy owners downgrade Nick Markakis on their draft boards?  Is it because that he hasn’t fully realized the potential that everyone thought he would?  Is it because he’s a steady option that you know what you are going to get?
Let’s just look at his 2009 statistics:
642 At Bats
.293 Batting [...]