Monthly Archives: March 2011

Should Edinson Volquez Be In Fantasy Starting Lineups?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Once upon a time Edinson Volquez was considered one of the elite young pitchers in the league.  In his first season in Cincinnati he was electric, going 17-6 with a 3.21 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with 206 Ks.  Yes, control … Continue reading →

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Edwin Encarnacion To Open Year At 3B: Brett Lawrie Joins All Fantasy Radars

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Wasn’t Edwin Encarnacion supposed to be sharing time at 1B and DH with Adam Lind?  Well scratch that!  According to MLBs Gregor Chisholm (via Twitter), the team has now decided that Jose Bautista will be their full-time right fielder.  That … Continue reading →

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Enter Now For A Chance To Win An Autographed Clayton Kershaw Baseball!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Enter now to win an autographed Clayton Kershaw baseball (authenticated by Steiner Sports).  All entries must be made by 12:30 PM EST on Thursday, March 31 using the form in this post to be valid (and all questions, including tie-breakers, must be answered). The … Continue reading →

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Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em: Looking At Three Hitters Who Struggled In April ’10

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Let’s take a look at a few hitters who started extremely slowly in 2010 as we decide whether to play them in the season’s opening week: Mark Teixeira – New York Yankees – First Baseman He may be the most … Continue reading →

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Top 30 Outfielders For 2011: Keeper Leagues

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Outfield may be the toughest position to rank for keeper league owners, because the rules play such a huge impact on how we view certain players.  If you can keep someone indefinitely, how much better does someone like Jason Heyward … Continue reading →

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Rotoprofessor Chat Moved To Friday Afternoon!

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

This week’s chat is being pushed back to Friday, April 1 at 2:00 PM EST.  Make sure you once again stop by with any fantasy baseball questions you have as we will be on the eve of Opening Day.  It … Continue reading →

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Pitching Planner: Week 1

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

by Marshall Bauer The Pitching Planner will be a weekly column that will be run on Sundays here at Rotoprofessor. The column is a great tool, especially for those of you in head to head leagues with starts limits or … Continue reading →

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AL Confidential: Taking Advantage Of Quirky Rules

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

by David Velardo Sorry for the delay this week. After my auction I took a little vacation (as you may recall, my last article had me preparing for my auction). I had only 147 dollars available needing to purchase 24 … Continue reading →

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Brett Gardner To Hit Leadoff: The Fantasy Fallout

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

Heading into the season, while many felt that the Yankees best arrangement would be with Brett Gardner sitting atop the lineup, the constant chatter was that Derek Jeter would remain the Yankees leadoff hitter.  For or better or worse, the … Continue reading →

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Looking At Some Of The Injured Stars (Latos, Utley & More)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Rotoprofessor

There was plenty of news on several big name players in the past 24 hours, so let’s take a look at the latest: Mat Latos – San Diego Padres According to the San Diego Union-Tribune (via Twitter), “GM Jed Hoyer … Continue reading →

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