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Fantasy baseball boot camp--how to rally the troops? 2007-10-26 06:37:00 What is it that makes a fantasy league worth returning to? When the proprietors here announced they were looking for more contributors, I eagerly enlisted, though I should warn you that I'm nowhere near the expertise and experience in stats and tactics required of a Fantasy Baseball General. I'm more like a fantasy baseball lieutenant--or maybe fantasy baseball color guard. In any case, that's ... Baseball

Fantasy baseball boot camp--how to rally the troops? 2007-10-26 06:37:00 What is it that makes a fantasy league worth returning to? When the proprietors here announced they were looking for more contributors, I eagerly enlisted, though I should warn you that I'm nowhere near the expertise and experience in stats and tactics required of a Fantasy Baseball General. I'm more like a fantasy baseball lieutenant--or maybe fantasy baseball color guard. In any case, that's ... Baseball

Aaron Harang and Dusty Baker 2007-10-25 09:02:00 A reader request on Aaron Harang. Clearly the newest information to be considered for Harang is the fact that Dusty Baker will be managing the team. There are legions of articles showing that his past pitcher usage was abusive. I won't repeat that research here, but encourage anyone who is interested to look into it themselves. I take it as a given for the purposes of considering Harang. If ...

Aaron Harang and Dusty Baker 2007-10-25 09:02:00 A reader request on Aaron Harang. Clearly the newest information to be considered for Harang is the fact that Dusty Baker will be managing the team. There are legions of articles showing that his past pitcher usage was abusive. I won't repeat that research here, but encourage anyone who is interested to look into it themselves. I take it as a given for the purposes of considering Harang. If ...

Latest Hardball Times Column 2007-10-23 13:52:00 Here is a link to my latest column. The Bust of the Year ...

Carlos Lee-Should He Be Kept? 2007-10-22 07:38:00 A reader request on Carlos Lee. A reader asked about Carlos Lee and whether he should be kept. Carlos had an excellent season of course: 32 HR 119 RBI .303/.357/.528 Personally I would like to see that OBP a bit higher, but other that that his season is fully supported by his underlying skills: 90% contact rate 30% hit rate 0.84 BB/K ratio .290 xBA In fact looking at Lee historically he is ...

Reader Requests on Certain Players--First Up: Joe Mauer 2007-10-18 08:26:00 Taking a look at some selected players at reader requests. I have received a few requests from readers on certain players, so I will be addressing them over the next couple of weeks. I wanted to start with is Joe Mauer. The first issue is the injury picture. Aside from his strained quad he also apparently has a hernia condition. Some quick research showed that he had a hernia condition in the ...

Links to Latest Hardball Times Posts 2007-10-16 09:38:00 Here are the latest Links Who Should I Keep? Which $1 Player Do You Prefer? ...

Updating My Discussion of Possible "Z" Players--Illuminating a Key Principle of Auction Theory 2007-10-15 08:22:00 Some more discussion on C.C. Sabathia and a key principle of auction strategy that is usually not considered or even discussed elsewhere. Plus, how could I have forgotten about "Z"-ing Bobby Jenks? Somehow I forgot to include a discussion about Bobby Jenks in my prior post about the "Z" rule. Jenks clearly had a career year. Generally he has had poor control with walk rates of 3.5 and 4.0 in ...

Hughes, Gallardo and Bailey 2007-10-15 01:53:00 Of these big three prospects, there is a clear pecking order for 2008. Of these three, there is a wide gap in their rookie performances, and in what can be expected for 2008. I asked Keith Law to provide his scouting take on the three, and will update my analysis once I get the reports. For now, let's look at them in order of worst to first: Homer Bailey As far as I am concerned, I never ...

My Ten Trades to Rebuild 2007-10-12 10:43:00 Part two of Jeremy's rebuilding effort. As promised/threatened, here are the trades I made in my rebuilding effort this year: Trade 1 – Garret Anderson, Joey Gathright and Luis Vizcaino for Jason Kubel, Daniel Cabrera and Trot Nixon. I saw this as fairly simple – Anderson is getting older and Nixon fills the same role for a rebuilding team – at bats and value elsewhere. Kubel had a better ...

The Art of Rebuilding – Or is it Science? Whatever, How To Rebuild 2007-10-11 07:43:00 Part one of Jeremy's rebuilding effort in a long-term carryover league. Howdy friends out there on the Internets! Sorry it is has been a while, but life sometimes gets in the way of baseball. Shocking as that may be to many... Anyway, I was asked to talk about rebuilding a franchise and this is because I have done just that in my longtime AL-only carryover league. This is a league that I ...

The Fantasy Bust of the Year 2007-10-10 07:31:00 And the winner is..... There were quite a few candidates for the fantasy bust of the year, and depending on criteria you can have quite a few legitimate winners. However, when it comes to value, age, performance and non "bad luck" explanations for a drop off and the entire package, there is one player who stands out. Note that I am specifically including the "bad luck" criteria since fantasy ...

How To Use The Powell Doctrine in a Keeper Fantasy League 2007-10-05 11:30:00 Those in keeper leagues need to decide when to go for it and when to build for next year. The Powell Doctrine can help you make that decision. In a keeper fantasy league, the annual question that teams face is whether to go for a championship in the current season or trade for the future. That dilemma is the thing that vaults dynasty leagues to the top of the heap and what makes them so far ...

The "Z" rule and Who To Keep Next Year Among Three Studs 2007-10-04 07:47:00 Who should get a one year contract: Ortiz, Morneau or Sabathia? Fresh off a wire-to-wire victory in the high stakes league, there is still no time like the present to begin thinking about next year. One rule we have is called the "Z" rule. Essentially it allows you to sign to a one-time, one year contract any player whose contract expired this year. The primary focus is to allow one more year ...