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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:33 |
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September is here (already?) and that means roster expansion. We'll scour the list of September call-ups and point out the players that could help your fantasy team down the stretch.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:00 |
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In part two (see part one here), we look at rounds 13-26 and find some big time values as well as some disappointing preseason sleepers. How did their 2010 production affect their 2011 draft status?
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Monday, 30 August 2010 11:36 |
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This is an article probably better suited for the offseason, but I was going through the FB365 draft review and these numbers caught my eye.
Jonathan Sanchez finally had his breakout season in 2010. With an ERA under 4.00 for the first time in his career and a WHIP that isn't killing you team's category rank. It may seem like the hard throwing 27-year-old is here to stay. However, I think this might better serve as a classic case of variance in luck from one year to the next -- or even from one half of a season to the next -- rather than a case of a pitcher breaking out due to a change in skill.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Saturday, 28 August 2010 21:19 |
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 September is just around the corner and while some teams are fighting it out to finish in the money, others are relegated to the fact that their season is effectively over.
My FB365 League team is one of the “effectively over” ones.
It’s not too early to take a look back and see what went right and what went wrong. Who were the biggest values or biggest busts? Who improved their stock for next season and who’s value fell off the cliff?
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Friday, 27 August 2010 12:12 |
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There's no way around it. Some guys you just can't replace. The last 24 hours have been quite discouraging to any fantasy owners that were hanging onto Stephen Strasburg or Dustin Pedroia as both are likely done for the season. What's worse, Strasburg may indeed be out for all of 2011 as well as he heads for a second opinion on whether or not to have Tommy John Surgery.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:13 |
There was a very interesting article posted over at Fan Graphs today about the role advanced stats plays in Cy Young voting. Basically, Buster Olney tweeted that Trevor Cahill has put himself in top contention for the AL Cy Young award. Keith Law then tweeted his dissagreement sighting WAR and FIP. Dave Cameron, in the article, gives his set of criteria and reiterates that FIP is a "predictor" stat, not a "backward-looking" stat, while suggesting his own Cy Young criteria.
This got me thinking about my RAW Pitcher Ratings and how they relate exactly to what a pitcher HAS done. The predictor part of RAW Pitcher Ratings comes in the evaluation of the numbers themselves.
Download the latest RAW Pitcher Ratings Spreadsheet here.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 02:28 |
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It hasn’t exactly been a great return to the Red Sox rotation for Josh Beckett. With a 6.82 ERA in August and a fresh four-year/$68 million dollar contract extension on his shoulders, Beckett has been a major source of frustration for Sox fans.
Yesterday, Beckett had a “better” outing, going 6.1 innings while allowing three runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and only one walk. However, one of his big issues, the home run ball, was present once again. Beckett ran out of gas after his first six innings. Having thrown in the 93-95 MPH range early on, his fastball had tailed off to the 91-93 MPH range by the seventh. That’s when trouble struck. Russell Branyan took a poorly located 93 MPH heater over the right field wall for a solo shot. Then, after a Jose Lopez single, Casey Kotchman took a hanging changeup over the right field wall for a two-run shot.
Beckett has not gone a single game this month without allowing at least one home run and of the eight home runs he has allowed only one has come before the fourth inning. Which brings us to issue number two…
Continue reading at Fire Brand of the American League |
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 14:17 |
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I touched on some potential sources of cheap home runs a few days ago, but today we'll look at a few more options that could put your fantasy team over the top in the season's final month.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 17:16 |
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Since being anointed as on of the best prospects in the game from 2006 to the start of 2009, Cameron Maybin has done nothing but frustrate fantasy owners who continually took a chance on his breakout potential. Still, there's a chance he can help your team down the stretch.
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Written by Charlie Saponara
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Monday, 23 August 2010 18:19 |
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These updated ratings are a bit behind schedule. Nonetheless, they have churned out some interesting trends and a few new names that have crossed the 80 innings pitched mark.
Download the updated RAW Pitcher Ratings spreadsheet here.
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