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Prospect Spotlight: Domonic Brown
No, that is not a typo, Domonic Brown is the first and only person I have ever seen spell their name with an ‘o’ rather than an ‘i’. I’m not here to judge the way his parents chose to spell his name, but I will judge his future fantasy impact. To put it [...] -
Prospect Spotlight: Michael Pineda
Mariners fans don’t have much to get excited about this season. Currently sitting at 34-47, the Mariners have no choice but to focus on the future. This will almost inevitably mean the departure of Cliff Lee. The departure of Lee may not be all bad, though. Especially if that departure means the [...] -
LeBron and Bosh go Running with the Bulls?
Anyone who has watched ESPN for more than 30 minutes over the past 3 years is probably pumped for LeBron James to make his Free Agency decision. Some may genuinely care where he ends up, others will just be happy to stop hearing about it. Kind of like whether Brett Favre is retiring or not, [...] -
Giants call up Madison Bumgarner
Fantasy managers who have been stashing Giants pitching prospect, Madison Bumgarner, have to wait no longer. The San Francisco Giants called up Bumgarner to start last Saturday on national TV against the Boston Red Sox. He ended up going 7 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 walk and 4 earned runs. Not bad against the #1 [...] -
Stephen Strasburg Cures World Hunger
National fans and fantasy owners across the country have been speculating the date of Stephen Strasburg’s MLB Debut all year. The date has finally arrived, and the hype is at its peak. I haven’t talked a lot about Strasburg, as I felt there was already plenty of hype on every website relating to fantasy sports [...] -
Fantasy MLB Buy/Sell: June Edition
As we enter June, we have a lot of surprising stories, but also a lot of players are playing just as expected. No one expected Ubaldo Jimenez to make the jump from #2 starter to best pitcher in the majors. No one expected the career .285 hitter, Justin Morneau, to be hitting .372 [...] -
Prospect Spotlight: Pedro Alvarez
Vote for Pedro. That is, Vote for the Pirates to promote Pedro Alvarez. Only five teams have hit fewer team Home Runs than the Pirates, only the Astros have scored fewer runs, only two teams have a lower Slugging Percent. Yet, the Pirates #1 Prospect and uber-power hitter, Pedro Alvarez, is still waiting [...] -
Is Drew Storen worth Storing?
Nationals top pitching prospect not named Strasburg was called up last Sunday and has now pitched in 4 games. The question fantasy managers everywhere are asking is, “How long until Storen is the Nationals closer?” and more importantly, “Is he worth picking up?” Here are some thoughts that will help answer these questions: [...] -
There’s Smoak, but Where’s the Fire?
Since being called up, Texas Rangers #1 prospect Justin Smoak is slashing a paltry .197/.319/.395 in 23 games. That Batting Average looks like something out of a horror film, and you don’t write home to mother about a .319 On-Base Percentage. Was Justin Smoak over-hyped, or is the explosion coming soon? [...] -
Rookie Spotlight: Michael Saunders
As a Mariners fan, I should be ecstatic hearing the news that one of our top prospect got called up. Instead, I took the news lightly. Here are a few reasons I am pessimistic on Michael Saunders: In the Minor Leauges he has struck out over twice as many times as he’s walked. It [...]