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  • Stephen Strasburg Cures World Hunger

    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 [...]

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  • Fantasy MLB Buy/Sell: June Edition

    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 [...]

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  • Prospect Spotlight: Pedro Alvarez

    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 [...]

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  • Is Drew Storen worth Storing?

    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: [...]

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  • There’s Smoak, but Where’s the Fire?

    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? [...]

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