Draft Day Challenge, May 9 baseballguys.com Thu 5/9/13 11:22 AM
I've partnered with DraftDay.com to give all my wonderful followers, that's you, the chance to play the game on a daily basis. I'll be giving you some insight into the mind of The Oracle as I will give you some of my best plays for the day -- even if I'm willing to admit that [...]
Player Profile: Dan Uggla baseballguys.com Tue 1/29/13 8:58 AM
Dan Uggla hit an unacceptable .220 last season for the Braves. Unfortunately for him, that seems to be the only number anyone ever looks at. Consider the following data points. Were you aware that Uggla's 19 homers were the 5th best in baseball for second baseman? That's if we slot Ben Zobrist as a second [...]
2012 Positional Review -- Second Base baseballguys.com Fri 10/19/12 11:25 AM
Now that the 2012 season is over, it's time to review how my predictions went for each position in fantasy baseball. To that end, I will review my top-10 at each position and give a brief rundown on how each of the ten performed. I'll also list which player was a "Hit" (someone who lived [...]
MLB: The Final Friday baseballguys.com Fri 9/28/12 12:27 PM
The Dodgers gave Andre Ethier a 5-year, $85 million deal signaling that he is one of the building blocks of their offense. Then we get this. Manager Don Mattingly said the following about Ethier's inability to hit left-handed pitching. "I can say all day long that I think he's capable of hitting against lefties, but [...]
Fun With Numbers baseballguys.com Mon 9/17/12 2:02 PM
There are only a couple of weeks left in the 2012 MLB regular season, but that doesn't mean that there aren't a whole host of numbers that are of interest as we head toward the playoffs. .241: The league leading BABIP of Jered Weaver which is one point better than his teammate, Ervin Santana. While [...]
Daily Joust: The Weekend Ahead baseballguys.com Fri 6/1/12 12:44 PM
It's Friday, and that means a couple of things. First, the weekend is nearly upon us (thank goodness). Second, it's time to get your drink on. Third, it's time to get ready for your weekend of fantasy baseball with DailyJoust.com. For those of you unaware of just what DailyJoust is and what the offer, click [...]