First Half Review: Hitters baseballguys.com Wed 7/17/13 1:01 PM

Who has been a boon to fantasy owners this season and who has sent many to the bottle? You know, the hooch for hour upon hour of wallowing in self pity and booze, something I even do when my fantasy team is doing well. Hey, life is hard. OK, I never do that, but it [...]

2013 BBGuys Mid-Season Rankings baseballguys.com Tue 7/16/13 3:20 AM

A lot has changed since the 2013 baseball season began. Matt Kemp has been hurt multiple times. Ryan Braun has been hurt and dealt with off the field issues. Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols have struggled in Anaheim. B.J. Upton has been an unmitigated disaster. Justin Verlander and Stephen Strasburg have not pitched up to [...]

The Return baseballguys.com Thu 7/11/13 12:07 PM

The Yankees get a boost, a much needed boost given how beat up the team has been this season, when the best shortstop in the history of the franchise returns to the field Thursday. This and other "returns" to prominence are discussed. Derek Jeter, he of the .313 career average and 3,304 hits, will return [...]

Problems With The Strike Zone baseballguys.com Wed 6/26/13 12:43 PM

I talk all the time about how you should pay attention to how a guy controls the strike zone, how looking at a fellas BB/K ratio can often times be a key indicator of what might happen with a guys batting average. Below I'll touch on some guys that have had problems producing a BB/K [...]

Still On Vacation, But Still Working baseballguys.com Fri 6/21/13 8:08 PM

With the Chicago and Hawaiian portions of my trip complete, I'm in San Diego to see my oldest gal friend get married (we've known each other for about 24 years now). Before I head out to the rehearsal dinner and what figures to be copious amounts of fruity drinks, I thought I'd check in with [...]

Draft Day Challenge, May 23 baseballguys.com Thu 5/23/13 1:22 PM

Daily baseball is all the rage in the fantasy sports world, so I will be covering the game a couple of times a week here at BaseballGuys.com. To that end, 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. On Tuesday and [...]

Fantasy Beat -- Early Season Surprises baseballguys.com Sat 4/13/13 1:46 PM

Justin Fensterman and Trevor Ray discuss some key players that have started off the season really hot, but tell you what you can really expect from them the rest of the season. NBA: Streaming players for the fantasy playoffs? MLB: Justin Upton, Josh Hamilton, Coco Crisp, Wilin Rosario, Chris Heisey, Matt Harvey, Dan Straily, [...]

Fantasy Beat -- End One Fantasy Season, Begin Another! baseballguys.com Sat 4/6/13 12:32 PM2 Comments

For all of you fantasy basketball players, Justin and Trevor talk about players that you can still find on your waiver wire who can help you win your fantasy basketball league. The guys also recap the first week of the 2013 MLB season and talked about which players came up huge. The guys make some [...]

Player Profile: Nelson Cruz baseballguys.com Thu 3/21/13 7:07 AM

A forgotten player, that's what we could call the Rangers' Nelson Cruz. A power hitter that used to have speed, Cruz has lost his ability to steal bases due to continuing leg issues, and Josh Hamilton is no longer his running mate now that he has signed with the Angels. Because of those factors Cruz [...]

Player Profile: Albert Pujols baseballguys.com Mon 3/18/13 7:25 AM

Albert Pujols will be in the Hall of Fame one day. He is one of the most consistently excellent hitters that that the game has ever seen (only Alex Rodriguez, with 13 ,has more consecutive seasons with 30 homers and 99 RBIs than Pujols who is at 12 and counting heading into the 2013 season). [...]