The Michael Morse Approach
Michael Morse has emerged as a strong offensive force for the Washington Nationals over the past two seasons. After being a part-time player for most of his career, Morse has posted a .369 wOBA since...
View ArticleAdjust, Then Trust Past Busts Again
It’s 2013. I just drafted Lucas Duda again. I just can’t quit him I guess. No, I’m not a glutton for punishment. I can give you the caveats — it was pick #328 in a 14-team league with five outfielders...
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Why Chris Tillman Will Disappoint
Yesterday, fellow RotoGrapher Chris Cwik outlined why he considered Orioles starter Chris Tillman a sleeper. He made some valid points and even sprinkled in some of the negatives that make my argument...
View ArticleMaking Sense of Justin Ruggiano
It’s pretty rare for a player who was still a rookie at age-29 to ever stumble into a full-time role. But that’s precisely what Justin Ruggiano is looking to do this spring. A minor leaguer since 2004,...
View ArticleTexas Rangers Rotation: Depth Chart Discussions
The Texas Rangers’ hopes for contention in the strong AL West depends on whether their starting pitching can take a step forward. The club enters the year with more uncertainty at the position than...
View ArticleThe Definitive Home Run Tracker Study: The Bad Names
Yesterday, I unveiled the top 10 list of good names with regards to both No Doubt percentage and Just Enough percentage from the home run classification buckets on ESPN Home Run Tracker. Today, I will...
View ArticleUnderrated & Overrated Fantasy Hitting Prospects for 2013
It’s unlikely any 2013 rookie will have the impact in fantasy that Mike Trout did last season. Actually, it’s kind of unlikely any rookie will have the kind of fantasy impact that Trout did last season...
View ArticleUnderrated & Overrated Fantasy Pitching Prospects for 2013
Last week I looked at a few underrated and overrated position player prospects. This week I wanted to follow that up by doing the same thing with some pitching prospects. The rule with prospects is...
View ArticlePod’s Picks: Starting Pitcher
Finally, we get to the starting pitchers, my favorite position. If you thought there was room for disagreement among the outfielders, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. The many disagreements of value among...
View ArticleBeware the Strong Spring: Potential Busts
Last year around this time I was sitting and watching a Royals spring training game and absolutely beaming with sheer delight every time either Eric Hosmer or Lorenzo Cain came to bat. I had just...
View ArticleWhy I’m Not Buying B.J. Upton
It’s easy to make buy low and sell high calls. Anyone could compare a player’s current season ranking with his preseason and blindly advise fantasy owners to acquire or trade away said player. While...
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Matt Moore is the Sell Highiest Starting Pitcher
Yes, the sell highiest. The easiest way to identify buy low and sell high candidates among starting pitchers is to export the advanced tab of the leader board into Excel and then simply subtract the...
View ArticleReplace Your Struggling Backstop?
“In every life, a little rain must fall.” — My Blue Heaven In honor of the above statement, we’re going to piggyback Michael Barr’s Definitive Guide To All Things Depressing here and make it catcher...
View ArticleThe Luckiest BABIPers Mid-Season Update
At the end of April, I used Jeff Zimmerman‘s updated xBABIP spreadsheet to determine which players’ BABIPs exceeded their xBABIPs by the greatest amount. Of the five players listed in the initial look,...
View Article2nd Half Hitter Bust Candidates
On Monday, I identified four second half breakout candidates based on a combination of traditional evaluation methods I use, which include looks at both average batted ball distance and xBABIP marks....
View ArticleB.J. Upton, Chris Davis and Breakouts
Chris Davis owners are experiencing an unexpected surprise this season. Instead of a possible corner infield or injury replacement, they have one of the top players in the league for pennies on the...
View ArticleBatted Ball Distance Decliners
Last Tuesday, I compared the average home run and fly ball distances for qualified hitters with last season. Of the 10 hitters who enjoyed the largest distance surges, 8 of them had also experienced an...
View ArticleDude, Where’s My Power?
With just over a month to go, time is running out for offensive disappointments to get back on track and start showing the type of power projected of them before the season began. When a hitter goes...
View Article3 Potentially Overvalued Hitters in 2014 Drafts
We still haven’t even completed the 2013 season yet, but there’s no doubt that some owners are already looking toward 2014 (or, this other sport called “football”). Whether your team has been torpedoed...
View ArticleB.J. Upton, Fantasy LVP & Causer of Tears
When Yuniesky Betancourt earns more fantasy value than you, you know you’ve had a bad season. Or in other terms, if you decided to draft B.J. Upton this year, then you’re gonna have a bad time....
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