The Daily Fix: Fantasy Baseball Rundown & The Royals Call-Up Eric Hosmer
Eric Hosmer Fantasy baseball is all speculation. Well, maybe not all, but it’s a game of who is better at projections. And no matter how much time you spend evaluating the numbers (both traditional and peripheral), there is a fair amount of speculation involved with any projection. For whatever reason,
MiLB Baseball Rundown: Tigers' Charlie Furbush & Other Arms On The Path To The Show
Charlie Furbush, LH SP DetroitAt 25, Furbush is a grizzled veteran compared to most of the farm hands I've been profiling. However, despite his lower upside, he could provide immediate aid to the Tigers and fantasy squads (particularly Al-only) very shortly. One of the team's final spring training cuts, the
The Daily Fix: Tim Hudson One-Hits The Brewers in Greinke's Return & Other Fantasy Baseball
Andre Either missed today's game with left elbow inflammation, he hurt it while panhandling because Frank McCourt cannot pay the bills. Derek Jeter left today’s game early with a sore hip, when you reach a certain age, these things happen. Philip Hughes will be out another 6-8 weeks playing his
The Rubber: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Week Five Top 50 Pitcher Rankings
Which one of these statements would have been more ridiculous on Saturday night? Statement A: We are more likely to see Osama bin Laden killed before we see the ten year anniversary of 9/11. Or…..Statement B: We are more likely to see Francisco Liriano throw a no-hitter before we will
2011 Fantasy Basketball Sit Em Start Em: Playoff Edition Week 3
Mike Conley The second round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs started off with some interesting openers. The Atlanta Hawks upended the Chicago Bulls, the Miami Heat stood their ground against the Boston Celtics, the Memphis Grizzlies abused the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Dallas Mavericks squeaked one out against the
The Daily Fix: Liriano's So-So No-Hitter, Greinke Returns & Other Fantasy Baseball
Probably this biggest news of the day is that Zack Greinke is officially scheduled to make his National League debut today for the Brewers. It’s always tricky deciding whether to start a pitcher in his first start coming off the DL and Greinke has been OK is his two rehab
Breaking News: Twins’ Francisco Liriano Pitches First No-Hitter of 2011
Francisco Liriano pitched his first complete game Tuesday night. It also happened to be his first no-hitter, although not the cleanest of games. Liriano walked 6 and only struck out 2 against the White Sox. Fittingly, he was matched up against Edwin Jackson who threw a no-hitter last year and
The Fix's 2011 Fantasy Baseball Podcast, Week 5: The Third TIme's A Charm & Osama Ben Zobrist
Brett Talley & Corey Herron of TheFantasyFix.com give you the sixth episode of the 2011 Fantasy Baseball Podcast. In episode seven: -Brett & Corey talk "buy-low, sell-high" targets-Trading Tips-Answer a bunch of “mailbag” questions from Twitter and the “Quick Fix” Press Play Below, and please pardon the quality this week! We experienced
2011 Fantasy Baseball – The Rookie Report: Everyone Needs Some Angels
Feeling a little “angelic” this week as my report includes the status of four Los Angeles rookies doing their thing at the major league level. Early season injuries to regulars Kendry Morales, Joel Pineiro, Fernando Rodney and Scott Kazmir have thrust some not so household names into the lime light
The Daily Fix: Another Quality Start for the Yankees Bartolo Colon & Other Fantasy Baseball
Bartolo Colon pitched his third straight quality start, although the win went to Joba Chamberlain. Alex Avila hit 2 solo shots of Colon, but otherwise it was a strong start, giving up 7 hits and 7 strikeouts. Mariano Rivera got his league-leading 11th save. Although Madison Bumgarner still stands winless,