Julio Teheran On this day in 2005, Julio Franco of the Atlanta Braves became the second oldest player to homer in an MLB game at 46 years and 257 days old. Awkward Line: Cliff Lee of the Phillies earned the loss in a seven inning effort in which he allowed

Today I would like to talk about going on hiatus. First of all, let me apologize to TheFantasyFix.com world for not writing a new Finding the Mean article in a month. I received a new assignment at work that is a huge upgrade in the actual amount of real work

Sergio Santos In today's Closer Report, we're going to get all sabermetric on you with a look at the advanced statistic BABIP and how you should use that to improve your fantasy team. But first, the news. Quick NewsSergio Santos has taken a hold of the closer role, having gotten the last 3

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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