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Cincinnati Reds’ Starter Edinson Volquez Eyeing a July Return to MLB
Edinson Volquez, or is it Edison Volquez, or Julio Reyes? Ah, Whatever. Number 36 on the Cincinnati Reds is ready to put Tommy John surgery, a 50 game suspension and not knowing his own name behind him. He is tentatively set to return to MLB action around the All-Star Break
The Fantasy Fix’s A-Ball Report: Big Numbers but who’s the real deal?
Player reports from Advanced A & A ball. Get in-depth stats and reviews of the biggest young players in the game. Plus a close look at the unanimous top prospect in A ball, Aaron Hicks. Deep keeper and dynasty owners circle these names! POSITION PLAYERS Grant Green, SS Oakland Advanced A
The Fantasy Fix’s A-Ball Report: Big Numbers but who’s the real deal?
Grant Green Player reports from Advanced A & A ball. Deep keeper and dynasty owners circle these names. POSITION PLAYERS Grant Green, SS Oakland Advanced A Line – .320, 5 HR, 30 RBI The A's 2009 first round pick has not disappointed in his first full season of pro ball.
Must or Bust: Waiver Wire Gems? Smoak, Jones, Scherzer & More
A quick look at last wee’s Fantasy Baseball top performing and least owned players on the waiver wire. Justin Smoak is smoking the ball and Max Scherzer dominates twice. Can they really keep it up for another week? Check out who’s a Must or a Bust. SWINGERSJohn Buck – 40%
Next in Line: Brett Wallace & Madison Bumgarner
If you’ve missed out on some of the impact call ups which have taken place recently, take a look at some of the remaining prospects that will get the call soon. Brett Wallace 1B TOR, August 26, 1986 – Traded to Oakland for Matt Holiday and then swapped for Michael
Next in Line: Brett Wallace, Madison Bumgarner & Brandon Allen
Madison Bumgarner Brett Wallace 1B TOR, August 26, 1986 – Traded to Oakland for Matt Holiday and then swapped for Michael Taylor after the Roy Halladay deal, Wallace has hit 27 HRs since being promoted to AAA last year. Coming up in the Cardinals system, Wallace figured to play 3B.
Week 12's Two-Start Pitchers & Colby Lewis
Fantasy Baseball’s Pitching Line of the Week: Colby Lewis (SP-TEX) 9 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W Colby Lewis pitched his first career complete game on Saturday 6/19 against the Houston Astros. He picked up his third consecutive win while allowing only one earned run on two
Aramis Ramirez: Getting a grip…Literally!
Later this week we will hopefully see the return of Aramis Ramirez. It’s been a rough year for fantasy owners, having to either drop the All-Star third baseman or painfully hold on and possibly waste a DL spot. Somehow I’ve ended up with Aramis two years in a row and
Waiver Wire Winners: Angel Pagan & Jason Hammel
Every week aside from my standard Fantasy Baseball dealings I practice a little exercise to improve my research and team management skills. On Sunday evenings I comb through who is available on the waiver/free agent wire, regardless of need, to familiarize myself with the current inventory. Next, I try
Filling The Void: Tough Luck Tulowitzki
Disaster struck today when the Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the DL with a broken wrist. He is expected to miss six to eight weeks or approximately 30-40% of the entire Fantasy Baseball Regular Season. At an already top heavy position where the drop off is significant after