Monday, February 8, 2010
RotoWire Subscribers - Mock Draft with Jeff Erickson
Attention current RotoWire subscribers, we'll be having our first Mock Draft with Jeff Erickson on Thursday Feb. 11th at 1:30 PM EST (10:30 AM PST). Details after the bump...
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Ranking MLB Stadiums, Part 1
The first in a series on MLB stadiums, past and present.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
The Best Shape of Their Lives
Washington Post beat writer Chico Harlan pens the definitive Best Shape of Their Lives preseason story.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
MLB Notes
A look around the league:
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Monday, February 1, 2010
Terrible Article That Deserves Ridicule
I’m obviously borrowing (stealing?) the now defunct FireJoeMorgan.com’s method here, but I’ll make it up to Mose Schrute by telling all of you to be sure to check out “Parks and Recreation,” every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on NBC (seriously, it’s a great show). Anyway, without further ado, I give you
one of the worst articles I’ve read in recent memory.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
What Lies Beyond Hernandez and Lee?
The Mariners possibly have one of the finest top two starter combos in all the majors and it is quite exciting for their prospects in their chase for the divisional title, but what beyond those two guys will help the Mariners or your fantasy teams in that quest?
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
MLB Notes
I hope Joey Votto ends up on a bunch of my teams this year. His overall numbers were suppressed last season since he took some time off dealing with depression, and while his BA is probably due for a bit of a dip, Votto possesses serious power potential. He more than held his own against lefties (.329/.400/.531), and over his final 104 at-bats last season, he posted a 20:22 K:BB ratio. Votto is just 26 years old with barely 1,000 career ABs, so the best is yet to come, and a true explosion could occur in 2010. He’ll bat in the middle of the order in a good park for hitters, and he’s also capable of adding 8-10 steals as well. Despite all the turmoil with his personal issues and it being just his second full season in the bigs, Votto’s .981 OPS last year was the fourth-highest in all of baseball. There’s a big-five at first base who will be ranked ahead of him (Pujols, Howard, Fielder, Teixeira, Cabrera), but there’s no way I’m putting any other over Votto, so don’t make the mistake of taking Justin Morneau, Kendry Morales or Adrian Gonzalez ahead of him.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Beltran Fallout Compounded
Last week I discussed all the options the Mets had or could opt to acquire via free agency to replace Beltran on a temporary basis. I went into that blog thinking they would probably have to seek an improvement on Angel Pagan, but upon further analysis realized that while best suited to being a fourth outfielder, he plays decent defense and does enough offensively to justify getting the nod to hold the centerfield position for a month or so while also noting that there were outfielders who did not have jobs and could be signed on the cheap.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Early MLB Mock Draft
The Staff got together for a quick 5 x 5 10-team mock draft today on
Mock Draft Central (which in the interest of full disclosure is now part of RotoWire).
The positions were 2 C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, CI, MI, 5 OF, U, 9 P. The results are below:
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Here Are Some NL Guys On My Radar Screen
Yesterday I wrote about some American League players I am looking forward to watching this season. Here are a few National League guys I really find intriguing for the coming season.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
These AL Guys Are On My Radar Screen
There are some players that really interest me for the coming season. We all know the "stars." I think these players have some real hidden value.
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MLB Notes
Clayton Kershaw is just 21 years old, tossed more than seven innings in just one of his 30 starts last season and had the second-worst BB/9 (4.79) in all of baseball last year, and yet I’m having a hard time not ranking him as a top-10 fantasy starter for 2010 (his current ADP rates him as the 23rd SP). His .274 BABIP helps explain how he kept his ERA low (2.79) despite so many walks, and while that number is likely to raise some this season, the fact remains Kershaw is simply tough to hit (he held opponents to a league-low .588 OPS last year, as hitters slugged just .282 against the southpaw). His fastball is already one of the best pitches in the game, and his curveball has the potential to be not far behind, and playing in the NL West is also advantageous. After the All-Star break, Kershaw posted a 10.85 K/9 mark (Tim Lincecum led the league with a 10.42 K/9 over the full season), and his control also improved. A Cy Young isn’t far away.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Beltran Injury Fallout
So Beltran had arthroscopic surgery his knee which will keep him out for a minimum of 8 weeks and perhaps 12 weeks or from resuming baseball activities. This places his return at least just after the start of the season.
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Lots Of Interesting News On This Off-Season Thursday
There was lots of action on this off-season Thursday. Some of it was really surprising.
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Monday, January 11, 2010
The 2010 RotoWire Top 200
RotoWire Senior Editor Jeff Erickson's first Top 200 list of 2010 is now available on the site.
As always, it's a great talking point for several key players on the rise or the decline. Here are a few that caught my eye.
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Mark McGwire, Aroldis Chapman and Thoughts On A Busy Monday
This was not a normal Monday morning in Major League Baseball. It's hard to determine which story is the biggest.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Podsednik Lands In Kansas City
After two straights seasons on the bench and after having to sign a minor league deal, Scott Podsenik’s time as a possible starter appeared to be over. Instead the 33-year old did his Lazarus imitation and ended up with 587 plate appearances, 30 steals, a .304 batting average, and a respectable .353 OBP.
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
Gaming The Hall of Fame
Tony LaRussa should follow through on his dream of having Mark McGwire pinch-hit in a 2010 regular-season game. Here's why.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Red Sox Get Their Man To Play 3B
Adrian Beltre is the new third baseman for the Boston Red Sox. He represents another great addition to a very potent team.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
Random MLB thoughts...
While everyone else is focused on the NFL, TCU/Boise, and the BCS, here are some random MLB thoughts...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Thank You and Happy New Year!
Thank You and Happy New Year to each and every one of you.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Adding Javier Vazquez Huge For Yankees
The addition of Javier Vazquez to the Yankees rotation may be the single most important move of the off-season so far.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Jason Bay To Sign With The Mets
With one pending signature, the Mets will become a much, much better team!
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Zduriencik Finally Misses
Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik has had an impressive tenure thus far, but the reported trade of Brandon Morrow to the Blue Jays for Brandon League and prospect Johermyn Chavez is baffling.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
MLB Thoughts...
While wondering if this is something I say every winter, I was wondering if this was the craziest start to a Major League Baseball offseason in recent memory. Read all of MLB Thoughts...
The DH Debate - Again
Commissioner Bud Selig has created a
14-member committee to consider all on-field issues, which some are calling the MLB version of the NFL's Competition Committee. It looks like this committee is a response to the call for instant replay after the poor umpiring during the playoffs. But others say it could possibly mean that MLB will finally
settle the decision on the DH.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Baseball's Landscape Is Getting Even More Interesting
What have they done to our game? It's exciting, but can we keep up with all the player movement in the past few days?
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
Sorry-No Contract For You
Several "name" players were informed by their clubs that at this time their services will not be needed for 2010. It's all part of how baseball is changing.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Winter Meetings Wind Down-Thursday in Indy
The Winter Meetings came to a close today with the Rule 5 Draft. Some interesting names were taken by new clubs.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cleveland Indians Get More Bad Injury News
Eastern League MVP Carlos Santana has had surgery on his right hand.
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