Fantasy Injuries
Top 10 Fantasy Baseball Duds of 2008
By orleanscardinals at 13 October, 2008, 12:40 pm
AP Photo
As the fantasy baseball season comes to an end and the MLB playoffs are in full swing, here’s a look at 10 key players that fantasy managers began their seasons with high hopes for, only to be disappointed in the end. In order of the potential (negative) impact to one’s fantasy baseball roster:
Read More >>5 Tips for Getting Fantasy Baseball Pitching Help Through Injuries
By orleanscardinals at 23 June, 2008, 6:46 pm
In recent weeks I’ve lost Shawn Marcum, Adam Wainwright and JJ Putz, all on one roster. I’m only running with 2 starting pitchers there right now and the rest of my staff is on the DL or the minor leagues.
If you can stomach the anxiety and work through injuries, take solace in the fact that losing a starting pitcher may not be as bad as it seems. With a bit of investigative analysis and probably a bit of luck, here are a handful of tips to keep in mind when looking for mid-season help with your fantasy pitching roster.
Read More >>Fantasy Baseball All-Star Injury Lineup
By orleanscardinals at 13 June, 2008, 8:29 pm
The 2008 baseball season certainly has been an interesting year with a large percentage of prominent ball players “hitting” the disabled list with all kinds of injuries. Injuries of course, are one of the major unknowns in baseball that can kill a fantasy baseball season.
(Source: AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Depending on how you come up with rankings, at least 7 of the top 25 players in spring training are on or have spent time on the DL thus far this season. Unfortunately, the trend of injuries to key players hasn’t gone down in numbers (and probably won’t as the season rolls on).
Read More >>2 Baseball Injuries That Never Seem To Go Away
By orleanscardinals at 10 June, 2008, 7:55 pm
There are injuries that cost a player the entire season. There are injuries that make the casual baseball fan laugh in amusement.
Ryan Zimmerman (Photo: The Canadian Press)
And then there are injuries that end up lingering through the season, never seeming to heal and always impairing the performance a fantasy manager hopes for.
- For hitters, it’s a shoulder injury.
- For pitchers, the elbow is the culprit.
Big Void Without Big Papi: 5 Injury Replacements
By orleanscardinals at 3 June, 2008, 11:14 am
The news is out that Red Sox Designated Hitter David Ortiz is out at least a month and may need season ending surgery on his injured wrist. The team already placed Ortiz on the disabled list and will wait it out to determine whether the injury can heal on its own. If there is little to no improvement, the verdict may be grim.
Source: AP Photo/ Steve Ruark
