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Fantasy Baseball Tips spreadsheet of MLB Free Agents following the 2008 regular season. Check back for regularly updates on new contracts and teams for MLB free agents.
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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
5 Key Elements for Winning at Fantasy Baseball
By orleanscardinals at 31 May, 2008, 1:40 pm
Just like the real major league baseball season fantasy baseball is a marathon. The fantasy baseball season spans 6 months of actual play and probably 1 - 2 months of spring training analysis and preparation. Competitive managers are always scouring statistics and looking for trends to take advantage of.
Time and volume are what allow fantasy managers to identify the numbers needed to make calculated decisions and the depth of roster makes it less likely that any 1 player will be essential for your season’s success.
Read More >>Evan Longoria Backing Up Bartlett at Shortstop
By orleanscardinals at 30 May, 2008, 7:40 am
Evan Longoria was a preseason favorite to be a top-tiered fantasy contributor as a rookie this year. Hitting 5th in an extremely talented Rays lineup, Longoria has emerged from an early slump in May to post solid numbers: 7 HR, 28 RBI and 22 Runs. He’s hit safely in the last 6 games and is batting .340 since May 15th.
The recent news that Longoria will now backup Jason Bartlett at shortstop should have fantasy owners who were on the fence picking him up as soon as possible.
Read More >>Pronk: Powerless At The Plate & On Your Fantasy Roster
By orleanscardinals at 28 May, 2008, 8:59 pm
I’ve given up on Travis Hafner. The recent news that Hafner’s lingering shoulder problem is still bothering him, coupled by the news that he won’t play until at least Friday (after receiving a cortisone shot Tuesday) and may need a trip to the DL sealed the deal.
Any sort of arm or leg problem usually leads to one result over the course of a fantasy baseball season: a lack of power at the plate.
Just look at Gary Sheffield’s season thus far for another shoulder injury example.
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