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Ultimate List of 2010 Fantasy Baseball Player Rankings
With the 2010 MLB Season less than two months away, fantasy baseball is right around the corner. The goal to this article is to provide a comprehensive list of 2010 fantasy baseball player rankings, including links to complete fantasy baseball draft kits as well as player rankings by position.
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Ultimate List of 2009 Fantasy Baseball Rankings
By orleanscardinals at 28 February, 2009, 3:21 pm
In my quest for building the best draft strategy for the 2009 fantasy baseball season, I’m scouring the web for as many free and paid resources ranking major league baseball players. Here’s my list of resources for 2009 fantasy baseball rankings for other managers this season.
From 2008 Cy Young Winner to Early Round Draft Pick in 2009?
By orleanscardinals at 15 November, 2008, 1:30 pm
The news that Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee won the Cy Young awards for the AL and NL respectively brings a nice finish for fantasy baseball managers lucky enough to draft either of these players.
(Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)
In Yahoo fantasy baseball drafts, Lincecum probably went in rounds 8 or 9 and Lee may have gone somewhere around the 15th round. In one of my leagues, Lee wasn’t even drafted.
So does that mean fantasy baseball managers should push these guys up to elite status in their 2009 fantasy baseball draft? Not so fast. Let’s take a look at some of the historical data supporting this argument.
Read More >>The Ultimate 2008 Fantasy Baseball Draft
By orleanscardinals at 19 October, 2008, 12:45 pm
Based off of Yahoo Sports’ average draft positions, imagine if this was the fantasy baseball team drafted at the beginning of the 2008 MLB season. Assume a standard 5×5 rotisserie scoring system.
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.
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.
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