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April 30th, 2008

Johnny Cueto Coming Down to Earth

In the first few weeks of the 2008 baseball season, Johnny Cueto was the pitcher most talked about in the major leagues. The 22-year-old Cincinnati Reds rookie blew away batters in his first two starts. At that point, he had a 2.03 ERA with 18 strikeouts and no walks.

Fast forward four more starts […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 20th, 2008

Perfect Closers - No Earned Runs in 2008

Which closers have been perfect so far this season? Let’s take a look at the closer who currently have a 0.00 ERA.
CJ Wilson, Texas Rangers
CJ Wilson has five saves, eight innings pitched and a perfect ERA. While the rest of the bullpen hasn’t been great for the Rangers, Wilson has been lights out.
Joe […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2008

Hottest Fantasy Baseball Players

A couple weeks into the baseball season, let’s take a break and check out the hottest fantasy baseball players. In this top five list, there will be a few players who could remain near the top for the duration of the 2008 season.
1) Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks
A lot of people liked the Diamondbacks coming into […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

March 24th, 2008

Injuries? Yeah, I’ve Had a Few

I broke my right ankle when I was 15. I broke my right orbital bone (beneath the eye) when I was 26. Only two bones I’ve ever broken in my life — both playing softball.
But we’re not here to talk about me. We’re looking today at players who are injury risks in 2008. And when […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

March 20th, 2008

Padres Preview at Razzball

The good folks at Razzball were kind enough to have me write a preview of the 2008 San Diego Padres. This one comes from a fantasy angle. A small sample:
Scott Hairston hit everything thrown his way after coming to the Padres late last summer. The question with Hairston is whether he can sustain that over […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2008

Fantasy Baseball Preview at Roster Magazine

The inaugural issue of Roster Magazine is now available. I contributed the fantasy baseball preview of the San Diego Padres, but don’t let that stop you from swinging by and having a look. ;-)
Some good stuff here. Glad I could be a part of it…

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February 23rd, 2008

Fantasy Baseball: Would I Make This Deal?

Brock for Broglio has an interview up with Shawn Hoffman of Squawking Baseball. I’ll ‘fess up right away: before reading this interview, I’d never heard of Hoffman or his site, but I’ll be paying closer attention going forward.
Here’s some sage advice for the fantasy players out there:
With good trading partners, try to look for depth […]

By Geoff Young -- 0 comments