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Can you make a competitive team with your pick of the remaining free agents?

I was flipping through the list of remaining free agents (as of 1/16/2012) and tried to field the best team possible with those players still available.  Here’s what you can do… Catcher: The best hitting catcher is probably Ramon Castro, … Continue reading

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2011 Season Forecast: Baltimore Orioles

Last Five Years: 2010:  66 – 96 (Last in AL East) 2009:  64 – 98 2008:  68 – 93 2007:  69 – 93 2006:  70 – 92 The Orioles haven’t had a winning record since 1997, when the roster included … Continue reading

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2010 Season Forecast: Chicago Cubs

Last Five Seasons: 2009: 83 – 78 (2nd – NL East) 2008: 97 – 74 2007: 85 – 77 2006: 66 – 96 2005: 79 – 83 Runs Scored: 707 (9th – NL) Runs Allowed: 672 (5th – NL) For … Continue reading

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Top NL First Basemen in 2009

Albert Pujols (STL):  Far and away the best player in baseball, as he has been since he arrived nearly a decade ago.  Nobody approached his offensive production and he remains the best fielding first baseman in the game.  As such, … Continue reading

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Hudson, Kennedy Sign Deals and Other Hot Stove News…

I had posted it earlier this week in reviewing the performance of AL second basemen.  First – Adam Kennedy had a pretty good year for Oakland and would have been a tolerable option for a team that didn’t have second … Continue reading

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Mighty Casey Awards – Gold Glove Winners in the NL

When ranking defensive players, I have long used a modified system that I once built so that I could assign defensive ratings to players for the board game Superstar Baseball.  The issue at hand was how to rank fielders when … Continue reading

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Update the Fantasy Rosters – Injuries shelve Soriano and Sizemore

Cubs manager Lou Piniella appreciated his willingness to play through the pain, but now Alfonso Soriano is being shut down indefinitely.  Soriano will work with trainers, hoping to avoid injury. Meanwhile, Grady Sizemore’s pain-filled season also comes to a close, … Continue reading

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Moyer’s Milestone and Hamilton is Hurt (Again)

Jamie Moyer, left for dead about 15 years ago, won his 250th game Sunday night against Washington. I always liked him – he’s a poor man’s Tom Glavine, and now they have about 555 wins between them. Guys like Moyer … Continue reading

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Peavy Stays a Padre – Sox Crushed Twice in Loss to Twins, Too.

Was it that big a story? I guess so – but three of the top twenty baseball headlines featured Jake Peavy… Peavy, as you all know, rejected a trade that would have sent the Padre ace to the White Sox … Continue reading

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