Mastersball Fantasy Forum

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which is the biggest defensive difference

1) For the worse with Crawford out and Damon in
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2) for the better with LaRoche in and Dunn out

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doesn't the phrase "Total Control Drafting" have an oxymoron embedded in it someplace. Unless, of course, you are the one person in the league.

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Following up on Todd's remarks, one of my NL-only leagues allows you to optionally add an additional players, hitter or pitcher, during September. On-Roto handles that. Since this league, like all my current leagues, has no bench, we end up with some teams having 23 stat-counting players and others ...

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I play in four local league and OnRoto is used for each league. The Commissioner had some small issues the first year but last season he felt things were fine. I'm not sure how they handle "unusual" league formats. Ours do not have any unusual quirks. Their live scoring and live standings ...

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continuing down a slightly different path than Todd, targets/goals are a myth - or close to it. Some folks like to look at prior years results and then draft so that their projected numbers are in the 80th percentile - like a 12 on a 15 top or thereabouts. This means of targeting is flawed as you ar...

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With regards to $1 players, I'm sure I will restart that conversation again this coming spring. I admit I am sold on that concept. Just want to make one thing clear - the reference to your $1 player thread was only made in comparison to the one bid per owner concept Iron Marshall had posted earlier...

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I personally think the second method is bad. Knowing who is no longer allowed to bid seems to defeat the purpose of an auction. If Ubaldo is brought up for $22 and a whole bunch of passes follow, those at the end of the auction's first round have a huge advantage by knowing who they are bidding agai...

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I have been trying to cut back for a number of years. This year I was down to six fantasy teams and I missed drafting in one local league because I was at a friend's son's wedding. Just two years ago I had ten money league teams. I have already told my dynasty league I was leaving as long as they fi...

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For both of you following this thread. NFBC $125 - tied for the title at 115. I improved my WHIP in the last week but it was a low scoring week and others past me in spite of my good week. Of course, if my team didn't go 4 for 33 today, I would have won. ($687) AL Only - 2nd by ½ over 3rd place team...

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For anyone following this, here is where my cashing leagues are: My NL only League is all but over. 10 points up with four days left and a downside of just three. One of my AL only leagues that pays four has a clear winner. I'm tied for second six points back with 4th only one point behind. There ha...

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I did. the lead is now a single point. Right now it looks like it could come down to Sunday. Even though I am ahead, the pessimist in me likes his position a bit better. The keys for me are (1) Wagner/Burnett getting more saves than Koji & Perez and also holding on to a two HR lead. With all the...

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Actually things have changed over the last few days. Mulling over the options I have is really no fun. It's not that I wish I was sitting in 2nd or 3rd place but, at least then, my options would be a lot easier. As of Monday morning, my lead is 2½ points. $625 is on the line. ERA has pretty much bec...

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I like your solution. No one has given a better one. Actually, I'm not sure if I have heard one except allowing total changes on Friday for both pitching & hitting.

And my lead is now 1½

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Of course, things have tightened up. My lead is now a precarious three points. I'm keeping two SPs with weekend starts and will start the week with three disabled pitchers. That will give me the option to activate those pitchers on Friday if needed. This is getting too tight for my blood.

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my thoughts are Kila K. Davis has had chances and failed. Not sold on either however.

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I'm looking for thoughts/options. NFBC satellite. My lead is 7½. My plan is to minimize starts by adding four disabled player and starting my three non-starters. Therefore just two active SPs. I just have $4 of FAAB left so I can't have less than two SPs active. Wins and Saves are not applicable. I ...

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"Bully Hitting and Manage Pitching" is a mantra. As we enter the final week of the season I am wondering if my projected thoughts can be disputed. Pitching Rosters for the 25th week are in stone. For week 26, managing things can be done. I have a nine point league in my Satellite league. I...

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This is my second year in this league and although I read the rules closely, the implications of this rule did not sink in last year. It would not have helped me last year but it could have hurt me - I ended up a solid 2nd. This year I hold a six point lead although it has been a low as one in the s...

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It is amazing how the KISS philosophy so often prevails. There are a lot of factors we all look into in for every draft, trade and FAAB we have during the season but they all could best be summed up by getting good players.

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Why not place the free and premium articles in order based on date posted? Today, somehow, an old and good Lawr article is on the top of the Free article side while newer articles are down the column. Put the most recent one at the top and do not worry about whether it is NFBC, player analysis or wh...

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Standard 5x5 NL only. Current usual suspects are Fukudome - losing PT but started 4 of last 5 ScHairston - starting but 6/35 last 21 days S.Smith - 8/41 last 21 days, seems to be in slump Hinske - 8/42 but PT should be better with Chipper out Morse - 12/48 last 21 but looks to be getting more PT in ...

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I don't know where this should go but the new front page where recent articles constantly change on the right side is visually unpleasing.

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As someone here in Washington, I should have an opinion or inside info but I have nothing, zero, nada. In my good NFBC team, I added Clippard but only because Storen was gone. I don't think Storen will be handed the job but I do think he will get the most saves from here out unless one of the commit...

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I need an OF in an NL-only league. I am really looking short term like a couple of weeks. I currently have Hinske but Infante is available. Games played requirements is just one game. With Prado out a while and Ankiel clogging up the OF, would Infante be a better option? I'm very strong across the h...

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the unexpected Mr. Peepers reference - for us oldies.

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I've actually made four trades in my draft & hold leagues. It is close to a personal high for my four years in leagues with this group. And all involved impact players. All trades were in AL-only leagues and were made over a four week span. The net effect of these trades were: League one: I got ...

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This is a dynasty league so the trade would be long, long term. It is a 12-team, 6x6 with OPS and Holds added. Rosters are 40 players. I have Tex along with Pena & Kung Fu Panda at the corners. I also have Jose Batista and Uribe with corner eligibility. The team will not cash this year. My staff...

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Is there a good way to leave a dynasty league? I joined a new one and we are now in season two. I always felt I was really a redraft type of person and now I know for sure. The team is actually fairly good. It came in 3rd out of 12 last year and is about dead average this season. I'm not sure if it ...

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Folks, the baseball season reaches its actual mid-point this weekend. Maybe there was a time that the All Star break was baseball's mid-point but that day will be no longer. As of this Saturday morning, the mid-point for days is upon us. Friday was the 90th day of the season which is exactly 180 day...

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Another thing is that all MLB teams are not playing with the same deck with respect to available funds. The Yankees would probably never keep a player in the minors in order to delay arbitration. It is a combination of their team always being in the hunt but even more so that, due to their revenue s...

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As far as cheap clubs go, the proof in the pudding is how they handle players as they approach free agency. My observations [which do not mean they are correct] has been that the Marlins trade away their most expense free agents to be. Will this continue now that they will get a new park. Their prob...

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I'll trust your numbers because they seem correct and I certainly don't want to do all that research. But I'm not sure I totally agree with all your conclusion. Your last sentence appears to say the proves collusion. It may show that all these teams understand the financial implications of bring up ...

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For the fans, MLB and the teams are in the entertainment business. To that end, bringing up young players makes sense. Except for the local team's fans, if a young guy is overused doesn't matter. Fan want to see the best that each team has. For the teams, it is more than entertainment - it is a busi...

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service time is a factor only to the extent when a player is eligible for arbitration. The basic players agreement says you can not go to arbitration until after your third season in the major. I guess the thought is that it takes that long to truly determine a players actual "value" - wha...

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as far as collusion goes, the rules create this June callup situation. The next players agreement may change things but the current one will always cause early June callups. The Giants miscalculated on Lincecum and the cost is suggested to be over $15M. That is a lot of money for what amounts to one...

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I can't guess on the Marlins motivation aside from saving super-two money because they have a history of being cheap. To date, the Nationals have not opened the pocket books but there is no history saying they might not do it. Local sites have estimated holding Strasburg back until June 8 could be a...

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as a Nats fan, it sure was fun watching it. As a fantasy player, the fact that he will be limited to around 100 IP this year could be a bummer for his owners. That early September shut down will be tough. I wonder how close next Sunday's game in Cleveland is to a sellout.

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for PVH: I would like some type of minor league draft even if it was just for one player. I'm sure there are 10 NL minor league players that were worthy of drafting but this league is like 15 years old - maybe more - and the rules have pretty much been the same from what I understand. They even stil...

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I guess he more than lived up to the hype. Now can Capps not blow the game. And he got the save

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My NL only league has an unusual free agent rule. The league drafts the Friday after opening day and the only players eligible to be drafted are those on rosters. Free agents are every day. To be eligible, the player must be on a MLB roster as shown by OnRoto. The Free Agent rules are that the team ...

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This seems to be a tough call. I own Corpas who is likely to lose his closer job if/when Street returns. Qualls is actually available maybe only through this evening. The top four teams in the saves category have two closers. Here is the situation for the ten teams. I show the current save count and...

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being fairly close to the scene, I agree with Todd that Clippard would get the first shot when/if Capps is replaced as the closer. What this Capps-disaster-in-progress may cause is removing any thoughts that the Nats can contend this season. [They have no real chance but some think they do]. The lat...

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assuming that people are rational. That is sort of going out on a limb.

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I totally agree that Dontrelle is simply unrosterable at this time . But in this "live for the moment world" in which we now exist, I wonder how much he will garner in the NFBC weekly FAAB run after last night's pitching performance. Too many baserunners but no runs allowed and a win. And ...

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no site ever screws me up. I am fully capable of doing it myself and don't need any help.

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True story. Last week I was thinking about my recent acquisition Cust and noticed that Lewis was available. I need power more but it was possible that a better average hitter could be an improvement. I went to the latest projections and saw that BOTH were missing. Sort of a shoulder shrugging moment...

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what can I say?

I will add that through Thursday we are at 61 out of the 180 days of baseball.

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Is Landon Powell staying up? Tonight I need to activate or release.

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K/BF does seem like a better indicator than K/9. The same could be said for BB/BF instead of BB/9.

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It's early but it sure seems that pitching is making a resurgence. I have no way of finding info to compare the last three to four season on early season pitching but i bet this Mastersball staff does. I'm not saying the ERA & WHIP are the best indicators but they are two statistics that us ever...

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In my other NFBC league, the same team has Morales & Halladay. A true Good News / Bad News day. The worse news is they are in dead last place a mere 73 points out of first going into the day.

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Roy Halladay does it. I was watching the Nats and looked at the ESPN MLB Scoreboard. It was the top of the ninth and Florida did not have a hit so i switched to MLB network because they always switch to things like this. There was Roy warming up. Got to like MLB network.

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I remember watching that Redskins game where Gus head-butted the wall sans helmet as i recall.

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So he gets injured during the celebration at home plate after a walkoff grand slam. And he has to be carted off the field. The mind boggles.

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Tillman is not on anyone's DL/Minor list. The league does not allow you to draft anyone who is not on an active roster. If a player is sent down before the final rosters are set, your options are to release/replace him or keep him active. There are 12 pitchers on the disabled/minor reserves. I see a...

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that eye will be open. It may be hard to find a worse option actually. My best bet will be when currently disabled starters get healthy. In order to activate them, someone will have to be released. FAAB in mid-week so I cannot do anything until June. Is it possible that Masterson will have an epipha...

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I totally agree that Masterson is "quite incendiary" but the mantra of "bully hitting, manage pitching" really deals with the best way to managing your staff to MAXIMIZE your pitching category points. I can improve my two ratio category number by replacing him but will I maximize...

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For several weeks I have been trying to decided what to do and now I am throwing this out to the Mastersball family. Ten team AL only league with nearly standard 5x5 categories. I'm in 4th but feel I can improve on hitting as I just traded for Teixeira and Cahill dealing away Lester and Simon. I am ...

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I thought of him too. I just recall that every single starts was so analyzed by the National media (ESPN). Maybe it was but you almost cannot watch a SportsCenter after a start of his and not get lengthy details.

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The last Caps #1 overall was some Russian. He turned out to be pretty good.

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I'm "only" 64 but I cannot recall the hype over a minor league players similar to that given Strasburg. ESPN is a bit over 30 years old and has been a huge influence in sports for most of those years. The internet has multiple sports sites - and is that an understatement. Many super stars ...

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This year may be unprecedented in the drafting annuls for a city. 1. The Redskins had the #5 pick in the NFL draft. They took a College junior which made him as young of a draft choice as possible. It isn't all that uncommon for a junior to go first but it fits the trend. 2. The Washington Wizards h...

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thanks

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I have Corpas in a NL-only league. Should I dump him for Villanueva.

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nice question and similar to one I have for my 10 team leagues. With 130 pitchers rostered, I bet the free agent pool is almost empty. Also, I bet nearly every SP is on someone's team. If your league has a minimum, my opinion is that it needs a cap. And it probably should have both. You probably do ...

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Over the weekend I made two trades. They were with the same person actually and he is the co-commissioner of each league. Both were pitcher for hitter deals. I was on the pitcher end in one league and the hitter side in the other. Both leagues are 5x5 AL-only with 10 teams. IP replaces Strikeouts as...

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I considered him strongly as the player to be dropped in an NFBC bid. At the last moment I changed away from him. He is on my bench against the Oreos next week. He is probably my most likely to release player.

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my trading partner is the co-commissioner

he called me this morning and proposed a deal for lester. There is something nice about discussing trades over the phone rather than with e-mails to people you do not know. I'm not a big trade person but when I do make them they are not just tweaks.

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lester/MMaier for Texieria/Cahill
done

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todd, I don't plan on adding. he knows it will be a bit costly. If you had the opportunity, would you take the other three before Morneau?

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My team is better in pitching than hitting. 5x5 scoring. AL only. My top pitcher is Lester. HR & RBI are my major weaknesses with BA next in line. Two teams are interested and would deal value. To move up, I need hitting so I feel Lester can be dealt but he is my best. They have Tex, Arod, Morne...

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Harvey Haddux lost a 12 inning perfect game. Now there is something we will never see again - mostly because no pitcher will ever go 12 innings let alone start the 13th.

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is both an answer? I am a believer in the "Bully Hitting, Manage Pitching" mantra. During the season, if you did not draft hitting you are toast. If you favor hitters in the draft, by definition you slight pitching. You do the best you can but you cannot have your cake [hitters] and eat it...

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I wish I had a way to create expectations

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so it's a hopeless task?

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for those three stats, on a game by game basis [or a rolling 3, 4 or 5 game basis] what are the good, middle and bad numbers?

Maybe 7, 2.5, 1

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I guess my post was two-fold in purpose. First, I just wanted to know what you all thought about this statistical computation relative to how it reflected a pitchers performance. additionally .. In three of my six league, you start every rostered pitcher. It is too late to undo my draft so I have to...

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but 17 Ks is impressive. Probably any score over 80 is out of sight. To date there have only been 33 scores of 80 or more. The total number of starts is around 1000 [30 teams at 33+ games each]. I would like to see a complete list of all starts to see how numbers are in various groupings. I am of th...

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In the never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way, I ask about the daily GSC for pitchers as shown in box scores. The formula is: GSC = 50 + 1*Outs + 2*IP after the 4th + 1*K - 2*H - 4*ER - 2*UnearnedRuns - 1*BB I ask the top intellectual minds of the Mastersball staff to tell me ju...

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While browsing MLBTradeRumors.com, I came across a piece on the Reds. They have a winning record but the only starting pitcher with an ERA under 5.00 is rookie Mike Leake.

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For NFBC leagues, having the ability to make a lineup change on Friday will be used more than normal. Everyone will need to make sure they have hitters to fill in for DHs keeping the pines warm - like my cats keep the pillows warm.

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Long term I would like to get a few saves but short term I want to help my ERA, WHIP and Ks. My choices are two potential closers - Villanueva and Corpas. Recently I have read that both have a shot at saves. With Hawkins down, if the Brewers go to replace Hoffman, Villanueva is in the discussion. St...

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It is rare but every team plays every day. There are no off days next week. There will be lots of two-start pitchers with maximum ABs for all.

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I think his issues are in the 6 inches between his ears.

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I watched Milledge for too long while he was a Nat to believe in him. He may have short term breakouts but his baseball smarts are missing.

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What are the odds that Javier is in another uniform next season? I think a National League team is in his future. He is a free agent next year and the only offer he will get from the Yankees will be the door unless he totally turns things around.

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what I was trying to say is that while you review week 4's recommendations in week 5, I would also like to see an updated review for week 2 & 3 based on the most recent weeks results.

I am really happy they come out when they do. Friday may be better but waiting until Sunday would not be as good.

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Not sure what kind of feedback you want but I like the concept. I would possibly extend it beyond just one week. Maybe evaluate for the next three weeks after a recommendation. After three weeks, all bets can be off especially if the recommendation was an injury replacement. Also stopping at three w...

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We all read sites which comment we should bench a player for a while or skip a starters next few starts until he works out some issues. And how often do sites have long articles on trading players who have hot strats but will almost be guaranteed to fall back to earth. I find these interesting but f...

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My AL-only waiver wire has zero available pitchers who received a start this week. I'm curious who are the best possible candidates for a starting gig in future weeks. Right now, Chad Gaudin seems to be it and only Lawr probably knows he liklihood to start. Almost all MRs who are not set-up men are ...

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For years I felt I wanted to cut back on my number of teams. But drafting is like a drug and you can get addicted. This year, events conspired and my typical ten teams got reduced to six. I am enjoying this season much more. My March was much less complicated and the regular season is easier to hand...

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Many league have odd rules or weird categories. I'm curious about yours. My most interesting is in a NL only league. The league has no bench so the only way you can "hold" a player is if they are officially on the DL. That isn't my odd rule. Moves can be daily and the process is that the l...

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Simple question. Rate these these NL outfielders. Rowand is returning today and Conor Jackson is coming back down the road. The league has no bench so I have to release one of these three tonight to activate Rowand. Eventually, I have to release another for Jackson. By that time an injury may make t...

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I don't have him in any leagues but I can imagine how his owners have felt. In less than 30 days, he goes from next in line to the man and now to the minors. I'm sure the MB staff can recall previous similar occurrences but this is quite a month.

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at least Lidge is back. Er, is that a good or bad thing??

This seems to be a worse year for closer than normal. Probably it is not but it sure seems that way.

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For your interest since no one really cares all that much about other people's teams - probably including you - my starting staff (age) is Leake (22), Hanson (23), Kendrick (25), Slowey (26), Hamels (26), Baker (28), Blanton (29), Wandy (30), C.Young (30) Vazquez (33), Dempster (33) and Lilly (34). ...

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Right now Javier has become a short term liability and I have him on my bench unless I see a great match-up and even then he needs to show me something first. I'm a bit heavy on pitching so I am wondering about trying to deal Vazquez. I believe he is a free agent after this year and if he goes back ...

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Assuming that all these articles are saved in an archive somewhere, it seems to me the shelf life of a home page articles should not exceed about 30 days. Right now there is an article published in January on the home page. It seems these are the last article for the various standard columns but sti...

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Of course, he could have given up two hits and a walk before he was pulled. Those three runners are also his responsibility and he left the next guy up a true mess. Just bringing up an issue. I agree that starters get a bit of a bum rap when the next pitchers messes up a not-so-bad situation. This i...

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