March 9th, 2010 by C. Robertson | No Comments
Brett Anderson has been given the label of fantasy sleeper for the 2010 season. By the time your draft rolls around he may no longer be a value pick, but I think he’s still underrated according to ESPN’s rankings.
Last year Anderson had a very nice season, with a decent ERA, WHIP, and Ks. His FIP [...]
March 8th, 2010 by C. Robertson | No Comments
It’s been a while since I’ve written about fantasy baseball and the season is closing quickly. Last year I touched on some underrated players and I plan to get a few in before the start of the 2010 season as well.
First up is the Yankees newly acquired Curtis Granderson. He’s currently a sixth round pick [...]
October 6th, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
In the pre-season I felt strongly enough about eleven players to write that they were either overrated, underrated, or a sleeper for the 2009 season. Now that the final bell has rung I think it’s time for me to take a look back and see just how accurate I was.
Overrated
Saying someone is overrated in sports [...]
August 10th, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
Most fantasy trade deadlines are this Friday at noon ET. This means if you want to leverage some assets to make a run or set-up your keeper situation, this is the best time. Now depending on which side of the equation there are different players to target.
If you’re looking to acquire keepers, there are two [...]
August 4th, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
As the fantasy baseball season rolls along, player roles for each team become more define, and players with value have been identified. If you’re in an active league it may be difficult to find a player that is worthy of being on your team. Today, I’ll try to wade through the waiver wire and turn [...]
July 27th, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
The dog days of fantasy baseball are upon us. Simply updating your roster and managing your DL at this time of year make you an active owner. The trade deadline is also upon us, which is another exciting time in fantasy baseball. Here are some strategies you can use in order to make a run [...]
July 22nd, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
The fantasy season is a little more than half over, which is a good time to revisit pre-season expectations. I’ll compare my pre-season rankings to where they were ranked by ESPN pre-season, and their actual performance. Just to be clear, my rankings are formula based and don’t have any of my personal bias in them, [...]
June 24th, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
I haven’t written about fantasy in a while, so rather than do my normal Wednesday update, I’m going to try to make a mid-season strategy guide to help gain some ground in your league. Things are starting to straighten themselves out and make a little sense in fantasy. Personally, I’ve recovered to top three in all my [...]
June 2nd, 2009 by C. Robertson | No Comments
Five to Buy
Ian Kinsler, Mr. April couldn’t keep it up in May. Kinsler is an amazing fantasy player when he is going well. He had a low BABIP is May, which leads to being on base less, and less SBs. The HRs and SBs will come through as long as he stays healthy and an [...]
May 20th, 2009 by C. Robertson | 1 Comment
This will be the starting pitcher addition of WWW. Pitching statistics are very hard to read at the beginning of the season. One bad start can ruin the numbers for weeks, if not months. Now that the season is 7 weeks old and there is some data available, it is time to start filling the [...]