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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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Last year Hunter Pence was widely considered a flop. After posting monstrous numbers in his 2007 debut expectations were sky high. This year expectations are much more tempered due mostly to what was conceived as a disappointing season. Pence is currently ranked the 25th OF overall and the 76th overall player by ESPN. His current [...]

Halladay is obviously one of the top 10 fantasy starters in baseball, and more people agree top 5. By claiming that Halladay is underrated probably sounds ridiculous, but until I see more people claiming Halladay is the top pitcher in fantasy baseball I don’t believe justice is being served. For the most part starting pitchers [...]

For as much hype as Jay Bruce has received in the last 12 months, many people will have a hard time believeing that he is somehow undervalued. However, I believe Bruce is currently a bargain. When Jay Bruce arrived on the seen last year he exploded for several weeks, putting up monster numbers and stealing [...]

The younger Weaver brother has been a bit of enigma in his young career. His major league debut was fantastic, followed by a lot of hype and a dissapointing sophomore campaign. His 2008 season saw a marked improvement in most areas, except for the ever present ERA. This brings us to Weaver’s status as a [...]

Is he for real, or is he stuck with a Quadruple A ceiling. It is certainly easy to argue that he’ll continue to be a AAA star, and is not ready for prime time. Plenty of players have fit this bill before. My argument is that he deserves a chance, and that his floor isn’t [...]

Andy Sonnanstine is the first sleeper pitcher I’ll touch on this year and he has a lot of things to like. One thing I always look for in a fantasy pitcher is strikeouts and whip. In general, guys who strikeout a lot of batters also have a higher WHIP and vice versa. The guys who [...]

For the last 4 seasons John Lackey has been a pretty good fantasy starting pitcher.  His average season over the last 4 years is something like 15 wins, 175 Ks, 3.50 ERA, and a 1.25 WHIP. That is a solid fantasy starting pitcher, and he’s been consistent over those seasons. Last year appeared to be a [...]