- Don’t freak out, all the closers are finding a groove, even Mariano blew a save. Valverde is till good, Perez can hold his job and Putz will be more dominant
- On that note, Justin Verlander should close out his own games for the Tigers, Valverde should close for all the other starters. Verlander has proven he can do it and he could throw 150 in a game, as long as it’s only once in a while
- Austin Jackson should have a breakout year and he could have the best of anybody in the MLB, his new stance seems pretty legit for getting his average up and he will K still, but reducing his K’s by 30-35 is possible
- I still believe in the Marlins and that they have a great chance at the playoffs but if anyone could disappoint big it’s the Marlins, small chance they’re like the 2008 Tigers but I doubt it
- Melky Cabrera’s 2011 may have not been a fluke
- This could be Chad Billingsley’s year to become a great number two
- Verlander is really as good as 2011 suggests and Halladay has to be the favorite for a CY Young this year
- Johan Santana is ready to comeback strong
- Both Vernon Wells and Adam Dunn will improve easily on his 2011
- I wouldn’t be too concerned with Yovani Gallardo yet
Opening Day Notes
April 6, 2012Best Hitter-Pitcher Combos in the MLB Going Into 2012
March 26, 2012- DET: Cabrera and Verlander
- LAD: Kemp and Kershaw
- NYY: Cano and Sabathia
- LAA: Pujols and Weaver
- MIL: Braun and Grienke
- TB: Longoria and Price
- PHI: Pence and Halladay
- BOS; Gonzalez and Lester
- ARZ: Upton and Kennedy
- TOR: Bautista and Romero
- SF: Posey and Lincecum
- TEX: Hamilton and Darvish
- WSH: Zimmerman and Strasburg
- STL: Berkman and Wainwright
- CIN: Votto and Latos
- MIA: Ramirez and Johnson
- ATL; McCann and Hanson
- SEA: Suzuki and Hernandez
- COL: Tulowitzki and Guthrie
- CHC: Castro and Garza
- MIN: Mauer and Baker
- KC: Hosmer and Sanchez
- CLE: Snatna and Jemenez
- CHW: Konerko and Danks
- NYM: Wright and Santana
- SD: Maybin and Stauffer
- BAL: Jones and Britton
- PIT: McCutchen and Bedard
- OAK: Weeks and McCarthy
- HOU: Lee and Rodriguez
Fantasy Baseball 2012- Starting Pitcher Rankings
March 7, 2012RANK | PLAYER | TIER | ROUND | $ | STOCK |
1 | Justin Verlander | 1 | 2 | 37 | Same |
2 | Roy Halladay | 1 | 2 | 37 | Same |
3 | Clayton Kershaw | 1 | 2 | 37 | Up |
4 | Felix Hernandez | 2 | 3 | 35 | Same |
5 | Cliff Lee | 2 | 3 | 34 | Same |
6 | Tim Lincecum | 2 | 3 | 33 | Up |
7 | CC Sabathia | 2 | 4 | 33 | Same |
8 | Jered Weaver | 2 | 4 | 32 | Same |
9 | Cole Hamels | 2 | 4 | 31 | Same |
10 | Dan Haren | 2 | 4 | 30 | Same |
11 | David Price | 2 | 5 | 28 | Up |
12 | Zack Greinke | 3 | 6 | 27 | Up |
13 | Jon Lester | 3 | 6 | 25 | Same |
14 | Matt Cain | 3 | 6 | 24 | Same |
15 | James Shields | 3 | 7 | 21 | Same |
16 | CJ Wilson | 4 | 7 | 20 | Same |
17 | Stephen Strasburg | 4 | 7 | 20 | Up |
18 | Yovani Gallardo | 4 | 8 | 19 | Same |
19 | Madison Bumgarner | 4 | 8 | 19 | Up |
20 | Adam Wainwright | 4 | 9 | 17 | Up |
21 | Josh Johnson | 4 | 9 | 15 | Up |
22 | Ian Kennedy | 4 | 9 | 15 | Same |
23 | Matt Moore | 4 | 10 | 14 | Up |
24 | Ricky Romero | 4 | 10 | 13 | Same |
25 | Chris Carpenter | 4 | 10 | 13 | Same |
26 | Daniel Hudson | 4 | 10 | 12 | Up |
27 | Jeremy Hellickson | 4 | 10 | 12 | Up |
28 | Michael Pineda | 4 | 11 | 12 | Up |
29 | Mat Latos | 4 | 11 | 12 | Up |
30 | Matt Garza | 4 | 11 | 12 | Same |
31 | Tommy Hanson | 4 | 12 | 11 | Same |
32 | Josh Beckett | 5 | 12 | 11 | Same |
33 | Jordan Zimmermann | 5 | 12 | 11 | Up |
34 | Yu Darvish | 5 | 13 | 11 | Up |
35 | Gio Gonzalez | 5 | 13 | 11 | Same |
36 | Johnny Cueto | 5 | 13 | 11 | Same |
37 | Doug Fister | 5 | 13 | 10 | Same |
38 | Tim Hudson | 5 | 14 | 10 | Down |
39 | Hiroki Kuroda | 5 | 15 | 10 | Down |
40 | Brandon Beachy | 5 | 15 | 10 | Up |
41 | Shaun Marcum | 5 | 16 | 10 | Same |
42 | Max Scherzer | 5 | 16 | 9 | Up |
43 | Anibal Sanchez | 5 | 16 | 9 | Same |
44 | Ubaldo Jimenez | 5 | 16 | 9 | Up |
45 | Justin Masterson | 5 | 16 | 9 | Up |
46 | Ervin Santana | 5 | 16 | 8 | Same |
47 | Brandon Morrow | 6 | 17 | 8 | Up |
48 | Jamie Garcia | 6 | 17 | 7 | Same |
49 | Jair Jurrjens | 6 | 18 | 7 | Same |
50 | Brandon McCarthy | 6 | 18 | 7 | Same |
51 | Wandy Rodriguez | 6 | 19 | 6 | Same |
52 | Derek Holland | 6 | 19 | 6 | Up |
53 | Cory Luebke | 6 | 20 | 5 | Same |
54 | Ryan Demspter | 6 | 21 | 5 | Same |
55 | Ted Lilly | 6 | 21 | 4 | Down |
56 | Chad Billingsley | 6 | 21 | 4 | Same |
57 | John Danks | 6 | 22 | 4 | Up |
58 | Clay Buchholz | 6 | 22 | 4 | Up |
59 | Johnathan Sanchez | 6 | 22 | 4 | Up |
60 | Edwin Jackson | 6 | 23 | 4 | Same |
61 | Ricky Nolasco | 6 | 23 | 4 | Same |
62 | Bud Norris | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
63 | Jhouyls Chacin | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
64 | Vance Worely | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
65 | Neftali Feliz | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
66 | Chris Sale | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
67 | Trevor Cahill | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
68 | Johan Santana | 6 | 23 | 3 | Same |
69 | Mike Minor | 6 | 23 | 3 | Up |
70 | Mark Buehrle | 6 | 23 | 3 | Same |
71 | Jon Niese | 6 | 23 | 3 | Same |
72 | Gavin Floyd | 6 | 24 | 2 | Same |
73 | Tim Stauffer | 6 | 24 | 2 | Same |
74 | Scott Baker | 7 | 25 | 2 | Same |
75 | Francisco Liriano | 7 | 25 | 2 | Down |
76 | RA Dickey | 7 | 25 | 2 | Down |
77 | Ivan Nova | 7 | 25 | 2 | Up |
78 | Mike Leake | 7 | 25 | 2 | Up |
79 | Zach Britton | 7 | 25 | 2 | Up |
80 | Josh Collmenter | 7 | 26 | 2 | Same |
81 | Ryan Vogelsong | 7 | 27 | 1 | Down |
82 | Jake Peavy | 7 | 27 | 1 | Down |
83 | Homer Bailey | 7 | 27 | 1 | Same |
84 | Phil Humber | 7 | 27 | 1 | Down |
85 | Roy Oswalt | 7 | 28 | 1 | Down |
86 | Jeff Niemann | 7 | 28 | 1 | Same |
87 | Wade Davis | 7 | 28 | 1 | Up |
88 | Matt Harrison | 7 | 29 | 1 | Same |
89 | Jeremy Guthrie | 7 | 29 | 1 | Same |
90 | Henderson Alvarez | 7 | 29 | 1 | Up |
91 | Edinson Volquez | 8 | 30 | 1 | Up |
92 | Erik Bedard | 8 | 30 | 1 | Down |
93 | Kyle Lohse | 8 | W | 1 | Down |
94 | Rick Porcello | 8 | W | 1 | Up |
95 | Jacob Turner | 8 | W | 1 | Up |
97 | Chris Caupano | 8 | W | 0 | Down |
98 | Julio Teheran | 8 | W | 0 | Up |
99 | Randy Wolf | 8 | W | 0 | Same |
100 | Aroldis Chpaman | 8 | W | 0 | Up |
101 | Danny Duffy | 8 | W | 0 | Up |
102 | Drew Pomeranz | 8 | W | 0 | Up |
103 | Jason Vargas | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
104 | Brad Peacock | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
105 | Brett Anderson | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
106 | Dallas Braden | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
108 | Brain Matusz | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
109 | Luke Hochevar | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
110 | Jarrod Parker | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
111 | Josh Tomlin | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
112 | Jorge De La Rosa | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
113 | Feddy Garcia | 9 | W | 0 | Down |
114 | AJ Burnett | 9 | W | 0 | Down |
115 | Dillion Gee | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
116 | Jordan Lyles | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
117 | Jake Arrieta | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
118 | Carlos Zambrano | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
119 | Alex White | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
120 | Mike Pelfrey | 9 | W | 0 | Same |
121 | Blake Beaven | 9 | W | 0 | Up |
122 | Carl Pavano | 9 | W | 0 | Down |
123 | Randy Wells | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
124 | Chris Volstad | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
125 | Travis Wood | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
126 | Guillermo Moscosso | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
127 | Tom Millone | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
128 | Daniel Bard | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
129 | Alfredo Aceves | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
130 | Bronson Arroyo | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
131 | James McDonald | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
132 | Joe Saunders | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
133 | Aaron Harang | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
134 | Jeff Karstens | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
135 | Jerome Williams | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
136 | Jason Hammel | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
137 | Wei-Yin Chen | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
138 | Andrew Cashner | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
139 | Bruce Chen | 10 | W | 0 | Down |
140 | Bartolo Colon | 10 | W | 0 | Down |
141 | Charlie Furbush | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
142 | Clayton Richard | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
143 | Zach Stewart | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
144 | Jake Westbrook | 10 | W | 0 | Down |
145 | Felipe Paulino | 10 | W | 0 | Up |
146 | Derek Lowe | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
147 | Kyle Kendrick | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
148 | Joe Blanton | 10 | W | 0 | Down |
149 | Dustin Moseley | 10 | W | 0 | Same |
Over Under for 2012: Part 1
February 9, 2012HITTING
Jose Bautista- 43.5 HR- Under
Miguel Cabrera- .344 AVG- Under
Robinson Cano: 39.5 HR- Over
Jacoby Ellsbury- 29.5 HR- Under
Carl Crawford- 99.5 Runs- Over
Albert Pujols- 40.5 HR- Over
Prince Fielder- 119.5 RBI- Over
Michael Bourn- 60.5 SB- Over
Joey Votto- 39.5 HR- Over
Jose Reyes- 49.5 SB- Under
Troy Tulowitzki- 39.5 HR- Over
Adrian Gonzalez- .330 AVG- Under
Matt Kemp- 39.5 HR- Over
Buster Posey- 25.5 HR- Over
Justin Upton- 109.5 RBI- Over
PITCHING
Justin Verlander- 19.5 Wins- Over
Roy Halladay- 2.35 ERA- Under
Tim Lincecum- 240 K- Over
Clayton Kershaw- 2.20 ERA- Over
Bronson Arroyo- 39.5 HR- Under
James Shields- 199.5 K- Over
David Price- 2.99 ERA- Under
Josh Beckett- 1.05 WHIP- Over
Doug Fister- 3.30 ERA- Under
Josh Johnson- 25.5 Starts- Over
Jose Valverde- 44.5 Saves- Under
Jordan Walden- 8.5 Blown Saves- Under
Johnny Venters- 34.5 Holds- Over
MORE HR: Pujols or Fielder: Fielder
MORE HR: Cabrera or Fielder: Cabrera
MORE HR: Cano or Granderson: Cano
MORE HR: Gonzlaez or Ellsbury: Gonzalez
MORE HR Votto or Kemp: Kemp
Who has The Better Chance At Winning?
October 5, 2011DETROIT AT NEW YORK: I will say the Tigers because Fister is better than Nov and I’ll say Game 1 was a fluke for both because of the way it was resumed. The Tigers offense will need to step up a bit an if it does it will do awesome and even if it doesn’t live up to it’s fullest it can beat the Yankees. The Yankees do have a really good shot, especially with their offense. I also like the Tigers because I think Scherzer could be big in relief and JV could come in to get one or two clutch outs by using his gas. Benoit and alverde will be ready too and Soriano could let down the Yanks. The Tigers have a slight edge I think, they are better all-around and can beat the Yankees.
ST. LOUIS AT PHILLY: I have to say the Phillies have the advantage because of Halladay and the fact that they’re just a better team but the Cards have a serous chance at an upset with the way Freese and Berkman are going and the rest of team as shown up. I also expect something big of Pujols, win or lose. Carpenter can handle pressure well and will pitch a good game and do what he does best, give up barely any runs if any. The Phillies lien-up could be the advantage here though and I’ll take them in a close one. The Phils are the best team in the playoffs and at home too.
EXTRA: if the Brew Crew loses tonight they might not have an edge anymore but I wouldn’t be surprised if they won. The D’backs [play great baseball though
Ranking The Postseason Starters
October 1, 2011- SP Justin Verlander
- SP Roy Halladay
- SP Cliff Lee
- SP CC Sabathia
- SP Zack Grienke
- SP James Shields
- SP Cole Hamels
- SP Doug Fister
- SP David Price
- SP CJ Wilson
- SP Ian Kennedy
- SP Yovani Gallardo
- SP Jeremy Hellcikson
- SP Chris Carpenter
- SP Roy Oswalt
- SP Shuan Marcum
- SP Jamie Garcia
- SP Matt Moore
- SP Daniel Hudson
- SP Max Scherzer
- SP Rick Porcello
- SP Edwin Jackson
- SP Josh Collmenter
- SP Matt Harrison
- SP Joe Saunders
- SP Ivan Nova
- SP Jeff Niemann
- SP Randy Wolf
- SP Freddy Garcia
- SP Derek Holland
- SP Colby Lewis
- SP Kyle Lohse
- SP AJ Burnett
Ranking Top Starters in The MLB
June 25, 2011- Justin Verlander- Will keep it going too, should win the CY Young and be dominate
- Roy Halladay- Consistent and will have an even lower ERA by the end of the year
- Cliff Lee- Right behind Halladay could finish even better and have a career year
- Felix Hernandez- He’s the King but has had a few too many bad games. Will get a lot better and soon
- Clayton Kershaw- Is just so great and is getting better almost every start
- Tim Lincecum- Will get better in the second half, he is better than his ranking but isn’t so hot right now
- Cole Hamels- Is an awesome three and will do awesome for the Phillies all year-long
- Jared Weaver- The numbers might get worse but is a true ace who will get really hot
- Jair Jurrjens- Is the definition of dominate so far and could keep it that way
- Michael Pineda- The next big thing, great stuff and great everything
- James Shields- Looks like he will finally have a year where he’s consistent and is an ace, a great pitcher and he will not regain his wildness but will strikeout 200
Ranking Top Players In Each League So Far in 2011
June 1, 2011AL
- Jose Bautista
- Adrian Gonzalez
- Jared Weaver
- Curtis Granderson
- Miguel Cabrera
- Chris Perez
- Justin Verlander
- Josh Beckett
- Felix Hernandez
- Asdrubal Cabrera
NL
- Josh Johnson
- Roy Halladay
- Ryan Braun
- Lance Berkman
- Placido Polanco
- Matt Holliday
- Jair Jurrjens
- Leo Nunez
- Tim Lincecum
- Andre Ethier
This is just so far and it will change a lot over the next month…
Players Doing Well: Morton, Berkman, A. Sanchez
May 8, 2011- Charlie Morton has had a pretty good year and he’s has copied Roy Halladay’s mechanics but he obviously won’t be as good as him. I think he could breakout this year but he will never be an elite guy or even as close to as good as Halladay. He will be a decent three guy who keeps his ERA low and wins more games than he loses by a bit. He looks solid but I won’t buy into him being a start yet.
- Lance Berkman has been doing great along with Matt Holliday and when Pujols shows up if Berkman stays doing even half as good as he’s been this year they will be a big pest for the Reds and Brewers. I think he could stay hot too, he has tons of power and it will stay a higher number and he can hit and he has a good track record so I think he could do very well, not at this pace but he could hit 30 homers and have a great late career surge
- Anibal Sanchez has been unhittable at times this year and he will do that and I think behind the big guys he will be a great pitcher and have the bests season of his career but he will have some bad games, just a real good starter.
Fantasy Baseball 2011- Starting Pitching Rankings and Preview
March 16, 2011RANK | PLAYER | TIER | ROUND | $ | STOCK |
1 | Roy Halladay | 1 | 2 | 39 | SAME |
2 | Felix Hernandez | 1 | 2 | 36 | UP |
3 | Tim Lincecum | 1 | 3 | 35 | UP |
4 | Jon Lester | 2 | 4 | 33 | UP |
5 | Cliff Lee | 2 | 5 | 31 | SAME |
6 | Josh Johnson | 2 | 5 | 29 | UP |
7 | CC Sabathia | 2 | 5 | 29 | SAME |
8 | Zack Grienke | 2 | 5 | 28 | UP |
9 | Clayton Kershaw | 2 | 5 | 27 | UP |
10 | Justin Verlander | 2 | 5 | 26 | UP |
11 | Ubaldo Jimenez | 2 | 6 | 25 | SAME |
12 | Jared Weaver | 2 | 6 | 25 | UP |
13 | Mat Latos | 2 | 6 | 24 | UP |
14 | Cole Hamels | 2 | 6 | 24 | UP |
15 | Matt Cain | 3 | 7 | 24 | UP |
16 | David Price | 3 | 7 | 23 | UP |
17 | Francisco Liriano | 3 | 7 | 23 | UP |
18 | Roy Oswalt | 3 | 7 | 22 | SAME |
19 | Chris Carpenter | 3 | 8 | 20 | SAME |
20 | Yovani Gallardo | 3 | 8 | 20 | SAME |
21 | Dan Haren | 4 | 9 | 19 | SAME |
22 | Clay Buchholz | 4 | 9 | 17 | SAME |
23 | Tommy Hanson | 4 | 10 | 17 | SAME |
24 | Max Scherzer | 4 | 10 | 17 | UP |
25 | Brett Anderson | 4 | 10 | 17 | UP |
26 | Chad Billingsley | 4 | 10 | 17 | UP |
27 | Trevor Cahill | 4 | 11 | 16 | SAME |
28 | Tim Hudson | 4 | 13 | 16 | SAME |
29 | Shaun Marcum | 4 | 13 | 15 | SAME |
30 | Johnathan Sanchez | 4 | 13 | 15 | UP |
31 | Ted Lilly | 4 | 13 | 15 | SAME |
32 | Gio Gonzalez | 4 | 13 | 15 | UP |
33 | John Danks | 4 | 13 | 14 | SAME |
34 | Josh Beckett | 5 | 13 | 14 | SAME |
35 | Phil Hughes | 5 | 13 | 14 | SAME |
36 | Ricky Nolasco | 5 | 13 | 13 | SAME |
37 | Matt Garza | 5 | 14 | 13 | SAME |
38 | Wandy Rodriguez | 5 | 14 | 13 | SAME |
39 | CJ Wilson | 5 | 15 | 13 | SAME |
40 | Colby Lewis | 5 | 15 | 12 | SAME |
41 | Brett Myers | 5 | 15 | 12 | SAME |
42 | Brandon Morrow | 5 | 15 | 11 | UP |
43 | Daniel Hudson | 5 | 15 | 11 | UP |
44 | Brian Matusz | 5 | 15 | 11 | UP |
45 | Jamie Garcia | 5 | 16 | 10 | SAME |
46 | Edinson Volquez | 5 | 16 | 9 | SAME |
47 | Javier Vazquez | 5 | 16 | 9 | SAME |
48 | Ryan Dempster | 5 | 16 | 8 | SAME |
49 | Johnny Cueto | 5 | 17 | 8 | SAME |
50 | Jeremy Hellickson | 5 | 17 | 7 | UP |
51 | James Shields | 5 | 18 | 6 | SAME |
52 | Madison Bumgarner | 5 | 18 | 6 | UP |
53 | Gavin Floyd | 5 | 19 | 6 | SAME |
54 | Jair Jurrjens | 5 | 20 | 6 | SAME |
55 | John Lackey | 5 | 20 | 6 | SAME |
56 | Hiroki Kuroda | 5 | 20 | 6 | SAME |
57 | Edwin Jackson | 5 | 20 | 6 | SAME |
58 | Ian Kennedy | 5 | 20 | 6 | SAME |
59 | Bronson Arroyo | 5 | 21 | 6 | SAME |
60 | Ervin Santana | 5 | 21 | 6 | SAME |
61 | James McDonald | 5 | 21 | 6 | SAME |
62 | Ricky Romero | 5 | 22 | 5 | SAME |
63 | Randy Wolf | 5 | 22 | 5 | SAME |
64 | Jake Peavy | 5 | 22 | 5 | SAME |
65 | Scott Baker | 5 | 23 | 5 | SAME |
66 | Wade Davis | 5 | 23 | 5 | UP |
67 | Jordan Zimmermann | 5 | 23 | 5 | SAME |
68 | Jorge De La Rosa | 5 | 24 | 5 | DOWN |
69 | Jon Niese | 5 | 24 | 5 | SAME |
70 | Carlos Zambrano | 5 | 25 | 4 | DOWN |
71 | Derrek Lowe | 5 | 26 | 4 | SAME |
72 | JA Haap | 5 | 26 | 4 | SAME |
73 | Clayton Richard | 5 | 27 | 4 | SAME |
74 | Brett Cecil | 6 | 27 | 4 | SAME |
75 | Travis Wood | 6 | 28 | 4 | SAME |
76 | AJ Burnett | 6 | 28 | 3 | DOWN |
77 | Jhoulys Chacin | 6 | 28 | 3 | SAME |
78 | Aniabl Sanchez | 6 | 28 | 3 | SAME |
79 | Mike Pelfrey | 6 | NA | 3 | SAME |
80 | Rick Porcello | 6 | NA | 3 | UP |
81 | Joel Pinero | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
82 | Phil Coke | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
83 | Scott Kazmir | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
84 | Derrek Holland | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
85 | Brian Duesning | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
86 | Carl Pavano | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
87 | Jeremy Guthrie | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
88 | Jake Arrieta | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
89 | Brad Penny | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
90 | Mark Rzepcynski | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
91 | Joe Blanton | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
92 | Mike Minor | 6 | NA | 2 | UP |
93 | Brandon Webb | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
94 | Jake Westbrook | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
95 | Kevin Correia | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
96 | Mark Buehrle | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
97 | Chris Naverson | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
98 | Tim Stauffer | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
99 | Justin Masterson | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
100 | Jon Garland | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
101 | Wade LaBlanc | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
102 | Randy Wells | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
103 | Jason Hammel | 6 | NA | 2 | DOWN |
104 | Homer Bailey | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
105 | Luke Hochaver | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
106 | Ross Ohlendorf | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
107 | Aaron Harang | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
108 | Jeff Niemann | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
109 | Joe Saunders | 6 | NA | 2 | DOWN |
110 | Paul Maholm | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
111 | Kyle Drabek | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
112 | Tommy Hunter | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
113 | Carlos Carrasco | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
114 | Bud Norris | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
115 | Brad Bergeson | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
116 | Chris Volstad | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
117 | Alex Sanabia | 6 | NA | 2 | SAME |
118 | RA Dickey | 6 | NA | 1 | DOWN |
119 | Chris Tillman | 6 | NA | 1 | UP |
120 | Doug Fister | 6 | NA | 1 | SAME |
121 | Vin Mazzaro | 6 | NA | 1 | SAME |
122 | Kyle Davies | 6 | NA | 1 | SAME |
DL | Adam Wainwright | 6 | NA | SAME |
BUST OR TRUST- Clay Buchholz-TRUST- He has a lot of talent, just don’t expect as much as he did last year but on Boston he will get wins and he will get strikeouts while keeping a decent ERA. I like him and think he will defiantly so well.
BUST OR TRUST-Trevor Cahill-TRUST- He’s a future Cy Young and everything he did last year was real and their will not be a huge regression in his numbers. He won’t struggle a lot either. He will just be a decent player all year and he could very easily be a steal.
BUST OR TRUST- Tim Hudson- TRUST-He’s an ace and he can do what he did last year again easily, but don’t expect that or draft him too early because he won’t be a top 20 player, he will just be a solid guy that will help you a lot.
BEST VELOCITY: Justin Verlander
BEST STUFF: Tim Lincecum
BEST MAKE-UP: Roy Halladay
OVERRATED: Chris Carpenter
UNDERRATED: Max Scherzer
RISING: Brian Matusz
FALLING: AJ Burnett
SLEEPER: Javier Vazquez
SUPER SLEEPER: Clayton Richard
HOTTEST PROSPECT: Jeremy Hellickson
BEST VALUE: Matt Cain
RISKY: Trevor Cahill
BREAKOUT: Brandon Morrow
NEXT BIG THING: Madison Bumgarner
3 UP
Tim Lincecum
Jonathan Sanchez
Max Scherzer
3 DOWN
AJ Burnett
Carlos Zambrano
Chris Carpenter
4 Q’s
Back-to-Back CY’s for Doc? Yes
Lincecum back to normal? Yes
Can Lee do better than Doc? No
Can Scherzer establish himself into a Top 10 guy? Yes
5 Guys I will reach for…
- Justin Verlander
- Jon Lester
- Zack Grienke
- Brandon Morrow
- Javier Vazquez
5 Guys I will stay away from
- Chris Carpenter
- Carlos Zambrano
- Josh Beckett
- Colby Lewis
- Ryan Dempster
5 Late Round Lottery Picks
- Phil Coke
- Wade Davis
- Jordan Zimmerman
- Brian Duensing
- Derrek Holland
Top 5 Rookies
- Jeremy Hellickson
- Mike Minor
- Kyle Drabek
- Michael Pineda
- Jarrod Parker
BEST STATS
W: Roy Halladay
ERA: Felix Hernandez
K: Tim Lincecum
WHIP: Felix Hernandez
BB: Roy Halladay
IP: Felix Hernandez
AVG: Mat Latos
GET HIM LATE (IF YOU GET A SHOT)? Naverson: Yes K.Kendrick: No B.Chen: No F.Garcia: No C.Volstad: Yes
STRATEGY: Wait until the fifth round or so and then draft a couple guys and them wait a few rounds and keep getting guys on and off. There is tons of potential in the lower tier but don’t get too many of those guys and try to get a few pretty good pitchers for your team. You might be able to get a guy in the fourth round or so but don’t stretch it and join the starter run your league is on so you don’t miss out on some guys.