Archive for February, 2008

Here are some press notes from the team beat writers recently: Lasting Milledge bumps up his SB projection The Washington Post reports that “In 115 major league games, Lastings Milledge has stolen four bases and been caught attempting to steal four times. Yet asked Thursday if he could regularly steal 30 bases a year, the [...]

Brian Barton- The Rule 5 draft rules so Brian barton may get a chance to play everyday or so for the Cardinals.BB never got many chances for his former team the Indians. Remember, he never posted less than a .400 OBP for them. That kind of production in the mostly anemic hitting Cardinals will be [...]

Here are some press notes from the team beat writers this morning: Paul LoDuca on the mend According to the Nationals official site, “Paul Lo Duca‘s left knee continues to get better, and he hopes to start taking batting practice by Thursday or Friday and having bullpen sessions by Monday. On Tuesday, he was able [...]

Some random thoughts. Kosuke Fukudome- New Import/Less Hype The early returns out of spring training for Kosuke Fukudome had been pretty muted until Monday’s batting practice round when Fukudome unleashed some towering blasts over the RF wall. Fukudome’s first couple batting practice sessions were nothing to write about as he took a number of pitches [...]

Did you know? does it make a difference? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? Boof Bonser – lost 20 lbs. Brian Bruney – lost “a lot of weight” Joe Borowski – lost weight Clay Buchholz – added 7 lbs. of muscle or 10 lbs. Miguel Cabrera – lost roughly 20 lbs. Todd [...]

Bits have been asked to provide some thoughts on Cardinals phenom Colby Rasmus. This is my attempt to answer that. If you have a particular player you want profiled, email me: motle@fantasybits.com and I will provide information. Colby Rasmus       Position: Centerfield | Bats: Left | DOB: 8/11/1986  6-1, 195 Year   Team                            AB      OBP    SLG    AVG    [...]

Here’s some more news that’s affecting our player projections this week: Player Projections on the rise RP Brandon Lyon has been appointed to the closers role in Arizona, but it may be short lived. Lyon pitches to contact, which isn’t a very good qualification for a closer. It would be surprising to see him last [...]

Bits of Random Player Projections on the rise ·                                 Rafael Furcal‘s tender ankle of ’07 season is fully healthy, expect a nice jump in both his SBs and Runs Scored. ·                                 Jerry Owens (CHA) hopes to steal 65 bases this year. First he’ll have to win the full time gig, Owens struggles against lefties (.235 [...]

If you’re serious about fantasy baseball, then you know drafting a great fantasy team isn’t just about figuring out which superstar will have the best year. But if you make smart choices throughout the draft, then you’re on to something. So before getting into the strategies you’ll want to use in that essential second half, [...]

Here are some things to put in your craw and chew around. Ordonez, Magglio ‘07 was career season at 33, expect big drop off in BA as BHIP indicates more luck than deserved. Beltran, Carlos 19/63/.275 2nd Half, declining skill set, coming off double knee surgery, remains a 2nd rounder in non auction leagues. Byrnes, [...]