Archive for February, 2008

Here are some press notes from the team beat writers recently:
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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:
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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 [...]

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 Coffey – lost 25 lbs.
Coco Crisp [...]

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 | [...]

Here’s some more news that’s affecting our player projections this week:
Player Projections on the rise

RP Brandon Lyon has [...]

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 BA) and [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]