Over the past few weeks, we’ve announced the top 40 players on our 2011 big board. To help keep these rankings easy to find, we’re recapping the 31-40 group in one short post. Click on each player’s name for a more in-depth analysis, including 2011 projections...
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Less than four years ago, Cliff Lee was sent down to single-A in an attempt to resurrect his career. In three seasons since, the crafty southpaw has averaged 222 innings, 16 wins, 7.23 K/9, 1.28 BB/9, 2.98 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP per season with four different MLB teams. In 2010, Lee posted a minuscule walk rate of 0.76, the lowest since Carlos Silva (0.43 BB/9) in 2005. Lee also led the league in first-pitch strike rate last year, firing the first pitch across the plate 69.8 percent of the time (MLB average 58.8 percent)...
Saturday, July 10, 2010
After weeks of anticipation, Seattle Mariners’ pitcher Cliff Lee finally has a new home. Just hours after it was reported that the New York Yankees were close to acquiring Lee’s services, the Mariners dealt the 31-year-old southpaw to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Justin Smoak and minor leaguers Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke and Matt Lawson. Mariners’ reliever Mark Lowe was also sent to Texas as part of the deal. In terms of fantasy value, Lee’s has nowhere to go but down...
Monday, May 17, 2010
Game No. 24 on the Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight trail featured a four-hit, two-homer game from an unsuspecting second baseman, and a rough outing from a usually dominant starter. Game No. 24 – Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves • Dan Haren was tagged for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings Sunday, marking the fourth time he’s given up four runs or more in a start this season. After nine starts, the 29-year-old has an uncharacteristic 4.83 ERA and 1.37 WHIP...
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Game No. 22 of 162 in the Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight summer-long journey featured one of this year’s biggest surprises and a bounce-back performance from one of Oakland’s young guns… Game No. 22 – Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics • After surrendering eight runs (six earned) in five innings in his first start of the season last week, Trevor Cahill rebounded nicely Wednesday against the Rangers. In five innings, the 22-year-old allowed one unearned run on five hits and three walks in five innings...
Hot corner video with @ChelseaCannell: Talking Collins-Wright, Manny, Lincecum. http://t.co/V3GaOWQy #Mets #Athletics #SFGiants
Alex Rodriguez's year-by-year OPS from 2007: 1.067, .965, .934, .847, .823, .796. For Yankees' fans: Do you see this as irreversible trend? VIDEO: In response to your inquiries: How discipline for umpires works - when it is appropriate, when it is not. http://t.co/zhCFyhUQ RT @NCTPadres: Josh Byrnes on Jason Bartlett: with Everth Cabrera here, he knows there might not be a job open when he comes off disabled list. #Padres RT @susanslusser: Cook has lineup card, game ball. Says of first ML win, "that's a good way to do it I guess. Sheesh!" #Athletics RT @SBerthiaumeESPN: Albert Pujols has hit his 3rd Home Run of the season, this one off #WhiteSox Chris Sale. #Angels RT @TJQuinnESPN: Unquestionably a bruising day for McNamee. Admitted to numerous lies to feds. His story is he was protecting #Clemens and self. RT @Athletics: Ryan Cook tosses a scoreless 8th inning to set an Oakland #Athletics record for consecutive scorless innings to start a season (18.2). #Padres' moves: Hudson released, Bartlett to DL, E. Cabrera, Amarista promoted. Stults claimed.© 2012 Fantasy Baseball Insiders. Powered by Wordpress.
Monday, February 14, 2011
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