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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: The Top 15 Second Basemen

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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2011 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: The Top 15 Second Basemen

Top-tier talents such as Chase Utley (86 games), Dustin Pedroia (123), Ian Kinsler (150) and Rickie Weeks (204) have all missed significant time due to injury over the last four seasons. Heck, even the likes of Brian Roberts, Aaron Hill, Freddy Sanchez and Carlos Guillen have missed time in recent seasons. The only stalwart?

2011 Fantasy Baseball Big Board Top 50: Is St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols Still the Top Pick?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

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2011 Fantasy Baseball Big Board Top 50: Is St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols Still the Top Pick?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve announced the top 50 players on our 2011 big board. Click on each player’s name for a more in-depth analysis, including 2011 projections...

2011 Fantasy Baseball Big Board, Nos. 31-40: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton or Andrew McCutchen?

Monday, February 14, 2011

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2011 Fantasy Baseball Big Board, Nos. 31-40: Jason Heyward, Justin Upton or Andrew McCutchen?

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...

2011 Fantasy Projections, No. 38: Is Texas Rangers’ Ian Kinsler an Elite Asset, or a High-Risk Tease?

Friday, February 11, 2011

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2011 Fantasy Projections, No. 38: Is Texas Rangers’ Ian Kinsler an Elite Asset, or a High-Risk Tease?

When evaluating Ian Kinsler, it’s important to understand how good he is, and how disappointing he’s been. In 2009, Kinsler posted just the fifth 30/30 season among second basemen since 2000. Unfortunately, it came with a career-low .253 batting average in a career-high 144 games. In 2010, Kinsler managed just nine HRs and 15 steals in only 103 games (due to leg and ankle injuries), though his batting averaged jumped to .283. So what should we expect in 2011?

Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight 5/18: The Demise of Brewers’ Closer Trevor Hoffman

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

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Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight 5/18: The Demise of Brewers’ Closer Trevor Hoffman

Today’s edition of Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight features not one, but two games scored by the Insider himself… Game No. 26 – Minnesota Twins vs. Toronto Blue Jays • Blue Jays’ starter Shaun Marcum continued his impressive comeback from Tommy John surgery, limiting the Twins to one run on five hits and two walks in seven strong innings Tuesday afternoon. Despite Minnesota’s best efforts, Marcum continually worked out of trouble to preserve his big lead...

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