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...
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Last June, I made an audacious statement that attracted some criticism: Josh Johnson had been (and would continue to be) better than Ubaldo Jimenez. At that point in the season, both Johnson and Jimenez boasted sub-2.00 ERAs, but Johnson trumped Jimenez in FIP, xFIP, K/9, BB/9, WHIP, O-Swing rate, contact rate, first-strike rate and swinging strike rate. From that point on, Jimenez posted a 3.98 ERA, while Johnson totaled a 2.98 ERA. To be fair, Johnson was shut down in early September with shoulder inflammation and back tightness (though he has since worked with a chiropractor and former World’s Strongest Man competitor in an attempt to stay healthy in 2011)...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Last March, I conducted a study on pitchers who’ve posted a single-season ERA of 2.50 or less since 2000. (You can read that article here.) In my research, I made several interesting discoveries. First, there were 11 different sub-2.50 ERA seasons between 2000 and 2005. Between 2006 and 2008, however, there were none. 2009 saw four such pitching performances, as Zack Greinke (2.16), Chris Carpenter (2.24), Tim Lincecum (2.48), and Felix Hernandez (2.49) all posted ERAs below 2.50. This recent trend supports the notion that hitters are no longer juicing, and thus pitchers are becoming more dominant. (Keep this in mind as you prepare for your 2011 fantasy drafts.)...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ubaldo Jimenez has been absolutely filthy through 16 starts this season, going 14-1 with a Bob Gibson-like 1.83 ERA. The 26-year-old flame thrower even tossed a no-hitter back on April 17. Likewise, Marlins‘ starter Josh Johnson boasts a 1.83 ERA and 0.96 WHIP through 16 starts, but hasn’t gotten the luck or the run support that Jimenez has. While Colorado’s ace has struggled in his last two starts, Johnson has continued to dominate. After a closer look, it’s become obvious that Johnson has out-dueled the N.L. Cy Young favorite through the first three months in nearly every major pitching category...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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...
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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