September 2008

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Fantasy Baseball Writers League Review

By Tim Dierkes [September 29, 2008 at 7:29pm CST]

Today I'll review my team in the '08 Fantasy Baseball Writers League. I managed a first-place tie with 95 points in this roto league. Description Standard 5x5 12-team roto league. Normal-sized rosters, 1500 IP limit. David Chase of Brock For... Continue Reading

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Fantasy League Results

By Tim Dierkes [September 28, 2008 at 11:34pm CST]

I played in five fantasy leagues this year. Two of them were head-to-head, three were rotisserie style. All were mixed leagues. I think five leagues is the most a person can reasonably play while paying proper attention to all of... Continue Reading

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First Baseman Ranking Comparison

By Tim Dierkes [September 26, 2008 at 10:33am CST]

My first baseman rankings back in March, including round drafted: Rnk Name $ VAL Round 1 Albert Pujols $30.64 1 2 Ryan Howard $24.85 1 3 Prince Fielder $21.91 1 4 Mark Teixeira $19.25 2 5 Lance Berkman $17.02 3... Continue Reading

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Podhorzer On Tulowitzki

By Tim Dierkes [September 23, 2008 at 9:35am CST]

Mike Podhorzer takes a nice look at Troy Tulowitzki's lost season in a post today. He explains that Tulo's 2007 season seems more of an outlier than his '08. I considered Tulowitzki a reach in the fourth round last March.... Continue Reading

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Catcher Ranking Comparison

By Tim Dierkes [September 22, 2008 at 9:58pm CST]

My catcher rankings back in March: Rnk Name $ VAL 1 Russell Martin $23.39 2 Victor Martinez $22.40 3 Joe Mauer $21.32 4 Brian McCann $18.38 5 Jorge Posada $17.43 6 Geovany Soto $12.22 7 J.R. Towles $12.15 8 Kenji... Continue Reading

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Miguel Cabrera's Second Half

By Tim Dierkes [September 22, 2008 at 9:04pm CST]

Anyone notice Miguel Cabrera's performance since July 1st? He's hitting .310/.358/.634 with 25 HR, 77 RBI, and 46 runs in 284 ABs. It's a massive three-month stretch that projects out to at least .310-50-154-92 over a full season. It's not... Continue Reading

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The Fantasy Baseball Code Of Honor

By Tim Dierkes [September 19, 2008 at 1:58pm CST]

In real baseball, there's a clear code of honor. For instance, you don't bunt to break up a no-hitter. You don't try to steal if you're up more than five runs. Cheating has been treated with a wink in some... Continue Reading

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Looking For Next Year's Sleepers

By Tim Dierkes [September 16, 2008 at 6:18pm CST]

The best sleepers are the ones no one saw coming, like Cliff Lee. Looking back at our 2008 Undrafted All-Star Team, one common theme is players who have had past success but not in 2007 (Aubrey Huff, Melvin Mora, Randy... Continue Reading

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Pitcher Abuse Points Per Start

By Tim Dierkes [September 16, 2008 at 4:34pm CST]

Here's a more sophisticated way to gauge which starters might be injury risks in 2009. Plus, it's a rate stat. The leaders in Pitcher Abuse Points per start (100 inning minimum): Tim Lincecum (Bochy) C.C. Sabathia (Yost/Wedge) Roy Halladay (Gibbons/Gaston)... Continue Reading

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