Month: May 2006
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First Base Rankings
1. Albert Pujols (1) – Wow. Not much to say at this point. 2. Mark Teixeira (2) – Off to a slow start but he’ll get it going. 3. Lance Berkman (5) – Plays the outfield, but many fantasy owners use his first base eligibility. He’s off to a MVP caliber season. 4. Jim Thome…
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Evaluating Stolen Bases
By: Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Stolen bases are the rarest of commodities in the fantasy world. Home runs are hit more than twice as much as bases are stolen and, accordingly, stolen bases are more than twice as valuable (discounting a home run’s collateral categorical benefit). However, stolen bases are also one of the…
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Catcher Rankings
Next up is catcher for the updated rankings. This time I added my original preseason rankings in italics. 1. Victor Martinez (1) – Simply the best catcher in the game. V-Mart has followed up his impressive second half last year with a great start this year. 2. Josh Willingham (10) – Playing left field means…
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Third Base Rankings
Buying low and selling high is all well and good, but trading comes down to someone valuing one guy more than the next. The following is an updated version of my rankings. Up first is third base. 1. Alex Rodriguez – How many people are kicking themselves for taking him over Pujols? 2. David Wright…
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News & Notes
After going 0-for-4 on Sunday, Vernon Wells snapped a 29-game streak of reaching base safely. Wells’ hot start set a major league record for consecutive games of reaching base to start the season. Edgar Renteria’s 22-game hitting streak (and counting) is the longest to start a season since 1976. According to Bill Arnold’s Beyond the…
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NBA Round 2 Preview
WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio (1) vs. Dallas (4) This series figures to be one of the best in this year’s playoffs. It really could go either way, as the Spurs are vulnerable, and the Mavs field the best squad they’ve had in years. The Spurs are still the favorites here, however. Game one saw a…
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NBA First Round Recap
WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio (1) vs. Sacramento (8) My Prediction: Spurs 4-2 Outcome: Spurs 4-2 The Spurs’ coaching really is that much better. While they passed the ball all around the court, the Kings settled for one-on-one basketball nearly every possession. In the end, team play won out. Tony Parker absolutely abused Mike Bibby. …
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Spot Starting Addendum (The Omniscience of Vegas)
By: Robby Wellington – Staff Writer A few days back I discussed strategies to getting the most out of your pitching staff and noted certain factors to consider when making your decisions (opponent, opposing pitcher, home/road, hitters/pitchers park, hot/cold streak, etc.). However, there are many more nuanced issues that affect a pitcher’s projected performance, far too many to process…
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Preseason Fantasy QB Rankings
By: Jeff Chudnofsky – Staff Writer The smoke from the NFL Draft has cleared but Fantasy Football junkies everywhere are starting to prepare for that other draft. These rankings are sure to change as we grow closer to August, but let’s take a stab at it early. We start things off with a preliminary look…
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News & Notes
In addition to his fielding woes, a Sports Illustrated poll of 470 players named Derek Jeter on the most ballots as the most over-rated player in baseball. Keep your eyes on Cole Hamels and Jered Weaver. Both look likely to be called up soon and would be worth picking up even in shallow leagues. Something…
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Selective Starting
By: Robby Wellington – Staff Writer Author’s disclaimer: The following article applies specifically to daily transaction leagues, particularly the last paragraph. The unique one-start, two-start importance of weekly transaction leagues merits its own article. One important goal of any fantasy baseball manager is to isolate their players’ good performances from their bad ones and to…
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The Wild Weekend that was the NFL Draft
Editor’s note: The following article is not written by RotoScoop’s administrator, Dalton Del Don. It is written by Jeff Chudnofsky, who will be handling the NFL Draft coverage. I never thought that Houston’s first pick would come down to a pure money issue. I don’t buy Charlie “Why am I still employed†Casserly’s excuse that…
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Baseball News & Notes
With April in the books, let’s look at some highlights throughout Major League Baseball so far: Chris Shelton reached nine home runs faster than anyone in Major League history, and Albert Pujols set an April record with 14 homers. Eric Chavez credits his best-ever start to a season, .301/.392/.687, to eating lots and lots of…