Month: March 2010

By Dalton Del Don Although Matt Garza’s ERA and WHIP both increased last year compared to 2008, he became a whole lot more interesting since his K rate jumped from 6.24/9 to 8.38/9. His control regressed some last year, but that just means a potential ace can be had cheaper at draft tables. Garza has…

1. Colorado Rockies The Rockies have flaws, but they look like the class of a division filled with mediocrity. Ubaldo Jimenez is a dominant ace. Jorge De La Rosa isn’t far from being a strong No. 2, and while Aaron Cook and Jason Hammel don’t make great fantasy options, both induce so many groundballs, they…

1. New York Yankees When deciding whether Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes should be your No. 5 starter is your biggest spring training worry, you know you have a good team. Of course, everyone knows the Yankees are good, and while I guess there’s a slight worry some of the aging vets regress, this is…

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1. Minnesota Twins The Twins still have a huge hole at third base and the worst outfield defense in baseball, but Orlando Hudson (is it just me, or is the “O-Dog” nickname played out?) and J.J. Hardy were cheap, sneaky additions to the infield. Jim Thome gives them depth if Delmon Young continues to fail…

By Dalton Del Don 1. Los Angeles Angels The more I think about it, the more I consider the Angels the prohibitive favorite to win this division. There’s plenty of reason for skepticism: the losses of John Lackey and Vladimir Guerrero; Kendry Morales and Juan Rivera are probably due to regress, and the team’s perennial…

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By Dalton Del Don I promise I’ll stop posting personal draft results after this, but I was invited into the Yahoo! F&F league this year, which is one of the bigger industry ones out there. Here are my results: League format is 14 teams with 1C, 4 OF, 2 UTIL and everything else standard. With…

By Dalton Del Don I’m finding Jake Peavy to be a pretty good target this year, as it seems everyone wants nothing to do with the injury-prone pitcher now out of Petco Park.  There’s no doubting he’s in a much tougher situation compared to San Diego, as he not only leaves the best pitcher’s park…

By Dalton Del Don So here’s my team: Pos Player Price C Chris Iannetta 12 C Ryan Doumit 11 1B Bobby Crosby 1 2B Chase Utley 35 3B Chipper Jones 15 SS Orlando Cabrera 14 CI Troy Glaus 13 MI Placido Polanco 16 OF Carlos Gonzalez 24 OF Nyjer Morgan 22 OF Scott Hairston 7…

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TIER 1 1. Joe Mauer – I’m less bullish on making him a top-10 pick like I was a couple of months ago, but with very little foul territory in Minnesota’s new park and his upside, don’t be shocked if he ends up worth a first round pick. TIER 2 2. Victor Martinez – If…

So I’m heading out to Phoenix on Friday for LABR. It will be my third year in the league, and while I finished second in 2008, last year was not very good, so I’m entering with extra motivation. Anyway, excuse my intermittent posts from now until next week – I’ll probably be able to get…

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If you missed my first base rankings, click here. TIER 1 1. Alex Rodriguez – He’s battled injuries the last two seasons, but remember, he’s one year removed from a .314-54-143-154-24 campaign. In that lineup and homer-friendly park, there’s definitely a case to be made for him as the No. 1 overall pick. But because…

TIER 1 1. Albert Pujols – A no-brainer and the safest fantasy pick out there. TIER 2 2. Ryan Howard – He’s averaged 49.5 homers and 143 RBI over the past four seasons. And remember, his career BA is .279, so he’s not necessarily a killer in that category. 3. Miguel Cabrera – While he…