Month: March 2011

Before we get started, make sure you didn’t miss my latest “Scoop” (I say this because I’m making a rare two posts in one day). N.L. West 1. San Francisco Giants 2. Los Angeles Dodgers (wild card) 3. Colorado Rockies 4. San Diego Padres 5. Arizona Diamondbacks N.L. Central 1. Cincinnati Reds 2. Milwaukee Brewers…

By Dalton Del Don Alex Gordon has a line of .244/.328/.405 over nearly 1,500 career at-bats in the major leagues, but thanks to a white hot spring (1.188 OPS) he’s back on the fantasy radar. The former No. 2 overall pick isn’t really a sleeper and don’t expect him to be available super late in…

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By Dalton Del Don Over the past three seasons, Alex Rodriguez has averaged 31.6 homers, 109.3 RBI and 12 steals while batting .286, which looks even better when you consider he’s also missed an average of 29 games per year over that span. He’s in the decline phase at age 35, but he also benefits…

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By Dalton Del Don Hanley Ramirez versus Troy Tulowitzki is a pretty good debate entering the year. Ramirez is coming off arguably the worst season of his career, yet he still ranked as the 17th most valuable hitter according to Baseball Monster, and that’s without adjusting for position scarcity. He saw his batting average drop…

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By Dalton Del Don I bought Rickie Weeks for $20 in LABR over the weekend, which is something I had absolutely no preconceived notion of doing so. In fact, I’d argue this is the wrong time to buy Weeks, who is coming off a career-year in which he played 130 games for the first time…

Looks like I’m going to start writing for the New York Times. This can’t last long.

By Dalton Del Don Batting average is such a fluky stat. Everyone talks about how unpredictable pitching can be, but make no mistake, hitters fluctuate year-to-year an awful lot as well. Take Aaron Hill, who saw his average drop from .286 in 2009 all the way down to .205 last year. His K rate jumped…