Month: June 2011

By Dalton Del Don Finally back to full health, Jose Reyes is on pace to finish with 120 runs scored and 58 steals while batting .336. With a 26:23 K:BB ratio over 307 at-bats, he’s shown real growth this season, and while Reyes remains an injury risk, he only recently turned 28 years old and…

By Dalton Del Don Entering the year, Vegas set the line on Ichiro Suzuki finishing with 200 or more hits at even odds, which was interesting considering he had eclipsed the mark all 10 years he’s been in the league. He’s currently on pace to finish with 178 hits, so he’s got a lot of…

By Dalton Del Don David Price posted a 2.72 ERA last season, but because of an accompanying 2.4:1 K:BB ratio, I avoided him at draft tables. So far, it’s certainly been to my detriment. While his ERA has risen to 3.35, he’s posted an 83:14 K:BB ratio over 91.1 innings with a 1.01 WHIP, so…

Never been a huge fan of player interviews in general, but I was able to interview Roy Halladay last week, so I pass along the link.

By Dalton Del Don I must say, I’m pretty jealous not owning Michael Pineda in any of my fantasy leagues. While there was some concern his still developing changeup would leave him vulnerable to left-handed hitters, it turns out his fastball is so good, it doesn’t really matter. In fact, Pineda’s average fastball velocity of…