Category: BASEBALL

By Dalton Del Don I’m not exactly going out on a limb saying I like Roy Halladay this season, and I’m guessing I also won’t be the only person to suggest a move from the AL to the NL will be beneficial. However, I’m here to argue he should be closer to the No. 1…

By Dalton Del Don I’m obviously borrowing (stealing?) the now defunct FireJoeMorgan.com’s method here, but I’ll make it up to Mose Schrute by telling all of you to be sure to check out “Parks and Recreation,” every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. on NBC (seriously, it’s a great show). Anyway, without further ado, I give you…

By Dalton Del Don I hope Joey Votto ends up on a bunch of my teams this year. His overall numbers were suppressed last season since he took some time off dealing with depression, and while his BA is probably due for a bit of a dip, Votto possesses serious power potential. He more than…

By Dalton Del Don Clayton Kershaw is just 21 years old, tossed more than seven innings in just one of his 30 starts last season and had the second-worst BB/9 (4.79) in all of baseball last year, and yet I’m having a hard time not ranking him as a top-10 fantasy starter for 2010 (his…

I participated in a fantasy baseball draft Wednesday with a bunch of folks who have their own blogs. Here are the results: My final roster looked like this: C – Joe Mauer 1B – Pablo Sandoval 2B – Ian Kinsler 3B – Chipper Jones SS – Derek Jeter CI – Todd Helton MI – Rickie…

By Dalton Del Don With three more homers and seven RBI over his past eight games, Garrett Jones simply won’t slow down, as he’s now up to 19 long balls over just 239 at-bats on the season.  Put differently, he’s hit one homer every 12.6 ABs. Mark Teixeira has hit one HR every 15.3 at-bats…

By Dalton Del Don I don’t want to overreact to one great start by John Smoltz that came in probably the easiest situation in baseball (against the Padres lineup in the best pitcher’s park in MLB), but it does highlight my previous stance about Boston being really premature in releasing him. The guy now has…

By Dalton Del Don Entering Thursday, Carlos Gonzalez had homered in four straight games and gone deep six times over the previous eight contests. His walk rate remains low, but he has improved in that area since last season, and his current .897 OPS is highly impressive for a 23-year-old. Encouragingly, the lefty has had…

I don’t plan on posting the results of every draft I do. After all, I’m in far too many. However, I thought it would be worth posting the results of the recent Yahoo Friends & Family draft, which is probably the biggest industry league I’m in. It’s the first time I’ve been invited to participate,…

By Dalton Del Don Neftali Feliz is sure to undergo some growing pains at some point, but the rookie has been about as impressive at it gets so far. Working as a reliever, Feliz has recorded a ridiculous 13:0 K:BB ratio over 6.2 innings. He’s allowed one whole baserunner during that time. It’s obviously been…

By Dalton Del Don With a career-best 7.96 K/9 mark and a terrific 1.54 G/F ratio, Adam Wainwright has officially developed into a true ace. In fact, since May ended, he’s recorded an 8.5 K/9 mark, and he’s posted a 6.2:1 K:BB ratio after the All-Star break. And to think, all he cost was one…

By Dalton Del Don After another dominant performance by Cliff Lee on Thursday, he easily needs to be viewed as a top-15, if not top-10, fantasy starter right now. The move to the NL cannot be understated. The switch in ballparks is an obvious concern, as Cleveland currently ranks as the toughest stadium to hit…

By Dalton Del Don I liked Kendry Morales as a sleeper entering the year, but I certainly didn’t expect him to be this good. Over his last nine games, he has six homers with 16 RBI. The .296 batting average is hardly a surprise, but the .575 slugging percentage is. At age 26, the switch-hitting…

By Dalton Del Don Over his last four starts, Chad Billingsley has a 9.45 ERA with a 1.989 WHIP. He threw 200.2 innings last season and doesn’t rank among the top-10 in Baseball Prospectus’ pitcher abuse points in 2009, so it’s not like he should be wearing down. It’s probably just a blip on the…

By Dalton Del Don When I first heard of my Giants trading Tim Alderson for Freddy Sanchez, my blood immediately started to boil. I let the expletives fly. I then decided to give up on the team until Brian Sabean is gone. I’ve since tried to talk myself into it, and while I’ll acknowledge the…

By Dalton Del Don Over his last nine games, Yunel Escobar is hitting .467 with four home runs, 14 RBI and eight runs scored. While he’s never going to be a big power/speed guy, he’s already eclipsed last year’s HR total in 203 fewer at-bats. Although Escobar has frustrated Braves’ management at times, leading to…