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By Dalton Del Don Over his last two outings, R.A. Dickey has thrown back-to-back one-hit shutouts, striking out 25 batters over that span. Over his last seven starts, he’s posted a remarkable 71:6 K:BB ratio over 54.2 innings. Dickey also hasn’t allowed an earned run over his past 43.0 innings during one of the best…

By Dalton Del Don The value of the catcher position varies depending on format, as it increases if your league uses two spots in the starting lineup. However, even in 2-C formats, few catchers are drafted highly because of a couple factors: 1) The taxing physical demand playing the position limits their plate appearances, reducing…

By Dalton Del Don Over his last six starts, Phil Hughes has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. He was bombed during one outing, allowing seven runs to the Angels but gave up three runs or fewer in the other five games. Hughes has allowed at least one home run in all of his…

By Dalton Del Don David Wright is having quite an interesting season. He leads the National League with a .382 batting average with a ridiculous .484 OBP and is on pace to finish the season with 108 runs scored, 95 RBI and 17 steals. However, the terrific production has come with just five home runs,…

I forgot to post this, but here’s my New York Times column from earlier this week.

By Dalton Del Don Before the season started, I noted just how different Billy Butler’s approach at the plate was before and after the All-Star break last year. Entering the ASB, Butler had a 43:49 K:BB ratio with a .415 slugging percentage. Afterward, he posted a 52:17 K:BB ratio with a .511 SLG. Here were…

By Dalton Del Don Matt Wieters hit 12 homers with 30 runs scored, 31 RBI and 20 walks over the final two months last season, and he’s only got better to start 2012, as he entered Wednesday with a .294/.379/.667 line. His six home runs are also tied with Mike Napoli for the most among…

By Dalton Del Don Three bad starts to open a season isn’t anything to worry about, but when you combine that with a noticeable decrease in velocity and a stated refusal to throw a slider, owners of Tim Lincecum certainly have the right to be concerned. While he’s proven he can be successful without an…

By Dalton Del Don Jay Bruce just turned 25 years old and has increased his homers each season he’s been in the league. He’s only 20-for-40 on the base paths in his career, so he won’t help much in steals, but Bruce has a higher slugging percentage against southpaws than righties each of the past…

By Dalton Del Don A.L. East 1. New York Yankees 2. Tampa Bay Rays (wild card) 3. Boston Red Sox 4. Toronto Blue Jays 5. Baltimore Orioles Fantasy angle: The Yankees regret the Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda trade, but the platoon at DH with Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones is plenty productive anyway. Alex…

By Dalton Del Don Hanley Ramirez Is A Top-Three Fantasy Player Not that Ramirez is getting discounted that much, but he’s coming cheaper at draft tables than at any point in his career coming off a down 2011 season. It’s admittedly worrisome he’s become such a groundball hitter over the past two years after never…

By Dalton Del Don It wouldn’t be a total shock if Dee Gordon struggled at the plate to the point of being demoted this season, but his ability to steal bases also gives him a ton of upside in fantasy leagues. Over the last three seasons at ages 21-23, he’s totaled 182 steals throughout the…

Talking spring training stats. Check it out.

By Dalton Del Don Mark Teixeira has hit .252 over the past two seasons, and since he doesn’t run, it’s easy to consider him overrated as a three-category player who will likely cost a second round pick (ADP: 27.25). I disagree and consider him a top-15 fantasy player. During his three years in New York,…

By Dalton Del Don I traveled to Phoenix last weekend to participate in LABR, a prominent industry league that has been around for 19 years. I was in the NL-only league, which is extremely deep with 13 participants and 10 pitching slots to fill. Here are the full results, and here’s my roster: C –…

My latest column for the NYT, in which I use SwStr% to uncover some over and undervalued pitchers.

My latest column for the New York Times.

Players I’m targeting in fantasy baseball drafts this year.