RotoScoop.com – The Scoop on Fantasy Sports
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NBA Mock Draft
1. Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin 2. Memphis Grizzlies – Hasheem Thabeet 3. Oklahoma City Thunder – Ricky Rubio 4. Sacramento Kings – Tyreke Evans 5. Minnesota Timberwolves – James Harden 6. Minnesota Timberwolves – Stephen Curry 7. Golden State Warriors – Jordan Hill 8. New York Knicks – Jonny Flynn 9. Toronto Raptors…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don There have been a lot of rookies who have failed to impress this year, but Colby Rasmus isn’t one of them. His .772 OPS doesn’t jump out, and his .114/.220/.182 line against southpaws is an abomination, but Rasmus is hitting .358 in June, and his defense in center field has been…
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Worst. Article. Ever.
Harold Reynolds made a recent blog post talking about those kids and their wacky statistics ruining baseball. What stat does he have a problem with in particular? VORP? WPA? UZR? xFIP? No, what really gets under Reynolds’ skin is the crazy, convoluted, new stat known as “OPS” – that’s on-base plus slugging for those of…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don With just six wins on the season and playing for a last place team, Dan Haren is getting a little overlooked, as he’s quietly become one of the three best pitchers in baseball since coming to Arizona. His 7.38:1 K/BB ratio ranks best in MLB, and his mediocre record obviously can’t…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Most of the spin coming out of Cleveland is the “good news” regarding Grady Sizemore, but if you actually read the article, I’m more pessimistic about surgery being in his future than ever. Maybe I’m crazy, but I’d think about selling him for 70 cents on the dollar right now. Maybe…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don With 14 homers and six steals, Alfonso Soriano has hardly been a bust, but his on-base percentage is now below .300, and he doesn’t have a multi-hit game since May 19. He’s actually been a pretty terrible player since April ended, and it’s clear he’s not 100 percent physically. Soriano’s current…
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Podcast
I was on Fantasy Focus over at Blog Talk Radio on Friday. I enter for the second half of the hour.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I really don’t know what to make of Ben Zobrist, but it’s impossible to ignore what he’s done so far in 2009. While uncommon, it’s not entirely unique for a 28-year-old to burst onto the scene like this, and he more than held his own in the big leagues during 198…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don David Wright is having quite an interesting season. He has just three home runs, putting him on pace for nine for the year, and his .492 slugging percentage is easily a career-low. Just 5.6% of his flyballs have gone over the fence, and when you compare that to 16.9% in 2007…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Joe Blanton currently has a 5.86 ERA, a 1.51 WHIP and pitches in a hitter’s park. What does this mean? There’s a worthy add likely available on your waiver wire, at least for those in deeper leagues. Blanton never lived up to Oakland’s expectations, and although his strikeout rate increased after…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don While Mark Buehrle is a perfect guy to be shopping right now, there’s still no denying how well he has pitched this season. Despite playing in a park that ranked as the second easiest venue to homer in last season, the soft-tossing lefty has a 2.71 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. While…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Chris Carpenter remains a huge injury risk, but it’s clear he’s back to being one of the game’s best pitchers when on the mound. Chances are he eventually gives up a run this season, but Monday’s start against the Brewers was one of the most dominant performances of 2009. Despite the…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Some pitchers, like Josh Johnson, come back stronger after Tommy John surgery, even seeing an increase in velocity. Sadly, Francisco Liriano is not one of these pitchers. In 2006, he was baseball’s best starter when on the mound, striking out 144 batters over 121 innings with a 2.16 ERA and 1.00…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Posting a 1.239 OPS in Triple-A, Nolan Reimold was making a case to be called up even before Felix Pie left Tuesday’s game with a stomach issue. Pie has done nothing but continue to disappoint this season, batting .180 while looking overmatched at the plate. In fact, he has just two…
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Take Your Pick
By Dalton Del Don Sorry for the lack of columns recently, I’ve been knee deep writing the running backs section for RotoWire’s fantasy football magazine. I’m almost finished, and I promise to have a “Scoop” column up Tuesday. But until then, I wanted to ask for help by bringing back “Take Your Pick.” There are…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I’m beginning to think Albert Pujols is pretty good at baseball. Entering Thursday, he led the NL with a 1.215 OPS and an outrageous 9:19 K:BB ratio, making a total mockery of pitchers. He has more homers (11) than strikeouts, which is a joke. Pujols is also one of the game’s…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don It’s safe to say Jorge Posada is recovered from his shoulder surgery, at least at the plate. Fantasy owners who gambled on the 37-year-old catcher coming off an injury ruined season have been rewarded big time, as he’s posted a .955 OPS in the early going. He’s hit five homers with…
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Round 2 Predictions
Nuggets over Mavs 4-3 Celtics over Magic 4-3 Lakers over Rockets 4-1 Cavs over Hawks 4-0
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don It’s obviously too early to make any conclusions, but Ryan Dempster owners can’t be feeling too comfortable right now. He was fantastic last season, which was a big surprise considering the switch to the rotation figured to result in a decline in performance, not significant improvement. The main problem with Dempster…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Josh Anderson isn’t going to hit .341 all year long, but he needs to be owned in most formats right now. Injuries have opened the door for regular playing time, and although he’s hitting toward the bottom of Detroit’s lineup and offers little power, Anderson is a major threat on the…
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