When looking through the free agent pool for potential keepers, one player I have seen often – and one that I just can’t ever get a handle on – is Royals IF Mike Aviles.
Given that he is one of the hottest pickups in fantasy baseball right now, I decided it was time to try and figure out what his long-term potential could be. [Read more...]
I was looking for a player for this week’s article when I came across this post at Beyond The Boxscore. The guys over there do awesome stuff and given that Ike Davis was a borderline keeper coming into the season, I thought he made a great candidate for this week’s search.
By Jim Higgins
The tides of change were definitely felt when previously heralded prospects Ian Stewart and Brandon Wood were shipped back to the minors last week. And while this news may have only register as a ripple for owners in most fantasy leagues, for keeper league owners this type of news is more important than who will replace Neftali Feliz as the Rangers closer for two weeks. [Read more...]
By Jim Higgins
Keeper Search is a new feature running here on Keeper Experts where we’ll break down a player’s performance and assess his keeper value. This feature will run once a week and if you have a player you’d like to see assessed, let me know either in the comments or through the mailbox.
Today’s focal point is Logan Morrison, OF for the Florida Marlins. [Read more...]
By Jim Higgins
As I’ve been preparing my keeper league team for the 2011 season, one thing I’ve noticed is that January seems to be prospect season. For many keeper leagues owners, prospects represent the potential we can horde in an effort to claim fantasy championship glory. I mean, what can be better than saying that not only did I win my fantasy championship, but I won it with my expert scouting that led me to target Buster Posey in minor league draft in 2009?
Unfortunately, for every Posey that pans out there are many more top prospects that have yet, and may never, reach the promising potential they once showcased. And that’s my focus today, looking at those former can’t miss prospects that might finally be ready to have the breakout year many of us have been waiting for. [Read more...]
By Jim Higgins
In an effort to actually come up with helpful stuff for the fantasy baseball community I am going to start a couple of series that I hope will provide insight and answer the questions the keeper league managers are struggling to find the answers to. These different series will debut over the next few weeks, with today being the debut for one of them.
I was looking at my blog stats recently and noticed that a lot of my search engine traffic comes from people trying to find out if a specific player is keeper worthy. So let’s answer that question. Below are the top player searches that have brought people to this blog and whether the player in question is keeper worthy. [Read more...]
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