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May 16, 2012 Leave a Comment

Keeper Search: Yonder Alonso

As a lifelong Padres fan, this year is one that really tests how much of a fan you are. And it isn’t as much about the losses that are piling up as it is about the fact that there’s not much on this team to cheer for.

For all the great minor league talent San Diego has acquired recently, I’ve found that at the major league level the only hitter I actually look forward to watching is 1B Yonder Alonso. I had the opportunity to check out Alonso when the Padres were in D.C. to play the Nationals this week, and here are my thoughts on him as they relate to keeper leagues.

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January 27, 2012 Leave a Comment

To Keep Or Not To Keep: Adam Dunn

2011 wasn’t supposed to go that way.

For a guy who’d hit 38+ HR 7 straight seasons, a move from a neutral ballpark to one that improved power for lefties was supposed to keep that streak intact. Instead, Adam Dunn had a season he couldn’t have imagined even in his worst nightmares. [Read more...]

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October 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

Top 25 first base keepers

Other Top 25 lists: SP | OF | C

These rankings are based on projected cumulative value over the next 5 years.  Minor league players have been excluded.  Players who also qualify at a more-scarce position (2B, 3B, SS, C) have also been excluded and will be ranked at that more-scarce position.

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October 12, 2011 3 Comments

Regression targets, Part 1: Dunn, Shields, Crawford, Hardy

One thing that caught my attention right before the 2011 season was an article written by Baseball HQ’s Ron Shandler, talking about player regression. I suspect that when many of us think of player regression, we think of those players coming off career years that seem most likely to see their production decline. However, the point Shandler makes is that regression works both ways, and the profit comes when you find a player coming off a down season that returns to his old self. [Read more...]

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March 31, 2010 2 Comments

On The Wire: AL East Preseason

By Jim Higgins

NL West | AL West | NL Central | AL Central | NL East | AL East

With less than a week left before the regular season starts, it seems only fitting that I conclude my look at potential keepers for 2011 this week. We will leave off here in the Al East, a division that not only seems to have all the money in baseball, but some intriguing hidden talent as well. [Read more...]

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March 4, 2010 1 Comment

On The Wire: NL Central Preseason

By Jim Higgins

NL West | AL West | NL Central | AL Central | NL East | AL East

Here is Part 3 of our look at some potential keepers to pick up for 2011 and beyond. Again, some of these players may be owned in your league but the key here is that you should be able to get them either easily via trade or as an end game pickup. [Read more...]

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July 16, 2009 Leave a Comment

Minor League observations: Pedro Alvarez

By Jim

I apologize again for the long delays between posts, and in all honesty I meant to get this up last week. I spent a couple of nights last week at the Bowie Baysox, including an 11 K, 1 hit performance by Brian Matusz on Tuesday. But since I previously covered Matusz on this blog, I decided to talk about someone new this time.

On Friday night one of my league mates asked me to come with him to check out one of his prized prospects, the Pirates Pedro Alvarez. One of the most highly sought commodities in last year’s draft, Alvarez was taken second overall by Pittsburgh and has shown plenty of power in the minors. That power led to a promotion to Double A Altoona but since the promotion. [Read more...]

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