 Back on February 3rd we wondered where we should place Chase Utley on draft boards. As always, things have changed since then, when I recommended targeting Utley as your two bagger and expected a huge year.
Now Utley is suffering from patella tendinitis in his right knee. Color me extremely worried about Utley this season, as there is no timetable for when he will see any action this ...
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 Unless you have been living in a cave, you are well aware that the Philadelphia Phillies, upon adding Cliff Lee, have formed one of, if not the best rotations of all time. I'm always hesitant to call anything the best ever, and I will stick to that rule here. The question of importance is which of their vaunted starters should you target in your fantasy league?
Remember, this comparis...
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 There are a lof of publications and sites that are now devoted to ranking prospects. Of course, Baseball America is the top dog in that game, but Baseball Prospectus is gaining ground, and fast. One Edge that BA has over BP is it's annual Prospect Handbook, which is something that I do not typically leave the house without. Being as I am in Germany at the moment, it is going to b...
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 Yesterday we took a long, hard look at Chase Utley, ultimately deciding that 2011 could be a rejuvenating year for the two bagger. We would be remiss if we did not look at his counterpart, one Ryan Howard. It is no secret that Howard is not someone of whom we put a tremendous amount of stock, so it is time to look deeper into the numbers and see what comes out.
In the 2010 season, How...
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 The past few fantasy seasons Chase Utley has been a high first round selection. After an extremely disappointing 2010 season, does Chase still deserve to be drafted at the top of the two bagger tier? Let us take a nice long look at Utley’s career path and see how he is trending.
In 2006 Chase Utley had his best offensive year. Dude hit at a .309 clip with a .906 OPS, neither of ...
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 Last season the Braves relied on one of baseball's all-time best closers, Billy Wagner, to finish things up in the 9th. Wagner responded by posting 37 saves and seven wins against only two losses. He struck out 104 batters during his 69.1 innings of work, and only allowed 11 earned runs while posting an ERA of 1.43.
That type of production is hard to replace, and it looks li...
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