Archive for February 2008

Continuing our reckless spending to put together an outfield (and DH)

Who went deep and who dug deep?

On Feb. 20, 1963 the Chicago Cubs hired Bob Kennedy to be the head man on their team in 1963. This effectively put an end to a unique—and ill-conceived—plan.

A look at why closers are overrated and why the phrase “don’t chase saves” is a stroke of genius.

A look at Standings Gain Points and Replacement Level Theory in the context of valuing players for fantasy baseball purposes.

When Juan Bell was outshining Edgar Martinez.

More research on which pitchers have longer careers.

The latest baseball business and stadium news.

Introducing a new statistic for pitcher evaluations: True Quality Starts.

Jason Bay, Brett Myers, and the Nationals’ outfield are among the many topics discussed in Tim’s first Fantasy Mailbag at THT.