Archive for July 2010

To double down or buy insurance?

A patient with slugging and OBP problems.

Chris’ fourth annual column comparing ticket add-on costs across MLB.

This week we highlight an ugly game between two NL West pitchers who have been among the best in the game this season.

Whether to blink or not in a trade standoff.

Figuring out who should be on the real All-Star teams is relatively easy and not particularly useful from a fantasy perspective. Today, we’ll tell you who should be on the second-half All-Star squad.

From three pitches to five to … three?

Week 13 in the AL Waiver Wire series assesses the fantasy value of Erik Bedard, Dallas Braden, Brett Wallace, Russell Branyan, Bengie Molina and Fausto Carmona . . . plus Jose Bautisa watch continues!

Featured this week are some reinforcements in the outfield, an all-time great closer, a potential save vulture, and a pitcher who recently was re-inserted into his team’s rotation.

Let’s reminisce about those great Yankees teams of McGee and McGriff, and Drabek and Deshaies.