With an advanced approach at the plate and excellent speed, Elvis Andrus is a great option at shortstop for an affordable price.

Certain things about wins are predictable.

It’s never too early to plan.

What to do with those ninth-inning headaches.

Eight potential AL pickups.

A trio of outfielders, a speedy shortstop, and two ahead-of-the-curve SP choices top the list of this week’s potential NL pickups.

Jeremy Jeffress, Jason Donald, Kyle Skipworth, Michael Main, and Mike Moustakas head up the most disappointing player of the year nominations.

B.J. Upton has very little value for single-season leagues as he sits at a crossroads for his career. Does he become the next Carl Crawford or Mike Cameron?

A keeper league strategy involving closers and which setup men might be primed to close games in 2009.

A quick update about the goings ons at THT Fantasy.