WELCOME TO CHINSTRAP NINJAS
The ascent to fantasy nirvana -- the collision of postseason-run fantasy baseball and fantasy football draft prep -- has begun. Rest assured that we're not tossing baseball over the rail to float off into the murky waters of oblivion, while we play with the new hotness. For us, it's football, baseball, Nirvana. It says it's the year of the Ninja on our calendar. What say you?
July 29th, 2010 --- Written by
ep
Uh, dude, trade for Roy Oswalt right now.
Yeah, this is a regular notes column. It’s an update piece not the work of a tradeaholic, but Oswalt’s value should already be higher than it is and now he’s going to a team with a real lineup. If the Astros had provided anything resembling run support this season, Oswalt’s record would be more like 12-6 than 6-12. His ERA (3.42) is the best it’s been since 2007 and his only better WHIP (1.109 this season) was during his rookie season in 2001. He has 120 Ks in 129 innings.
In the last month, Oswalt has 23 Ks in 25 innings with a 2.88 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. But he only has one win to show for it. If he can keep pitching like he’s been pitching, he could get 10 more wins with the Phillies.
There’s lots of other stuff going on in fantasy baseball, let’s put a couple of the big things under the microscope: Continue reading ‘Fantasy Baseball for 7.29.10: Notes on Roy Oswalt, R.A. Dickey, Stephen Strasburg, Domonic Brown’
July 29th, 2010 --- Written by
jzak
Hotdogs or hamburgers? Cats or dogs? Paper or plastic?
Why do people feel the need to debate in twos? Why do fantasy “experts” seem to think that the top overall draft slot belongs to either Chris Johnson or Adrian Peterson? What about Maurice? You know: Mr. Jones-Drew?
As you’ll see in my following redraft running back rankings for 2010, complete with player capsule, I have no problem bucking the norm when it comes to my fantasy backfield … Continue reading ’2010 running back redraft rankings and player capsules’
July 28th, 2010 --- Written by
ep
Let’s get the belligerence out of the way right now. This is a response to a previous article where I gave you 20 reasons to not follow the ADP top 20.
Should you blindly follow every word said about every player in these lists? Absolutely not. But every sentiment is worth noting. Even players in the top 20 have pros and cons like those high-risk sleepers you covet.
They are more likely to make the pros stand up, that’s why they are in the top 20. And that’s what this list is all about. Let’s gush about the best-of-the-best in fantasy football this preseason. Continue reading ‘The fantasy football ADP top 20 and 20 reasons why you should follow ADP’
July 27th, 2010 --- Written by
jzak
Ever watch a row of dominoes fall, one after the other. It all starts with an ever-slight nudge on the first domino, and suddenly the chain reaction begins. Domino knocks down domino until there are no more dominoes left standing.
With the recent Dan Haren trade to the Angels, expect the dominoes to fall one-by-one up until the nearing trade deadline. As usual, there will be some interesting players on the move. There will likely be a lot of big-name guys who don’t get traded despite numerous hot-stove reports. Who will move and what does it mean for fantasy production? Let’s discuss: Continue reading ‘Ten potential MLB trade deadline players on the move and fantasy implications’
July 26th, 2010 --- Written by
ep
Read a Twitter post the other day — from a source at another site I will not reveal for reasons that will become obvious next paragraph — plugging an RB-RB draft strategy article.
My initial response: “RB-RB? How archaic?” Then I pondered: “What is the best positional strategy to use in 2010?” The answer hit me like a 300-pound defensive end hits in his contract year. Every one of these cookie-cutter strategies is for beginners.
Any “strategy” that shoehorns you into a certain situation — pick a QB late, RB-RB-WR-WR, best player available — will not help an experienced fantasy player. It can only hurt them. Continue reading ‘Fantasy football draft advice: No cookie-cutters here’
July 25th, 2010 --- Written by
ep
Pitcher waiver reports are not my favorite thing in the fantasy baseball world.
Hitter reports are pretty clean and easy to work with. When it comes to pitchers, a reliever with a win or two in a month can skew the list. Yes it makes things more interesting, but it doesn’t necessarily make it more helpful.
To combat this, I’ve slipped two extra names in — one reliever and one starter — just to provide ample options for your ailing pitching staff. Continue reading ‘Pitchers waiver report for 7.25.10: Vicente Padialla, Madison Bumgarner top adds’
