Good or bad, luck is always a factor — and a nearly impossible to predict factor at that. Batting average on balls in play tries. BABIP is a Sabermetric that eliminates some variables from batting average to determine which side of luck a player is currently on. The statistic works for both hitters and pitchers [...]
It was the weakest day yet for the top 10, but a couple pitching performances made it worth the fight. Ubaldo Jimenez‘s performance was the best of the day. Everybody knew the scoreless innings streak wasn’t going to last forever, but Ubaldo made sure the Padres paid for halting his plummeting ERA.
While it’s doubtful many (any?) of you outside of deep AL-onlys played catcher John Buck on Thursday, he had a game for fantasy baseball record books. Buck belted three homers and drove in five runs. He accounted for all but one run — Travis Snyder’s solo homer — in Toronto’s 6-3 win over the A’s.
Everybody’s saying third base is as weak as Stimpy’s willpower when it comes to the big, red button. The beautiful shiny button. But, hey, look there. You kick Figgins down the rankings you’ve got 12 legit 3Bs. By no means are we ocean floor deep, but there are players that play all the way into [...]
Fantasy baseball drafts, in particular their final three rounds, are filled with players soaked in upside or ones that were once darlings but have lost a little of their shine. However, every year one or two of those players will emerge from the ashes of their “talented but…” label. How can we determine who they [...]
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