Ever wonder why we love our sleepers and busts lists? It’s the root-for-the-underdog thing. We all love the underdog, and rightfully so. Underdogs rock. For us fantasy baseball ninjas, our sleepers are our underdogs. Our heroes. Busts are our overrated villains. So, who have been our heroes in 2010?
Only part of Homer Bailey‘s awesome on Wednesday can be attributed to the Pirates fail. Bailey had the hype for years and ended 2009 — 35 Ks in 37 innings with a 2.41 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP in September — like a potential keeper. He played like that again on Wednesday Bailey scattered four [...]
A slugfest between the Rangers and Royals surely provided some fireworks around the fantasy universe on Thursday. Josh Hamilton was a big producer for the Rangers, slugging a solo homer, while scoring four times and driving in three run in a 3-for-5er. Vladimir Guerrero homered twice — solo and 2-run — and drove in another [...]
Two teams’ performances really stood out Wednesday. The first nod has to go to the Cardinals, who got 10 Ks and seven innings pitched out of Chris Carpenter to go with great slugging performances from Colby Rasmus and Skip Schumaker. Rasmus clubbed a pair of homers, scored three times, drove in three runs and went [...]
It’s almost fitting that in a division with the terms American and West in it, that a team from Texas and named the Rangers is the most talented team. Now, the Rangers a’re not exactly going to produce any Cy Young contenders, but their bats are among the most sought-after in fantasy baseball.
There are a ton of outfielders, but the ones at the top are more likely to make/break you. With that in mind, this busts list sticks with only the Top 30. For most of you, that means the players being picked as starting outfielders in 10-team leagues. It also means some of you are not [...]
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