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Fantasy baseball quick hits: Madison Bumgarner close, Conor Jackson trade, Daniel Nava to hit leadoff

Knowing is half the battle. That’s what G.I Joe always said. Being the Real American Heroes that the Chinstrap Ninjas are, we try to get some big, helpful fantasy baseball news to you as much as possible.

Ranking the top 6 designated hitters in fantasy baseball for 2010

Designated hitters are not exciting. I can’t recommend picking a single one of the players on this list. In most leagues you’re stuck playing a DH in your UTIL slot and that’s it. There are better, more flexible options out there. However, some of you are going to draft a DH, this list is for [...]

2010 composite fantasy baseball designated hitter rankings

Much like in real baseball, the designated hitter is a controversial subject in fantasy circles. Like, what constitutes a fantasy DH? Major fantasy sites couldn’t agree. ESPN had Joe Mauer as their top fantasy DH, but everyone else considers him solely as a fantasy catcher. ESPN and Sports Illustrated consider Adam Lind and Jason Kubel [...]

Fantasy baseball: Mistake breeds two bonus end-game sleepers

Sometimes mistakes aren’t all that bad. We’re not reinventing penicillin here, but stumbling across two sleepers while doing research that really had no beginning point is one of those beneficial mistakes. While reviewing my elite 5×5 hitters post I mistakenly thought Rays outfielders Carl Crawford and BJ Upton were each expected to score 100 runs. [...]