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Kelly Shoppach is a potential non tender or trade candidate this off season. But the soon-to-be 30 year old still does have value despite a disappointing 2009 season.
He’s destined for a raise after making nearly $2 million in 2009 and the Indians have a MLB ready catcher in Lou Marson ...
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Kelly Shoppach
Alex Gonzalez will be manning shortstop in Toronto once again… only it will be a different Alex Gonzalez .
Alex S. Gonzalez was the Jays’ starting shortstop from 1994-2001, before rookie GM J.P. Ricciardi shed his salary in a trade dump with the Cubs. The younger Gonzalez, who was ...
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Alex Gonzalez
fangraphs.com - 29 hours ago
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Since it is turkey day,
I figured I’d give thanks to things throughout the...
fantasy world from last season and the upcoming one. I’m thankful for… Brandon Webb getting hurt last year. Even though it ...
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Things I’m Thankful For: Fantasy Edition
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As you all probably know, it’s the American Thanksgiving holiday this Thursday, so we Canadian writers are holding down the fort, having celebrated our Thanksgiving this past Oct. 12 (We canuckleheads are a crazy bunch).
Anyway, your friends to the north are not the only ones working ...
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Andruw Jones
John McDonald
Radhames Liz
According to MLB.com’s Alden Gonzalez, the Chicago White Sox have come to terms with Andruw Jones on a one-year, $500K contract with $1M in possible incentives.
Jones famously fell of the face of the Earth after inking a two-year, $36.2M deal with the Dodgers prior to the 2008 season. ...
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Andruw Jones
Chicago White Sox
Since he got an everyday gig back in 1995, Chipper Jones has been an institution for the Atlanta Braves.
For a decade and a half, Larry Wayne Jones has scorched pitchers from both sides of the batter’s box. Chipper holds a career .404 wOBA, one point below the career marks of Hank Aaron ...
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Chipper Jones
Catcher A.J. Pierzynski will enter his free agent walk year in 2010 as one of the Top 10 catchers in fantasy baseball. The soon-to-be 33-year-old backstop had a solid offensive season in ‘09 by hitting .300/.331/.425 in 504 at-bats. One of the nice things about Pierzynski is his ...
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A.J. Pierzynski
fangraphs.com - 3 days ago
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Who should be picked first in 2010 drafts:
Zack Greinke or Tim Lincecum ? Both pitchers were...
ridiculously dominant in 2009, and will be fighting to take the baton from Johan Santana as the first pitcher taken. During drafts last year, Lincecum was ...
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Greinke or Lincecum in 2010?
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MLB Notebook - Major League Baseball New, Notes, ...
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The 33-year-old Randy Wolf is allegedly drawing a lot of interest on the free agent market. The southpaw had a solid season in ‘09 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He posted a 3.23 ERA (3.96 FIP) but threw 200+ innings for just the first time since 2003, so his durability is in question and ...
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Randy Wolf
The Oakland Athletics added a former top prospect in minor league free agency , signing Dallas McPherson to compete for the club’s third base job.
Earlier this decade, McPherson was the pride of the Angels’ farm system. A 6-4, 230 pound lefty batter with mammoth power, Dallas has ...
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Oakland Athletics
Dallas McPherson
Los Angeles Angels
Two outfielders with similar names put up eerily similar fantasy numbers last year. Here are the respective numbers for Jason Bay and Jayson Werth :
JB:.267-36-119-103-13
JW: .268-36-99-98-20
The largest difference in any category is the 10 RBIs that separate them. As you might imagine, ...
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Matt Holliday
Mark Teixeira
Jason Bay
Jayson Werth
James Loney
Dan Uggla
Is there a more frustrating starter in the game than Rich Harden ?
Since he broke into the big leagues at age 21, Harden has compiled a 3.58 FIP, while punching out 9.35 batters per nine frames. The lithe right-hander totes a searing four-seam fastball, a slider that weakens knees and a ...
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Rich Harden
Within a three year period, San Francisco’s Pablo Sandoval transformed from a batter struggling to get the ball out of the infield in the Low-A South Atlantic League to an offensive force in the majors.
It’s hard to remember now, but a 19 year-old Sandoval hit a ...
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The ultra toolsy Cameron Maybin has always had very high expectations. You really can’t blame them as the former 2005 first round draft picks first two MLB hits, including a home run, came as a 20 year old off of Roger Clemens in late 2007. He was also the key to the blockbuster deal that ...
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Cameron Maybin
Over the offseason we’ll take a look at each position on the diamond and see how the past season affected the positional rankings and where there might be some potential bounceback value picks going into next year’s drafts. (See shortstops , catchers , second basemen and first basemen .)
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David Wright
Evan Longoria
Aramis Ramirez
Chone Figgins
Gordon Beckham
Michael Young
Because he did not pitch this season due to elbow and mental issues, Justin Duchscherer will be passed over by many major league clubs as he enters free agency for the first time this offseason. Even though MLB teams may not want him, your fantasy team will.
In 2008, Duchscherer posted a 2.54 ...
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Justin Duchscherer
Oakland Athletics
Let’s take a trip around the web and see what some other sites are saying two-and-a-half weeks into the offseason…
Paul Singman of The Hardball Times believes 36-year-old first baseman Todd Helton is worth trusting in drafts for the 2010 season. He has remained a consistent hitter ...
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One year after capturing the N.L. Central division crown by a sizeable margin, the Chicago Cubs limped to a deflating 83-78 mark in 2009. There were a number of reasons for the downturn, outside of the usual hocus-pocus about goats and an overeager fan with a questionable taste for lime green ...
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Either everyone wanted Adam LaRoche last season, or
no one did. It’s hard to tell. LaRoche started...
the year with the Pirates, and was traded to the Red Sox as the trade deadline was still on the horizon. 9 days later, Boston shipped him off to ...
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Free Agent Fantasy Impact: Adam LaRoche
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The Arizona Fall League, Major League Baseball’s additional development league for prospects, is starting to wind down for 2009. Let’s have a look at some of the key prospects currently playing in the league.
Starlin Castro , SS, Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs’ shortstop ...
