Daily Dish 5/19/12

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Can of Corn J.P. Arencibia (Tor)- Arencibia stayed hot Friday going 3-5 hitting his six and seventh homer of the season. After a dreadful April, Arencibia has been on fire of late bringing his average up to a respectable .259. Don’t count on Arencibia winning any batting titles but he should be owned in most [...]

How Kerry Wood Changed Major League Baseball

Chicago White Sox v Chicago Cubs

I heard a broadcaster discussing Nolan Ryan’s philosophy on the current obsession with, and paranoia of the pitch count last season. Nolan’s position suggests that it is essentially irrelevant. Ryan maintains that it is conditioning and mechanics opposed to a statistical number which is of significance. Regardless, the pitch count concern is a rather modern [...]

Time to Cash Out or Double Down? Hot 2012 Fantasy Baseball Starts

Milwaukee Brewers v Washington Nationals

Well that was fast. Most teams will play their 40th game this weekend, meaning the Major League Baseball regular season is roughly 25% in the books.  All spring we’ve preached patience with your struggling studs, and we’ve warned you not to buy into a hot streak by an unproven player.  That’s great advice for April [...]

Daily Streaming Pitcher Picks 5/19/12

Tampa Bay Rays v Texas Rangers - Game 2

This is for those who stream pitching in their fantasy leagues or are looking for value pitchers in daily leagues only. To see full explanations of why I choose these guys, visit the science and the explanation. Streaming is a gamble, why not go with the Vegas favorites? The pitchers below are available on some or most Waiver Wires and are odds favorites to win [...]

Two Start Pitching Outlook – 5/21/12 – 5/27/12

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 Write the following two pitching matchups down: May 21st – Felix Hernandez at Yu Darvish – Over/Under 20.5 Strikeouts? May 27th – Gio Gonzalez at Brandon Beachy – Combined 6 wins in their last 6 starts. What a way to start and end a week. Two Start Pitchers Notes Jeremy Hellickson – Don’t look now [...]

Daily Streaming Pitcher Picks 5/18/12

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This is for those who stream pitching in their fantasy leagues or are looking for value pitchers in daily leagues only. To see full explanations of why I choose these guys, visit the science and the explanation. Streaming is a gamble, why not go with the Vegas favorites? The pitchers below are available on some or most Waiver Wires and are odds favorites to win [...]

Two Players To Buy, Two To Sell 5/17/12

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SELL Carlos Beltran, OF STL, is en fuego this season. Currently, he’s day-to-day and has been held out for three games for a right knee injury. The Cardinals are going to play it safe with Beltran since has a history of knee issues and I think you should do the same. I’m not overly worried [...]

Waiver Wire Review – Help With Injuries 5/17/12

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Hello Injuries! Ryan Doumit and Austin Jackson both left their contests last night and Melky Cabrera didn’t even start. In one of my leagues, I have the following players with crosses beside their name: Ryan Doumit Michael Morse Chase Utley Melky Cabrera Austin Jackson Jayson Werth Lorenzo Cain Justin Verlander Mariano Rivera Currently, I have [...]

Daily Streaming Pitcher Picks 5/17/12

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This is for those who stream pitching in their fantasy leagues or are looking for value pitchers in daily leagues only. To see full explanations of why I choose these guys, visit the science and the explanation. Streaming is a gamble, why not go with the Vegas favorites? The pitchers below are available on some or most Waiver Wires and are odds favorites to win [...]

Daily Streaming Pitcher Picks 5/16/12

MLB: SEP 16 White Sox at Royals

This is for those who stream pitching in their fantasy leagues or are looking for value pitchers in daily leagues only. To see full explanations of why I choose these guys, visit the science and the explanation. Streaming is a gamble, why not go with the Vegas favorites? The pitchers below are available on some or most Waiver Wires and are odds favorites to win [...]

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