After his last start I encouraged all of you to try to make a trade for Chad Billingsley before his value skyrocketed. Hopefully you acted on that advice, as Billingsley was sparkling again. On Thursday he threw eight innings without allowing an earned run (two unearned) walked just one and struck out five. Billingsley has big time talent and…
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I just want to start out with a situation that really made me mad! Ok, so it is safe to assume that Justin Verlander is back. He has had now five straight starts where he allowed three runs or less, and his ERA is down almost two full runs in the past two months. So tonight he throws six…
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Tonight marked the 2008 debut of San Diego’s LF Chase Headley. Headley is a 3B naturally, but he was sent to the outfield to get him to the majors quicker. Headley has a decent amount of power, as he had 13 this season in the minors already. He doesn’t run, but should hit .275+ and could be a good addition to your team. If you have the room, pick…
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A quick congratulations to the Red Sox Manny Ramirez who connected on the 500th home run of his career
tonight against the Orioles. For many years Manny was one of the most feared run producers in baseball. As far as fantasy baseball is concerned, Manny’s best days are behind him, but he is…
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Most of the news tonight involves starting pitching, but we do have a segment of unexpected hitters.
For the first time since April 19th, Andruw Jones hit a home run. I know a lot of us had reservations about
Mr. Jones coming into the season because of the way he struggled last year, but I never thought he would fall…
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The player who has created the biggest buzz so far this year in fantasy baseball has been Johnny Cueto, and so far he hasn’t disappointed. His owners had to be very curious how he would do after giving up five runs in his previous start. Would he bounce back? Or was he doomed to start to struggle like most pitchers in his situation? Cueto answered today with another great…
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